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41. Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs Tied to Flu Survival
    

    Dec. 14, 2011 -- Each year, thousands of Americans die from the flu. Now, a new study suggests that certain drugs that lower cholesterol may also reduce the flu’s severity and may prevent flu deaths. But don’t trade a prescription for statin pills for a flu shot or other protections just yet. Resear

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42. Flu Season Mild So Far, Says CDC
    

    Dec. 8, 2011 -- The U.S. flu season is mild so far, according to the CDC. That is typical for this early in the season. Influenza activity was low in October and November, according to the latest CDC statistics. They are published in the Dec. 9 issue of the agency’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Re

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43. More People Getting Flu Shots This Year
    

    Dec. 5, 2011 (Atlanta)  -- New CDC numbers show that 36% of adults have already gotten flu shots as of early November -- months before the illness normally sweeps the nation. That means roughly 111 million adults have received flu shots or the spray flu vaccine so far, the CDC’s Anne Schuchat, MD, d

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44. What's Your Cold and Flu IQ?
    

    Chances are your child will develop between eight and 12 colds every year during childhood, says Harley A. Rotbart, MD, pediatric infectious disease specialist at Children's Hospital Colorado and author of Germ Proof Your Kids: The Complete Guide to Protecting (Without Overprotecting) Your Family Fr

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45. How To Stay Well (When Everyone Else Is Sick)
    

    By Janis Graham 'Tis the season...for colds, flu, stomach bugs, and all those other ills that spread when people come together — whether by choice (at holiday parties) or circumstance (on airplanes). But don't start calculating your sick days just yet. This year you can do more than wash your hands

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46. How Effective Are Flu Vaccines?
    

    Oct. 25, 2011 -- As flu season approaches, a new analysis finds that the flu vaccine provides only moderate protection against the flu, noting that such protection is greatly reduced or absent during some flu seasons. The analysis is published in The Lancet. "While the vaccine does work, and we stil

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47. Flu jab: Vaccination begins
    

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48. Flu jab: Vaccination begins
    

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49. Flu jab: Vaccination begins
    

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50. Cold Comfort
    

    In the U.S., we face about 1 billion colds a year. That can add up to a lot of sleepless nights, sick days, chapped noses, crumpled tissues, and general misery. Unfortunately, there's very little you can do to fight the common cold. We have no way to attack the virus itself. When we get a cold, all

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