By Alicia Potter They survive cold season without a sniffle. They fly in germ-packed airplanes unscathed. And they somehow avoid stomach bugs tha...
General wisdom tells us to steer clear of the walking sick, especially given the severity of this year's flu season. But when that sniffling, cough...
You're right to want to do whatever's in your power to stay flu-free this season, especially given the severity of this year's outbreak. But before...
The Manhattan Soccer Club has a new goal: keeping players flu-free by urging them to avoid high-fives and fist bumps. In an email to parents, the y...
by guest blogger Deirdre Imus, author and environmental health advocate With the holiday spirit come and gone and 2013 already entering its third w...
Once you feel that telltale tickle in your throat or the first sniffle of congestion, it's too late. Symptoms for the flu rear their ugly head about a...
In a flu season that is expected to be the worst in a decade, the 39.6 million Americans aged 65 years or older are among some of its most-likely vict...
What parents need to remember about hand sanitizers.
By Erin Hicks Feel the sniffles coming on? The cold and flu season is upon us, and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates ...
by guest blogger, Mark A. Moyad, MD, MPH, supplement and natural medicine expert Here are my favorite tips for staying physically, mentally, and e...
A free website and mobile app -- called Flu Near You -- helps people find nearby places to get a flu shot, enrolls people to act as flu watchdogs, and allows them to track flu activity in their neighborhood so they can protect their loved ones.
by guest blogger Mark A. Moyad, MD, MPH, natural health expert It is really incredible and sad to think that the flu causes around 36,000 deaths an...
It's been known for some time that our heightened vigilance can trigger a biological response as well. We're heading into flu season now, so we're primed to be circumspect, and this in turn puts the body's disease-fighting cells on high alert. But does it also work the other way around?
The evidence for hands as a major route for transmitting infection is so strong that scientists at the London School of Hygiene recommend greeting fri...
Flights grounded, business interrupted. Millions of people dead. While this may sound like a nightmare scripted by Hollywood, these events have actually happened -- and may again as a result of a flu pandemic.
While there is no guarantee that any product--drug, vitamin or supplement--will prevent the flu, there is a lot of very interesting research on how dietary supplements could help.
