Image via Wikipedia Last year the swine flu outbreak caused panic. There were reports coming from the media from all over the world that people were dying… it looked like the end of the world! We were told to get vaccinated, and use hand sanitizer, and wear masks. Schools and office buildings were closed... 

As a feature of CNNhealth.com, our team of expert doctors will answer readers’ questions. Here’s a question for Dr. Gupta. From Scott, Oregon “After suffering through the H1N1 flu for almost a week, I feel completely healthy, save for a lingering cough. There is not much if any mucous involved, it’s... 

By Elizabeth Landau, CNN t’s everywhere you look — in schools, in shopping malls, in day care centers, in offices. Hand sanitizer has become ubiquitous after the outbreak of the novel H1N1 flu virus. But what are its special powers? Does it really protect from viruses? And what’s the best way to use... 

Healthy eating can help you ward off colds and flu. Dr. Felicia Wade shows us more. Highlight any portion you want: var showHover=true;  Read More →

(CNN) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Friday it has approved a new vaccine to prevent seasonal influenza. Agriflu, made by Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics, is not intended to protect against the H1N1 virus, commonly known as swine flu. The vaccine was approved using an accelerated approval process,... 

By Caleb Hellerman, CNN Medical News Senior Producer November 20, 2009 1:26 p.m. EST (CNN) — It was early on a Monday, just the seventh week of school, when Danelle Olivares decided she would have to keep her 5-year-old daughter home from kindergarten. Trinity had a nasty stomach bug, but no fever, and Olivares... 

From Amir Ahmed and Mohammed Jamjoom, CNN November 21, 2009 6:19 p.m. EST Mecca, Saudi Arabian (CNN) — A teenager and three elderly people in Saudi Arabia for the hajj pilgrimage have died of the H1N1 flu virus, the Saudi Health Ministry said. The victims of the virus were a 17-year-old Nigerian female and a... 

Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 briefing note 16 19 NOVEMBER 2009 | GENEVA — To date, WHO has received vaccination information from 16 of around 40 countries conducting national H1N1 pandemic vaccine campaigns. Based on information in these 16 countries, WHO estimates that around 80 million doses of pandemic vaccine have... 

By Saundra Young, CNN Swiftwater, Pennsylvania (CNN) — Vaccine manufacturing giant Sanofi Pasteur opened its doors to the media Wednesday, inviting reporters to a first-of-its-kind, up-close look at its H1N1 flu vaccine production facility. Sanofi, the only manufacturer licensed to make H1N1 vaccine in the United... 

From: CNN.COM – November 10, 2009 8:41 a.m. EST Washington (CNN) — Americans are starting to lose confidence in the government’s ability to prevent a nationwide epidemic of the H1N1 flu, according to a new national poll. But the CNN/Opinion Research Corporation survey, released Tuesday morning, indicates...