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By IAN JAMES Associated Press Writer CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Swine flu has appeared among Venezuela's Yanomami Indians, one of the largest isolated indigenous groups in the Amazon, and a doctor said Wednesday that the virus...
The following story is from GlobalPost correspondent Carlye Murphy in Rihadh, Saudi Arabia. As millions of Muslims begin arriving in Mecca for this year's pilgrimage, Saudi officials face a unique challenge: how to prevent this...
SHEBA R. WHEELER; The Denver Post Experts say travelers leaving the United States should take precautions to guard against these significant health risks. “Typically, hep A was more of a routine travelers vaccination, but...
Thursday, October 29, 2009 Well, now we have it: Mr. Obama's war. The government has finally gotten its national emergency. For years the government has been looking for something to put the fear of God in all of us. Our...
Flaviviridae: A family of viruses transmitted by mosquitos and ticks that cause some important diseases, including dengue , yellow fever , tick-borne encephalitis virus, and West Nile fever . The flaviviruses are...
It is the week of Halloween and Dan Lehr reminded me this morning that I need to point you to Aunt B.’s ghost stories from Nashville. They are a sight to see, well textured and really wonderful. Get on over there later today...
DAKAR, 21 October 2009 (IRIN) - Yellow fever is a “ticking time bomb”, while measles has been eliminated three years ahead of schedule in parts of Africa and the Eastern Mediterranean. These are among the highlights of the most...
Variety of Practitioners Provide Necessary Vaccinations Health care providers from family doctors to travel clinics can provide immunizations for travelers going abroad, but family doctors may only give routine vaccinations....
The vast majority of scientists, physicians, nurses and public health educators* trust that the ingredients in a vaccine have been individually and synergistically proven safe and effective. The public believes these vaccines,...
In the first of a series, Ed Wallace explains why the U.S. doesn't have the world's best health care but does have the most expensive While the debate over health care and its inherent costs rages on, what is being left out of...
