Illness

The majority of health workers taking time off due to the debilitating condition were nurses

The overall level of flu is still estimated to be below the same point three years ago

UK HSA recommends people arriving at reception centres are offered vaccine and preventative treatment as case number hits 57

Excessive drinking is associated with health problems such as liver cancer, high blood pressure, strokes and heart disease

Common illness causing cold symptoms in adults can turn serious or even deadly in young children

Owners advised to properly vaccinate their dogs to prevent sickness

Canadian crooner has reason for hope after revealing he has been afflicted by Ramsay Hunt syndrome

Longest serving current justice being treated with intravenous antibiotics at the Sibley Memorial Hospital

Everdrone made history when one of its unmanned aerial vehicles flew a defibrillator to a man in Sweden who had suffered a cardiac arrest, saving his life

While it is too early to tell, a number of factors could make this year's outbreak worse than most