"swine flu" News

Is the U.S. swine flu epidemic over? Federal health officials won't go so far as to day that, but on Friday they reported for the fourth week in a row that no states had widespread flu activity.

Abbey Flyte was born as her mother was dying from complications from the swine flu last summer. Now, Abbey is in intensive care after she stopped breathing Monday night.

Like nearly one-third of American teens, Paris Woods is overweight. Her doctor worries her weight will creep up into the obesity range. One out of four black girls her age is obese.

The World Health Organization also dismissed claims it colluded with drug companies to bring economic benefit to the industry by playing up the danger of the new H1N1 influenza strain.

Conjoined twins from Arizona have already defied medical expectations by living past their third birthdays. Now their parents hope the girls will become one of the first sets of twins sharing a heart to be successfully separated.

Japan Airlines is expected to file for bankruptcy protection Tuesday, ending months-long speculation about its fate and launching a massive overhaul to shed the fat and inefficiency that hobbled Asia's biggest airline.

In the wake of the devastating earthquake in Haiti on Jan. 12, 2010, many Americans are looking for ways to help by donating to a charity. Fraudulent charities will likely emerge trying to scam donations from well-meaning Americans. Here's how to avoid them.

Now that the current outbreak appears to have peaked in much of Europe, many Poles feel their government has been vindicated.

Get ready for a huge flu-shot push as health officials try to rekindle interest in protection against this new influenza strain that, despite plummeting cases, still is threatening lives — even as they reassess just how much more vaccine needs to be shipped.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention also reported Friday that there are no signs of seasonal flu right now, only the swine variety.

A Lane Community College student accused of espionage. A Duck season that started like a disaster and might end like a dream. The bodies of two missing girls are found. More haze around medical marijuana. And an open gubernatorial race on the horizon. Take a look at the year that was 2009 in Oregon.

It is too early to declare that the swine flu pandemic has peaked worldwide and many more people could become sick with the virus this winter, the head of the World Health Organization said in an interview published Tuesday.

A Lane Community College student accused of espionage. A Duck season that started like a disaster and might end like a dream. The bodies of two missing girls are found. More haze around medical marijuana. And an open gubernatorial race on the horizon. Take a look at the year that was 2009 in Oregon.

Swine flu is not only dangerous to pregnant women, but it's a threat to new mothers too, the first study to document this risk shows.