CDC Recommends Shingles Vaccine for Those Over 60
Health
- May 15, 2008
ZOSTAVAX could prevent two thirds of shingles cases, expert says
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HPV Tied to Better Tongue, Tonsil Cancer Outcomes
Health
- May 14, 2008
Patients more likely to survive using chemoradiation, and new treatments may follow
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Health Tip: Facts About Fleas
Health
- May 14, 2008
How to recognize and get rid of the pests
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Predicting a Pandemic
Science
- February 21, 2008
Scientists say the tropics is the next emerging disease hotspot.
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Closer to Vanquishing the Virus
By Bernadine Healy M.D. -
Opinion
- January 17, 2008
The field of human genomics is at long last enabling us to focus medical thinking on the infected host.
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12 Diseases That Altered History
By Matthew Shulman -
Health
- January 3, 2008
Syphilis, hemophilia, and potato blight are among the ills that have changed the world.
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What Diseases Mean in the Modern World
By Matthew Shulman -
Health
- January 3, 2008
An author discusses how outbreaks threaten economic development and public health.
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A Nasty Bug Breaks Out
By Lindsay Lyon -
Health
- October 18, 2007
Drug-resistant staph bacteria now stalk even students
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