The sudden death of actress Barbie Hsu, star of Meteor Garden, has left fans and celebrities in mourning. She passed away at ...

Eighteen patients with Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) are on ventilators in Pune, India, in one of the largest outbreaks recorded. GBS, linked to Campy ...

Here's what bacterial meningitis is, how it's different from viral and other types of meningitis, and what treatment can be expected.

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) today confirmed more H5N1 avian ...

Rhode Island Hospital at Brown University Health will receive $1 million to demonstrate proof of concept for a test that uses ...

Spanish flu pandemic was caused by a particularly virulent strain of influenza virus. It infected 500 million people, caused ...

Guillain-Barré Syndrome is an uncommon, rare neurological condition in which the immune system mistakenly attacks the body's ...

identified an outbreak of avian influenza(H5N1) in a flock of birds. UKHSA carried out routine monitoring on people who had been in close contact with the infected birds. But, just how worried should ...

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Some types of flu can make you very ill, while others cause milder symptoms. Read on to learn about the different types of flu. Flu, or influenza, is a contagious respiratory infection caused by ...

Influenza, or the flu, is a contagious respiratory virus. It can be a severe illness that affects the nose, throat and sometimes lungs. Symptoms of influenza are sore throat, cough, congestion ...