Children rarely die from flu, but pediatric flu deaths are increasingly also linked to other bacterial infections (such as MRSA), CDC researchers report.

Vaccinating young children against the flu appeared to have no impact on flu-related hospitalizations or doctor visits during two recent flu seasons, a new study shows.

No home remedies or cold medicines will make a cold go away faster. But there are things you can do at home to relieve a child's symptoms and make him feel better.

Infants and toddlers who wheeze when they are sick with colds have a big risk for developing asthma later in childhood, a new study shows.

One way to keep away germs that cause colds and the flu is to wash your hands well and often. But according to a new survey, Americans are falling behind in the hand hygiene department.