This Flu Season Could Be a Whopper, Officials Warn

U.S. health officials said they are concerned the upcoming flu season could be a bad one, based on reports from the Southern Hemisphere, where the flu season recently ended for the year.In Australia, for example, there were record-high numbers of laboratory-confirmed flu cases this year — more than 2.5 times the number last year, according to the Australian Government Department of Health."As clinicians in the United States prepare for the start of another influenza season, experts have be