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In 1918, social distancing measures like school shutdowns and travel restrictions were put into place in order to avoid spreading the Spanish flu, one of…
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The family of a late scientist have claimed a vaccine he developed in retirement could prove a vital weapon in the fight against coronavirus. Eric…
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Washing your hands is one of the best ways to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus, which has infected over 90,000 people and killed over…
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Out of the estimated 16,000 deaths from the current flu season, over 100 children have died, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.…
Read More Over 100 Children Have Died from the Flu This Season, CDC Says
Brayden McMichael, 10, gets his annual flu shot. Medical professionals recommend that every healthy person six months and older get the flu vaccine. A survey…
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection won’t provide flu vaccines to migrants held at border detention centers, a CBP spokesperson confirmed to PEOPLE. “In general, due…
Read More U.S. Won't Provide Flu Vaccines to Migrants in Border Detention Centers
A schoolboy has been dubbed a 'medical miracle' after defying the odds and surviving swine flu, sepsis and multiple organ failure. Robert Brennan, 14, was…
Read More ‘Miracle’ schoolboy, 14, beat swine flu, sepsis and multiple organ failure
A 7-year-old girl in Colorado died Sunday after battling flu symptoms that left her hospitalized in a coma for seven weeks. She did not get…
Read More 7-Year-Old Unvaccinated Colorado Girl Dies of Flu Symptoms After Going into a Coma
The Middleham-trainer sent swabs from his stable to be tested five days ago but has yet to find out the results from some horses. Other…
Read More Equine Flu Latest: Ben Haslam hits out at authorities as he still waits for test results FIVE days after sending swabs to Newmarket
The racing industry was forced into lockdown for several months in the state of New South Wales (NSW) as the highly-contagious disease caused havoc. Messara,…
Read More Equine flu could 'spread like wildfire and bring racing to standstill', warns Aussie trainer whose yard was affected by disease in 2007
There’s only so much protection you can get from eating the right foods, logging eight hours of sleep, and washing your hands more times than…
Read More Should I Get a Second Flu Shot This Year?
The idea of using someone’s snotty tissue is enough to make most of us feel queasy, but it seems that many people would be happy…
Read More Company sells used tissues so you can ‘choose’ when to get sick
The package appeared one day, unbidden, on the desk of a TIME writer. Inside was a slick white box that housed a petri dish sealed…
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The 2018-2019 flu season is starting to pick up in the United States, with the infection considered to be widespread in two dozen states, according…
Read More Flu Season Is Picking Up Across the U.S. — and It's Widespread in 24 States, Says CDC
With the flu season well underway, many Americans had already gotten the flu vaccine. The shot and/or nasal spray offers protection against the infection by…
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An Icelandic freeze is sending temperatures plunging to almost -10C as a top doctor warns the extreme cold snap will cause ‘mayhem’ for Britain’s hospitals.…
Read More Hospitals brace for cold snap ‘mayhem’ as Icelandic freeze grips Britain
It’s often been said that men tend to complain more about the common cold than women, now researchers want to know why. People have used…
Read More A Researcher Insists That There Really Is Such A Thing As ‘The Man Cold’
Winter is bad for your health, appearance – and your sex life, a study has found. A poll of 2,000 adults found the cold and…
Read More Brits’ top winter woes revealed – from bad health and less sex to low moods
You get the flu shot to ward off getting sick, but it’s not uncommon to feel crappy after getting your yearly vaccine. Many people mistakenly…
Read More 11 Flu Shot Side Effects You Should Know
A new study shows that annual flu shots may boost immunity for the influenza B strain. A new study into the effects of repeated flu…
Read More Study Finds That Repeat Flu Vaccine Shots May Help Boost Immunity In Children
The poutrageous reality star, 32, flaunted her enviable figure at her 786,000 followers – but is adamant she now has a diminished derriere after an…
Read More Lauren Goodger says the flu 'ate my bum' in sexy new video
For the first time in 20 years, there will be a new flu drug on the market. The Food and Drug Administration announced on Wednesday…
Read More FDA Approves New Flu Drug for the First Time in 20 Years as the Season Ramps Up
Ah, fall—the season of apple picking, pumpkin spice, and…flu shots. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommend that every single person six months…
Read More The Crucial Reason Why Pregnant Women Should ALWAYS Get The Flu Shot
An unvaccinated child in Florida died from the flu, officials said, marking the first pediatric death of the 2018-2019 flu season in the U.S. The…
Read More Unvaccinated Child Dies from the Flu in Florida, First Pediatric Death of the Flu Season
When 4-year-old Leon Sidari came down with a fever and body aches two days before Christmas, his mother, Laura Sidari, hoped her little boy would feel…
Read More Mom Who Lost 4-Year-Old Son to Flu Urges Others to Get Vaccinated
Are you dreading the upcoming lurgy season? Ditch those quick-fix solutions and take an expert-backed slow and steady approach instead. Forget what you think you…
Read More Six science-backed ways to boost your immune system as lurgy season arrives
Flu-related deaths in the United States last winter became the single highest toll of the last four decades, new numbers showed. According to new data…
Read More Flu Caused 80,000 Deaths In 2017, Highest In 40 Years
Last winter’s flu season was the deadliest in at least four decades, the Centers for Disease Control said Wednesday, with an estimated 80,000 deaths in…
Read More CDC Reveals 80,000 Americans Died of the Flu Last Winter as They Urge Vaccination
A doctor has warned that an outbreak similar to the Spanish flu pandemic in 1918 could happen again. As historians mark the centenary of the…
Read More Spanish flu pandemic which killed 50 million ‘could return’, warns doctor
The 2017 – 2018 flu season was the deadliest in years, resulting in a record-breaking number of hospitalizations and several deaths. And while flu season…
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