Flu

Fireworks explode at the stroke of midnight in Times Square on January 1, 2013 in New York City. Approximately one million people are expected to ring in the new year in Times Square. (Credit: Monika Graff/Getty Images)

Audiofile: January – The Month In Sound

This was also the month that Lance Armstrong finally came clean about his years of doping to become a cycling champion. Also in sports and due, at least in part, to the cloud cast by performance-enhancing drugs, no one was elected to the Baseball Hall Of Fame.

2013/01/31

Stethoscope (file / credit: clipart.com)

New Strain Of ‘Enormously Infectious’ Stomach Bug Arrives

People are starting to feel cramping and other symptoms, such as nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and abdominal pain.

2013/01/29

Phamacist Prakash Deshpande injects Judith Echevarria with influenza vaccine at a Manhattan pharmacy - Jan. 14, 2013 (credit: Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Flu Kills Four New Jersey Children, Wreaks Havoc In Hospitals

Influenza is running rampant. It hit early and hard and it’s showing no signs of letting up.

2013/01/25

14-Year-Old Boy Who Died From Flu Mourned In New Jersey

It was a heart-wrenching scene in Westfield, N.J., Sunday night, as a family paid last respects to a 14-year-old boy who they say died after getting the flu.

2013/01/20

City Hall in Lower Manhattan (file / credit: Evan Bindelglass / CBSNewYork)

Push On To Require Sick Days In New York City Amid Flu Epidemic

A bill to require sick days for employees in New York City has been getting a new look after this winter’s flu outbreak.

2013/01/19

Chief pharmacist Ali A. Yasin (L) gives flu information to Juan Castro (R) after injecting him with influenza vaccine as assistant Agripinno Camiolo looks on at New York City Pharmacy on January 15, 2013. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

CDC: Flu Season Bad One For The Elderly

The U.S. is about halfway through the flu season, said Dr. Thomas Frieden, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. So far, half of confirmed flu cases are in people 65 and older.

2013/01/18

Dr. Elizabeth Enschede on Teladoc (credit: Marla Diamond/WCBS 880)

Web Service Helps Treat Flu Patients, Cut Down On Spread Of Virus

Patients feeling under the weather can get full medical advice and care through Teladoc, an Internet and telephone service that links people to primary care doctors.

2013/01/17

What Foods To Seek Or Avoid During Cold And Flu Season

There are plenty of things you should seek out during cold and flu season. The power of others, such as the hot toddy, are just mythical.

2013/01/17

Boys High Five/file (credit: http://www.co.orange.nc.us)

Manhattan Youth Soccer Club Bans High-Fives Due To Flu Epidemic

Forget about shaking hands with anyone these days – the flu emergency has some people taking drastic precautions.

2013/01/15

A woman is given a flu shot. (credit: TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images)

Tri-State Area Health Officials Say Hospitals Overrun With Flu Cases

“Frankly, I’ve never seen anything like this,” said Dr. Shelley Greenman, who works in the emergency room at Cooper University Hospital. “Everyone who has the flu feels like they’re going to die.”

2013/01/14

Flu Shot Supply Dwindling As New York Faces Public Health Emergency

With the flu epidemic hitting the Tri-State Area hard, many pharmacies have begun to run out of flu shot supplies.

2013/01/13

Cuomo Declares Public Health Emergency As Flu Epidemic Persists

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo declared a public health emergency Saturday, as the flu epidemic rocked the nation and hospitals and urgent care centers saw huge crowds.

2013/01/12

De Blasio Calls For Sick Leave Protections As Flu Pounds Area

As the flu epidemic pounds the Tri-State Area, New York City Public Advocate Bill de Blasio is calling for the immediate passage of paid sick leave legislation that is now stalled in the City Council.

2013/01/12