March 10, 2010 / Cancer, Medical News, Pregnancy, Skin Care
More than 400 passengers were sickened by the norovirus on a Celebrity Cruise lines ship in mid-February. That outbreak of gastrointestinal illness is one of eight to hit cruise ships in 2010 — wit
February 26, 2010 / Cancer, Medical News, Pregnancy, Skin Care
Health officials in Puerto Rico have declared an epidemic of dengue fever. See more here: Puerto Rico declares dengue fever epidemic
February 22, 2010 / Cancer, Medical News, Pregnancy, Skin Care
Pneumonia and blood-borne infections caught in hospital killed 48,000 patients and cost $8.1 billion in 2006, according to a report released on Monday. Read the original here: Hospital infecti
February 21, 2010 / Cancer, Medical News, Pregnancy, Skin Care
Provocative new research suggests international rules that bar potentially infectious tuberculosis patients from flying are too stringent and airline passengers are really at little risk from catching
February 19, 2010 / Cancer, Medical News, Pregnancy, Skin Care
Italian scientists said on Friday they had found evidence of how viruses helped change the course of human evolution and said their discovery could help in the design of better drugs and vaccines.
February 16, 2010 / Cancer, Medical News, Pregnancy, Skin Care
Hospital and nursing-home employees who are infected with latent tuberculosis may often decline drug therapy to prevent the disease from becoming active, a new study suggests. Read more: Healt
February 11, 2010 / Cancer, Medical News, Pregnancy, Skin Care
A mumps outbreak among Orthodox Jews in New York and New Jersey has now surpassed 1,500 cases and shows no sign of ending soon. See original here: Mumps outbreak in NY, NJ tops 1,500 cases
February 7, 2010 / Cancer, Medical News, Pregnancy, Skin Care
More than 300 people have been diagnosed with the mumps in suburban New York as America's largest outbreak of the disease in years spreads. Almost all the cases are among Orthodox Jews. Read more
February 4, 2010 / Cancer, Medical News, Pregnancy, Skin Care
Tens of thousands of American adults die each year from pneumonia, influenza and other infectious diseases that could be prevented by routine vaccinations, according to a report. Original post:
January 21, 2010 / Cancer, Medical News, Pregnancy, Skin Care
Genetic sleuthing suggests hospital outbreaks of drug-resistant staph bacteria do not always spread from one patient to another but that numerous people bring in the deadly germ. Excerpt from: G
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