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Reports state that a possible case of the swine flu may have infected a Royal Caribbean cruise ship. The only good sign coming out of this is that Royal Caribbean appears to have handled it all with precise and effective measures, as no one beyond the two crew members has gotten sick.

A 30-year-old male student enrolled in the United States has been confirmed as China's second H1N1, or swine flu, case, and its first on the mainland, according to the information office of the Chinese Health Ministry.

The number of confirmed or suspected cases of swine flu in the United States was approaching 1900, federal health officials said late Thursday, with most new cases now caused by person-to-person transmission and not ...

While investigators trudge through pig farms and remote villages in Mexico, searching for clues about the new swine flu, answers about the virus' origin may finally appear on a computer, based on genetic codes.

A Texas woman with the H1N1 flu virus died earlier this week, state health officials said, the second death outside of Mexico, where the epidemic appeared to be waning.

As consumers, speculators and pork producers react to the wave of swine flu fears, pork prices go on a wild ride.

Mexico City was returning to normal as people prepared to reopen shops, restaurants and businesses on Wednesday morning.

Experts say the next few days will determine whether the swine flu outbreak will keep expanding or if it will recede in the fashion ...

On a recent morning, when many newspapers and news sites were buzzing about swine flu, voiceofsandiego.org wrote instead about a local science professor and his quest to understand the beginning of the universe.

Health secretary says most economic activity will resume Wednesday, ending a five-day closure.