A broiler is bred for rapid growth. It goes from a little chick to processing in less than two months, so they are very quickly replaced. Because of their short lifespan, there is also less time to be ...

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 19,000 people have died from the flu so far this winter, including ...

The FDA’s abrupt decision to cancel next month’s vaccine advisory committee meeting is raising concerns about whether the U.S ...

Soaring egg prices have consumers boiling, and on Wednesday, the United States Department of Agriculture blamed rising costs ...

Massachusetts experienced a surge in flu cases this season and Boston health officials say while numbers are improving, it’s ...

Influenza has run rampant this winter, but numbers are leveling out, said Dr. Bisola Ojikutu of the city’s Public Health ...

A Food and Drug Administration vaccine advisory committee meeting scheduled for March to select the strains to be included in ...

Boston health officials said Wednesday that along with an unusual second, late surge of flu cases across the state, the ...

Boston's top health official said Wednesday that recent data shows a decrease in the rate of flu cases, but concerns remain ...

Despite a surge in influenza cases across the City of Boston seen since December, the city’s top public health official says the latest data indicate a downward trend in reported cases and emergency ...

Flu fears are at their highest right now, as the virus is peaking across the country.The Massachusetts Department of Public Health said<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More ...