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| Misdiagnosis of the Asian flu
Doctors initially misjudge what would become the next big influenza pandemic.
June 25, 1957 - 12:06  | |
| Bracing for the Hong Kong flu
Reports from across North America about the impact of the 1968 pandemic.
Dec. 16, 1968 - 3:24 | |
| Asimov on influenza
Science fiction writer Isaac Asimov explains the astral origins of the flu to David Suzuki.
Feb. 25, 1976 - 3:21 | |
| Gambling with the public's health
Americans react warily about reports that the Swine flu vaccine may pack some deadly side effects.
Oct. 25, 1976 - 3:47  | |
| Swine flu fallout
How a lawsuit against the U.S. government became the biggest public claim in history.
Nov. 19, 1978 - 2:50 | |
| How the influenza virus works
Explaining the science of the flu.
Feb. 21, 1983 - 3:21 | |
| Astrological influences on the flu
A scientist looks at the link between the time of the year and one's susceptibility to the flu.
Sept. 29, 1984 - 6:14 | |
| Carbolic acid and goose grease
A survivor of the Spanish flu recalls some of the home remedies used to battle the deadly virus.
Jan. 7, 1996 - 2:22 | |
| Looking to the past for a flu vaccine for the future
Scientists study DNA from 1918 pandemic victims for a vaccine against the next killer flu.
Nov. 24, 1996 - 6:46 | |
| Cold comfort
An examination of the booming market in cold and flu drugs.
Feb. 14, 1997 - 3:30 | |
| A dress rehearsal for the next pandemic
What SARS has taught us about preparing for the next big flu pandemic.
April 5, 2003 - 5:48 | |
| Sensationalism v. science
Health experts argue that the concern over Avian influenza may be more hype than substance.
Feb. 3, 2004 - 10:17 | |
| The social chaos of the Spanish flu
How the 1918 pandemic threatened the very structure of Canadian society.
June 23, 2005 - 3:51 | |
| A new study suggests being cold can lead to colds
British scientists support the folklore of bundling up as an effective way to prevent colds.
Nov. 14, 2005 - 6:00 | |
