NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In mild cases of H1N1 influenza, a traditional Chinese herb mixture may relieve a fever about as well as the antiviral drug Tamiflu, researchers reported Monday. The herb ...

MEXICO CITY — Some top experts are worried that a mix of old and new flu could become lethal — if it happens. Bird flu kills more than 60 percent of its human victims, but doesn’t easily pass from ...

The convergence of multiple flu strains in one animal can allow new virus strains to form—just as they did in past pandemics. This article first appeared in The Checkup, MIT Technology Review’s weekly ...