H1N1 flu boosts sales of hand sanitizers

Pregnant women skeptical of H1N1 vaccine

As the H1N1 influenza vaccine trickles into clinics and pharmacies over the next few weeks, public...

Shortage of flu vaccines leaves healthcare workers vulnerable

For more than a week, occupational nurse Janet Li-Tall has been giving the H1N1 flu vaccine to a...

CDC gives new swine flu numbers

Between 1.8 million and 5.7 million Americans caught pandemic H1N1 influenza this spring, as many as...

L.A. County free H1N1 vaccine clinics overwhelmed

Los Angeles County's free H1N1 flu clinics opened last week amid public health officials' promises...

Flu-like illnesses now higher than at peak of seasonal flu season

Influenza-like illnesses are now higher throughout the country than levels generally seen at the...

Swine flu surges in California, but vaccine remains scarce

Many doctors' offices across the Los Angeles area are fielding frantic calls this week from patients...

CDC says flu predictions are often futile

Even with the government reducing its estimates for upcoming vaccine supplies and some researchers...

Hospitals begin limiting visitors over H1N1 flu

Alarmed by the spread of the H1N1 flu, hospitals throughout California and neighboring states...

Swine flu is 'a disease of the young'

New data on hospitalizations and deaths caused by the pandemic H1N1 influenza virus show that it...

Swine flu is present 'in virtually the entire country,' CDC expert says

Pandemic H1N1 influenza "is here . . . in virtually the entire country," Dr. Anne Schuchat of the...

Farmers fear pigs may get 'swine' flu from people

Humans have it. Pigs don't. At least not yet, and U.S. pork producers are doing everything they...

Do face masks help prevent swine flu infection?

Don't count on those disposable masks to completely protect you against the swine flu percolating...