The CDC estimates that at least 17 million people have gotten the flu this season and that 13,000 to 22,000 deaths have been reported. Getting vaccinated and avoiding contact with those who are sick ...

Sept. 25 -- WEDNESDAY, Sept. 24 (HealthDay News) -- Fewer Americans are regularly washing their hands, even though it's one of the best ways to prevent colds and flu, says the fourth annual Soap and ...

Health experts believe a flu epidemic was averted last year because of regular hand-washing, suggesting healthcare facilities should promote hand-washing among staff and patients to prevent the spread ...

Hospitals and clinics are seeing a higher number of flu cases this year, especially after holiday gatherings. Christie Erickson, a nurse practitioner at Essentia Health, explained that flu season ...

The key to avoiding another cold is literally in your hands. “If you wash or clean your hands before contact with other people, that can control the viruses that spread common colds,” said Kathy Noe, ...

MANKATO — Health-care agencies and providers are encouraging the public to limit the spread germs in light of recent U.S. cases of enterovirus D68. Since mid-August, 97 people in six states have ...

Global Rise of Infectious Diseases Infectious diseases are increasingly threatening public health worldwide, with various ...

OK, Steve. Not trying to get in your biz, but has anybody in your house gotten this awful flu that's going around? STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Oh, yeah. There've been a couple of people. Not me yet. MARTIN: ...

Nothing quite gets under the skin like a young child pointing out the negative impact of your incandescent lightbulbs and idling car, but in the midst of a virulent flu season and the worst ...

IN THE FORECAST. WELL, WE ARE IN THE MIDST OF ONE OF THE WORST FLU SEASONS IN OVER A DECADE, WITH DOCTOR VISITS FOR FLU SYMPTOMS NOW AT A 15 YEAR HIGH. NATIONWIDE, MORE THAN 50,000 PEOPLE WERE ...