Scientists Explore How Zinc Fights Off Infection
2013-02-07
Mineral may play role in preventing common cold, ICU sepsisContinue Reading
Daily Dialysis Has Risks, Benefits for Kidney Disease Patients
2013-02-07
Quality of life improves, but odds for complications around site of needle entry also rises, study findsContinue Reading
Some Whooping Cough Strains Now Outsmarting Vaccine
2013-02-06
Current vaccine is still best protection against the disease, experts sayContinue Reading
Flu Shot May Not Work as Well for Seniors
2013-02-06
But, experts still advise older adults to get vaccinatedContinue Reading
In Hospitals, Daily Antiseptic Bath May Prevent Dangerous Infections
2013-02-06
Simple swab-based cleansing cut rates of some drug-resistant bacteria by 23 percent, study foundContinue Reading
Review Finds No Evidence Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s Are Infectious
2013-02-04
Analysis of patients who received human growth hormone from cadavers saw no increased risk of brain diseasesContinue Reading
Beware Fake Flu Treatments, FDA Warns
2013-02-04
May be marketed as dietary supplements, foods (such as herbal teas) and nasal sprays, agency saysContinue Reading
Mistaken Infection ‘On The Prairie’?
2013-02-04
Mary Ingalls, of ‘Little House on the Prairie’, probably didn’t go blind from scarlet fever, experts suggestContinue Reading
Defend Against Double-Dipping at Your Super Bowl Party
2013-02-03
Some creative ways to lower chances of germ-laden chips finding their way into shared dipsContinue Reading
Flu Still Widespread but Easing in Some States: CDC
2013-02-01
45 children have died from flu this season; seniors also especially vulnerableContinue Reading
Will Climate Change Mean Worse Flu Seasons?
2013-02-01
New study suggests that unseasonably warm winter one year might lead to nasty flu outbreak the nextContinue Reading
Drug Users Are ‘Super-Spreaders’ of Hepatitis C, Study Finds
2013-01-31
Diagnosing, treating them early might slow rate of infectionContinue Reading
People Can Emit Flu Germs in Air Up to 6 Feet Away, Study Finds
2013-01-31
Researchers urge more study, new infection-control procedures to protect health care workersContinue Reading