 | Through personal stories, modern research, and harrowing medical descriptions, a science writer chronicles the widespread devastation of the Great Flu Epidemic of 1918, a plague that killed 40 million people worldwide. Addressing both the layperson... |
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 | Through personal stories, modern research, and harrowing medical descriptions, a science writer chronicles the widespread devastation of the Great Flu Epidemic of 1918, a plague that killed 40 million people worldwide. Addressing both the layperson... |
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 | This ABC original is a disaster film that shows what could occur in an outbreak of the Avian Flu Virus, depicting the absolute worst-case scenario. The program follows the virus from its origins in Hong Kong, through a mutation that allows it to be... |
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 | Even as doughboys continued their battles in the trenches of World War I, another more virulent killer began stalking the globe. The flu epidemic of 1918 was the deadliest the world has ever known, claiming 40 million lives in the span of one... |
 | Just in time for the 2009 "outbreak" of swine flu, public health expert Philip Alcabes presents evidence which suggests that disease epidemics have been largely misunderstood and misrepresented throughout modern history. Alcabes analyses persisting... |
 | Journalist Alan Sipress, who has been reporting from the front lines of the ongoing battle against the avian flu in Asia, reminds readers that the influenza strain H5N1 remains a huge threat and could erupt into a pandemic at virtually any time.... |
 | Everything you need to know about coping with colds and flu, including preventative measures, the easing of symptoms, and Jane Brody's own chicken soup recipe. |
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