Q. My 6-year-old received a Novartis swine flu vaccination last week. My 2-year-old is getting her first injection tomorrow from a different manufacturer. My question is this: If I am lucky enough to get them a second dose, do they have to be by the same manufacturer as their first dose? I am worried I will not be able to find the booster by the same manufacturer. -Cyndi, Orange County, Calif. ...more

November 25, 2009

The colder weather may have given allergy sufferers a brief reprieve, but spring allergy season already has arrived. ...more

February 18, 2009

Preventing the common cold may be as easy as getting more sleep. ...more

January 12, 2009

Aspirin is among the most popular remedies used by people. Turns out some plants like it, too. ...more

September 19, 2008

Most deaths in the 1918 influenza pandemic were caused not by the virus alone but by common bacterial infections that overwhelmed victims' weakened immune systems, according to two new studies that could change the strategy for the next pandemic. ...more

August 18, 2008

Although it's important to get flu vaccines, getting stabbed with a needle is unpleasant for adults, and downright scary for children. Korean researchers are working on a way to circumvent the pain and tears: flu vaccines that can be placed under the tongue. Better ways of delivering vaccine have long been under study, ranging from orally to inhaled, but all seem to have drawbacks. ...more

January 29, 2008

Relief may be on the way for all those youngsters trembling at the thought of another needle jab. One day the flu vaccine may simply be placed under the tongue. ...more

January 29, 2008