WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. employers who tell workers to stay home when they are sick will have to give them paid time off ...
The United States released Friday its entire stock of children's Tamiflu antivirals, a top health official said, as the pediatric swine flu toll ...
Swine flu has infected "many millions" and killed over 1,000 people in the United States -- around a fifth of the world's total -- since the outbreak began six months ago, a top health official said Friday. "We have seen, since the ...
The United States has seen "many millions of cases" of swine flu and more than 1,000 deaths -- or around a fifth of the world's total -- since the H1N1 outbreak began six months ago, a top health official said Friday. "We ...
A major report confirms what health officials long have believed: Bans on smoking in restaurants, bars and other gathering spots reduce the risk of heart attacks among nonsmokers. "If you have heart disease, you really need to stay away from secondhand smoke. ...
Health care workers lined up Tuesday to be inoculated against swine flu as the United States began a massive campaign to administer 250 million vaccinations by year's end. "Vaccine efforts are starting. All states in the US have ordered vaccine. It is ...
WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 29: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Thomas Frieden testifies before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee September 29, 2009 in Washington, DC. Frieden testified on "The Administration's Flu Vaccine Program: Health, Safety, and Distribution." (Photo by ...
The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says his kids are going to get the swine flu vaccine when it's available. Dr. Thomas Frieden says health officials have "very high confidence" in the safety of the vaccine. He says ...
Guests for the Sunday TV news shows Guest lineup for the Sunday TV news shows: ___ ABC's "This Week" — White House press secretary Robert Gibbs; former Sens. Tom Daschle, D-S.D., and Bob Dole, R-Kan.; Reps. Mike Pence, R-Ind., and Maxine Waters, ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The new H1N1 swine flu virus has killed 36 U.S. children, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported on Thursday. It said 67 percent of them had medical conditions putting them more at risk of severe disease, ...
WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 01: U.S. President Barack Obama (C) makes a statement from the Rose Garden with government officials on preparedness and response efforts surrounding the 2009 H1N1 flu virus September 1, 2009 in Washington, DC. Joining Obama (L-R) are Homeland Security ...
WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 01: U.S. President Barack Obama (3rd R) makes a statement from the Rose Garden with government officials on preparedness and response efforts surrounding the 2009 H1N1 flu virus September 1, 2009 in Washington, DC. Joining Obama (L-R) are Homeland ...
