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Cold and Flu November 30, 2015

Why you get sick on your vacation days

There’s a term for that cold you’re going to get when you take a few days off work this holiday season: leisure sickness.

Cold and Flu November 25, 2015

MIT researchers discover what happens when we sneeze

A sneeze is not just a sneeze.

Cold and Flu November 16, 2015

9 things to do when you feel a cold coming on

Sniffles.

Cold and Flu November 13, 2015

6 reasons you're going to get a cold

The easiest way to stay healthy this cold and flu season is to stop doing the same old silly things that landed you stuffed up and coughing under the covers last year.

Cold and Flu November 12, 2015

Regular exercise may aid flu vaccine in older man

Regular exercise over a long term may increase the effectiveness of annual flu vaccinations in older men, suggests a study in the journal Age.

RESPIRATORY HEALTH November 11, 2015

Workers in stressful, demanding jobs more likely to show up when sick

Demanding, stressful or insecure jobs may motivate workers to show up even when they should stay home sick, a research review suggests.

Stroke October 29, 2015

Popular cholesterol drugs may make flu vaccine less effective

Millions of people who take statins to lower cholesterol may not get maximum protection from flu vaccines, two new studies suggest.

Vaccines October 29, 2015

Popular cholesterol drugs may make flu vaccine less effective

Millions of people who take statins to lower cholesterol may not get maximum protection from flu vaccines, two new studies suggest.

Vaccines October 28, 2015

Here's what went wrong with last year's flu vaccine

Americans got little benefit from last season's flu shot — the vaccine was only about 19 percent effective, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Outbreaks October 28, 2015

Ninth Egyptian dies of H5N1 bird flu, Health Ministry says

A 20-year-old Egyptian woman died from bird flu on Wednesday, the ninth death in the country from the virus out of 18 identified cases, the Health Ministry said.

Cold and Flu October 28, 2015

South Africa: H7N1 bird flu found in ostrich farm

South African officials say they have detected bird flu on an ostrich farm but that it is unrelated to the strain that has killed eight people in China