Scientists have discovered that testing the environment of live poultry markets is an effective way to identify avian ...

The cold season is in full swing, throats are scratchy and noses are running. We feel ill and hope it is not the flu. The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It's flu season in Massachusetts, and most sick Bay Staters are coming down with Influenza Type A, according to recent health data ...

A protein already targeted by FDA-approved cancer drugs may also help the body fight influenza, according to new research ...

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(NEXSTAR) – As we get deeper into flu season, a new type of the influenza virus has been identified, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirms. The new strain is a variation of influenza ...

While current flu shots need to be updated each season, scientists are finding new ways to make vaccine that could last much longer and cover more strains.

Prior exposure to one strain of influenza virus may weaken children's ability to mount an effective antibody response against their subsequent exposure to a different flu strain, according to a study ...

(NEXSTAR) – As one variant of the flu virus starts to decline, another is rising to take its place. Influenza A is still the most common type of flu circulating, but influenza B has risen for two ...

A swine flu case in Spain with no pig exposure has raised questions about how the virus spread and triggered international ...