Whenever we hear the words “epidemic” or worse “pandemic” there’s always an urge to shut ourselves into our safe little homes and not come out until we know it’s safe. But business trips still get ...

A new influenza A variant called subclade K is responsible for the surge in infections, worsened by a lagging vaccination rate.

The state has its first confirmed case of swine flu -- a Stratford man who became ill after traveling to Mexico. "This is the news we anticipated," Gov. M. Jodi Rell said while making the announcement ...