WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 (UPI) -- Nearly half of all U.S. adults say they're not planning to get a flu shot this year, a RAND survey said.

WASHINGTON, April 27 (UPI) -- There has been a rise in the number of U.S. children who become infected with both influenza and Staphylococcus aureus, federal health experts say.

BETHESDA, Md., Feb. 28 (UPI) -- A U.S. non-profit group has announced a "call for action" in response to a study that says only 42 percent of healthcare personnel get a flu shot.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 (UPI) -- Many people miss the point about remedies and realities during the cold and flu season, doctors around the United States say. Doctors said a lot of common knowledge about colds and flu is grounded in myths, which spread as fast -- or faster -- than the vi

BALTIMORE, March 5 (UPI) -- Biologists are establishing an aggressive, $29 million early warning campaign as the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu heads toward North America.

WASHINGTON, April 13 (UPI) -- Samples of a deadly strain of flu virus inadvertently sent to labs around the world have sparked concern about a major outbreak, but health authorities told United Press International such an event is unlikely to materialize.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 (UPI) -- Health authorities probably will not be able to salvage any of the millions of doses of influenza vaccine intended for the United States that were suspended by British officials in a surprise move Tuesday, experts familiar with the situation told United P

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WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 (UPI) -- Four of the largest outbreaks of hepatitis in the United States have been traced back to healthcare workers in doctor's offices reusing needles and employing other unsafe procedures, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention concludes in a new study.