Flu cases are surging across the country – more than half of states are now at “very high” levels, the most severe designation by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention – but is ...

It's an unusual winter for respiratory illnesses. The flu is peaking twice: once in early January and again in February.

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Journal Editorial Report: Congress may demand changes in California. Photo: Allison Dinner/Shutterstock California’s headlong rush to force people to buy electric cars, trucks, boilers and ...

If a hippo stays out of the water for too long, its skin will begin to crack, regardless of the presence of its blood sweat. When European explorers first witnessed this unique property of hippos ...

BARRE — For Claire Georges, owner of Butterfly Bakery of Vermont in South Barre, having her hot sauce featured a third time on the widely popular YouTube series “Hot Ones” is definitely a charm. But ...

Nômade Tulum In the days before I left for Nômade Tulum, I was so sick with flu-like nerves that I almost ... in a temazcal ceremony, the Mayan sweat lodge tradition that's more ancient ...

While continuing to stress that the risk to the public is low and there is no evidence of human-to-human transmission, the CDC had recently advised hospitals to speed up testing for bird flu in ...

She uses her experience in medical research to ensure content is accurate. Influenza—commonly known as the flu—is a respiratory virus that can infect people year-round. Flu season, or when ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from Food ... “In June last year, Australia’s egg industry was affected by a bird flu outbreak, which has since been contained. The outbreak reduced the ...

A family-run farm in south suburban Matteson was left grappling after a bird flu outbreak wiped out its entire flock. Kakadoodle Farm is now looking into how to get back and running after losing ...

The flu respiratory virus spreads from person to person. You can become infected with it if you come into contact with droplets that come out when someone with the flu coughs, sneezes, talks ...