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CDC Recommends Hepatitis C Testing for All Baby Boomers

May 24, 2012 Lauren Edmundson

Last Friday, the day before the first National Hepatitis Testing Day, the CDC announced a new recommendation that all “baby boomers” (those born between 1945

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Research & Policy Uncategorized

Artificial Immune System to Further Vaccine Development

May 23, 2012 Katharina Schwan

Sanofi Pasteur, a prominent vaccine manufacturer, has developed an artificial immune system that can replicate human immune responses to vaccines and immunotherapies. The Molecular Immune

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Commentary Uncategorized

A Superbug Killer in Singapore

May 22, 2012 Jason Hayes

Superbug is a big word for a tiny creature. The title is hyperbolic and perhaps more news-friendly than the title “multi-drug resistant (MDR) bacteria”, but

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Research & Policy Uncategorized

UNAIDS and Algeria to Build Region’s First HIV/AIDS Research Center

May 21, 2012 David Scales

Earlier this month the UN Program on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and the Algerian Ministry of Health announced their cooperation in building a dedicated HIV/AIDS research center

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Outbreak News Uncategorized

Whooping Cough Making Headlines Across the Country

May 18, 2012 Jane Huston

The Washington State Secretary of Health Mary Selecky has declared whooping cough is at epidemic levels and requested federal assistance. Washington has counted 1284 cases

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Research & Policy Uncategorized

HIV Testing Moves Closer to Home

May 17, 2012 Katharina Schwan

  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) may soon approve the first over-the-counter at home HIV test that delivers results within 20 minutes. On

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Research & Policy Uncategorized

New Research Explores Important Immune Reactions in the Skin

May 16, 2012 David Scales

At HealthMap we study infectious diseases, but we often overlook the only reason infectious diseases become important: because our immune systems let us down. When

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Research & Policy Uncategorized

East African Bill Rejects HIV Criminalization Clause

May 15, 2012 Katharina Schwan

On April 23, the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) passed the HIV and AIDS Prevention and Management Bill, which outlines progressive strategies to better manage

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Outbreak News Uncategorized

“The Silent Killer”: Chagas Disease

May 9, 2012 Jane Huston

A little-known but deadly disease is making its presence felt in the southwestern United States. Chagas disease, sometimes called the “silent killer,” has long been

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Research & Policy Uncategorized

Vermont Talks Vaccines

May 2, 2012 Jason Hayes

In Vermont, the current debate over whether to get rid of “philosophical exemptions” to childhood vaccines mirrors rising skepticism about vaccine-use across the country. The

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