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• Fighting the flu

  Over the course of a normal flu season, one in ten adults and one in three children will catch influenza - the flu. Health Canada says between 4,000 and 8,000 Canadians - mostly seniors - will die from pneumonia related to flu and many others may die... Posted Jan 12 2009, 07:35 AM by CBC | Health News Filed under: Influenza

• Half-dose flu shot may suffice for healthy young adults: U.S. researchers

  Half-dose flu shots may be just as effective as a full dose in people under the age of 50 who have been previously vaccinated, says a U.S. study. Read More... Posted Dec 08 2008, 11:05 AM by CBC | Health News Filed under: Youth, Immunization, Influenza

• Strict limits on social contact can slow influenza pandemic: study

  Timely interventions such as closing schools and workplaces, along with antiviral drugs, should be able to significantly slow the spread of an influenza pandemic through a large city, U.S. researchers said Monday. Read More... Posted Mar 10 2008, 12:58 PM by CBC | Health News Filed under: Disease Prevention, Influenza

• Labrador hospital isolates patients amid norovirus outbreak

  A highly contagious stomach bug has prompted hospital officials in central Labrador to isolate some patients. Read More... Posted Feb 27 2008, 02:53 AM by CBC | Health News Filed under: Influenza

• Experts report rise in drug-resistant flu

  Influenza experts are reporting an "unusual" rise in the number of human flu viruses that appear to be naturally resistant to Tamiflu, the drug countries are stockpiling for use in the next flu pandemic. Read More... Posted Jan 29 2008, 08:21 AM by CBC | Health News Filed under: Influenza, Superbugs

• Researchers say under-the-tongue vaccine could lick the flu

  Flu vaccines may someday be slipped under the tongue rather than jabbed in the arm, Korean researchers say. Read More... Posted Jan 29 2008, 06:50 AM by CBC | Health News Filed under: Drugs, Immunization, Influenza

• Multiple flu vaccine shows promise in clinical trials, say its makers

  An influenza vaccine that would offer protection against all flu strains has shown promise in clinical trials, the two biotech firms that produce it said Friday. Read More... Posted Jan 04 2008, 10:51 AM by CBC | Health News Filed under: Infectious Disease, Immunization, Disease Prevention, Influenza, Population Health

• Employees' flu fears could be alleviated through pandemic planning: survey

  Having a flu pandemic plan in place would make good economic sense for some employers in case a costly flu outbreak hits Canada, a newly released survey suggests. Read More... Posted Dec 12 2007, 07:53 AM by CBC | Health News Filed under: Policy and Strategy, Influenza

• N.L lags in flu vaccination rate

  The Victorian Order of Nurses starts its flu shot campaign across Newfoundland and Labrador Tuesday, but the lines to get vaccinated may not be very long. Read More... Posted Oct 09 2007, 03:15 AM by CBC | Health News Filed under: Immunization, Influenza

• Many high-risk people skip flu vaccination: StatsCan

  Many high-risk groups, such as younger people with chronic conditions and seniors are not being vaccinated against the flu, finds a Statistics Canada report released Tuesday. Read More... Posted Oct 02 2007, 05:13 AM by CBC | Health News Filed under: Immunization, Influenza