Lupus Patients Face High Rehospitalization Rates
2014-08-11
Drugs that suppress the immune system make it harder to fight infection, study saysContinue Reading
Ebola Vaccine Trials Set to Begin in September
2014-08-11
‘Patient Zero’ thought to be 2-year-old who lived in village near 3 West African nationsContinue Reading
Ethicists Grapple With Tough Questions Over Release of Ebola Drugs
2014-08-11
As West African crisis gathers momentum, pressure is on to bring untested medicine to desperate patientsContinue Reading
Expert Offers Safe Splinter Removal Tips
2014-08-09
Going barefoot in the summer increases risk of problems, doctor saysContinue Reading
Shingles Vaccine Still Effective After Chemotherapy
2014-08-08
Study finds cancer treatment didn’t seem to lessen immunization’s effectsContinue Reading
First Ebola Vaccine Could Be Less Than a Year Away, Scientist Says
2014-08-08
A potential antibody treatment for those already infected is also in the works
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WHO Declares Ebola Outbreak a ‘Public Health Emergency’
2014-08-08
Statement follows similar assessment by CDC earlier this weekContinue Reading
Some Home Tattoo Kits Recalled Due to Infection Risk
2014-08-07
FDA concerned some contaminated ink may still be used by professionals or at homeContinue Reading
Orbactiv Approved for Drug-Resistant Skin Infections
2014-08-07
Third such antibiotic sanctioned this yearContinue Reading
CDC Raises Ebola Outbreak Response to Highest Alert Status
2014-08-07
World Health Organization also mulling similar move as cases are reported in NigeriaContinue Reading
Researchers Closer to Test for Human Form of ‘Mad Cow’ Disease
2014-08-06
New methods that test urine or nasal tissue samples appear promising: studiesContinue Reading
Fears of U.S. Ebola Outbreak Unwarranted, Experts Say
2014-08-06
Virus doesn’t transmit easily and medical care in United States is greatly superior to that in West AfricaContinue Reading
2nd American Ebola Patient Arrives in U.S. for Treatment
2014-08-05
Nancy Writebol will be cared for in isolation unit at same Atlanta hospital as Dr. Kent BrantlyContinue Reading
People With HIV May Be at Lower Risk for Multiple Sclerosis
2014-08-04
Constant immune system suppression may be the reason why, researchers sayContinue Reading