resons to get your flu shot

The flu is something that happens every season and while it’s highly contagious, there are measures that can be taken to prevent it from spreading. Here is a list of the best flu prevention tips.

Arming yourself with knowledge (and your child with a flu shot) can go a long way in ensuring your little one gets through this particularly nasty flu season unharmed. Let’s take a look at 12 facts that relate to the flu, specifically in kids.

People have become more concerned about the flu and ask a lot of questions – which is a fair thing to do when faced with a widespread illness. However, with the questions come some misdirected answers and myths, so let’s take a look at what health experts have to say about 12 common inquiries about the flu.

The flu has been a nationwide topic of discussion among families, communities, and of course, the media. We battle the flu every year, but this season it seems to be particularly bad with extremely high levels of influenza-like illnesses being recorded by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). According to the acting […]

Despite the encouragement of healthcare providers to get the vaccination, a large part of the public is skeptical about the benefit of the vaccine, fearing side effects such as achiness or swelling at the site of the shot or the purported link between vaccines and autism. Instead of listening to hearsay, here’s what the research has to say.

The flu shot vaccination is shown to reduce your chances of catching the flu by up to 90-percent. Still need convincing? Here are 10 good reasons to get your annual flu shot.