Kolkata: Two children have been admitted to a city private hospital with swine flu or H1N1, even as three others have tested ...

As of last Friday, there were 718 confirmed cases of the H1N1 virus in Costa Rica (CNN)-- Costa Rican President Oscar Arias has been diagnosed with the H1N1 virus, commonly known as the swine flu, the ...

The disease originally was nicknamed swine flu because the virus that causes the d isease originally jumped to humans from the live pigs in which it evolved. The virus is a "reassortant" -- a mix of ...

Dec. 12 -- FRIDAY, Dec. 11 (HealthDay News) -- Swine flu infection rates continue to drop, U.S. health officials said Friday, with only 14 states reporting widespread H1N1 activity, down from 25 ...

Swine flu symptoms, which typically appear one to four days after exposure, are similar to seasonal influenza and include ...

As cases of swine flu are reported each day, the realization that your community could be affected begins to set in. While government officials make it clear there is no need for panic, it does not ...

Health concerns force cancellation of Hilton College vs. DHS rugby match, disrupting early-season momentum in KwaZulu-Natal.

NBC's chief science and health correspondent Robert Bazell answers your questions about the swine flu vaccine. Should there be concern because this vaccine was rushed that there may not have been as ...

Chinese researchers have discovered a new type of swine flu that can infect humans and has the potential to cause a future pandemic, according to a study released on Monday, though scientists have ...

An updated safety report was released by Dr. Bruce Gellin, Director of the National Vaccine Program Office. The report indicates that the government has a "beefed-up" database on safety that shows no ...

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 ...