Google’s New Site Aims to Detect Flu Outbreaks Faster - ABC News
Others have similar concerns. “It’s certainly intriguing and outside-of-the-box,” said Dr. Lisa Jackson, an infectious disease specialist with the Group Health Center for Health Studies in Seattle. “The difficulty is that the term, flu, is not just
Google to issue flu outbreak warnings - Belfast Telegraph
Internet giant Google has launched an early-warning system for influenza outbreaks in the US, it confirmed today. By tracking the popularity of certain Google search queries, its engineers “can accurately estimate the level of flu in each state, in
Don’t let flu season catch you off guard - Atlanta Journal Constitution
It happens every year. The days grow shorter, the temperature drops, footballs fly — and the flu strikes. Influenza is so common that it’s easy to dismiss this seasonal affliction as “just a virus” or “just the flu.” It’s true that the
Google search engine flags flu activity in U.S. - Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Search engine giant Google launched a new tool on Tuesday that will help U.S. federal health experts track the annual flu epidemic. Google Flu Trends uses search terms that people put into the Web-based search engine to figure
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