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“If you start to feel unwell, stop, find somewhere cool to rest, sip water, and use a damp cloth to cool your skin. If ...

The CDC panel voted against an ingredient that the anti-vaccine movement has long targeted, while Arcadia was acquired by ...

Compared to the standard shot, the mRNA vaccine had an overall vaccine efficacy that was 26.6 percent higher, and 27.4 ...

Cold and flu symptoms could knock players out of the Euros but targeted nutrition could help keep the Lionesses on the pitch.

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Moderna Inc. said Monday its experimental flu shot showed positive results in a late-stage trial.   In a Phase 3 study, the ...

A long-lasting formulation of an antiviral drug greatly reduced people’s risk of a symptomatic flu infection in a trial, and ...

Most people do not know the difference between a cold and a flu, and with all this jargon of Swine Flu/Covid/Virus, we are left to fend for ourselves to figure ...

One tip: walk in the center of the trail. Ticks like to attach themselves to long grasses. No need to use DEET.

The CDC's vaccine advisory committee voted to recommend annual flu vaccines but against flu shots containing the preservative thimerosal ...