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you should book an “urgent” GP appointment or call 111 if your symptoms do not improve after seven days, the NHS says. It also advises doing this if you or your child have symptoms of flu and ...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will begin collecting samples of raw cow’s milk cheese from across the U.S. to test for the presence of bird flu, spurred on by the ongoing outbreaks of ...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has begun collecting and testing aged cheese made from raw cow's milk over concerns it might be contaminated with bird flu, it announced on Monday.

Federal health officials have begun collecting samples of aged raw cow’s milk cheese across the U.S. to test for bird flu, the Food and Drug Administration announced. Sample collection started ...

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Last year, only about half of Americans received their annual flu shot. You can schedule a flu shot by calling your general care physician or making an appointment at your local pharmacy.