A new report authored by California health officials describes a raw-milk-related outbreak of Salmonella that sickened dozens ...

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Scientists have decoded the Swiss genome of the 1918 flu virus from a century-old specimen, revealing early adaptations for ...

Stephanie Gorecki’s 9-year-old son had spent the day playing outside in their Illinois suburb. That night, May 4, after he ...

A recent study linking human pegivirus to Parkinson’s is leading scientists to examine the connection between other viral ...

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Scientists in Switzerland have cracked open a century-old viral mystery by decoding the genome of the 1918 influenza virus ...

A major scientific breakthrough has identified the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) as the leading cause of multiple sclerosis (MS), ...

Scientists at The Pirbright Institute have taken a major step forward in tackling one of the world's most dangerous viruses, ...

The mercury-based preservative thimerosal will be removed from all flu shots distributed in United States, Health and Human ...

US beef will soon be back on Australian menus. But how does it compare with home-grown beef? Three experts explain.

Coming to our aid is a common fish that's become one of nature's largest lines of defense against mosquito-borne illnesses, ...