The United States is in the grip of an aggressive winter flu season, with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) having recently reported a surge in visits to doctors on a scale not ...

Influenza outbreaks have been described since recorded history. There may be several circulating virus strains that cause regional outbreaks or epidemics. An important characteristic of the influenza ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Omer Awan is a practicing physician who covers public health. A new mutated strain of the common flu, Influenza H3N2, subclade ...

What’s the difference between influenza A and influenza B, and does it matter which you catch? By Knvul Sheikh Each fall and winter, the flu emerges as a formidable force, spreading through the ...

The word "flu" has been misapplied to illnesses ranging from the common cold to upset stomach for so long that it has lost some of its well-deserved menace. The real thing -- officially known as ...

SIKESTON, Mo. -- In recent years, obtaining shipments of the influenza vaccination was as much of a headache as the illness itself, but things are looking up for the 2002-2003 vaccination season.

Influenza, or the flu, is typically a seasonal infection. It is more likely to cause complications, such as pneumonia, in older adults, and for most people, Medicare covers flu shots for free. This ...

As millions of Americans hit the road or took to the skies for the holidays, another seasonal traveler is picking up speed: influenza. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - There seems to be a reduced immune response to influenza virus in adults who receive the identical flu vaccine in consecutive years, Japanese researchers warn. "Our ...

PURPOSE: To determine whether granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) would improve response to influenza vaccination in cancer patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS: In a randomized, ...

Armchair epidemiologists may want to bookmark a couple of colorful Web sites that purportedly track the influenza virus as it works its grim way around the United States. Showier than the reliable but ...