Q&A about West Nile
QUESTION: What is West Nile virus? ANSWER: It is an infectious germ that can be spread by more than 60 different types of mosquitoes. Q: How big of a deal is it? A: Michigan and U.S. health officials...
View ArticleStudy Finds Genital Herpes Vaccine Ineffective In Women
An experimental vaccine intended to prevent genital herpes disease in women, although generally safe and well-tolerated, proved ineffective when tested in the recently concluded clinical study known...
View ArticleWest Nile Frequently Asked Questions
With the spread of West Nile virus continuing to rise in North Texas, we asked health officials to answer some questions from NBC 5 reporters and viewers. What is West Nile Virus? West Nile Virus...
View ArticleHorse herpes: The virus behind the outbreak
Horses have fallen ill with a strain of equine herpes virus, or EHV-1, that can cause respiratory and neurological damage. (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times) By Marissa Cevallos, HealthKey / For the...
View ArticleGenital herpes vaccine fails clinical trials, GlaxoSmithKline will abandon
The experimental vaccine known as Simplirix which was designed to block the transmissions of herpes from men to women has failed a major clinical trial that would prevent manufacturing approval. As a...
View ArticleIs breast feeding good for mother and child?
Breast milk is considered to be nature's best gift from a mother to her infant. It is recommended by Pediatricians, Physicians and Dieticians/Nutritionists all over the globe. It is said that a child...
View ArticleMaternal influenza vaccination linked to flu protection in infants
Washington, Oct 5 (ANI): Infants whose mothers receive influenza vaccines during pregnancy are less likely to be infected with flu or hospitalised for respiratory illnesses in their first six months...
View ArticleFever, and what it means for your child.
By Mary Jane Lanese You have a beautiful, healthy child. Maybe even a few children of various ages. All of them healthy. That is good news, and we want to keep it that way always. However, it is cold...
View ArticleVaccine boon
Protect your child against the dangers of pneumococcal disease. THE body has a natural defence system against harmful organisms such as bacteria and viruses. When these germs invade the body, your...
View ArticleHepatitis B virus: Know it, prevent it
Do you know that there is a virus that is 100 times more contagious than human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)? The virus does not just infect the body and produce inflammation in the liver; moreover, it...
View ArticleRed spots all over?
Chickenpox is not limited to only children; adults get it, too. WHEN talking about chickenpox, the image that immediately comes into mind are multiple red spots all over the body, and itchy blisters...
View ArticlePrevent mosquito bites to avoid West Nile virus
The mosquito-borne West Nile virus has made its usual seasonal appearance across the United States. Though mosquitoes in Virginia have tested positive for the disease, the nation's surveillance system...
View ArticleAll Eyes on 'Breastfeeding Baby'
The Journal of Pediatrics looked at direct and indirect costs of many childhood diseases such as the stomach virus, ear infections, SIDS, asthma, juvenile diabetes, childhood leukemia and others and...
View ArticleCDC issues yellow fever outbreak notice for Côte d'Ivoire
The Côte d’Ivoire Ministry of Health and the World Health Organization (WHO) announced a yellow fever outbreak in the central and northern districts of Beoumi, Katiola, Seguela, and Mankono last...
View ArticleBreastfeeding And HIV: Breast Milk Destroys HIV, Prevents Oral Transmission...
Posted: June 16, 2012 Exclusive breastfeeding may prevent the oral transmission of HIV to babies when aided by the systemic administration of antiretrovirals, says a new study on breastfeeding and HIV...
View ArticleUganda plans mass vaccination in yellow fever outbreak
(CNN) -- Uganda is planning to inoculate 2.5 million residents in the East African nation's northern districts, where a yellow fever outbreak has killed 45 people and sickened another 183. The...
View ArticleCommon STDs and their symptoms
It started out as a small sore, but it went away...... Sexually Transmitted Diseases; no one wants one, but how do you know you've contracted one? April is STD awareness month, and with that in mind,...
View ArticleTwo more horses test positive for EEE in Onondaga County; horses die
Two more horses in Onondaga County have tested positive for Eastern Equine Encephalitis, county Health Department announced Friday afternoon. The horses, which were kept on Lamson Road in Lysander,...
View ArticleDiarrhoea and your child
Learn ways to detect and cope with your childÂs diarrhoea effectively. MANY infants and children are affected by diarrhoea at some point in their lives. It is the bodyÂs way of ridding itself of...
View ArticleGuest: Fund breastfeeding visitations
Earlier this month, Sarasota Memorial Hospital eliminated its innovative Mother-Baby Lactation Nurse Home Visitation Program. "Since roughly half of our OB patients are Medicaid, the Women and...
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