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Loneliness May Be Contagious >> Posted By FunnyBoyz 3 hours, 47 minutes ago in Health & Fitness People who feel isolated may spread mistrust of social connections.

SWINE flu? Well if the kids haven't had it so far, they're almost certainly going to get it.

What is the Flu? Seasonal flu is caused by a virus that infects your lungs, nose, and throat and makes you sick.

Think you know everything about the common cold? Here are three common myths -- debunked.

A graphical representation of the social network of Framingham, Mass., shows lonely people clustering at the periphery of the network.

Few cases of suspected flu wind up testing positive A registered nurse injects a dose of the H1N1 flu vaccine at a Toronto health clinic on Thursday, October 29, 2009.

Chances are you or someone you know is battling a nasty cold right now. The cold bug is definitely biting its way into work places all across the country, forcing millions of people to stay home.

This is the time of year when people come down with different types of acute illnesses.

JUST when you think you know your children, along comes a little something to make you reconsider.

I don't want this to be my nightstand during Thanksgiving. Published Nov. 23, 2009 at 11:33 p.m. Tags: common cold , bug , sick Several times this year, I felt a cold or some other bug coming on.

DEAR DR. GOTT: Boy, do I get confused. I feel as though I am coming down with a cold.

I feel as though I am coming down with a cold. When I went to my local drug store to get something to treat myself with, I found countless shelves filled with lozenges, antihistamines, stuff for a sore throat, congestion, runny nose, aches, pains, fever and every other symptom under the sun.

You can beat the nasty bug that's going around right now -- without a flu shot! JJ Virgin : Just when you think you're out of the woods for a few days and your son didn't pick up that nasty cold going around second grade, you hear a familiar cry: "Mommy, I don't feel so good." Now, it's your daughter who has the sniffles and a sore throat.

Could the cure to your internal health problems be found in your kitchen? In part two of this special Healthcast report, we get some KPLC viewers to dish up their home remedies for everything from the common cold to heartburn.

How do you know if your intake is adequate or not? One clue can be your urination.

Runny nose, fever, cough, even pneumonia A - the symptoms sound like swine flu but children hospitalized at one U.S. hospital in fact had a rhinovirus, better known as a common cold virus, doctors said on Tuesday.

Croup, also called laryngotracheobronchitis, is a very common respiratory condition that occurs in young children between the ages of 6 months and 3 years.

The patient is most contagious at days 2 to 4 of the cold. I'm on day 3. Luckily, there's nobody I'm tempted to go breathe on.

A 12-year-old Virginia girl can't stop sneezing, and after seeing six doctors, her parents still aren't sure what's wrong with her.

No major problems have turned up, but two employees will get specialized training.