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Drug-Resistant Flu Strain Becoming More Common

What you can do: If you suspect you have the flu, stay home, drink plenty of fluids, and know the emergency signs.

Tough-to-Kill Germs Found in Chicken and Hog Farms

What you can do: Shop for antibiotic-free meat, cook it thoroughly, and get rid of the other antibiotics in your medicine chest.

Emergency Declared as Swine Flu Outbreaks are Studied

What you can do: Wash your hands with hot, soapy water often; don't go to work or school if you're experiencing flu-like symptoms.

Map: Tracking Swine Flu

What you can do: Watch for swine flu cases in your area.

How to Keep Swine Flu Out of Your House

What you can do: Wash your hands—the proper way—often. Mix up a homemade formula that wipes out flu germs.

Wake-Up Call: Factory Farms Could Be Breeding Swine Flu

What you can do: Tell your elected officials you want agricultural programs to subsidize safer, smaller, more diversified farming operations.

Don’t Worry Yourself Sick over Swine Flu

What you can do: Stick to your daily routine, don’t listen too much to the news, and use commonsense methods to protect yourself from getting sick.

5 Surprising Ways to Improve Your Immunity

What you can do: Start with a healthy lifestyle and plenty of sleep, then take advantage of these less familiar infection preventers.

10 Ways to Defend Your Mind and Body from the New Flu

What you can do: Keep the outbreak in perspective, and wash your hands the way germ experts do.

Flu Masks: What You Need to Know

What you can do: Have a few N95 masks on hand, but don’t bust them out until they’re needed.