Health

With the holiday season fast approaching, families will be gathering to share meals, gifts and sometimes germs. One thing they could be sharing is pertussis, or whooping cough as many people know it. Pertussis is a very serious and contagious disease that is especially dangerous to infants who have not been fully vaccinated.

The American Cancer Society schedules the Great American Smoke-out each year to encourage people to quit smoking for a day in the hope that they may quit for good. This year’s event was held on Thursday, November 18 and thousands of people across the country put down their packs and began a quit plan.