Malaysia's government has confirmed the country's first death linked to swine flu in nearly half-a-year. Health Minister Liow Tiong Lai says the 22-year-old woman died of respiratory problems at a hospital Sunday after testing positive for the H1N1 virus. The minister's statement Tuesday did not give details of how she had been infected. It was Malaysia's ...

The World Cup kicks off at the height of South Africa's winter, bringing in hundreds of thousands of visitors during peak flu season and raising concerns aboout a resurgence of swine flu. The H1N1 strain has killed nearly 16,000 people, proving less lethal than regular flu despite the global alarm. But health minister Aaron Motsoaledi said recently that ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Everyone in the United States over the age of six months should get seasonal influenza vaccines every year, federal vaccine advisers said on Wednesday. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices made the long-awaited vote to recommend virtually universal flu vaccination -- something public health experts have long recommended. "The new recommendation seeks to remove barriers to influenza immunization and ...

A government panel is now recommending that virtually all Americans get a flu shot each year, starting this fall. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices had gradually been expanding its recommendation for flu shots — 85 percent of Americans were already included. On Wednesday, the panel voted to recommend a ...