More Cold & Flu Basics News

• Current Flu Season Worst in 4 Years

  April 17 (HealthDay News) -- The current U.S. flu season has been the worst in ...

• Seasonal Flu Outbreaks Start in Asia: Study

  April 16 (HealthDay News) -- Each year, new strains of virus that produce seasonal flu ...

• Probable Case of Human-to-Human Bird Flu Transmission Reported

  April 7 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers have identified a probable case of human-to-human transmission of ...

• Eating Less May Hinder Immune System

  April 3 (HealthDay News) -- You may no longer need to remember whether it's "starve ...

• 2 Mutations Were Critical to Spread of 1918 Flu

  Feb. 19 (HealthDay News) -- New research on the spread of the 1918 influenza virus, ...

• Flu Widespread in U.S., but Vaccine Is Poor Match

  Feb. 19 (HealthDay News) -- Widespread flu activity now exists in virtually every state, and ...

• New Test Screens For Flu and Other Viruses

  Jan. 22 (HealthDay News) -- A real-time test for four common respiratory viruses has been ...

• Saline Nasal Wash Helps Kids Fight Colds, Flu

  Jan. 21 (HealthDay News) -- Rinsing with a special saline nasal wash made from Atlantic ...

• Schedules Revised for Flu, Meningitis Vaccines

  Jan. 14 (HealthDay News) -- Expanded use of the FluMist vaccine for children and revised ...

• Handwashing, Masks Beat Drugs at Fighting Flu

  Nov. 30 (HealthDay News) -- When it comes to fighting the spread of influenza and ...

• FDA Mulls Tougher Warning Label on Kids' Flu Drugs

  Nov. 27 (HealthDay News) -- A U.S. Food and Drug Administration panel is meeting Tuesday ...

• Vaccine-Preventable Deaths Reach New Low in U.S.

  Nov. 14 (HealthDay News) -- The incidence of vaccine-preventable deaths has reached an all-time low ...

• Jennifer Garner Puts Flu Shot in the Spotlight

  Nov. 14 (HealthDay News) -- She has won a Golden Globe (for Alias) and the ...

• U.S. Flu Vaccine Plentiful: CDC

  Nov. 9 (HealthDay News) -- More than 103 million doses of flu vaccine have been ...

• U.S. Advisers OK Nasal Spray Flu Vaccine for Young Children

  Oct. 25 (HealthDay News) -- Children as young as 2 years old can be given ...

• FDA Panel Mulls Ban on Kids' Cold Medicines

  Oct. 18 (HealthDay News) -- Beginning Thursday, a panel of experts at the U.S. Food ...

• Drug Makers Withdraw Cough, Cold Meds for Infants

  Oct. 12 (HealthDay News) -- Leading drug makers announced a voluntary withdrawal Thursday of oral ...

• Pneumonia Shot Can Save Lives

  Oct. 10 (HealthDay News) -- Hospitalized patients with community-acquired pneumonia are less likely to die ...

• Key Viral Change Could Help Bird Flu Spread

  Oct. 5 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. scientists say they've spotted a crucial step the deadly ...