Health Tip: Reduce the Risk of Pinworm Infection
2010-12-17
Can affect people of all ages and economic statusContinue Reading
Food Poisoning Hits 1 in 6 Americans Each Year: CDC
2010-12-15
Numbers have fallen since 1999, but that could be due to better-quality reporting, agency saysContinue Reading
Flu Spreads Easily in High Schools, Study Suggests
2010-12-14
Students, teachers had more than 760,000 opportunities daily to pass illness via airborne dropletsContinue Reading
Once-Daily Dose Approved for Prezista
2010-12-14
Anti-HIV drug sanctioned in combination with ritonavirContinue Reading
U.S. Life Expectancy Drops Slightly
2010-12-09
Deaths from stroke, infant mortality decline, federal report findsContinue Reading
Secondhand Smoke May Put Kids at Risk for Diseases
2010-12-08
Study reports link to trio of bacterial illnessesContinue Reading
Flu Viruses Gaining Resistance, Study Confirms
2010-12-07
With only two classes of drugs now approved, expert fears treatment options will be limitedContinue Reading
Littlest Kids in Big Day-Care Centers May Have Better Health Later On
2010-12-06
Once in elementary school, ear and respiratory infections are fewer, study findsContinue Reading
Research Finds Not All HIV Affects Immune System Same Way
2010-12-04
In some cases, virus has mutations that keep it from killing immune cells, study findsContinue Reading
Outbreaks Signal Another Flu Season, CDC Says
2010-12-04
Georgia now reporting spike in cases among kids, agency says, but vaccine seems to be good matchContinue Reading
Species Extinctions May Spell Trouble for Human Health
2010-12-04
Scientists warn that loss of plants, animals could increase spread of infectious diseasesContinue Reading
Spread Cheer, Not Germs, at Holiday Gatherings
2010-12-02
Expert suggests keeping some distance while making merry with family and friendsContinue Reading
Hair Stylists Mobilize to Snip Away Ignorance of HIV/AIDS
2010-12-01
Hairdressers Against AIDS campaign launched to promote stylist-client chats across U.S.Continue Reading
Hospital-Acquired Infections a Serious Threat to ICU Patients: Study
2010-12-01
But antibiotic resistance only increases death risk slightlyContinue Reading