Vaccine Shows Promise Against Mosquito-Borne Virus
2014-08-14
Volunteers developed antibodies to chikungunya in first human trial, but shot for public use 5 years away, researcher saysContinue Reading
High-Dose Flu Vaccine May Better Protect the Elderly: Study
2014-08-13
It might also reduce flu hospitalizations and complications, researchers say
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CDC Commits More Than 400 Staffers to Fight Ebola Outbreak
2014-08-13
55 are deployed in West Africa now, others are working from the U.S.Continue Reading
Classroom Hand Sanitizers Don’t Curb Absences, Study Finds
2014-08-12
Students taught hand hygiene had similar number of sick daysContinue Reading
Obese More Likely to Survive Serious Bloodstream Infection
2014-08-12
Researchers aren’t sure why extra weight seemed protective for sepsisContinue Reading
WHO Experts Give Nod to Using Untested Ebola Drugs
2014-08-12
Move would be justified in ‘particular circumstances’ of current outbreak, ethicists say
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In Neonatal ICU, Hand Washing Plus Gloves May Curb Infections
2014-08-11
But researchers say it’s too soon to make recommendationContinue Reading
Ebola Vaccine Trials Set to Begin in September
2014-08-11
‘Patient Zero’ thought to be 2-year-old who lived in village near 3 West African nationsContinue Reading
Ethicists Grapple With Tough Questions Over Release of Ebola Drugs
2014-08-11
As West African crisis gathers momentum, pressure is on to bring untested medicine to desperate patientsContinue Reading
Expert Offers Safe Splinter Removal Tips
2014-08-09
Going barefoot in the summer increases risk of problems, doctor saysContinue Reading