At a Glance California hospitals have been overwhelmed with flu patients this year.At least 42 people younger than 65 have died in the state. Some hospitals have set up tents to triage the ill. The flu epidemic that has hit the entire nationhas been particularly brutal in California, where the situation at area hospitals is being charazterized as a "flu war zone." According to the Los Angeles Times, that they have been forced to fly in nurses from out of...

At a Glance The flu has hit early and hit hard across the U.S.The strain responsible for the outbreak is H3N2, a particularly deadly variety of influenza. Cases of influenza have spiked, with 46 states now reporting widespread activity, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says. According to the CDC,at least from the flu since October when the season began. The most identified strain of the virus is influenza A (H3N2). According to a CDC emergency health advisory released...

Cade Huckabay's photo of the dent on his swollen, sunburned forehead. (Cade Huckabay/Twitter) At a Glance Texas resident Cade Huckabay recently experienced a sunburn that swelled his forehead.His tender flesh was so swollen that when he pushed his finger into it, a lasting dent was left behind. A Texas man shared a tweet Monday that shows one more reason why wearing sun protection is important. CadeHuckabay on the social media website after experiencing a particularly strange reaction to a sunburn....