GENEVA – Many more people could become sick with swine flu this winter even though it has peaked in North America and some European countries, the head of the World Health Organization said .

THE number of people believed to have caught swine flu in Scotland rose by almost 15 per cent last week, figures revealed yesterday.

Illinois health officials are reporting four new deaths and 77 new hospitalizations from swine flu. Thursday's update brings the total number of Illinois deaths from the virus to 83. More than 2,600 Illinoisans have been hospitalized since the start of the global epidemic last spring. The Illinois Department of Public Health updates its swine flu figures each week. The state's swine flu activity ...

How contagious is swine flu? Less than the novel viruses that have caused big world outbreaks in the past, new research suggests.

Panicked about catching swine flu? You can relax a bit. A new study found H1N1 to be less contagious than previous pandemic flu bugs.

ATLANTA — Health officials say swine flu was widespread in only four states last week, indicating the fall wave of illness is still declining. Swine flu was widespread in seven states the previous week.

Health officials say swine flu was widespread in only four states last week, indicating the fall wave of illness is still declining.

Title: H1N1 Swine Flu Not So Catchy Category: Health News Created: 12/31/2009 8:28:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 12/31/2009 8:28:34 AM

Dec. 31 (Bloomberg) -- The following table lists the cumulative number of laboratory-confirmed human deaths of the swine flu strain of influenza formally know as H1N1 as reported to the Geneva-based World Health Organization. Total deaths are current as of Dec. 30, 2009.

Health chiefs say swine flu cases in Wales are falling although one death has been reported in the past week.