The protection you get from a flu shot wanes over time, leading to rumours that we should all be asking for a second flu shot in the spring. Not so fast! The current recommendation - to get a single flu shot, ideally during Autumn - is still your best bet.
The CDC recommends a flu shot for everybody from six-month-old babies on up. The recommendations and available vaccines change slightly each year, so we’ve got your cheat sheet for the 2019 flu season.
You have a fever, runny nose, and can't get out of bed. It must be the flu, right? Not necessarily.
It’s almost flu season, and everyone who is able should get a flu shot.
You might think, “Hey, the flu shot isn’t 100 per cent effective so what’s the point?” Or, “even if I skip the shot and catch a cold, it’s not that big of a deal.” Guess what: You should get it anyway.
Flu season is upon us, and perhaps you are dismayed to hear that last year some people had gotten the flu vaccine and still came down with the flu. (This happens every year, but it seems more real when it happens to you or somebody you know.) But the flu vaccine is still working. Here's what you need to know.
You cough. You sniffle. You think you might feel a fever coming on. It's a bad flu year - every year is a bad flu year - and so you fear the worst. But is it really the flu?
The signs are up in your doctor's office, and your doctor might even be pushing it, too, but is it already time for a flu shot?
When you’re laid up with sniffles and a sore throat, few things offer real relief. (Rest, fluids, and behind-the-counter Sudafed are most of those things.) But there are plenty of “natural” items on health store shelves that claim to help.
Today we’re looking at one with a teensy bit of scientific evidence behind it: elderberry syrup.
You owe it to yourself to tale all of your sick days. That’s why your goal this year should be using up all of them.
This year we learned the truth behind DNA testing, healthy drinking, and making your acne go away. Here are the best health posts of 2018.
Last week I had a shocking cold. Blocked nose, sore throat, and feeling poorly. This made me think about the countless vitamins and supplements on the market that promise to ease symptoms of a cold, help you recover faster, and reduce your chance of getting another cold.
No one enjoys the sneezing, fever and aches that come with colds and flu, but unfortunately, once you’re sick all you can do is wait it out. Between getting a ton of fluids and even more rest, you might try some mindfulness meditation to help you find some mental and emotional relief.
Research shows for every 100 healthy adults vaccinated against influenza, 99 get no benefit. So is it even worth getting? Let's look at the science.
Android/iOS: You run the risk of catching the flu, or someone's cold, or some other random virus pretty much every time you decide to leave your house - but what if you knew where people were sick before you went there?
The flu is no joke. It can knock you about for days and make you feel rotten the whole time. Discount Drug Stores pharmacist, Melissa Hui, has some tips to help survive the impending flu season so that you can try and come out the other end unscathed.
When you meet up with a colleague or friend, greetings typically involve some form of physical contact. Be it a handshake, high-five or good ol' fashioned hug, all of them can be pretty dangerous during flu season.
That sneeze in the elevator. The snot somebody wiped on that handrail an hour ago. Your coworker who won't stay home, breathing right next to you. Cold and flu viruses are everywhere. And if you're coming down with something, you're spreading them too.
As we head toward winter, health professionals and the public are anxious about another influenza season like 2017, when record numbers of Australians were diagnosed with flu.
The flu is usually a mild illness that leaves us out of action for a few days. But for some, especially the elderly and children, the flu can be much more severe. In fact, influenza kills more kids than the feared meningococcal infection.
Everyone knows there's no better place to catch the flu than on an aeroplane on your way to that holiday you've been looking forward to for months.
This is the season when we send our kids off to school with shiny new backpacks, and every year, they bring home the same thing: The first round of back-to-school colds. In our house, with a two-year-old intent on drooling on everyone he touches and a six-year-old still perfecting her personal hygiene practices, pathogens are passed out like hugs, and it's only a matter of time before the whole family is sick.
