Roche's Tamiflu - Is It Or Isn't It Effective?

Come winter and there is a surge of flu cases. Influenza, commonly referred to as flu, is an acute and contagious viral infection of the respiratory tract. Nearly 3 million to 5 million cases of seasonal influenza occur every year, and around 250,000 to 500,000 people are dying from this disease, according to the World Health Organization, or WHO.

Measles cases rise after decade of decline

Measles outbreaks in parts of Europe and Africa led to some 60,000 more cases worldwide in 2010 over the previous year, after nearly a decade of declines, US health authorities said on Thursday.

Consult A Doctor Prepares for 2012 Flu Season with Launch of FLUHOTLINE24/7, A Medical Resource for Patients Across ...

The Center for Disease Control recently announced that it is expecting more than 160 million cases of the flu over the 2012 flu season. In an average year, complications related to the flu lead to over 200,000 hospitalizations, many of which are non-emergent and contribute to an overcrowded, wasteful healthcare system.

Expert: No cure for the common cold, but common sense can prevent it

Expert: No cure for the common cold, but common sense can prevent it By Patty Henetz The Salt Lake Tribune Published Jan 17, 2012 10:10AM MDT One billion. That’s the normal common-cold count each year in the United States. Broken down, that’s two to three colds per adult and six to nine per year for kids — a battle no amount of echinacea or zinc could ever win. In fact, say public-health ...