Health officials and researchers stress vaccines probably still offer protection against the worst effects of the strain.

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 ...

A health expert has settled a long-standing debate on whether “man flu” truly exists and whether men do suffer worse in ...

Cases of influenza in the United States are rising, driven by a new strain that public health officials worry current vaccines may not protect against as effectively.

A health expert has settled a long-standing debate on whether 'man flu' truly exists and whether men do suffer worse when ...

Several pigs at the Oakland County Fair tested positive for influenza A virus, the causative agent of swine influenza. The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development and Department of ...

(Reuters) - Here are some facts from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention about how swine flu spreads in humans: * Swine flu viruses typically cause illness in pigs, not humans. Most ...

Doctors and scientists say this year's influenza season could be tougher than usual, with a new version of the flu virus, ...