Scientists, researchers and private health organizations scrambled to preserve as much federal public health data and ...

The U.S. winter virus season is in full force, and by one measure is the most intense in 15 years. One indicator of flu ...

While we often refer to it as "the flu," the influenza virus has several strains, with flu A and flu B considered the most ...

U.S. medical services providers are seeing the greatest numbers of flu cases since the 2009-2010 flu season, the Centers for ...

A healthy weight isn’t one-size-fits-all Learn why body composition lifestyle and overall wellness matter more than just a ...

There have been 6 gastrointestinal illness outbreaks on cruise ships — 3 of which were attributed to Norovirus — in less than ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is investigating why more than 90 cruise passengers got sick on a Royal Caribbean ship that docked in Tampa on Saturday morning.

There are some new tools to help this respiratory virus season: over-the-counter tests that can identify whether an illness ...

Oregon Department of Agriculture keeps a running list of confirmed avian influenza detections listed by date, county and type ...

The number of women who drink alcohol while pregnant is not decreasing, according to a 15 year-study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Approximately 1 in 8 women drank any amount ...

Flu activity has hit a new peak for the season and is continuing to increase across the country, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s weekly influenza reports.The ...