The number of states reporting intense or widespread flu dropped again last week, U.S. health officials said Friday.
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CDC: 105 US kids died of flu
The flu season is winding down, and it has killed 105 children so far -- about the average toll.
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Flu spreads more readily by breathing
You never want to sit next to that guy during flu season.
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Flu shot poor job protecting elderly
It turns out this year's flu shot is doing a startlingly dismal job of protecting senior citizens, the most vulnerable age group.
Government epidemiologists insist that many things go into making a flu season nasty or mild, early or late.
If you come down with the flu and you're a healthy adult, the quickest way to get over it is to stay home, get plenty of rest and drink lots of fluids.
The number of older people hospitalized with the flu has risen sharply, prompting federal officials to take unusual steps to make more flu medicines available
The FDA says it's approved a new flu vaccine that's made without eggs or the influenza virus.
People who have had the flu say it's like being hit by a truck. Here are some suggestions to get you back on the road again.
The flu is highly contagious. All it takes is for someone to cough or sneeze for the virus to spread.
See a snapshot of flu activity in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
If you or your child comes down with the flu, you should stay home from work and school. But when is it safe to go back? A medical expert helps answer that
Flu season is in full swing in the Buckeye state. Normally we do not see cases of the flu until February. That is not stopping this virus from spreading across
Lacey Booth never imagined her 9-month-old daughter, Kyra, would have to be hospitalized for the flu. But when the baby's temperature spiked at 103 degrees,
- Fighting flu in schools
How schools are fighting the flu virus in the classroom.
- Kids fighting flu
More children than in recent years are ill with the flu.
- CVS Minute Clinic lines
CVS Minute Clinics have long lines for people wanting to get a flu shot.
- Seniors and the flu
Precautions seniors should take to prevent getting the flu bug.
- Ohio flu outbreak
Health officials say Ohio is experiencing a severe flu outbreak.
- More info on flu outbreak
An update on the outbreak of influenza in Ohio.
- Hospitalizations from flu
Ohio hospitals take precautions with visitors coming to see sick patients.
- 2013 flu season epidemic
The flu season is off to a deadly start, hitting earlier and harder in 2013.
- Lorain County flu shots
Flu shots are available in Lorain County.
- Flu hospitalizations on rise
Flu hospitalizations in Ohio have been on the rise since December.
- Flu vaccine finder
- What to do about flu
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AG certifies medical marijuana petition
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Marathon runners raise cancer awareness
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School supports young cancer patient
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