Last year’s flu season was the worst California had seen in years — and state health officials warn this year could ...

Health officials note rising cases and deaths, particularly in Southern states. Sept. 30, 2009— -- After all the waiting and worrying, the first of the swine flu vaccines will begin arriving in ...

CNN chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta has gone to Mexico, the apparent epicenter of the swine flu outbreak where more than 100 people have died in suspected cases. With governments ...

College students beware: your campus is a breeding ground for swine flu germs. Sept. 1, 2009 — -- Forget about good grades and securing a date for homecoming, college students heading back to ...

YOU DO NEED TO SHOW PROOF OF RESIDENCE. WELL, IMAGINE NOT HAVING TO GET YEARLY FLU SHOTS AND STILL BEING SNIFFLE FREE. IT’S PART OF A NEW VACCINE STRATEGY THAT THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA-LINCOLN AND ...

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 ...

Nineteen-year-old U.S. Army Pvt. David Lewis set out from Fort Dix on a 50-mile hike with his unit on Feb. 5, 1976. On that bitter cold day, he collapsed and died. Autopsy specimens unexpectedly ...

As flu season nears, experts encourage people to get their annual flu vaccine. Here's the best time to get the flu shot, how long it lasts, side effects and more.

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 ...

Influenza viruses are shifty entities. They accumulate small genetic changes on a regular basis, necessitating yearly updates to the flu vaccines because the prior year’s strain may not look much like ...

In 1976, 45 million people received shots against the disease.?However, it was the vaccination that ended up doing more damage. Twelve people died and another 400 people were paralyzed after ...