New York: Several U.S. Department of Agriculture employees who worked on the agency's bird flu response will leave at the end of April, straining the federal capacity to monitor the spread of the ...

This is a KFF Health News story. Aggressive deportation tactics have terrorized farmworkers at the center of the nation's bird flu strategy, public health workers say. Dairy and poultry workers ...

The flu vaccine is recommended annually for all Americans 6 months and older, per the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — but a new study from Cleveland Clinic suggests that it might ...

Researchers developed a bean-based gum that drastically reduces viral load in the mouth, showing promise against flu, herpes, and even bird flu. A chewing gum made from lablab beans may be the next ...

MEXICO CITY - A three-year-old girl has become Mexico’s first human fatality from H5N1 bird flu, dying early on April 8 of multiple organ failure, health officials said. The girl from the ...

USDA spokesperson said agency is reviewing upcoming staff departures Source says departure of three workers likely to disrupt bird flu monitoring Bird flu has sickened 70 people in U.S. and killed ...

[Edward Kiplimo,Standard] Over the past few weeks, Kenyans have taken to social media and casual conversations to complain about a mysterious and persistent flu that doesn’t seem to go away.

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A 3-year-old girl in western Mexico has died after contracting bird flu in the country's first confirmed human case of the virus, Mexican health authorities said Tuesday. Mexico's Health Ministry ...

Chewing gum made from beans has been shown to reduce the viral load of some strains of herpes and influenza, according to a new study from the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine.

The researchers tested their gum against four viruses: two strains of flu (H1N1 and H3N2) and two types of herpes simplex virus (HSV-1 and HSV-2). When tested with a virus level similar to what’s ...