Flu - Videos

The new "bird flu," or H1N9, can only be transferred from bird to person unlike the swine flu epidemic of 2010. However, officials say people traveling to certain countries should take precautions.

Rumi Chunara, Instructor, Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, shares the advancement of digital disease detection.

If you're like a lot of people, you may have had the flu this season.. and then wondered if it may actually be pneumonia. It's a common question because the symptoms are similar and there are so many Googlechondriacs out there -- maybe even you. Here's how to tell.

If you haven't gotten the stomach flu this year, you probably know someone who has. It's taken the country by storm, and if you've searched the Internet for 'upset stomach,' you've probably found a link to the new 'super bug' and the Googlechondriac in you has you convinced you have the stomach flu. But not so fast...

Get tips for stopping the flu before it starts. Plus, Dr. Travis' Emergen-Tea!

Shape Magazine's Bahar Taktechtian offers tips and tricks to get through the dreaded cold and flu season

When you have the flu, making the right food choices could help you get better faster. Learn which foods and beverages to consume or avoid if you have the dreaded flu virus.

When you have the flu, making the right food choices could help you get better faster. See how orange juice, peanut butter and jelly, and hot toddies rank on the flu-fighting list.

Flu season is still going strong, but a new mask that can kill flu viruses on contact could be a helpful tool in prevention, especially for those with compromised immune systems. Dr. Bruce Hensel reports.

Right now the flu, colds, stomach bugs and the norovirus are all around us. So Doreen Gentzler did an experiment to show you just how quickly these germs spread. Warning: it may make you want to stock up on hand sanitizer.

People who have the flu can emit virus particles up to six feet away.

You've heard it from your parents all of your life, "zip your coat up and stay warm or you're going to get sick." But doctors say there's no truth to that.

Athletes often touch the same equipment and share personal space during practice... an easy way to spread flu germs.

Doctors and video game design students collaborated on a video game with the goal of persuading kids to get the flu shot.

Six year old Gavin Alexander discusses germs and bacteria to kids, as well as discuss how important washing one's hands are to keeping healthy.

Winter weather can take a toll on your health. Renee Chenault-Fattah reports on how to stay safe and warm.

It's cold and flu season, and that has many Americans staying at home. Jim Forman goes over some remedies to make you feel better.

Dr. Nancy Snyderman, Chief Medical Editor of NBC News, discusses the benefits of getting a flu shot. Part of the series Mondays with Marlo on MarloThomas.com

Dr. Nancy Snyderman, Chief Medical Editor of NBC News, shares tips and tricks to avoid colds during cold & flu season. Part of the series Mondays with Marlo on MarloThomas.com

Can weather patterns help virologists predict the span and the severity of the flu from one species to another? The Doctors discuss whether the recent flu pandemic in the U.S. is related to climate change.

The Doctors' Health Correspondent, Melanie Woodrow, hits the streets of Hollywood to gauge how much the average person really knows about treating the flu.

Pumping up your immune system can be as easy as adding these foods to your grocery list this flu season.

New recommendations for adult vaccinations, including an interesting change for flu season.

Something new is sweeping the world, and it comes to us from Sydney, Australia. Don't get too excited, because you're not gonna like it. The Sydney strain of the norovirus was discovered there last year. And now the vomiting bug is in our midst.

A facebook app helps identify "friends" who may have given you the flu!

For hundreds of people each year the flu is more than an inconvenience, it's a killer. Dr. Sndrew Eisenberg and Dr. Flor M. Munoz give tips on how to stay protected.

For hundreds of people each year the flu is more than an inconvenience, it's a killer. We are joined by parents who have lost children to this all-too-common disease. Guest Joe Lastinger shares his story.

This year's flu is now widespread in more than 40 states. When the week began, the government reported 18 deaths across the country so far this flu season. 18 more deaths were reported in one state alone...Massachusetts.

Gabe Gutierrez reports on new developments in the flu epidemic now gripping the country.

The flu is spiking dramatically in North Dakota and Minnesota. Neil Carlson reports from Crookston, Minnesota.