Commonsense ways to protect from flu
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The sudden shortage of flu vaccine has raised questions about how people can protect themselves during the coming flu season. USA Today reporter Anita Manning asked infectious disease experts for advice.
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The annual influenza vaccine can protect against illness even if it isn't perfectly attuned to the flu strain going around, researchers said in a finding that may have implications for protecting people against bird flu.
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Long lines have formed at flu clinics in retail stores, and others are being canceled for lack of vaccine. The unexpected vaccine shortage has raised many questions about how people can best protect themselves.
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Simply inhaling a saltwater spray  could help prevent the spread of diseases including flu and  tuberculosis, U.S. and German researchers reported on Monday.
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WASHINGTON - Most healthy adults should delay or skip getting flu shots this year so that the elderly and others most at risk from influenza can get scarce supplies, U.S. health officials said Tuesday as they scrambled to manage a surprise - and record - shortage...
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Marcia Tolin spent the better part of a day last week trying to find FluMist, the nasal spray that&#39;s now the only option for healthy people ages 5 to 49 who want vaccine protection against the flu this fall.
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WEDNESDAY, Sept. 19 (HealthDay News) -- Too many Americans aren't getting vaccinated for the flu, including those most at risk -- seniors, children and health-care workers -- U.S. health officials warned Wednesday.
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Giving care home staff flu jabs can cut the number of illnesses and deaths among residents.
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Some people in Eastern Iowa are still waiting to get a flu shot. But a flu fighting alternative is at their fingertips. More, but not enough people are getting the flu mist vaccine.
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If avoiding the misery of the flu isn&#39;t enough to send you scurrying to your doctor&#39;s office as soon as the annual flu shot becomes available, here&#39;s another good reason -- it might just keep you out of the hospital.
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Simply inhaling a saltwater spray could help prevent the spread of diseases including flu and tuberculosis, U.S. and German researchers reported on Monday.
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The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently issued a flier to combat myths about the flu vaccine. It recited various commonly held views and labeled them either "true" or "false." Among those identified as false were statements such as "The side effects are worse than the flu"...
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An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, the saying goes -- but it may not always hold true when it comes to the flu.
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(Miami, Florida) Oct. 27, 2004 - Ian Torres is healthy, so he isn&#39;t getting a flu shot this year, but he works in healthcare, so he wants to be protected, &quot;I&#39;m constantly in and out of doctors offices and hospitals.
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Baby boomers, wash your hands and cover your mouths. The country's supply of vaccine for influenza, or the flu, was cut in half last week when CHIRON, an English company that makes flu vaccine, had its ...
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Columbians might be forced to suffer through the flu season armed with only hand sanitizer and chicken soup this year. Due to a national shortage of the vaccine, Health Services cannot promise flu shots to any students, faculty, or staff.
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A Martin County health official says common-sense tactics can help ward off the virus. By Valerie Nienberg. This flu season, an ounce of prevention is worth its weight in vaccine, a Martin County health official said Wednesday.