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North Carolina has reported its first child death from influenza for the 2011-2012 flu season. And local health officials are reminding folks who have not been vaccinated that it is still not too late for them to get their flu shots. A 6-year-old child died on Feb. 4 of complications from an influenza infection. The child was at risk for complications from the flu because of underlying medical ...

Washington, Feb 22 (IANS) Immunising pregnant women against flu virus seems to ensure the birth of healthy and normal weight babies, says a new study.

Vaccinating pregnant women against the flu protects their babies from being born too small, new research suggests.

GENEVA Two studies showing how scientists mutated the H5N1 bird flu virus into a form that could cause a deadly human pandemic will be published only after experts fully assess the risks, the World Health Organization said Friday. Read full article >>

Annual flu shots might soon become a thing of the past, and threats such as avian and swine flu might disappear with them as a vaccine touted as the holy grail of flu treatment could be ready for human trials next year.

North Carolina has reported its first child death from influenza for the 2011-2012 flu season. And local health officials are reminding folks who have not been vaccinated that it is still not too late for them to get their flu shots. A 6-year-old child died on Feb. 4 of complications from an influenza infection. The child was at risk for complications from the flu because of underlying medical ...

WILMINGTON Nothing ruins a holiday like being sick. While family enjoys the cookies, singing and presents, those that forget their flu shot risk being the bozo with a red nose rivaling Rudolph.

Vietnams agriculture ministry has asked the government for funds to purchase 100 million doses of vaccine against the H5N1 bird flu virus from China in an effort stop the disease from spreading.

THE benefits of the nation's new flu vaccine will far outweigh the risk of side-effects, the Australian Medical Association says.

The following statement is attributed to Carmella Gutierrez, president of Californians for Patient Care:

Ample flu vaccines combined with mild weather seem to be preventing a big flu outbreak this year

Vietnam may begin producing bird flu vaccines for humans next year, according to the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology's director Nguyen Tran Hien.

Unusual Symptoms Can Delay Proper Treatment, Study Finds

More than 70 passengers on flight from Tokyo taken to Auckland hospital with flu symptoms.

This year in Oklahoma, about 23 people have been hospitalized because of the flu. That's compared to over 600 this time last year.

Young women without chest pain are more likely to die from a heart attack, a study found.

The flu season this year has been as mild as the weather. Indiana Health Department officials said fewer people have visited the doctor for flu-like symptoms than in past years. Even though it is unpredictable, physicians and medical authorities expect the trend to continue for the remainder of the season.

Five Teachers Also Sent Home Sick

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (AP) -- It looks like the flu is hitting hard in Cape Girardeau. The Southeast Missourian reports that 81 students and five teachers from Cape Girardeau Central High School were sent home with flu-like symptoms on Wednesday. Overall, 158 of the school's 1,150 students were out sick. Principal Mike Cowan says that in his 11 years as principal he couldn't recall so ...

North Carolina has reported its first child death from influenza for the 2011-2012 flu season. And local health officials are reminding folks who have not been vaccinated that it is still not too late for them to get their flu shots. A 6-year-old child died on Feb. 4 of complications from an influenza infection. The child was at risk for complications from the flu because of underlying medical ...

Vaccinating pregnant women against the flu protects their babies from being born too small, new research suggests.

Annual flu shots might soon become a thing of the past, and threats such as avian and swine flu might disappear with them as a vaccine touted as the holy grail of flu treatment could be ready for human trials next year.

This year in Oklahoma, about 23 people have been hospitalized because of the flu. That's compared to over 600 this time last year.

Washington, Feb 22 (IANS) Immunising pregnant women against flu virus seems to ensure the birth of healthy and normal weight babies, says a new study.

The Colorado Board of Health is taking comments from the public about a proposal that would require workers in health care settings to receive flu shots.

According to results of a randomized controlled trial published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ), the effects of influenza immunization on babies born to vaccinated mothers shows a considerable positive effect on birth weight. The study, part of the Mother'sGift project examining the safety and effectiveness of pneumococcal and influenza vaccines in pregnant women in Bangladesh ...

A free flu and Tdap vaccination clinic will be held thisThursday afternoon at North Valleys High School.

TUESDAY, Feb. 21 (HealthDay News) -- Giving flu shots to pregnant women seems to reduce their risk of having a baby that is small for its gestational age, a new study has found.

Oakwood Mall is among shopping malls across the country partnering with U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to offer flu vaccinations. Vaccinations will be given noon to 5 p.m. Feb. 25. Walgreens will provide licensed staff to administer the shots.

EDGEWOOD, Ky. - Flu vaccinations are being offered by the Northern Kentucky Health Department into February. Two types of flu vaccine -- traditional, intramuscular vaccine or new intradermal vaccine -- are available for free by appointment at the departments county health centers.

The Northern Nevada Immunization Coalition and Washoe County Health District are hosting free flu and Tdap vaccination clinics.

Arrowhead Mall invites area residents who have not gotten their flu vaccinations to come to Arrowhead Mall from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. According to reports issued by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, influenza peaked nationally in February last year.

The Metro Health department is encouraging flu vaccinations after a teenager died of the flu.

A zoo in the freezing steppes of Kazakhstan is giving its monkeys red wine to ward off winter colds, its chief animal specialist told AFP on Friday.

We all experience periods of coughing with colds, but a cough that wont go away is not something to ignore, says James Mojica, a pulmonologist at Massachusetts General Hospital. The lung doesnt have pain fibers, so the way that it communicates is by generating a cough, he says. In fact, irritation anywhere in the airway can trigger a cough, so the problem may originate higher up than the ...

Drivers with colds or flu have a 50 percent decrease in driving ability

Low levels of the sunshine vitamin have been linked to conditions ranging from diabetes to multiple sclerosis.

Winter is peak time for flus and colds, which grip millions of people in the Northern hemisphere each year. And contrary to common belief, the best way to combat viruses and bacteria is not in the medicine cabinet its in the kitchen. Here are tips from Topical BioMedics., Inc., and nutritionist Roufia Payman on boosting the immune system with foods from the kitchen.Rhinebeck, NY (PRWEB ...

OLDSMAR, Fla., Feb. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --How many hands touch the pens at the doctor's office, the bank, the teacher's desk each day? And how many viruses -- colds or flu -- and bacteria like MRSA are ...

A ZOO in the freezing steppes of Kazakhstan is giving its monkeys red wine to ward off winter colds.

In late April, an outbreak of a new strain of H1N1 Influenza, commonly called "swine flu", was detected in Mexico City. The initial spread of the virus appeared to be rapid - that, coupled with several deaths of young, otherwise healthy flu victims raised global awareness and initial alarm.

Three years after swine flu closed Mexico City and caused an international scare, the Mexican government and local media are at odds over the severity of this season's flu virus. Newspapers are warning ...

THE SWINE flu vaccine has topped the list of drugs responsible for the largest number of suspected adverse reactions, new figures show.

A pregnant woman has tested positive for swine flu in Jodhpur.It is the seventh case of the disease this winter and the woman has been admitted to the MDM Hospital here.

Study: Swine-origin H3N2 viruses transmit well in ferrets Swine-origin H3N2 variant viruses (H3N2v) that caused several human cases in the United States late last year spread readily in ferrets and may have pandemic potential, according to a study today in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences . Researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Harvard studied four ...

The number of students with flu-like symptoms on the 5Cs peaked in November of this year. In response to the national swine flu outbreak, the 5Cs have taken several preventative measures this semester.

Gemma and Zana Ameen were heartbroken when three-year-old Lana died on Boxing Day 2010 - just two days after developing symptoms of the virus.

NEW YORK, Feb. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- TheraBiogen, Inc. (OTC BB: TRAB), a manufacturer and distributor of homeopathic nasal sprays for aiding in the relief of allergies, cold and flu symptoms and migraine ...

SHERMAN OAKS, Calif., Feb. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- While the late start to cold and flu season may have many thinking they beat the bug this time around, Sunkist Growers remains watchful. The peak of the ...

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NEW YORK, Feb. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --TheraBiogen, Inc. (OTC BB: TRAB), a manufacturer and distributor of homeopathic nasal sprays for aiding in the relief of allergies, cold and flu symptoms and migraine ...

Mexico City, Jan 29 (IANS/EFE) Cold weather in Mexico has left 40 people dead while 32 have died due to flu, the government said.

GREENSBORO Oh pesky flu, where are you? Not in Cone Healths emergency rooms, thats for sure. Only 10 to 11 percent of patients visiting Cone Healths emergency departments and urgent-care clinics have complained of flulike symptoms, Cone Health spokesman Doug Allred said. read more