As bird flu spreads in the United States, are there are any risks of the virus from drinking milk or eating eggs? Here's what you need to know, according to experts.

Over the past 60 years, the influenza virus has continued to drift and shift. In 1968, a shift once again caused a pandemic. In 1976 and 2009, concerns that the virus had shifted led to [fears that a new pandemic loomed]. But Americans were lucky once again.

Researchers have stressed that bird flu still poses a minimal risk to the general public, though that may change as the virus continues to circulate and potentially mutate. But the many empty shelves in stores and higher prices on the eggs that people can find have raised concerns among consumers about the safety of the egg supply.

Experts say it is safe to eat fully cooked eggs to prevent the H5N1 virus or foodborne illnesses like salmonella. Here’s what it means to fully cook your eggs, the difference between pasteurized and unpasteurized eggs,

A number of factors - chiefly, the bird flu - is causing you to pay more for eggs at the market than ever. Will the price of eggs ever come down?

Montana egg producers talk about bird flu

Greg Herbruck knew 6.5 million of his birds needed to die, and fast. But the CEO of Herbruck’s Poultry Ranch wasn’t sure how the family egg producer (one of the largest in the U.S., in business for over three generations) was going to get through it,

It’s also caused by the H5N1 bird flu that has devastated the poultry industry in recent months, resulting in egg s

Bird flu cases continue to spread across the country and the world, leaving many worried about their health as outbreaks increase in poultry and wild birds. The CDC said the public health risk is currently low,