http://phys.org/ en-us Phys.org internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. A fungus that has decimated amphibians globally is much older than previously thought, but may have recently spread through the global wildlife trade to new locations where amphibians have no immunity, reports a new study. http://phys.org/news289117059.html Biology Thu, 30 May 2013 07:40:08 EST news289117059 In April 2009, the world took notice as reports surfaced of a virus in Mexico that had mutated from pigs and was being passed from human to human. The H1N1 "swine flu," as the virus was named, circulated worldwide, killing more than 18,000 people, according to the World Health Organization. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the United States said it was the first global pandemic in more than four decades. http://phys.org/news258605202.html Chemistry Mon, 11 Jun 2012 03:46:50 EST news258605202 Leading US health official Anthony Fauci on Wednesday rejected claims that the United States is censoring science by seeking to limit potentially dangerous bird flu information in major journals. http://phys.org/news243709673.html Biology Wed, 21 Dec 2011 17:08:09 EST news243709673 Genetic detective work by an international group of researchers may have solved a decades-long mystery of the source of a devastating tree-killing fungus that has hit six of the world's seven continents. http://phys.org/news234106499.html Biology Thu, 01 Sep 2011 14:35:24 EST news234106499 (AP) -- China has detected eight people infected with mutated forms of the swine flu virus, a health official said Wednesday, but flu drugs and vaccines still work against it. http://phys.org/news178368989.html Medicine & Health Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:56:52 EST news178368989 Given his age, H. Byran Poff figures he has seen just about everything that can happen to mankind. http://phys.org/news161183707.html Medicine & Health Sun, 10 May 2009 14:16:32 EST news161183707 Mexico began a five-day shutdown Friday to try to halt the spread of swine flu as the country was approved for three billion dollars in international loans to fund its battle against the virus. http://phys.org/news160387775.html Medicine & Health Fri, 01 May 2009 09:10:49 EST news160387775 (AP) -- Three more New Zealanders recently returned from Mexico are suspected of having swine flu and Spain announced the first confirmed case of the deadly virus in Europe on Monday, as countries rushed to screen travelers for fevers. http://phys.org/news160039440.html Medicine & Health Mon, 27 Apr 2009 08:24:34 EST news160039440