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Stories about: flu season

30 Percent Higher Asthma Risks for Babies Born in Autumn This natural weakness that babies born in autumn display to asthma is apparently caused by the fact that they are only 3 to 4 months old during the peak of the flu and cold season, which starts in late October. In an underdeveloped immune system, such as that of newborns, this disease can cause proneness to this seve... 21 November 2008 19:01 GMT Half of Americans Refuse Flu Shots Misconceptions and words of mouth may cause thousands of avoidable flu cases this season, as a new survey shows that approximately 48 percent of US citizens do not want to get the inexpensive flu vaccine this year, due to either bizarre reasons or the fact that they want to build up their immune defenses naturally. H... 18 November 2008 05:28 GMT