Thirteen people have died from consuming bacteria-tainted cantaloupe in what has become the most fatal U.S. outbreak of a food-borne illness since 1998, according to records from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
CNN's Elizabeth Cohen explains how you can reduce your chances of getting salmonella poisoning.
As public health officials across the country look into the salmonella outbreak that began in the spring, the state of California believes it has identified its earliest cases -- and says its investigation helped tip off the rest of the country to the source of the problem.
Dr. Jonathan Fielding talks rationing of the H1N1 vaccine in Los Angeles County where he is director of public health.
As the new H1N1 flu virus keeps spreading, more vaccine is available to fight it, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday.
The first daughters have gotten it along with other children, and more residents around the nation may soon be able to get the H1N1 flu vaccine as health officials say more is on its way.
Figuring out if you have H1N1. Our Betty Nguyen talks with our tech expert about how you can get some details online.
President Obama has declared a national emergency to deal with the "rapid increase in illness" from the H1N1 influenza virus.
For 13-year-old Brandon Marti, the intranasal vaccine felt "good," "cold" and "watery" at the Children's Hospital at Montefiore in the Bronx, New York, on Tuesday.
The Food and Drug Administration has approved applications from four manufacturers to make H1N1 flu vaccine, the secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services said Tuesday.
The H1N1 flu vaccine will be available earlier than had been expected, the director of the nation's top disease agency told CNN on Monday.
CNN's Samantha Hayes looks at the spread of the H1N1 virus with kids and college students.
Children with high-risk medical conditions or disabilities should be among the first to be vaccinated against H1N1 influenza, also known as swine flu, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advised Thursday.
CNN Senior Medical Correspondent Elizabeth Cohen tells you what you need to know about swine flu and the upcoming school year.
Even 6-year-olds at Hamilton Central School in central New York came to school prepared for swine flu. Jessica Poyer, a first-grade teacher, noticed in the spring that kids had begun bringing their own hand sanitizer, tissues and water bottles.
New York had closed 30 schools as of Thursday -- and one private school closed on its own -- after an increase of reports of students with flu-like symptoms, city health and education officials said.
A Utah man with chronic health problems died Wednesday from complications associated with swine flu, a local health official said. If confirmed, it would be the ninth U.S. fatality associated with the flu outbreak.
The U.S. death toll from swine flu rises to seven, and more schools are closing. CNN's Kitty Pilgrim reports.
The number of confirmed H1N1 flu cases worldwide surpassed 10,000, the World Health Organization said Tuesday.
CNN's Mary Snow has the latest on a possible swine flu death.
The number of confirmed H1N1 flu cases worldwide is nearing 10,000, the World Health Organization said Tuesday morning.
Four more New York City public schools and one private school will close for a week after an increase of reports of students with flu-like symptoms, city officials announced Monday.
An assistant principal who died after being hospitalized with the H1N1 virus did have an underlying condition, the New York City's health commissioner said Monday.
An assistant principal at a school in Jamaica Estates becomes the first H1N1 death in New York
President Obama has chosen Dr. Thomas R. Frieden, New York City's health commissioner, to head the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the White House said Friday.
The price for a pack in New York City is now the highest in the country. Concern for the public health, or a money grab by the government?
CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta talks about a proposal to make NYC fast food chains post calorie counts on menu boards.
The New York City Board of Health voted unanimously Tuesday to require all city chain restaurants to post calorie data on their menus.
New York City wants its restaurants to trim the fat, trans fat that is.
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