Surgeons Embrace New, Safer Route for Unblocking the HeartLeslie Carr
The best route to your heart is through your wrist...really.
Read more >Esther Entin, M.D.
A breast milk appears to protect against a serious gastrointestinal problem facing babies.
Read more >Charlotte LoBuono
Vaccines have not been shown to cause autistic spectrum disorders.
Read more >Neil Wagner
People with acne have a different mix of bacteria on their skin than those who don't.
Read more >Dr. Maryanne McGuckin
Elderly Found to Respond Differently To Flu VaccineCharlotte LoBuono
Elderly adults, with their years of exposure and aging immune systems, respond differently to the flu vaccine.
Read more >Neil Wagner
There were 27 cases of dengue in 2009. Genetic modification may stop mosquitoes' transmission of this deadly virus. What else will it do?
Read more >Alice G. Walton
Tick-borne diseases are rising steadily. And it's not just Lyme disease anymore.
Read more >Charlotte LoBuono
Good news for parents: protecting girls with the HPV vaccine does not encourage sexual activity.
Read more >Leslie Carr
A new quick-release adhesive tape doesn't pull or damage skin. Where was this stuff when we were young?
Read more >Beth Fontenot, MS, RD, LDN
The leaves of the carob tree offer some encouraging news in the war on treatment-resistant bacteria.
Read more >Neil Wagner
New spray makes the toxic oil on poisonous plants glow, offering lovers of the outdoors a way to...
Read more >Charlotte LoBuono
Despite what the infomercials say, a cure for acne remains elusive. But scientists may have found...
Read more >Beth Fontenot, MS, RD, LDN
Vitamin D has not been found to prevent or reduce the severity of colds.
Read more >Neil Wagner
The CDC recommends people at high risk for heterosexual transmission of HIV consider using Truvada.
Read more >Charlotte LoBuono
You can pick up the T. gondii parasite simply through contact with contaminated soil or vegetables; direct exposure to cat feces is not...
Read more >Neil Wagner
Triclosan, found in many antibacterial products, may weaken muscle function in addition to other...
Read more >Neil Wagner
Antibiotics appear to fatten up kids the way they fatten up cattle. Needless to say, this is not...
Read more >Esther Entin, M.D.
Screening newborns for a variety of conditions saves lives. But finding care can be difficult.
Read more >Alice G. Walton
Antibiotics may not always be necessary for fighting infection. Reducing their use could help fight antibiotic resistance.
Read more >Alice G. Walton
Cranberry products may be an effective way to preventing urinary tract infections (UTIs).
Read more >Esther Entin, M.D.
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is responsible for roughly 20% of the hearing loss in newborns.
Read more >Neil Wagner
Having a dog around the house may help children develop the microbes they need to fight off RSV...
Read more >Alice G. Walton
If you're staying in a hotel or motel this summer, some unwelcome "guests" may precede you.
Read more >Esther Entin, M.D.
When children are taught how to wash their hands in school, absenteeism goes down.
Read more >Neil Wagner
Text messaging is proving useful to promoting public health - as long as it isn't done while you are
Read more >Neil Wagner
Nakaochi Scrape is the source of a recent salmonella outbreak. It's used in spicy tuna rolls...
Read more >Alice G. Walton
Disease clusters were made famous by Erin Brockovich, but they are harder to pinpoint than you might think.
Read more >Esther Entin, M.D.
Infection can sometimes bring on sudden bizarre obsessions and compulsions in children. Knowing the signs can help.
Read more >Neil Wagner
ST398 started out as an antibiotic-sensitive bacterium in humans, then it spread to livestock...
Read more >Alice G. Walton
Stress can lead to reduced immune system function. Reduce stress, reduce your odds for illness.
Read more >Susan H. Scher, M.D.
There are new vaccination recommendations target young men and boys, pregnant women, and diabetics.
Read more >Esther Entin, M.D.
To avoid introducing microbes, shake infant formula to mix it rather than stirring.
Read more >Jeffrey P. Green, M.D.
Severe sepsis is a raging infection that shuts down organs. It is important to find it fast, but that can be tricky.
Read more >Alice G. Walton
Parents in some communities have decided that the risks of vaccines are greater than the benefits. Not true.
Read more >Alice G. Walton
Maggots not only appear to clean wounds more effectively than modern methods, they may offer...
Read more >Beth Fontenot, MS, RD, LDN
Eating raw cookie dough is a bad idea. Unbaked flour can contain bacteria that may cause foodborne illness.
Read more >Neil Wagner
Call it a smartbomb against tooth decay, a new mouthwash targets the bacterial causing cavities...
Read more >Neil Wagner
Doctors asked to take this simple precaution for their own protection ignored the request...
Read more >Leslie Carr
People who decide to come to work when they feel sick spread disease.
Read more >Alice G. Walton
The chicken pox vaccine is the best way of protecting your child from the virus...
Read more >Beth Fontenot, MS, RD, LDN
A lack of green vegetables turned off a chemical signal key to immune function in the gut.
Read more >Alice G. Walton
Colon cancer tissue was infected with a specific bacterium. Could this mean a cancer antibiotic...
Read more >Neil Wagner
The brain-wasting prion diseases are slow-growing. Two drugs seem to bring them almost to a...
Read more >Alice G. Walton
A team of online gamers helps researchers solve a critical piece of the AIDS puzzle...
Read more >Neil Wagner
An African study has found that hormonal contraception doubles the risk of HIV infection and...
Read more >Alice G. Walton
Blood transfusions are the cause of many cases of the parasite Babesia, which is normally spread by ticks.
Read more >Neil Wagner
The bacterium Listeria has killed 13 people. Given its slow incubation period, this may be just the
Read more >Alice G. Walton
Get a flu vaccination this year, even if you were vaccinated last year.
Read more >Neil Wagner
Organic meat and poultry could help combat much of the antibiotic resistance we see today.
Read more >Neil Wagner
The best protection against Salmonella and other food-borne pathogens is proper handling, storage and cooking of meat and poultry.
Read more >Neil Wagner
Two very-low tech solutions to common medical problems show how easy it can be to reduce costs...
Read more >Neil Wagner
They're not exactly killers, but most dishwashers do harbor pathogens - fungi, yeast, and molds...
Read more >Neil Wagner
Gels that glow under black light can be used to teach kids to wash their hands more thoroughly.
Read more >Neil Wagner
Cell phones are a surprising source of disease-causing bacteria in hospitals.
Read more >Alice G. Walton
To prevent swimmers' ear, tilt your head and gently pull the earlobe in a few directions to help water escape, then dry your ears.
Read more >Alice G. Walton
Long-term use of antibiotics to treat acne does not make "staph" bacteria drug-resistant.
Read more >Neil Wagner
A particular kind of honey weakens bacteria's ability to attach to tissues, providing a new line of
Read more >Neil Wagner
Meat and poultry in five U.S. cities were contaminated with bacteria. Contamination is not...
Read more >Neil Wagner
If you are over 65 and on Medicare, you should take advantage of the all the free preventive health care services it provides.
Read more >Neil Wagner
One of the surest ways to beat infection is to clean a wound well and keep it covered.
Read more >Esther Entin, M.D.
Seizures that occur when a child has a fever are scary, but are they dangerous? Sometimes.
Read more >Alice G. Walton
Taking zinc at the first sign of a cold can reduce its duration.
Read more >Neil Wagner
People on calcium channel blockers need to steer clear of certain types of antibiotics because they can cause a severe drop in BP.
Read more >Neil Wagner
When it comes to treating infectious diseases, doctors rely on guidelines based on little evidence.
Read more >Alice G. Walton
A new antibiotic may bring significant relief to IBS sufferers; but will it work over the long-term?
Read more >Barry A. Weismman, D.O., Ph.D.
Fit matters and is harder to achieve than you might think. Infections can happen. They're your eyes. Read on.
Read more >Alice G. Walton
A small study finds this ancient herbal remedy doesn't cut the length or severity of a cold by much.
Read more >Neil Wagner
The supposed link between CFS and the XMRV virus may simply be lab contamination...
Read more >Alice G. Walton
Beneficial bacteria stimulates the immune system, suggesting a new way to treat colitis.
Read more >Alice G. Walton
Many of us haven't heard cytomegalovirus, but babies can develop disabilities because of the disease
Read more >Alice G. Walton
Scientists discover why staph bacteria prefer humans over other animals: it's all in the blood.
Read more >Neil Wagner
Antimicrobial soaps are useful in hospitals, but their value in homes is less clear, and their effect on the environment is not good.
Read more >Neil Wagner
It is often unnecessary to treat ear infections with antibiotics. They can increase bacterial resistance and cause side effects
Read more >Alice G. Walton
Truvada offers good protection from HIV infection. Will the CDC approve it?
Read more >Neil Wagner
The meningococcal vaccine MSV4 doesn't last as long as anticipated. Is a booster needed to protect.
Read more >Alice G. Walton
New research finds a link between childhood obesity and the common cold virus. But how?
Read more >Alice G. Walton
The FDA says Salmonella was found in chicken feed and mounds of feces on the egg farms in the recall
Read more >Alice G. Walton
New evidence suggests (again) that chronic fatigue syndrome may be linked to a virus - but is it...
Read more >Esther Entin, M.D.
Does taking this common painkiller disrupt the body's inflammatory response and provoke asthma?
Read more >Neil Wagner
Painting walls with a new paint killed 100% of all staph bacteria. Nanotubes helped make it possible
Read more >Neil Wagner
Two Iowa farms have recalled over 380 million eggs due to possible contamination with Salmonella...
Read more >Neil Wagner
Fall is the time to get a flu vaccine. Even if vaccines cannot protect one completely against all forms of the flu virus, they usually resu
Read more >Thomas C. Arnold, M.D., and Robert A. Barish, M.D., M.B.A.
Snake bites are rare, but some bites are lethal. Know what to look for and do -- and how to avoid bites completely.
Read more >Neil Wagner
Over-the-counter zinc nasal sprays may be damaging to your sense of smell and may even destroy it.
Read more >Neil Wagner
A commentary in JAMA calls out doctors who don't follow a checklist for preventing CLABSI infections
Read more >Alice G. Walton
Salsa and guacamole are major sources of restaurant-related illness. Too often, they are not refrigerated adequately.
Read more >Neil Wagner
Among other benefits, breastfeeding lowers babies' risk of respiratory and gastrointestinal infections.
Read more >Neil Wagner
person needs to have unexplained fatigue for at least six months plus at least four of eight other symptoms to qualify as a CFS sufferer...
Read more >Alice G. Walton
Retractions don't happen often in science, but they are part of the process. Changing the public's perceptions is another matter.
Read more >Esther Entin, M.D.
The varicella vaccine for chickenpox can help reduce symptoms or even prevent infection even when given after you've been exposed.
Read more >Alice G. Walton
A new drug, Truvada, given to mice with "humanized" immune systems and exposed to HIV helped protect them from infection.
Read more >Alice G. Walton
Surfen, a molecule that prevents the HIV virus from communicating with an important compound in semen, holds promise as a means of prevention.
Read more >Alice G. Walton
An ointment made of pomegranate rind and metal salts successfully combated MRSA, a notoriously hard-to-treat staph infection.
Read more >Neil Wagner
People who have had the flu are more susceptible to additional infections, such as pneumonia.
Read more >Esther Entin, M.D.
Using acetaminophen to prevent a fever after your child has had a vaccine may end up reducing the effectiveness of the vaccine.
Read more >Lona Mody, M.D., M.Sc.
Millions of infections occur in nursing homes each year, costing billions of dollars.
Read more >Alice G. Walton
CFS sufferers, it is not just in your head. Researchers have discovered that a retrovirus (XMRV) is linked to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.
Read more >Alice G. Walton
Research on a combined, "prime-boost" vaccine has yielded modest results in what was the largest study in AIDS research history. The approach...
Read more >Esther Entin, M.D.
All middle ear infections should be treated immediately with antibiotics.
Read more >Alice G. Walton
It's not always possible to know for sure, but usually, a preventive flu vaccine is better than relying on anti-viral medication...
Read more >Neil Wagner
From Silent to Serious: Chlamydia Infections in Teens and Young AdultsEsther Entin, M.D.
The STD chlamydia can be diagnosed with a urine specimen and does not require a pelvic examination or vaginal or urethral culture.
Read more >Alice G. Walton
It's official: the World Health Organization has raised the status of the H1N1 or swine flu virus to the highest level.
Read more >Neil Wagner
It may soon be possible to diagnose many viral and bacterial infections on the spot using a portable device that reads blood or saliva samples.
Read more >Esther Entin, M.D.
Always check with your child's physician before delaying an immunization.
Read more >Neil Wagner
The current flu outbreak is relatively mild. So what's the worry?
Read more >Alice G. Walton
A common enterovirus may be the tipping point in a chain of events that cause beta cells in the pancreas to stop producing insulin and diabetes...
Read more >Kelli Dunham, RN, BSN
The flu virus appears to survive longest in low humidity, which is why it is more common during the winter.
Read more >Neil Wagner
You can go ahead and let your dig lick your face as much as you'd like: he won't expose you to extra bacteria.
Read more >Alice G. Walton
Chlamydia can result in pelvic inflammatory disease, ectopic pregnancy, and lead to female infertility.
Read more >Alice G. Walton
The immune system (of fruit flies at least) functions better at night than during the day. Flies were more likely to survive when encountering...
Read more >Kelli Dunham, RN, BSN
What you feed your pet can have health consequences for you, as the salmonella outbreak shows...
Read more >Alice G. Walton
Quercetin, a compound found in many fruits and vegetables may help lower susceptibility to the flu.
Read more >Neil Wagner
Prions, the proteins that cause mad cow disease, can be transmitted by feces, a new study has found, raising questions about safe disposal..
Read more >Neil Wagner
Researchers have discovered the mechanism that makes the cold sore virus becomes dormant, with possible implications for other viral diseases.
Read more >Tom Gilbert
In recent months, the feared "super bug" methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA, has got the attention of doctors, clinics and hospitals.
Read more >Tom Gilbert
Drinking green tea helps fight against drug resistant bacteria.
Read more >Tom Gilbert
Prostate cancer gets the publicity, but a far less well-known prostate problem — prostatitis — affects many more men.
Read more >Keith F. Woeltje, M.D., Ph.D.
A Super Drug for Super Bugs Tom Gilbert
Thanks to the invention of antibiotics, 20th-century medicine virtually eliminated tuberculosis, polio, leprosy and many other once-common infectious diseases.
Read more >Leslie Carr
Recent news reports have made us all aware of the danger of drug-resistant staph infections, specifically, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA (pronounced "mer-suh").
Read more >Joel G. Breman, M.D.
Cure the Mosquito, Cure MalariaTom Gilbert
In America, you would have to be at least in your 70s or 80s to remember that parts of the country once had a problem with malaria.
Read more >Tom Gilbert
The treatment for Lyme disease is fairly straightforward — except when it isn't.
Read more >Tom Gilbert
The 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic may be ancient history to most of us but medical researchers are still learning valuable lessons from it.
Read more >Tom Gilbert
As many parents can tell you, a small child who is prone to ear infections can make the whole family miserable.
Read more >Tom Gilbert
While they are certainly better than nothing, traditional latex condoms do an imperfect job of preventing both pregnancy and sexually-transmitted diseases such as HIV and AIDS.
Read more >Tom Gilbert
People with HIV have been living longer and better since the development of highly active antiretroviral therapy (or HAART) in 1995.
Read more >Tom Gilbert
Despite how common they are, colds and flu are the subject of a great many fairytales and misconceptions.
Read more >Susan C. Stewart, M.D.
Modern medicine's battle against cervical cancer is a tale of two worlds.
Read more >Walter A. Orenstein, M.D.
SclerodermaMeggan Mackay, M.D., M.S., and Peter Barland
Public Health and Bioterrorism: Learning the Lessons of the Anthrax AttacksRichard E. Dixon, M.D., and David J. Sencer, M.D., M.P.H.
Anti-Heart Attack Antibiotics?Tom Gilbert
Inflammation within the blood vessels plays a key role in the development of coronary heart disease.
Read more >Tom Gilbert
We know a lot about the symptoms of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (also known as Spastic Colon or IBS) — pain, cramps and diarrhea — but little or nothing about what causes it.
Read more >Peter Barland, M.D.
Always taper off steroid medications slowly, otherwise you risk upsetting the body's natural hormone production.
Read more >M. Nergis Alnigenis (Yanmaz), M.D., and Peter Barland, M.D.
A low-impact exercise program may help relieve the symptoms of Fibromyalgia Syndrome.
Read more >Robert G. Lerner, M.D.
As we all know, it is influenza season again.
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