Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Got flu? Deal quickly with complications
Fighting the flu can be an unpleasant experience—but the misery may not stop there.
Feb 3, 2020
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News tagged with flu symptoms
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Philippines probing possible case of Chinese virus
The Philippines was probing on Tuesday its potential first case of the SARS-like virus that has infected hundreds in China, health authorities said.
Jan 21, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Can you die from a common cold?
Most people know that the flu can kill. Indeed, the so-called Spanish flu killed 50 million people in 1918—more than were killed in the first world war. But what about the common cold? Can you really catch your death?
Dec 23, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Do I have the flu or not?
A person has all the signs of flu: fever, chills, cough, headache and fatigue. But just because the signs are there, it's not a foregone conclusion that flu is the cause as there are other viruses and illnesses with shared ...
Nov 7, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Influenza human challenge study begins at NIH-sponsored clinical trial units
A clinical trial in which healthy adults will be deliberately infected with influenza virus under carefully controlled conditions is recruiting volunteers at four Vaccine and Treatment Evaluation Units (VTEUs) supported by ...
Oct 24, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Sick with the flu? Here's why you feel so bad
"You never forget the flu." This is the title of the Victorian health department's current campaign, which highlights people's recollections of having the flu.
Jun 14, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Hospital study finds substantial proportion of patients and healthcare workers shed flu virus before symptoms appear
New research examining influenza transmission in a tertiary hospital finds that a substantial proportion of patients and healthcare works shed the flu virus before the appearance of clinical symptoms. The findings, being ...
Apr 16, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
What is 'stomach flu?'
What many people commonly call "stomach flu" isn't flu at all. If you're tired and have an unsettled tummy, you may have a stomach virus.
Jan 29, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Flu is serious for pregnant women and others at high risk
Pregnant women and the extremely obese are among those at high risk for complications from the flu—including death—and should be tested and begin antiviral treatment promptly if they are sick enough to be hospitalized ...
Dec 19, 2018
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Medications
US approves first new type of flu drug in 2 decades
U.S. health regulators have approved the first new type of flu drug in two decades.
Oct 24, 2018
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