Flu & Viruses

  • Children susceptible to swine flu – UK study

    Children and teenagers are especially susceptible to swine flu, according to new findings which help explain why the virus spread rapidly through schools. Read more

  • Swine flu – new insights

    Closing schools and vaccinating children and teenagers would have been the best way to control the swine flu epidemic, researchers reported last night. Read more

  • One flu jab enough for children?

    Children may need just one dose of swine flu vaccine – rather than the two which are currently recommended, researchers reported last night. Read more

  • Flu-fighting secret revealed

    Scientists say they have found the secret of humans’ innate ability to fight flu viruses. Read more

  • Paradox of UK swine flu deaths

    Swine flu has not proved as lethal as feared – but it has still killed substantial numbers of otherwise healthy people, according to Britain’s chief medical officer. Read more

  • Tamiflu millions challenged

    The millions spent on treating suspected swine flu patients with Tamiflu faced damning criticism from an expert analysis last night. Read more

  • Measles battle on the cusp

    Deaths from measles world-wide have been dramatically reduced in the last decade, according to figures published last night. Read more

  • Carla backs baby HIV campaign

    Euro-celebrity Carla Bruni-Sarkovsky has been backing calls to eliminate HIV transmission to new-born babies. Read more

  • Breast-feeding safe for HIV mums – WHO

    Mothers infected with HIV should breast-feed their babies whilst continuing to take drug treatment, according to new global guidelines published today. Read more

  • Doubts over swine flu trends

    It is "too early" to say whether the swine flu outbreak has reached its peak in northern countries, an expert said yesterday. Read more