2 Vaccines Help Cut Bacteria That Cause Meningitis, Study Finds
2014-08-19
Shot could reduce risk that people who carry germs will spread them to others, research suggestsContinue Reading
WHO Urges Screening of Travelers to Contain Ebola Outbreak
2014-08-18
Officials stress that transmission of virus requires direct contact with infected personContinue Reading
HPV Vaccine Protects Against Infection 8 Years Out: Study
2014-08-18
Doctors continue to urge parents to get the recommended three doses for their preteensContinue Reading
Scope of Ebola Outbreak May Be Greater Than Statistics Show: WHO
2014-08-15
Officials say new treatment centers in Liberia overflowing with patientsContinue Reading
Common Respiratory Diseases Tied to Lung Cancer Risk
2014-08-15
Chronic bronchitis, emphysema and pneumonia linked to risk in study, but not asthma, tuberculosisContinue Reading
Full Recovery Possible for 2 U.S. Ebola Patients
2014-08-15
Dr. Kent Brantly, Nancy Writebol will likely gain immunity against the virus, experts sayContinue Reading
Beware Fake Ebola Treatments on the Internet, FDA Says
2014-08-15
There are no approved treatments or preventive drugs against the deadly virusContinue Reading
Vaccine Shows Promise Against Mosquito-Borne Virus
2014-08-14
Volunteers developed antibodies to chikungunya in first human trial, but shot for public use 5 years away, researcher saysContinue Reading
High-Dose Flu Vaccine May Better Protect the Elderly: Study
2014-08-13
It might also reduce flu hospitalizations and complications, researchers say
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CDC Commits More Than 400 Staffers to Fight Ebola Outbreak
2014-08-13
55 are deployed in West Africa now, others are working from the U.S.Continue Reading
Classroom Hand Sanitizers Don’t Curb Absences, Study Finds
2014-08-12
Students taught hand hygiene had similar number of sick daysContinue Reading
Obese More Likely to Survive Serious Bloodstream Infection
2014-08-12
Researchers aren’t sure why extra weight seemed protective for sepsisContinue Reading
WHO Experts Give Nod to Using Untested Ebola Drugs
2014-08-12
Move would be justified in ‘particular circumstances’ of current outbreak, ethicists say
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In Neonatal ICU, Hand Washing Plus Gloves May Curb Infections
2014-08-11
But researchers say it’s too soon to make recommendationContinue Reading