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 ...

Swine Influenza (swine flu) is a respiratory disease of pigs caused by type A influenza viruses that causes regular outbreaks in pigs. People do not normally get swine flu, but human infections can ...

Annual flu shots could become a thing of the past under a new vaccine strategy developed and tested by University of Nebraska–Lincoln virologist Eric Weaver and his laboratory team. "This research ...

Subscribe to The St. Louis American‘s free weekly newsletter for critical stories, community voices, and insights that matter. Sign up As the number of swine flu cases continue to grow in the U.S. and ...

Go ahead and eat your bacon, because it can't give you swine flu. Amid all the talk and warnings, here are some facts about swine flu, according the U.S. Centers for Disease Control: As of 1 p.m.

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Over the weekend, health officials in Spain reportedly informed the World Health Organization (WHO) of a possible human case of ...

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 ...