The World Health Organization (WHO)announced that some household pets have become infected with the H1N1 flu. Although it does not seem to be spreading quickly among animals, the H1N1 flu is affecting many household pets as well as pigs and turkeys.

In October it was reported that Washington Redskins Cheerleader Desiree Jennings suffered from a neurological condition, dystonia, brought on by the seasonal flu shot. Jennings had difficulty speaking, walking, and experienced frequent seizures. Jennings is now recovering despite previous reports that indicated she would not.

Statin drugs, primarily focused at reducing cholesterol, have been found to aid in something on the minds of many people. Yes, statin drugs help people make it through a flu infection.

Although most still cannot get the H1N1 or Swine Flu vaccine due to supply restrictions, many are clamoring for the seasonal vaccine, in hopes it will provide some measure of protection. This has caused a record number of vaccinations for seasonal flu.

The first case of a pig contracting the H1N1 virus in the United States has caused concern among consumers about the safety of eating pork.

The debate over how safe the flu shot is appears in the news several times a week. In general, there are more risks in getting the flu itself than there are in the vaccine. However, the news that NFL cheerleader, Desiree Jennings, now suffers from a neurological condition brought on by the flu shot is causing fear in many people.

Kimberly Young, 22, died from swine flu on Wednesday. Sadly, it has been reported that she delayed treatment due to a lack of health insurance. Although there's no guarantee that earlier treatment would have saved her life, it would be hard to find a more obvious example of the need to fix our broken health insurance system.

People suffering from the flu may be at higher risk for having a heart attack a new study reports.

Roche Pharmaceutical, expects to close this year with sales of 1.3 billion euros ( $1.89 billion) from its antiviral enjoying high popularity, Tamiflu.

Some infectious disease experts say that the alarm being created for swine flu could be unwarranted.

A protein in influenza virus that helps it multiply also damages lung epithelial cells, causing fluid buildup in the lungs, according to new research from the University of Alabama at Birmingham and Southern Research Institute. Publishing online this week in the journal of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, the researchers say the findings give new insight into how flu attacks the lungs and provides targets for new treatments.