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Flu-related deaths in Texas continue to rise.

East Texas has been hit hard with influenza this year. So hard, that local hospitals are following medical divert protocols.

It doesn't take long for the flu to work its way through the house or the office and knock people out, but if we eat certain foods we'll say healthy and and win the battle.

Local news forecasts say East Texas may be at below freezing temperatures for 40 straight hours starting Sunday.

Whether you got a shot or not, make sure you and your family are doing what you can to stay clean and healthy.

While it may be a brand new year and everyone is excited about a fresh start, there is something that comes along with this wintery weather that people don't like: The flu. Doctors have said this is the worst outbreak of the flu in more than a decade, especially for babies and older folks.

Maybe it's not just the effects of the New Year's Eve drinks that you're feeling today. Many people in East Texas are sick with something other than the "brown bottle flu" right now. Flu cases are up in Texas. Emergency rooms from Dallas to Tyler to Houston are saying they're seeing more flu cases right now, with fevers of 102 to 103 and that yucky, awful, achey feeling. And of course th

With flu season upon us, 46 percent of Americans have received a flu shot, whereas 47 percent said they have not and will not.

Flu vaccines have always been dreaded by those who hate shots, but this year a company called PharmaJet introduced a device that uses “a high-pressure steam of liquid to pierce the skin and deliver the vaccine.” The needle-phobics rejoiced. But now the FDA is saying, Not so fast.

It's that time of year again- time to bust out the fall clothes, watch the leaves change, curl up on the couch with the family watching Sunday afternoon football, and break out the pumpkins and scarecrows. The last thing that anyone wants to worry about is getting sick. Now...