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Do you think the flu is nothing more than a bad cold? Think the hype over flu shots is overblown or the seriousness of influenza is just a big conspiracy to make money for the big drug companies?

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When little children are sick, they may not be full of energy like usual. However, they may not feel like sleeping all day either. If your child - or a child you care for - comes down with a common childhood illness such as a cold, strep throat or an ear infection, you may be struggling trying to keep them entertained.

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Do you have symptoms like coughing, congestion, fever or vomiting? They could be caused by a cold, the flu or a stomach virus. But there are dozens of other illnesses that could cause these symptoms as well.

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Did you know there are multiple types of flu? Strains mutate all the time but even in a given year there can be two or three different types or strains of influenza that are causing illness in the general population.

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If you feel like you haven't quite taken advantage of your sick days lately and you are looking for a way to come down with something quickly, take a look at our new piece - Top 6 Ways to Get the Flu. I can't guarantee that you'll get to stay home from work, but these are some pretty surefire ways to get sick.

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A group of doctors in Baltimore used Google Flu Trends to track flu outbreaks there and discovered that the information is accurate and can even be helpful for individual hospital planning.

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Novartis Consumer Health Inc. has recalled multiple lots of Excedrin, NoDoz, Bufferin and Gas-X Prevention because the tablets may be chipped or broken or the packages may contain stray tablets, capsules or caplets from other Novartis medications.

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A new year is upon us again and with it comes another flu season. Typical flu seasons peak sometime in February or March and it appears this year will be no exception. It is the first week of January and we are still seeing only sporadic flu activity around most of the country but it will most likely start to increase in the next few weeks.

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December has been a busy month for About Cold and Flu. We're getting into the heart of cold and flu season and we participated in various activities related to the CDC's National Influenza Vaccination Week at the beginning of the month.

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Well, it wasn't on my Christmas list, but I got it anyway. The common cold. Runny nose, irritating cough, headache, congestion - it is miserable. I have managed to stay relatively healthy this year but I suppose colds catch up to all of us at some point or another. Having little kids in the house that pick up germs every other week doesn't help much either.

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