...Rosch, president of the nonprofit American Institute of Stress. "There's no question that the incidence and severity of flus and colds is directly related to stress levels." Studies have repeatedly linked common illnesses with groups experiencing stress...

DEERFIELD, Ill. - It started with the flu, and turned into a hospital stay. There were terrible headaches and weakness. Just walking was a chore.All at the worst time...

...Mark Coleman always makes sure he gets his flu shot. So a few weeks ago, he walked into...got poked by a needle."I've had the flu before and it was no fun," said Coleman...people in his office have been out with the flu in the last few weeks, which he thought...

While flu is widespread in almost every state, it is...December, physicians said.An early estimate of flu vaccine efficacy showed it was only about...Friday. That is about average for seasonal flu vaccines, other studies show.While the...

The number of flu cases in the Augusta area remains low and appear...but officials caution that much of the flu season remains and appears to hit seniors the hardest."We're in the middle of flu season, about halfway through, and it...

...ATLANTA - This is the earliest start to the flu season in nearly a decade, and that could...number of people reporting to clinics with flu-like illness reached the threshold that makes it likely flu is in their communities earlier than any time...

...Sniffling, groggy and afraid she had caught the flu, Diana Zavala dragged herself in to work...financial well-being, she said.An early flu season is drawing attention to a cause that...contenders have also pressed the point.The flu spike is making people more aware of the...

A rise in flu cases in Augusta, particularly among children...announced today.There has been a recent rise in flu among school-age children in the Augusta...trends show those children quickly spread flu through the school and home environment...

...say the number of people hospitalized with flu symptoms in metro Atlanta has soared in recent weeks, the latest sign of a widespread flu outbreak.The Georgia Department of Public...last season was considered a mild one for flu activity.During the H1N1 pandemic of 2009...

...compares with a single death in the last flu season.The Department of Health and Environmental...one was a 4-year-old.Doctors say a flu shot is the best defense from the illness...anti-viral drug Tamiflu can lessen the effects of flu if given when symptoms begin.