A new strain of avian flu is causing concern among health officials because it exhibits different characteristics from other strains and may mutate further, causing a pandemic.
Mar 18, 2015
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As well as telling us more about earlier societies, the study of diseases in the past is proving an invaluable tool for modern science, as a new book by the historian of medicine Mary Dobson reveals.
Mar 6, 2015
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A Swiss tourist died Thursday of swine flu while visiting India, a local health official said, as the country grapples with an outbreak that has killed more than 400 people since the start of 2015.
Feb 12, 2015
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The fact that this year's flu shot is not a good match against this year's influenza strain is well known, and has happened before.
Jan 14, 2015
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Just in time for flu season, a new Michigan State University study of "the mother of all pandemics" could offer insight into infection control measures for the flu and other epidemic diseases.
Oct 22, 2014
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(HealthDay)—A group representing U.S. obstetricians is calling for all pregnant women to get a flu shot.
Aug 19, 2014
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Like the Spanish flu, polio, AIDS, and SARS before it, Ebola has erupted from seemingly nowhere to claim lives and sow fear of a catastrophic global outbreak.
Aug 14, 2014
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The World Health Organization on Friday declared the Ebola outbreak in West Africa to be an international public health emergency that requires an extraordinary response to stop its spread.
Aug 8, 2014
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An international team of researchers has shown that circulating avian influenza viruses contain all the genetic ingredients necessary to underpin the emergence of a virus similar to the deadly 1918 influenza virus.
Jun 11, 2014
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Omani health authorities announced Wednesday three deaths this month from the swine flu virus, the official ONA news agency reported.
May 28, 2014
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