The virus that caused the worldwide Spanish flu pandemic of 1918 was so powerful it killed an estimated 50 million people. So perhaps it should come as no surprise that it produced some powerful antibodies against it. ...more

September 3, 2008

Next year's flu vaccine is getting a complete overhaul to provide protection against three new and different influenza strains - hopefully better protection than this year's version. ...more

February 22, 2008

Perhaps you think the flu season is winding down. It's not. Tampa Bay-area doctors say a viral syndrome is making its way around the region that can leave people sick and achy for up to three weeks. ...more

February 12, 2008

Researchers in New York think they have solved one of the great mysteries of the flu: Why does the infection spread primarily in the winter months? ...more

December 9, 2007

TAMPA - A steady stream of elderly people paraded into the Brandon Senior Center on Tuesday morning, becoming the first foot soldiers this fall to enlist in the annual microscopic war with the relentless influenza virus. The operation usually runs smoothly, and this year is no different. Seniors, many of whom are called in from the bingo session next door, file in and fill out the paperwork before walking to the shot station. Each handed over Medicare cards to pay for the vaccinations; each was given a yellow card to remind them to come back next year, same time and same location. ...more

October 9, 2007