How to Fend Off the Flu, and What to Do If You Get It

This year's flu season is horrible, perhaps even the worst ever. We talked with experts and gathered information on ways to lessen the chances of getting sick and how to mitigate the flu's effects if you do get it. Get a flu shot.That's the No. 1 way to keep from getting the flu, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Stop kicking yourself for not getting one sooner and just do it. Dr. Damon Schranz, an internist at the University of North Texas Health Science Center, strongly urges everyone to get the flu shot, even if you think it's too late in the game to protect you."What I've seen in the office," Schranz says, "is that people who did get it tend to have much less severe symptoms, and the course and duration of the flu is much less."   Continue reading...

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