A Website That Lets You Ask Docs About Flu Symptoms

Think you or your child may have the flu? Wondering when and whether you should see a doctor but don't want to risk a trip to a hospital or doctor's waiting room where you could risk exposure to people who may have swine flu or other illnesses?

A new interactive website, AMAfluhelp.org, by the American Medical Association is taking a revolutionary approach to fighting the flu: It lets patients communicate with doctors online.

While other websites like the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's CDC.gov and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services-run Flu.gov offer the public information about seasonal and swine flu, this site lets patients ask doctors questions about their flu-like symptoms -- all free of charge.