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Drug Offers Hope Against Tough-to-Treat Chronic Cough

Drug Offers Hope Against Tough-to-Treat Chronic Cough

Latest Cold and Flu News WEDNESDAY, Feb. 26, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Anywhere from 4% to 10% of adults have troublesome chronic cough, defined as an unexplained cough lasting more than eight weeks. But a new drug may offer some long-sought relief. Reporting Feb. 25 in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine, British researchers said the experimental […]

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Flu Season That’s Sickened 26 Million May Be at Its Peak

Flu Season That’s Sickened 26 Million May Be at Its Peak

Latest Cold and Flu News By Dennis ThompsonHealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, Feb. 21, 2020 (HealthDay News) — It’s been overshadowed by the new coronavirus outbreak in China, but this year’s flu season could be near its peak after surging throughout the United States for months. At least 14,000 people have died and 250,000 have already been […]

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Flu Vaccine Making a Strong Showing This Season

Flu Vaccine Making a Strong Showing This Season

Latest Cold and Flu News THURSDAY, Feb. 20, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Though a severe flu season is now in full swing in the United States, a new government report delivers a bit of good news: This year’s vaccine is working well against the viruses that are circulating. “Preliminary vaccine effectiveness estimates indicate that the […]

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Were You Born in an H1N1 Flu Year or an H3N2? It Matters

Were You Born in an H1N1 Flu Year or an H3N2? It Matters

Latest Cold and Flu News TUESDAY, Feb. 11, 2020 (HealthDay News) — The first type of influenza virus you’re exposed to may set your lifetime ability to fight the flu. Researchers with McMaster University and University of Montreal found that being born in an H1N1 year or an H3N2 year matters. Following a phenomenon known […]

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There’s a Virus Spreading in U.S. That’s Killed 10,000: The Flu

There’s a Virus Spreading in U.S. That’s Killed 10,000: The Flu

Latest Cold and Flu News By Dennis ThompsonHealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, Feb. 7, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Folks fretting about the coronavirus are forgetting there’s another virus already running rampant in the United States, one that’s killed nearly 20 times as many people in this country alone. Influenza has already taken the lives of 10,000 Americans […]

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Got Flu? Deal Quickly With Complications

Got Flu? Deal Quickly With Complications

Latest Cold and Flu News SUNDAY, Feb. 2, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Fighting the flu can be an unpleasant experience — but the misery may not stop there. When you have the flu, your immune system is under attack, making complications common. Other infections can weasel their way into your body, according to Libby Richards, […]

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Your Game Plan for Keeping ‘Super Bowl Flu’ at Bay

Your Game Plan for Keeping ‘Super Bowl Flu’ at Bay

Latest Cold and Flu News FRIDAY, Jan. 31, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Don’t get tackled by the flu if you go to a Super Bowl party this weekend. Some simple precautions can protect you and others, said Libby Richards, an associate professor who specializes in public health at Purdue University School of Nursing in West […]

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Could Strep Throat Become Untreatable?

Could Strep Throat Become Untreatable?

Latest Cold and Flu News THURSDAY, Jan. 30, 2020 (HealthDay News) — When a child has strep throat, an antibiotic like penicillin usually has them back at school 24 hours later. But a new study warns that strains of bacteria that cause strep throat and “flesh-eating disease” appear close to becoming resistant to penicillin and […]

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Healthy Living Helps Keep the Flu at Bay

Healthy Living Helps Keep the Flu at Bay

Latest Cold and Flu News FRIDAY, Jan. 24, 2020 (HealthDay News) — This flu season arrived early and hit children hard, but experts say you can dodge the flu by boosting your immune system. How? By living a healthy lifestyle and getting sufficient sleep, according to experts from Purdue University’s School of Nursing, in West […]