So what's the latest advice concerning vaccination and coping with flu infection?

Serious outcomes of flu infection can result in hospitalization or death.

Australian authorities have for the first time quarantined a farm for fear of bird flu infection.

The country's principals are wondering how they'll cope as the swine flu infection becomes more widespread.

The number of flu cases are at very low levels for July, when flu infection normally peak.

Both drugs treat a flu infection, making it less serious and perhaps making the illness last fewer days.

This review focuses on flu infection and the numerous complications in older adults associated with diminished immune responses.

These patients often have other conditions and a flu infection can be the last straw that kills them.

According to WHO figures, Germany has the third highest rate of swine flu infection in Europe with 275 confirmed cases.

Rates of swine flu infection in the community have doubled in the past week, according to figures published this afternoon.

At least 16 companies are working on vaccines to prevent bird flu infection in people, but the process is problematic.

Cats could play a much more important role in avian flu infection than thought, a research group from the Netherlands claims.

Putting the evidence together, it has found that Tamiflu has little or no impact on complications of flu infection, such as pneumonia.

U.S. health officials, who say immunization provides the best protection against flu infection, warn that low vaccine demand could now have dire consequences.

DUBLIN'S THREE main maternity hospitals will tomorrow introduce restricted visiting policies in an attempt to minimise the risk of human swine flu infection.

Only eight had pre-existing medical conditions that might worsen their flu infection, they wrote -including high blood pressure, diabetes, asthma and sleep apnea.