Health News for Influenza

With schools set to close during the second wave of the swine flu virus this winter, precuations are being taken in many other areas and the New York Marathon is no exception. The 42,000 runners...

The launch of the new swine flu jab across the UK has been marred by reports that an American cheerleader has been crippled by the vaccine, meaning she can only walk backwards.

The rate of infection for the H1N1 virus was predicted to double in the UK. However, recent figures show that although recorded cases are on the rise, it is not spreading as rapidly as first thought.

A new vaccine is currently being tested at St George's Hospital to determine whether it is suitable for children.

According to latest reports, London is set to dig a number of mass graves in preparation of the next outbreak of swine flu this coming autumn. The British Department of Health has warned that we...

With 1900 Brits expected to die as the result of H1N1 virus this coming autumn, the government have begun to stock pile thousands of cardboard coffins and refrigeration units.

Evidence has been released that indicates a link between the H5N1 Virus and Alzheimer’s.

Pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline is set to make a massive profit from the swine flu crisis having already acquired the contracts for 195 million doses of the newly developed vaccine.

A third of us may be infected with pig flu in the next two years whilst experts fear that the rate of infection is set to reach 65,000, killing a whopping 350 Brits per day. Others believe that...

07 Oct 2008 - Concerned with rising obesity figures in the country researchers in England have estimated the cost of diseases related to being overweight or obese and shared it with all PCTs in...