WASHINGTON (Reuters) - H1N1 swine flu is still circulating around the world and still killing people, although it is on the decline everywhere, global health officials said on Friday. The H1N1 strain is the dominant form of influenza globally, but some seasonal strains are starting to emerge in China and Africa, the World Health Organization reported. The United States remains one ...

If the U.S. swine flu epidemic isn't over, it certainly looks as if it's on its last legs. While federal health officials are not ready to declare the threat has passed and the outbreak has run its ...

Pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca PLC said Thursday it plans to ax 8,000 more jobs, or 12 percent of its work force, by 2014 to cut costs as it reported disappointing fourth quarter earnings. The Anglo-Swedish company, which said the job cuts will be made across all regions ...