Flu and Cold:
Flu Symptoms, Articles on Flu and Cold
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Oct 7th, 2005
The issue for most people is how to prepare for the flu season, while not overreacting to the more distant threat of a avian flu pandemic.
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Oct 6th, 2005
For now, the avian flu is not the immediate concern, but those in high risk groups should begin getting their flu shots now.
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Oct 3rd, 2005
Containing the spread of the flu virus is increasingly difficult once more than 40 cases have occurred or the outbreak has reached major cities.
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Sep 28th, 2005
Antibiotics should not be prescribed to patients with the common cold because there is scant evidence they stop other infections.
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Sep 20th, 2005
We don't take the flu seriously but it's the number one infectious disease killer of Canadians every year.
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Aug 4th, 2005
A carefully chosen combination of public health measures could stop the spread of an avian flu outbreak at its source.
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Jun 30th, 2005
Patients with sinus infections recover faster and manifest symptoms for a shorter period of time when using fluticasone, a steroid nasal spray, in addition to treatment with antibiotics and decongestants.
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Apr 15th, 2005
Despite several years of mild flu seasons, complications from flu still kill more than 30,000 people each year.
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Mar 27th, 2005
While it is especially important to wash your hands often, avoid close contact, and cover your mouth and nose with a tissue, maintaining and protecting oral hygiene equipment is also important this flu season.
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Mar 22nd, 2005
The person with a cold, cough or the flu like illness is most likely to be releasing viruses into the surrounding environment during the first few days of the illness, when the symptoms are at their worst.
