Seasonal flu shots have prevented about 13.6 million cases of illness over the last six years, according to new estimates from researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Full story
This year's flu season was more severe than other recent seasons, with a higher percentage of deaths, hospitalizations and doctors' visits for flu, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Full story
French drugmaker Sanofi said Monday the Food and Drug Administration approved a new version of its flu vaccine Fluzone that is designed to prevent four types of the virus. Full story
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Health authorities will cull 11,000 chickens at a farm in the Netherlands after an outbreak of a mild form of avian influenza, the Dutch Economic Affairs Ministry said on Saturday. Full story
LONDON (Reuters) - There are no benefits from giving patients with severe flu a double dose of Roche's drug Tamiflu, despite calls by some experts for the use of higher doses in the most serious cases. Full story
Morgan Stanley is moving a hedge fund meeting out of China after a new drug resistant bird flu strain causes 36 deaths, reports CNBC's Michelle Caruso-Cabrera.
The lethal influenza strain called bird flu is spreading in parts of China. NBC News' Erika Edwards reports.
A look at how a bird flu outbreak in China could impact Yum Brands, which includes KFC. Is the downturn a buying opportunity or has the bird flu make the stock sick?
Sanofi CEO Chris Viehbacher shares his opinion on how China has handled recent bird flu concerns and what impact President Obama's budget might have on pharmaceuticals.
The CDC is developing a vaccine for a new strain of bird flu that has already killed at least five people in China. So far, the strain, known as H7N9, has not shown evidence that it can be passed person-to-person.
Dr. Michael Osterholm, Ph.D. University of Minnesota explains it is important to get the flu vaccine but says it’s “not the magic bullet we have often been led to believe it was.”
Cold and flu products are pictured on shelving during a private cocktail event celebrating the grand opening of drugstore chain Walgreens newest flagship store, and 8,000th store nationwide, on the famous corner of Sunset & Vine in Hollywood, California November 30, 2012. REUTERS/Fred Prouser
File photo of Professor Angus Nicoll answering questions concerning swine flu at a news conference at the European Center for Disease Control in Stockholm April 29, 2009. REUTERS/SCANPIX/Jonas Ekstromer
Six patients who have recovered from the H7N9 strain of bird flu pose for photographs with doctors and nurses before being discharged from hospital in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province April 27, 2013. The spread of the virus has killed 23 people in China. REUTERS/China Daily (CHINA - Tags: HEALTH) CHINA
A breeder, whose business has been affected by the H7N9 bird flu virus, walks his ducks along a road in Changzhou county, Shandong province, April 24, 2013. A dropoff in Chinese demand for soybeans used to feed poultry and livestock could last for months, as consumers lose their appetite for poultry
