Federal regulators approved a new vaccine that could prevent bacterial meningitis in young children. Studies show that the combination vaccine, Menhibrix, protects children between six
Category: Research & Policy
Intelligible summaries of current infectious disease research and health policies
The plague, once a disease affecting mostly lower socioeconomic communities in the United States, has made a shift to middle and upper class neighborhoods over
A new report published in the journal Pediatrics shows that the number of parents delaying or limiting their children’s vaccinations more than tripled from 2006
A new study published in the Science Translational Medicine journal reveals the discovery of how the reovirus, the virus associated with the common cold, may
In December 2011, HealthMap reported on a devastating new virus plaguing cattle and sheep farmers in Germany. Now, six months later, the European Food and
Researchers from Ethiopia and Norway have created a mathematical model that can predict a malaria outbreak up to two months before it actually occurs. The
The mysterious and alarming decline in bee populations worldwide has raised a wide variety of hypotheses, ranging from the bizarre, namely alien abductions, to the
Since the discovery of penicillin by Alexander Fleming in 1928, scientists have been involved in a hectic battle against bacteria, which in turn have been
After taking control of the ant’s brain and forcing it to act on its behalf, the fungus erupts out of the ant’s head to reproduce.
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