Students Wear Masks to Try to Stop Flu - Hundreds of students on the University of Michigan campus are part of a research study that could change the way the world looks at influenza.
Researchers are trying to determine whether wearing surgical masks and hand sanitizing can prevent the spread of flu or other respiratory illnesses.
There's only one public place in his residence hall where Ken Miguel doesn't wear a surgical mask _ the cafeteria.
"It's kind of hard to eat with this thing on," the University of Michigan freshman said recently from behind the blue mask. "It's kind of hard to do a lot of things with this on.