Survivors recall horror of flu pandemic
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At the height of the flu pandemic in 1918, William H. Sardo Jr. remembers the pine caskets stacked in the living room of his family's house, a funeral home in Washington, D.C.
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WHILE fears of a major bird flu pandemic proved unfounded last year - when only 32 people died â-ealth experts believe it may have been the precursor to a serious outbreak
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Five survivors of Sept. 11 tell their stories of the day and how it changed the course of their lives
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What a year. From hurricanes to tsunamis, Mother Nature served up her own brand of wrath even as human-generated war, national politics, poisonings and flu vaccines made for searing and sometimes improbable ...
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Anyone who thought this flu season wasn&#39;t going to be a mess need only see the hordes of area residents who turned out at the First Presbyterian Church in Mansfield on Tuesday morning.
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Witness accounts from people who saw the huge waves triggered by an earthquake off the Indonesian coast.
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Midway through the month when influenza typically peaks, health officials were monitoring four hospitalized Nebraska children, while three North Carolina schools remained closed over widespread symptoms of the illness. And in Oklahoma, 400 students were out sick with the flu, though no schools were closed, authorities said.
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A 79-year-old woman has died from injuries she sustained while waiting in line for a flu shot with her husband. Marie Franklin collapsed after standing in line for more than five hours at a California supermarket.
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The United States is unprepared not just for flu season, but for a worldwide pandemic or bioterrorism attack, say researchers outside the government.
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THE world was united in grief last night, remembering the victims of the Asian tsunami disaster, as fears grow that survivors will die from disease and the full death toll will never be known.
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Americans are caught between worries over the safety of the flu vaccine and fears that they will not be able to get it when they
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This article was reported by Denise Grady, Lizette Alvarez, Gardiner Harris and Andrew Pollack and was written by Ms. Grady. Scene by disheartening scene, the spectacle of a severe shortage of flu vaccine is unfolding around the country.
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With flu season right around the corner, a new study finds that Americans are still struggling as much as ever with the condition.
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Some Indianapolis area firefighters have something new to worry about beyond battling flames: the flu. Firefighters are one of a number of groups that don&#39;t quite fit the federal government&#39;s
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Officials in Thailand announced today that a 32-year-old woman had been hospitalized with avian influenza and that two of her family members had already died of a flu
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Three Malaysians who became ill after an outbreak of deadly (H5N1) bird flu hit their northern village do not have the disease. The three were hospitalized as a precautionary measure after they came down with flu symptoms.
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Health India &gt; Washington, Nov 13 : An influenza pandemic, when it arrives, could be the largest health disaster witnessed by mankind and countries need to gear up efforts to develop a vaccine to prevent this potential devastation, experts have said.