Flu season here so far is tame

Allegheny County Health Department spokesman Guillermo Cole says he doesn't think there's an answer as to why, but he's happy to report that the Pittsburgh area's having a mild flu season to date. So far, there have been only five confirmed cases -- one believed to have been contracted by someone when traveling abroad -- with just the rest of February, March and perhaps April to go.

Mesa County child hospitalized with flu

This is now the second hospitalized flu case in Mesa County this season, and as we enter the peak of flu season, health officials warn that these might not be the only two people that will end up in the hospital with a case of the flu.

90% drop in flu cases reported in Greene County

Health experts say there is 'no particular reason' for the dramatic drop SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - A dramatic drop in flu cases in Greene County had left fewer of us with sneezes, coughs, and scratchy throats. However, health experts have been left scratching their heads as they search for a reason for the decrease.

U.S. panel defends call to censor bird flu studies

CHICAGO (Reuters) - A potentially deadlier form of the bird flu virus poses one of the gravest known threats to humans and justifies an unprecedented call to censor the research that produced it, a top U.S. biosecurity official said on Tuesday. The National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity (NSABB) set off a furious debate in the scientific and public health communities in December when it ...

Flu Season Off To A Slow Start

Normally this would be peak flu season for Kentucky. But, according to the Center for Disease and Control, that's not the case.