Nineteen-year-old U.S. Army Pvt. David Lewis set out from Fort Dix on a 50-mile hike with his unit on Feb. 5, 1976. On that bitter cold day, he collapsed and died. Autopsy specimens unexpectedly ...

Federal officials urged widespread vaccinations after swine flu broke out among soldiers at Fort Dix, New Jersey, killing one of the 14 diagnosed with the illness. But the program ...

Q:I was in the military in 1976 when we were required to get a swine-flu vaccine. But now I hear that there is a new swine-flu vaccine. If I was vaccinated back then, am I protected from the current ...

Nationwide panic. Subtle symptoms. Comparisons to the 1918 flu epidemic. Not much has changed in 32 years. That’s the last time swine flu made headlines in the United States. In November 1976, people ...

In 1976, 45 million people received shots against the disease.?However, it was the vaccination that ended up doing more damage. Twelve people died and another 400 people were paralyzed after ...

As U.S. health officials consider rolling out a plan to inoculate the nation against swine flu in the next several months, they are haunted by the events that unfolded the last time the government ...

"No one knows exactly how serious this threat could be. Nevertheless, we cannot afford to take a chance with the nation's health." Last week President Bush went to the National Institutes of Health to ...