You may be seeing and hearing a lot of people coughing and sneezing around you right now as the Public Health Agency of Canada has said influenza is widespread in many parts of the country.

Local health officials are asking people to be cautious regarding the possible spread of influenza as flu-like activity is at ...

Flu activity remains “very high” in most states, the Centers for Disease Control said this week, as illnesses, emergency room ...

NISD's health services director said even if a licensed nurse is absent, a staff member is always on standby, trained for ...

Ohio has been seeing a resurgence of influenza in recent weeks as hospitals in the Dayton region are reporting long wait times for their emergency rooms. Hospitals locally and throughout Ohio are also ...

At least four cattle herds in Nevada have tested positive for a strain of H5N1 bird flu never before seen in cows, state agriculture officials confirmed Wednesday, and respiratory symptoms like ...

A case of whooping cough, a highly contagious disease also known as pertussis, hit Bridle Path Elementary School in North ...

Dozens of dead and sick birds are washing ashore on Lake Michigan beaches in Illinois and Wisconsin, suspected of having the bird flu, according to state officials.

When someone sneezes, we say, “Bless you” without thinking, but have you ever wondered why? Where did this habit come from, and what does it really mean? People have been saying "bless you ...

Sean "Diddy" Combs. (Shareif Ziyadat/Getty Images for Sean "Diddy" Combs) ...

Sneezing, fever, chills ... and kids Miller also stressed that proper handwashing and staying at home when you’re sick are important defences against viruses. While hand sanitizer works well ...