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China bans cooking of civet cat to prevent SARS
• Infections • Nov 02 04
China has banned the cooking and selling of civet cat to prevent a return of SARS, state media said on Tuesday, quoting the…
Researchers Announce Breakthrough In Tuberculosis Prevention
• Infections • Nov 01 04
British medical researchers have developed a new powerful vaccine against tuberculosis. It’s the first new T-B vaccine in 80 years and is believed to…
New drug blocks anthrax toxin in animals
• Infections • Nov 01 04
A synthetic protein called ToxBlox protects animals from anthrax infection and death, according to data reported Sunday in Washington, DC, at a meeting of…
World unprepared for avian flu, experts warn
• Infections • Nov 01 04
The current U.S. flu vaccine shortage shows perfectly how poorly the world is prepared to handle the next global epidemic of influenza, health experts…
New childhood vaccine helps elderly, too - experts
• Infections • Nov 01 04
A new vaccine used in U.S. children since 2000 has slashed deadly pneumococcal bacteria infections in older adults, experts said on Sunday.
It…
Roche’s Tamiflu works against bird flu strain-study
• Infections • Nov 01 04
Roche AG’s Tamiflu anti-influenza drug has been proven to work against H5N1, the strain of the avian flu virus that the World Health…
Ducks pose further bird flu risk for humans-WHO
• Infections • Oct 29 04
Ducks also spread bird flu, increasing the risk to humans from a virus that has killed 32 people in Thailand and Vietnam this year,…
Monkeypox can cause range of illnesses in humans
• Infections • Oct 29 04
In June 2003, the first outbreak in the Western hemisphere of human monkeypox infection occurred in the midwestern United States. Close contact with…
Plague kills 8 in China’s impoverished northwest
• Infections • Oct 28 04
An outbreak of plague killed eight people and infected 11 in China’s impoverished northwest, state media said on Thursday.
Most of the 19 plague…
CDC Web site gives facts about influenza
• Infections • Oct 27 04
On average, 5 percent to 20 percent of Americans will contract the flu this winter. Since it looks like many of us will be…
Super Bug Invading Health Clubs
• Infections • Oct 26 04
Some Denver Broncos and other NFL players are among the thousands of people who have been hit by what health experts call a new…
No vaccine? Tips on dodging the flu
• Infections • Oct 26 04
Can’t get a flu shot? Then educate and protect yourself. Chances are, you’ll avoid picking up someone else’s flu germs and stay healthy.
With…
High-Speed Ferry Takes Passengers To Canada For Flu Shots
• Infections • Oct 26 04
In an enterprising combination of tourism and health care, people are taking a high-speed ferry cruise across scenic Puget Sound to British Columbia, and…
New drugs, plan needed to fight killer TB
• Infections • Oct 25 04
Tests and medicines used to diagnose and combat tuberculosis (TB) in poor countries are outdated and ineffective and new treatments must be developed to…
Tests begin of flu vaccine grown in insect cell lines
• Infections • Oct 25 04
Scientists are launching a research study to check the effectiveness of a new type of flu vaccine that is made differently than the conventional…
Teens, parents alerted to possibility of pertussis
• Infections • Oct 25 04
The Society for Adolescent Medicine is urging parents to be aware that their teen’s runny nose, watery eyes, and nagging cough may signal whooping…
Arafat does have flu, confirm doctors from Tunisia and Egypt
• Infections • Oct 24 04
Yasser Arafat, 75, has flu and is recuperating, said Ahmed Tibi, an Israeli MP who used to be Arafat’s adisor. He said Tunisian doctors…
Surgeon General Says No Shortage of Flu Vaccine
• Infections • Oct 23 04
The nation’s top doctor hit the road to prescribe patience for Americans waiting to get their flu shots.
The U.S. Surgeon General Richard Carmona…
More nasal spray flu vaccine coming - officials
• Infections • Oct 22 04
Another 1 million doses of a nasal spray influenza vaccine will be available in the United States this year, Bush administration officials said on…
Thailand orders cull of tigers with bird flu
• Infections • Oct 20 04
Thailand ordered a cull of 40 tigers suspected of having bird flu Wednesday after seven more of the big cats died, bringing the tiger…
Aventis finds 2.6 million more flu shot doses
• Infections • Oct 19 04
Aventis-Pasteur said on Tuesday it had squeezed out an extra 2.6 million doses of flu vaccine beyond what the company already has promised.
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Bush seeks to allay worries on flu vaccine shortage
• Infections • Oct 19 04
President Bush told senior citizens in Florida on Tuesday he was doing everything possible to ensure they get flu shots and his campaign accused…
Government official tells people to relax about flu vaccine
• Infections • Oct 18 04
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson said Monday there will be enough flu vaccine available for most people who need it and…
Singapore hit by rare Cholera outbreak
• Infections • Oct 15 04
Singapore was investigating on Friday a rare cluster of cholera cases after eight people contracted the illness in the eastern part of the city-state.
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Glaxo vaccine cuts malaria in African kids
• Infections • Oct 14 04
A pioneering vaccine can protect a significant proportion of African children against malaria, scientists said on Thursday, boosting hopes that the mosquito-borne disease may…