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Alternative Treatments Linked to Skipping Flu Shots
By Agata Blaszczak-Boxe published
Kids who get alternative medicine treatments may not get their flu shots as recommended, new research shows.
Flu Vaccination Rates Decline Among Older Adults
By Sara G. Miller published
Increasing flu vaccine rates by 5 percent would prevent 800,000 illnesses and 10,000 hospitalizations, officials say.
Pediatricians Issue New Flu Shot Recommendations for Kids
By Agata Blaszczak-Boxe published
Children are recommended to get the flu vaccine by injection, and not by nasal spray, this year.
Triathlete Deaths Possibly Linked to Fluid in the Lungs
By Stephanie Pappas published
A heart abnormality that makes athletes susceptible to edema could explain some of the deaths that have recently occurred during triathlons.
No Flu Nasal Spray Next Season: Why Is This Vaccine Not Working?
By Rachael Rettner published
Health officials say the flu nasal spray should not be used this coming fall and winter. Here's why this vaccine may not be working so well.
Did Prince Die from the Flu? How the Virus Kills
By Sara G. Miller published
People often underestimate how deadly the common virus can be.
Super Bowl Teams' Cities See Spike in Flu Deaths
By Rachael Rettner published
A new study finds that cities whose teams play in the Super Bowl have an increase in deaths due to flu among older adults that year.
Flu Season Is Here; CDC Warns of Severe Cases in Young Adults
By Rachael Rettner published
Flu season has started, and although it's not as bad as last year's, there have been reports of severe illness in some young and middle-age adults, according to the CDC.
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