It's flu season again, and there are ways to protect your children against the flu. A recent study revealed how serious the flu can be.

For years, health officials have been aiming to increase rates of flu vaccination across the US each flu season. While new data shows that more and more people seem to be getting vaccinated, the rates of the increases are slower than desired.

The main purpose of the flu vaccine is to protect against influenza. But it may offer other benefits as well.

Everyone is urged to get a flu shot, but what should you do if an allergy might interact with the vaccine? Risk the flu or risk the allergic reaction?  For many patients, these concerns have now been addressed.

Doctors often tell their patients to get the flu shot. But how many healthcare professionals are taking that step themselves?

Even though the flu is a common illness each winter, that doesn't mean it's not a dangerous one. Children with certain chronic conditions are especially prone to complications from influenza.

With autumn right around the corner, flu season is lurking around the bend. Now is a good time to make plans to protect your family from the flu.

All types of preventive medicine offer benefits and risks, and vaccines are no exception. But often, the risks related to getting a disease may be greater than the risks of the vaccine.

Most people get the flu vaccine for the obvious reason: to protect them from the flu. But there may be other benefits to the shot as well.

Vaccines protect people from diseases. Pregnant women who get vaccinated can pass on that protection to their developing babies. And it seems some of that protection may last even after birth.