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AskMen.com - Article with tips on losing the flu.
Meta Description: [ Taking vitamins- Staying healthy through winter ]

BBC: Influenza (Flu) - Article about influenza (flu) vaccines and treatment.
Meta Description: [ How to recognise the symptoms of flu, plus information on vaccinations ]

Better Homes and Gardens Cold and Flu Guide - Deciphering cold, flu, and allergy symptoms. Treatments that work in preventing colds and flu.
Meta Description: [ When is it time to see a doctor? We'll help you unravel the clues in the ah-choo's. ]

Bird Flu Manual Online - Free reference and resource mine designed to help businesses and homes prepare for a pandemic outbreak of Bird Flu. No login required.
Meta Description: [ Bird Flu Manual Online is the best free reference and resource mine designed to help you get your business and home prepared for a pandemic outbreak of Bird Flu. ]

CBC news - Fighting the Flu - A CBC News in-depth report on popular misconceptions, facts on flu shots and a history of vaccinations.
Meta Description: [ Flu, Influenza ]

CDC National Vaccine Program Office: Pandemic Influenza - Includes information on past pandemics, flu defense tactics, and pandemic planning guides.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Vaccine and antiviral information. Also provides national and international surveillance reports.

Cold and Flu: Treatments, Remedies and Prevention - Offers a consumer health site for cold and flu. Included information on prevention and natural remedies.
Meta Description: [ How to recognize the symptoms of cold and flu, which treatments work best, and advice on staying healthy during cold and flu season. ]

Donnica Moore, M.D. - Compares and contrasts cold and flu symptoms.
Meta Description: [ What's the difference between the cold and flu? ]

e-Medicine Health - Flu in Adults - Consumer health resource center providing an overview of adult influenza and its causes, symptoms and treatment.
Meta Description: [ Many people commonly and incorrectly confuse influenza (the flu) with the common cold. Differentiating a cold from the flu by symptoms alone can sometimes be difficult or impossible, but in ... ]

eMedicine: Influenza - General overview, clinical findings, treatment, and lab studies.
Meta Description: [ Influenza virus infections rank as one of the most common infectious diseases in humankind. An estimated 20-50 million p ]

FDA: Influenza Antiviral Drugs and Related Information - Outline and discussion of the various drugs and vaccines available to combat the Influenza (Flu) virus.
Meta Description: [ Influenza Antiviral Drugs and Related Information ]

Flu Busters - A national health care company that specializes in administering the flu shot on-site. Includes flu facts, statistics, and immunization FAQ's.
Meta Description: [ Flu Busters -- Nationwide on-site flu shot clinics and health fairs. ]

404 Flu Net - The World Health Organization links national influenza centres and collaborating centres for global influenza surveillance.
Meta Description: [ WHO official web site about the Flu. ]

Flu Shots for Children - Offers Influenza facts, vaccine facts, who should get the flu shot, and QAs about the vaccine.
Meta Description: [ A flu shot can help prevent your children from getting influenza, and is especially recommonded if they have a chronic medical problem, such as asthma or diabetes, or are around someone else that is high risk. ]

FluHelp.org - A simple guide to natural, effective flu prevention techniques and treatment options.
Meta Description: [ Avoid the flu with natural flu prevention and treatment techniques that really work. ]

Foreign Affairs - Preparing for the Next Pandemic - Examines the impact of a major influenza pandemic and discusses preparedness in detail.
Meta Description: [ If an influenza pandemic struck today, borders would close, the global economy would shut down, international vaccine supplies and health-care systems would be overwhelmed, and panic would reign. To limit the fallout, the industrialized world must create a detailed response strategy involving the... ]

HealthLink MCW - An article answering the question: how do I know it's the flu?
Meta Description: [ You can acquire the flu just by breathing the same air or touching the same objects as someone who has already been infected. The simplest and surest way to avoid becoming a victim of the flu is to be vaccinated against it. ]

Influenza - Features cause, symptoms, diagnosis, complications, treatment, and prevention.

Influenza - Technical overview of the influenza virus, including the various types, the history of human infection, and ways to prevent and treat the illness.

Influenza (Flu) - Texas Department of Health - Overview of influenza, case definitions, vaccine information (including the Influenza Vaccination Pocket Information Guide), and surveillance data with influenza activity levels.
Meta Description: [ influenza,flu ]

Influenza - American Lung Association - QA page defines the flu, and examines its severity and complications. Read about who should get vaccinated, and how to stay healthy.

Influenza - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - Overview article about the Influenza virus and infection in humans.

Influenza - World Health Organization - Monitor the flu with WHO's mapping system which points to outbreaks and seasonal activity. Offers flu facts and recommended vaccine information.

Influenza Vaccine - Discusses influenza, its symptoms and treatment options, including the effectiveness of flu vaccinations. Also includes a chart describing the differences between the flu and the common cold.
Meta Description: [ Learn about the flu; what it is and how the flu is spread. ]

Influenza Vaccine - University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point looks at who needs the flu vaccine and when, as well as the risk of serious reaction.

Influenza virus - Stunning photos show stained flu virus particles and evidence of internal helical components - the virus's RNA.

Influenza Virus Illustration - Computer graphics of the appearance and structure of the virus with a description.
Meta Description: [ illustrations of Influenza Viruses: structure, virion, life cycle or replication and genetic reassortment as in bird flu, by Russell Kightley Media ]

Influenza.com - Influenza can cause hospitalizations and death and there is a vaccine available to prevent it. Find who is at risk, learn the history, and discover the impact on our health and our children.
Meta Description: [ Influenza has a major impact on your health. Influenza provides information to help identify and protect against the flu virus. ]

Informed Health Online - An in-depth look at available evidence on preventing influenza, with a supplement on SARS. It also includes summary fact sheets.

InteliHealth: Influenza - Harvard Medical School consumer health information on Influenza.
Meta Description: [ InteliHealth - Featuring Harvard Medical School's consumer health information. For more than 550 diseases and conditions, learn: What Is It?, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Expected Duration, Prevention, Treatment, When To Call A Professional, and Prognosis. Flu (Influenza) , InteliHealth - Featuring Harv... ]

404 Keith Nabe - Flu expert and consumer advocate of anti-aging and weight loss. Find links to news releases and contact details.
Meta Description: [ Well, its that time of year again! Flu Season is quickly threatening our well being again, as fall is now upon us. This year, as last year, I will keep you updated on the progress of the flu, state by state by keeping in touch with the CDC (Centers for Disease Control) in Atlanta, Georgia. ]

Kilbourne, NY Medical College Influenza Archive - An archive of influenza virus reassortants, mutants, and antisera, including a database of flu viruses and vaccines, with information about phenotype, genotype, special properties, and relevant published references.
Meta Description: [ An archive of influenza virus reassortants, mutants and antisera, including a database of flu viruses and vaccines, with information about phenotype, genotype, special properties, and relevant published references. ]

Maxim Flu - From Maxim Healthcare Services. Search for flu vaccination clinics.

Maxim Health Systems Find a Flu Shot Clinic - Locate flu shot clinics by zip code, area code, or state. Get information on who needs a flu shot and why its important for preventing complications.

Mayo Clinic: Flu - A description of influenza, its symptoms, causes, complications, treatment and prevention.
Meta Description: [ Influenza — Comprehensive overview covers symptoms, prevention, treatment and self-care of the flu. ]

MedicineNet.com - Influenza - A collection of articles about cold and flu topcs covering symptoms, vaccinations, medications, and treatment
Meta Description: [ Learn flu symptoms, treatment and causes. Find out how long the flu lasts, how it's spread and when to get flu shots (and what types they prevent). ]

MedicineNet: Flu Vaccine (Influenza Immunization) - Doctor written consumer health information, including who should receive the flu vaccine, effectiveness, side effects, and the nasal spray flu vaccine.
Meta Description: [ The flu vaccination (influenza) is recommended for persons at high risk for serious complications from influenza virus infection. There are also people who should not have the flu vaccine. ]

Medinfo: Influenza - Easy to understand information for patients on influenza, a virus which causes a severe form of respiratory tract infection with generalised bodily symptoms
Meta Description: [ Medinfo's patient information on influenza, a virus which causes a severe form of respiratory tract infection with generalised bodily symptoms. It spreads around the world in epidemics and is responsible for much ill health as well as many deaths. ]

MedlinePlus Interactive Tutorials: Influenza - Large print tutorial about Influenza with audio track.

MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: The flu - Overview of Influenza from MedlinePlus.

MedlinePlus: Influenza - Directory of news releases, articles, and factsheets.
Meta Description: [ Flu ]

National Flu Surveillance Network - US information on influenza and the flu virus with current trends, news, community outbreaks and surveillance maps. [Requires Flash]

On site Flu Shots - Offers at-your-site vaccination services. Traditional Medicare accepted. Operating in CA, MO, IL, WA, FL, IN, OH.
Meta Description: [ Joomla - the dynamic portal engine and content management system ]

Oregon Influenza Facts - Puts the virus into historical perspective for Oregon, including the numbers of flu-related deaths. Learn about risk factors and prevention.
Meta Description: [ Oregon DHS Acute & Communicable Disease Prevention section influenza home page publishes surveillance data and provides links to flu info. ]

Pandemic Flu - U.S. government site for information on pandemic flu and avian influenza.

Prevent the Flu - Bolstering your immune system through proper hygiene, eating a diet rich in whole foods, using key supplements, getting proper, restful sleep and reducing stress to help prevent flu, colds and diseases. By Joseph Brasco M.D.
Meta Description: [ Bolstering your immune system through proper hygiene, eating a diet rich in whole foods, using key supplements, getting proper, restful sleep and reducing stress to help prevent flu, colds and diseases. ]

Swiss Federal Office of Public Health - Offers general information about flu viruses and a look at current and prior flu activity in Switzerland.

The Flu Dr. Reddy - Michigan pediatrician offers general information on flu epidemics, symptoms, and vaccines. Read updates on the new Asian and Australian flus.

VNA First - Vaccine locator site for Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan and Ohio. Also contains information on influenza and health related issues.

Yahoo! Health - Influenza - Health encyclopedia with detailed information on the flu: description, causes, incidence, risk factors, symptoms, signs and tests, treatment and prevention.

USDA - Avian Influenza - USDA - Avian Influenza