Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on Saturday warned the country faced an “extremely grim” job to prevent the spread of the H1N1 flu strain, calling on more people to be vaccinated and for vaccine production to be raised.

China's Health Ministry says two more people have died of swine flu on the mainland, bringing its death toll to six.

Waves of H1N1 swine flu spread by some three million pilgrims travelling to and from Mecca for next month's haj threaten to pile pressure on healthcare systems around the world, disease experts said on Thursday.

As many as 5.7 million Americans were infected with swine flu during the first few months of the pandemic, according to estimates from federal health officials.

Residents who have tested positive for the A(H1N1) swine flu are still urged to get immunized once vaccines are made available, health authorities said yesterday.

When pregnant women get vaccinated against flu, their babies are bigger, healthier and less likely to be premature, researchers reported on Thursday.

Patients taking statin drugs were almost 50 percent less likely to die from flu, researchers reported on Thursday in a study providing more evidence the cholesterol-lowering drugs help the body cope with infection.

Stem cells were changed to form the precursors of sperm and eggs in a research advance that may lead to better ways of treating the infertility affecting 10 to 15 percent of would-be parents in the U.S.

A molecule found in a curry ingredient can kill esophageal cancer cells in the laboratory, suggesting it might be developed as an anti-cancer treatment, scientists said on Wednesday.

There are growing signs that U.S. beef offal and ground beef will not appear in Taiwan's markets at least in the near future despite the government's agreement last week to open the door wider to U.S. beef products.