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Frog Mucus Effective In Fighting Influenza Viruses, Study Says [VIDEO]
By Carrie Ball | Apr 20, 2017 05:22 AM EDTA recent study made on frogs from Southern India revealed that their mucus can be a potential treatment for influenza. The latest study has been published in the journal Immunity.
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Majority of Pediatric Deaths Happen in Unvaccinated Children [VIDEO]
By Jenny Dabon | Apr 07, 2017 07:05 AM EDTResearchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported on Monday that most influenza deaths happen in unvaccinated children. This underscores the importance of getting vaccinated than none at all.
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Studies Suggest That Lonely People Are More Prone to Getting Sick [VIDEO]
By Abbie Kraft | Mar 31, 2017 09:44 AM EDTResearch suggests that lonely people have more severe cold symptoms compared to their peers that are happy
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Flu Virus Plagues Eastern States As It Hits Older Adults
By Abbie Kraft | Feb 27, 2017 11:07 AM ESTFlu virus continually spread across the eastern side of the United States as it hits older adults.
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France Bird Flu: Country To Slaughter More Ducks
By Anne Collins | Feb 22, 2017 07:30 AM ESTFrance to cull 600,000 more ducks in fight against bird flu virus. The French government has promised that the farmers will be compensated.
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Taking Vitamin D Daily Can Prevent Colds And Flu
By Anne Collins | Feb 17, 2017 07:00 AM ESTVitamin D is vital to help your body absorb calcium as well as strengthening the immune system. It can be found in oily fish such as salmon, sardines, herring and mackerel, fortified foods such as fat spreads and some breakfast cereals, red meat, liver, and egg yolks.
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Should Slightly Sick Children Stay At Home? How Sick Is Too Sick?
By Abbie Kraft | Jan 23, 2017 09:46 PM ESTLetting children miss school due to minor health issue may
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Flu, Flu Vaccines During Pregnancy Do Not Result To Autism In Children, Study Reveals
By yasmin reyes | Nov 30, 2016 09:40 AM ESTThe study looked at the records from 2000 to 2010 of children aged 2 to 15-year-olds. The findings, which were published in JAMA Pediatrics revealed that only 1.6 percent or 3,101 children have ASD.
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Severity Of Flu Linked To Year Of Birth, Research Says
By Sarah | Nov 12, 2016 10:20 AM ESTThe lollipop analogy suggests that your year of birth year predicts, how you will be affected by the animal-origin-influenza A virus. Though the prediction can be extended to a complete diagnosis the association proved shows that there are connections between the first time a person gets infected by a flu and his possibility to be severely attacked by influenza A in the later stage.
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Flu Shots Of Pregnant Moms Can Be Advanced Protection For Infants
By George Houston | May 04, 2016 06:06 AM EDTPregnant mothers are now advised to have a seasonal flu immunization as an advance protection for their new born child, a new study has pointed out.
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CDC: Flu Season remains Mild, Vaccine very effective so far
By Cheri Cheng | Feb 25, 2016 11:36 AM ESTThe flu season is still very mild, the CDC said Wednesday.
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Women are Better than Men at Fighting the Flu, Study Says
By Cheri Cheng | Jan 19, 2016 11:37 AM ESTWomen are much better at fighting the flu than men are, a new study is reporting.
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CDC Urges People to get Vaccinated Despite a Projected Mild Flu Season
By Cheri Cheng | Dec 21, 2015 03:34 PM ESTThe U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is reminding everyone that there is still time to get the flu vaccine.
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Flu Vaccine No Longer Required Among Children Below 5 Years Old
By Jenn Loro | Dec 19, 2015 02:54 PM ESTA decision from the New York State Supreme Court orders the New York City Health Department to discontinue its forced immunization program for pre-schoolers.
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Americans under the False Impression that they Don’t Need Flu Vaccine
By Kanika Gupta | Nov 28, 2015 07:51 PM ESTFlu season is on and it has already inflicted more people than you can count. The researchers thought this is the best time to ask what the Americans have to say about the flu vaccinations
