A seasonal flu virus suddenly mutated in the summer. It appears to evade some of our immunity, has kick-started a flu season ...

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 ...

Indonesia's Ministry of Health has confirmed five child deaths in Datai Hamlet, Indragiri Hulu Regency, Riau Province, after laboratory tests showed ...

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 ...

Wisconsin health officials underscored that this year's vaccine, which was formulated to protect against three strains of the flu, helps protect against severe cases and complications that may arise ...

The United States may be headed for a rough flu season, with a virus that causes more severe symptoms than the one last year ...

The number of Australian cases of the virus, commonly known as swine flu, has reached more than 1,200, with state and federal medical officers set to hold an emergency meeting in ...

Allison Aiello answers the question: 'Does Hand Washing Prevent Swine Flu?' May 27, 2009 — -- Question: Is hand washing really an effective method to prevent swine flu? Answer: There are data ...

A new study in the British medical journal, BMJ, suggests that big-name flu treatments oseltamivir (Tamiflu) and zanamivir (Relenza) have only a “small benefit” in kids under 12 — but can have serious ...