When most of us get the flu, we spend three or four days on the couch feeling miserable, then we bounce back pretty quickly. But others have more severe symptoms and need to be hospitalised because they're at risk of life-threatening ...
Apr 15, 2019
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(HealthDay)—Weakened hearts grow weaker and fail when influenza rages throughout the land, a new study reports.
Mar 27, 2019
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(HealthDay)—The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) plans to advise families to vaccinate children against influenza with either the flu shot or nasal spray vaccine during the 2019 to 2020 flu season, in contrast to the ...
Mar 15, 2019
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When flu season peaks after mid-winter, tens of thousands of influenza cases and hundreds of deaths can likely be avoided if older adults wait until October to get their flu immunization, a University of Pittsburgh School ...
Mar 14, 2019
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Influenza type B, though generally less widespread than type A, poses a formidable threat for vulnerable populations like the elderly and the young. In the 2012-2013 flu season, for example, influenza type B caused the majority ...
Mar 12, 2019
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The World Health Organization on Monday launched a strategy to protect people worldwide over the next decade against the threat of influenza, warning that new pandemics are "inevitable".
Mar 11, 2019
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There's a strong chance this flu season has peaked, but health officials are watching a recent wave of illnesses from a nastier flu strain.
Mar 8, 2019
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As influenza season trudges on, public health officials report fewer cases than last year's severe and deadly season.
Feb 19, 2019
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There is a lack of information about the difference between influenza and the common cold. Most people struggle to distinguish between these two conditions, and this often leads to irritation and the perpetuation of myths. ...
Feb 18, 2019
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This year's flu shot is already outperforming the vaccine issued during the tough 2017-2018 influenza season, federal health officials reported Thursday.
Feb 14, 2019
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