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  Emergency supply of Tamiflu released as flu cases spike

  The federal government is acknowledging what some doctors have been warning against: the country has a shortage of Tamiflu, an antiviral medication often given to those with severe cases of the flu.

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  Scientists using 'disease forecasting' to predict flu season

  In one recent study, two scientists reported they could predict -- more than seven weeks in advance -- when flu season was going to peak in New York City. Theirs was just the latest in a growing wave of computer models that factor in rainfall, temperature or other weather conditions to forecast disease.

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  No evidence that Tamiflu drug prevents the flu: medical journal

  A leading British medical journal is asking the drug maker Roche to release all its data on Tamiflu, claiming there is no evidence the drug can actually stop the flu.

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  Universal flu vaccine being tested; could eliminate yearly shots

  Yearly flu shots could be a thing of the past as researchers have embarked on the first phase of human testing of a new universal vaccine.

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  H1N1 flu shots likely linked to increase in Guillain-Barre cases: study

  The flu vaccine used during the 2009 pandemic may have led to a slight increase in cases of Guillain-Barre syndrome in Quebec, a new study from the province suggests. But the study authors said even with an increase, the benefits of the vaccination probably outweighed the risk.