News Archive for Infections

Respiratory Issues Linger for Smallest Babies (7/9/2009) New Drug Fights Anthrax Toxin (7/8/2009) Experts Keep Wary Eye on Tamiflu-Resistant Swine Flu (7/8/2009) U.S. Unveils Stricter Food-Safety Standards (7/7/2009) Why Swine Flu Differs From Seasonal Flu (7/2/2009) Too Few Americans Get HIV Test Early Enough (6/26/2009) U.S. Considers Massive Swine Flu Vaccination Program (6/26/2009) Supply of Key Children's Vaccine Almost Back to Normal (6/25/2009) 1 Million Americans Likely Stricken by Swine Flu: CDC (6/25/2009) A Pet's Bite Can Pass on MRSA (6/22/2009) HIV 'Atlas' Shows Virus Targeting Minorities (6/22/2009) Swine Flu Continues to Flare Up, CDC Says (6/19/2009) Nestlé Recalls Cookie Dough Products (6/19/2009) Group B Strep Screening Guidelines Sparing Newborns (6/17/2009) Lung Enzyme Both Friend and Foe (6/17/2009) New Swine Flu Strain Found in Brazil: Report (6/17/2009) Torn Surgical Gloves Put Patients at Risk for Infection (6/16/2009) Sinus Infections Can Cause Toxic Shock in Kids (6/16/2009) First Batch of Swine Flu Vaccine Already Here: Company (6/12/2009) Protein Branded As Culprit in Mad Cow Disease (6/11/2009) Swine Flu Now a Pandemic (6/11/2009) Finding May Lead to Vaccine for Traveler's Diarrhea (6/10/2009) WHO Declaration of Swine Flu Pandemic Looks Imminent (6/10/2009) Researchers Uncover Why Turmeric Helps Heal (6/5/2009) Bird Flu Virus Can Survive Two Years in Landfill (6/5/2009) Global Testing Shows No Variation in Swine Flu Virus (6/4/2009) Key to Wound-Healing May Be Explained in Fish Tail (6/3/2009) Two Ways to Tackle Tuberculosis (6/3/2009) WHO Close to Declaring Swine Flu Pandemic (6/3/2009) Swine Flu Now Reported in All 50 States (6/2/2009) Swine Flu Now Reported in All 50 States (6/1/2009) Swine Flu Vaccine Won't Be Ready Until October: CDC (5/29/2009) Swine Flu Vaccine Won't Be Ready Until October: CDC (5/28/2009) Possible Return of Swine Flu in Fall Has U.S. Health Officials on Alert (5/27/2009) U.S. Prepares for Possible Return of Swine Flu in Fall (5/26/2009) Viable Swine Flu Shot Closer to Reality (5/25/2009) U.S. Closer to Viable Swine Flu Shot (5/24/2009) U.S. Progressing on Swine Flu Vaccine (5/23/2009) CDC Has Candidate Viruses for Swine Flu Vaccine (5/22/2009) Swine Flu Outbreak May Be Subsiding, CDC Says (5/21/2009) Older Adults May Have Some Immunity to Swine Flu (5/20/2009) Sicker People More Vulnerable to Swine Flu: CDC (5/19/2009) Adequate Supply of Swine Flu Vaccine Uncertain (5/18/2009) Swine Flu Fatality Rate a 'Little Bit' Higher Than That of Seasonal Flu (5/18/2009) Swine Flu May Have Infected More Than 100,000 Americans (5/17/2009) Man Dies of Brain Inflammation Caused by Deer Tick Virus (5/15/2009) More Than 100,000 Americans May Have Swine Flu: CDC (5/15/2009) Human Nose Too Cold for Bird Flu Virus (5/15/2009) Health Experts Plot Strategy for Swine Flu Vaccine (5/14/2009) Pregnant Women Should Take Flu Drugs Promptly (5/13/2009) Study Supports Swine Flu's Pandemic Potential (5/12/2009) Swine Flu May Pose Problems for Pregnant Women (5/12/2009) Swine Flu: A Primer (5/11/2009) CDC Shifts Swine Flu Focus to Likely Impact in the Fall (5/11/2009) Swine Flu: A Primer (5/10/2009) Third U.S. Swine Flu Death Reported (5/10/2009) New Paint Shows Germ-Fighting Potential (5/9/2009) Confirmed Swine Flu Cases in U.S. Near 2,300 Mark (5/9/2009) Swine Flu: A Primer (5/9/2009) Scientists Still Baffled About Origins of Swine Flu (5/8/2009) As Swine Flu Cases Mount, CDC Says U.S. Hasn't 'Dodged a Bullet' (5/8/2009) Swine Flu: A Primer (5/8/2009) Swine Flu: A Primer (5/7/2009) U.S. Swine Flu Count Nears 1,900; Person-to-Person Transmission Now Common (5/7/2009) Chlamydia Infection May Play Role in Type of Arthritis (5/6/2009) Swine Flu Likely to Return to U.S. Next Winter (5/6/2009) Younger Age of More Severe Swine Flu Cases Worries Experts (5/6/2009) Swine Flu: A Primer (5/6/2009) Even Barely Early Babies Face Respiratory Risks (5/5/2009) Swine Flu: A Primer (5/5/2009) Obama Administration Might Recommend Three Flu Shots for Americans This Fall (5/5/2009) Diluted Bleach Baths Ease Kids' Eczema (5/4/2009) 1976 Swine Flu Outbreak Offers Echoes, Lessons Today (5/4/2009) Swine Flu: A Primer (5/4/2009) Swine Flu Cases Still Up, But U.S. Officials Are Guardedly Optimistic (5/4/2009) More Low-Income Kids Are Getting Vaccinated (5/4/2009) Swine Flu: A Primer (5/3/2009) Swine Flu Outbreak Not a Pandemic at This Point (5/3/2009) Swine Flu Continues to Spread Across U.S. (5/2/2009) Newly Identified Compounds May Inhibit Strep Infection (5/1/2009) Swine Flu Infections Now Top 140 in U.S. (5/1/2009) Swine Flu Vaccine Still Months Away (4/30/2009) Swine Flu Infections Surpass 100 in U.S. (4/30/2009) First Swine Flu Death Reported in U.S. (4/29/2009) Experts Say Panic Over Swine Flu Is Premature (4/28/2009) U.S. Swine Flu Cases Surpass 60 (4/28/2009) 40 Swine Flu Cases Now Reported in U.S. (4/27/2009) Universal Flu Vaccine Shows Promise (4/27/2009) WHO Warns of Possible Pandemic as Mexico Seeks to Contain Swine Flu (4/26/2009) U.S. Declares Public Health Emergency in Response to Swine Flu (4/26/2009) At Least 20 Dead, Hundreds Ill in Swine Flu Outbreak in Mexico (4/25/2009) WHO Warns of Possible Pandemic as Mexico Seeks to Contain Swine Flu (4/25/2009) Swine Flu Cases Now Total 7: CDC (4/24/2009) Study Reveals How Salmonella 'Hijacks' Cells (4/16/2009) Less Than Half of Young Women Screened for Chlamydia (4/16/2009) New TB Vaccine Passes Safety Trial (4/8/2009) Smoking Ups Infection Risk for Lung Disease Patients (4/7/2009) Obesity Boosts Gum Disease Risk (4/5/2009) Starting HIV Therapy Earlier Saves Lives (4/2/2009) New Antibiotic Could Shorten TB Treatment (4/2/2009) Treatment Target for Herpes Pinpointed (3/27/2009) Third of EMS Stethoscopes Carry MRSA Virus (3/27/2009) Circumcision Guards Against STDs (3/25/2009) Drug-Coated Sponges May Limit Catheter Infections (3/24/2009) Study Links Smoking to Increased Risk of Pancreatitis (3/23/2009) 3 Steps Might Help Stop MRSA's Spread (3/20/2009) Stress May Encourage E. Coli Illness (3/19/2009) Course of West Nile Infection Charted (3/18/2009) Trial Vaccine May Protect Against Serious Viral Infection (3/18/2009) UV Lights, Fans May Curb TB Spread in Hospitals (3/17/2009) Malaria Drug Doesn't Boost Survival Odds With Prion Diseases (3/11/2009) Are Hospital Mobile Phones Dialing Up Superbugs? (3/6/2009) Concerted Effort Needed to Fight Drug-Resistant Flu Strain (3/3/2009) Travel Safety Can Be a Passport to Good Health (2/28/2009) Babies Born in High Pollen Months at Wheezing Risk (2/26/2009) MRSA Cases Dropping in Hospital ICUs (2/17/2009) Low Humidity Levels Help Flu Germs Spread (2/10/2009) RSV to Blame for 1 in 13 Pediatrician Visits (2/4/2009) U.S. Flu Season Off to Slow Start (2/3/2009) Tracking Down a Salmonella Outbreak (1/30/2009) All Products at Georgia Peanut Plant Recalled (1/29/2009) Old Tech Helps Soldiers With New Wound Infection (1/29/2009) Gum Disease Treatment Doesn't Cut Preterm Birth Risk (1/29/2009) In the World of Germs, Man Bites Dog (1/28/2009) Salmonella Infection Numbers Still Rising; Recalls Rise Also (1/21/2009) More Peanut Butter Products Join Recall List (1/20/2009) MRSA Infections Spreading to Kids in Community (1/19/2009) Peanut Butter Product Recalls Mount (1/19/2009) HIV Drug a Double-Edged Sword for Infants (1/18/2009) FDA Warns Consumers Not to Eat Peanut Butter Products (1/18/2009) Sepsis Therapy in Preemies Fails to Boost Survival (1/16/2009) Kellogg Halts Sales of Peanut Butter Crackers (1/15/2009) Meningitis Vaccine Seems to Work Like a Charm (1/14/2009) More Peanut Butter Recalled in Salmonella Outbreak (1/14/2009) Hispanics Respond Poorly to Standard Hepatitis C Therapy (1/14/2009) Vicks VapoRub Linked to Infant Breathing Problems (1/13/2009) Minn. Confirms Tainted Peanut Butter Link to Salmonella Outbreak (1/13/2009) U.S. Chlamydia Infections Hit All-Time High (1/13/2009) Peanut Butter Recalled as Salmonella Search Continues (1/12/2009) Lack of Sleep Linked to Common Cold (1/12/2009) Common Flu Strain Resistant to Popular Antiviral Drug (1/9/2009) Officials Still Seek Source of Salmonella Outbreak (1/9/2009) Old, Fat Mice Blamed for Virus Transmission (1/7/2009) More Than 60,000 Patients Risked Hepatitis Infections (1/6/2009) Preventive Use of Antibiotics Cuts ICU Deaths (12/31/2008) Independent Audit of Global Child Immunizations Urged (12/17/2008) Immune System Works Better at Night (12/15/2008) Leprosy Lingers in the U.S. (12/12/2008) 'Airport Malaria' Risk Rising With Global Warming (12/12/2008) Fewer HIV-Infected Americans Passing the Virus On (12/9/2008) Half-Dose Flu Shot Works Well in Young Adults (12/8/2008) Flu Shots Worthwhile for College Students (12/5/2008) Hepatitis C Therapy Useless for Some (12/3/2008) Antibiotics Largest Cause of Drug-Induced Liver Damage (12/1/2008) FDA Touts Efforts to Enhance Food Safety (12/1/2008) Cranberries May Help Prevent Urinary Tract Infections (11/27/2008) Improper Microwaving Led to Pot Pie-Salmonella Outbreak (11/26/2008) Live Chickens on Trucks Could Transmit Dangerous Germs (11/25/2008)