Parents are being urged to vaccinate their children against the human papillomavirus (HPV). The virus can lead to various cancers, including those of the genital areas, anus, mouth, and throat.

Dr Anant Sachdev, a GP and the Thames Valley Cancer Alliance Early Diagnosis Clinical Lead, said: "Our advice is for young people to take up this potentially life-saving vaccine when offered as there ...

An Extreme Cold Warning is in effect for most of Central Texas until noon Thursday, with Milam County downgraded to a Cold Weather Advisory due to it being in the NWS Fort Worth's jurisdiction and ...

Many of the illnesses have similar symptoms such as the common cold, flu, sinus infections and spring allergies. This can make it difficult to differentiate between them so knowing which one you ...

H. Andrewes, of the National Institute for Medical Research, is an admirable summary of the essential features of our knowledge of that world-wide scourge, the common cold ; and nobody is better ...

Early data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's testing suggests that this past season's vaccine may have been a poor match for one of the common strains of the virus. More data ...

Experts are concerned about the impact on upcoming flu vaccine availability. A Food and Drug Administration vaccine advisory committee meeting that was set to discuss what flu strains to include ...

A shopper picks up eggs at a grocery store in New York, US, on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. With bird flu killing millions of egg-laying chickens, prices surged more than 15% in January from a month ...

U.S. Department of Agriculture officials said Wednesday that there are "no anticipated changes" to the current federal policy requiring poultry to be culled in response to bird flu outbreaks ...

If you purchased cold and flu products from the popular brand Zicam, you could be entitled to money. Zicam's manufacturer Church & Dwight Co. has agreed to settle a $6million class action suit ...

Influenza cases rising on Prince Edward Island as cold and flu season drags on Health P.E.I. said it's seen an increase in outbreaks of both COVID and influenza over the past few months ...