Research Reveals Why Flu Peaks in Certain Seasons
2012-12-27
The germ thrives in low or very high humidity, scientists sayContinue Reading
Patient Survival Rises When Drugs Suppress Hepatitis C in Blood: Study
2012-12-25
Risk of death was 4 times lower if the virus stayed at undetectable levels for 6 months, researchers foundContinue Reading
Keep Kitchen Utensils Clean While Preparing Holiday Meal
2012-12-25
Cross-contamination can occur easily during cooking process, study saysContinue Reading
Flu Drug Tamiflu OK for Babies Under 1: FDA
2012-12-21
But dose for these tots must be calibrated to their weight, agency saysContinue Reading
One Man's Harrowing Battle With Hepatitis C
2012-12-21
Ted Adamson of Riverside, Calif., nearly lost his liver and life to the diseaseContinue Reading
Hepatitis: The Hidden Hazard
2012-12-21
Though cure rates are good, many Baby Boomers don’t even suspect they have the liver diseaseContinue Reading
Tamiflu Approval Expanded to Include Infants Under Age 1
2012-12-21
First approved in 1999 for adults with fluContinue Reading
U.S. Flu Season in Full Swing, CDC Says
2012-12-21
29 states are now reporting outbreaks, 12 have ‘high levels,’ agency saysContinue Reading
FDA, States Weigh Pharmacy Regulation in Wake of Meningitis Outbreak
2012-12-20
States ask agency to play a greater role in policing specialty pharmacies, protecting patientsContinue Reading
'Boomers' With Hepatitis C Boosting Demand for Liver Transplants
2012-12-19
Study finds many in need of new organs have liver cancerContinue Reading
Rate of New HIV Infections Drops for First Time Among Black Women: CDC
2012-12-19
But gay and bisexual men, and minorities, still make up bulk of new casesContinue Reading
Banning Vaccine Preservative Would Hurt Kids in Poor Nations: Experts
2012-12-17
Pediatricians, others oppose U.N. proposalContinue Reading
Immune System May Not Weaken With Age: Study
2012-12-14
Seniors’ infection-fighting T cells found as strong as those of younger adultsContinue Reading
Trained Beagle Sniffs Out Troublesome Hospital Infection
2012-12-14
Dogs like Cliff are giving a whole new meaning to ‘pet scan’Continue Reading