HPV Test Beats Pap Smear for Cancer Screening
2010-04-28
Newer method better at detecting precancerous lesions, research showsContinue Reading
MRSA More Likely to Lurk in Certain Patients
2010-04-23
One in five long-term elder care patients carried the dangerous germ in their nose, study findsContinue Reading
Potentially Lethal Airborne Fungus May Spread to California
2010-04-22
Unlike typical strains, new pathogen can attack healthy people, researchers sayContinue Reading
Review Panel Leaves Controversial Lyme Disease Guidelines Unchanged
2010-04-22
Experts dismiss need for long-term antibiotic therapy, but opponents call decision a ‘rubber stamp’Continue Reading
In Early Test, New Hepatitis C Drug Shows Promise
2010-04-21
Medication offers hope for treatment with fewer side effects, experts sayContinue Reading
Vaccine Now Misses Many Pneumococcal Infections in Kids
2010-04-21
These bacteria can cause pneumonia and meningitis, researchers point outContinue Reading
Early Tracheotomy Doesn't Change Outcome for Patients on Ventilators
2010-04-20
Doesn’t significantly cut risk of associated pneumonia, researchers sayContinue Reading
H1N1 Flu Hit Pregnant Women Hard
2010-04-20
Getting treatment quickly was key to avoiding life-threatening illness, CDC study foundContinue Reading
Resistant Ringworm Common in Urban Elementary Schools
2010-04-19
Study found infection rates highest among black children in kindergarten, first gradeContinue Reading
Day Care Centers Too Quick to Send Mildly Ill Kids Home
2010-04-19
Colds, stomach bugs are already contagious long before symptoms appear, study authors sayContinue Reading
Respiratory Infections Major Cause of Childhood Deaths
2010-04-16
New measures needed to prevent and treat RSV worldwide, researchers sayContinue Reading
How Virus Puts the 'Pink' in Pink Eye
2010-04-15
Finding what causes inflammation may lead to treatment, researchers sayContinue Reading
E. Coli Declines, but Other Foodborne Illnesses a Worry
2010-04-15
Oyster-related infections up, while Salmonella plateaus, says CDC reportContinue Reading