May 21 -- THURSDAY, May 21 (HealthDay News) -- Some older people may have partial immunity to the new H1N1 swine flu virus because of possible exposure to another H1N1 flu strain circulating prior to ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) – Researchers in China have identified a new strain of swine flu that has “pandemic potential.” It has been more than a decade since the swine flu, known as the virus H1N1, last caused a ...

I received my annual flu shot back in October, and I have to say, I felt pretty good about myself. Though doctors constantly tell us to get vaccinated, most Americans don’t bother — a survey by the ...

Pigs could play a key role in ending the flu as we know it. That’s the message behind new research testing a computer-designed vaccine that protects swine from flu—and may one day do the same for ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — If Texas pitcher Vicente Padilla had been diagnosed with swine flu a few months ago, it might have sent a wave of fear through the majors. Now? Barely a ripple. Certainly, there’s ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed cases of swine flu in eight students at a New York preparatory school, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Sunday. The students have had only mild ...

THE REPORT THAT BREAKS ALL THIS DOWN. EMANI. WELL, STEVE, THERE’S ACTUALLY BEEN A TOTAL 216 CHILD FLU RELATED DEATHS. THAT NUMBER DOES INCLUDE ONE CHILD FROM NEW HAMPSHIRE AND IS 11 MORE DEATHS THAN ...

A top CDC official says concern over the outbreaks has grown since Thursday. April 24, 2009— -- A top federal health official said the government's concern over the swine flu outbreaks in the ...

The administration's request for $1.5 billion to deal with swine flu could fund disease monitoring and tracking. Some of the $1.5 billion in emergency supplemental funds the White House has requested ...

Pharmacies in England are reporting a run on supplies like surgical masks, thermometers and anti-bacterial gels by customers concerned about swine flu amid a surge in the number of people infected by ...