15 Best (And Worst) Foods For Immunity
Is your diet making you a germ magnet? Research shows that what you eat -- or don't -- can play an important role in your immune system's ability to d...
Is your diet making you a germ magnet? Research shows that what you eat -- or don't -- can play an important role in your immune system's ability to d...
The Atlantic | Clayton M. Christensen and Jason Hwang | Posted 11.15.2009 | Living
Vaccination is central to the government's plan for preventing deaths from swine flu. But what if everything we think we know about fighting influenza...
Danielle Wood | Posted 11.13.2009 | Living
It's up to parents to give kids the information they need to stay calm, and hopefully healthy, in the face of the swine flu pandemic. To start, here are five swine flu myths to address.
msn.com | Posted 11.11.2009 | Living
An Italian inventor has combined faith and ingenuity to come up with a way to keep church traditions alive without the fear of contracting swine flu -...
mashable.com | Posted 11.11.2009 | Technology
They've been working with the U.S. Department for Health and Human Services to develop a tool for locating flu shot providers near you, located at goo...
Dr. Pat Hibberd | Posted 10.30.2009 | Living
Pneumonia is the number one killer of children under age five around the world. It is so prevalent that the first World Pneumonia Day will establish a global call for action to tackle childhood pneumonia head on.
AP | Posted 10.29.2009 | Chicago
Health officials are offering flu shots at both of Chicago's airports....
Jay Gordon, MD | Posted 10.28.2009 | Living
The possibility of your healthy child "being hooked to a respirator" because of Swine Flu is incredibly small. To imply otherwise is an unintelligent scare tactic.
Reuters | Posted 10.27.2009 | Technology
(REUTERS) But the Homeland Security Department accused the GAO of having unrealistic expectations of how the Internet could be managed if millions beg...
CBS2 | Posted 10.28.2009 | Chicago
A rash of students out sick with flulike symptoms has shut down a Roman Catholic elementary school in Evanston....
nytimes.com | JENNIFER STEINHAUER | Posted 10.16.2009 | Living
People who do not believe in vaccinating children have never had much sway over Leslie Wygant Arndt. She has studied the vaccine debate, she said, and...
Chicago Tribune | JULIE DEARDORFF | Posted 10.13.2009 | Chicago
If you ran the Bank of America Chicago Marathon on Sunday, don't be surprised if you feel a cold coming on this week....
Dana Ullman | Posted 10.07.2009 | Living
There is little evidence that flu vaccines are effective in preventing the flu, says one of the world's leading expert on influenza vaccines.
Rep. Edolphus Towns | Posted 10.06.2009 | Living
With the height of the flu season quickly approaching and our children heading back into the classroom, I recently led a full Committee hearing to examine the Obama Administration's Flu Vaccine program.
Karen Leland | Posted 09.30.2009 | Living
I'm so mad I could sneeze (or cough), but at least it would be in the privacy of my own home, not sitting next to you at a dinner party because "I've...
The Observer | John Vidal | Posted 09.26.2009 | Green
Huge dust storms, like the ones that blanketed Sydney twice last week, hit Queensland yesterday and turned the air red across much of eastern Australi...
Robert Slayton | Posted 09.25.2009 | Living
There's a shortage of seasonal flu vaccine, but nobody seems to be taking notice. The companies are busy cranking out swine flu vaccine.
nytimes.com | Anahad O'Connor | Posted 09.23.2009 | Living
As cold season approaches, many Americans stock up on their vitamin C and echinacea. But heeding the age-old advice about catching up on sleep might b...
Posted 11.10.2009 | Technology
The "Outbreaks Near Me" application for iPhones collects and displays information about infectious diseases so users can find disease outbreaks--then ...
Ashley Koff | Posted 11.09.2009 | Living
For many parents, back-to-school presents mixed emotions tipping the balance in favor of anxiety.
nytimes.com | SEWELL CHAN | Posted 10.20.2009 | Living
When it comes to avoiding the transmission of swine flu - without awkwardness or rudeness - perhaps the Samoans are best prepared. "In Samoa, people ...
AP | LAURAN NEERGAARD | Posted 09.30.2009 | Living
WASHINGTON — The alarm sounded with two sneezy children in California in April. Just five months later, the never-before-seen swine flu has beco...
AP | Posted 09.25.2009 | Living
WASHINGTON — Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said Tuesday that a massive school closing wouldn't stop the spread of the sw...
Washington Post | Rob Stein | Posted 09.23.2009 | Living
Government health officials are mobilizing to launch a massive swine flu vaccination campaign this fall that is unprecedented in its scope -- and in t...
Chris Weigant | Posted 09.19.2009 | Politics
Do you really want to limit vaccinations only to people who have legal documents, or would you rather everyone get inoculated? Remember, those you exclude will likely have some sort of contact with either you, your kids, or the food you eat at some point.
msn.com | Posted 11.17.2009 | Living