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General Health : Infectious Disease Last Updated: Apr 16, 2008 - 5:52:06 PM You can avoid 75% diseases following a healthy diet. Subscribe to food consumer newsletter now! Looking to get a new credit card? USCards.com offers more than 100. General Health : Infectious Disease U.S. researchers explain why flu virus more active in winter It's a fact that influenza viruses and probably some others are more active in the winter.  U.S. researchers released a report Sunday saying that it is the fatty material put on the flu viruses that hardens and protects them at colder temperatures. Mar 2, 2008 - 12:07:02 PM General Health : Infectious Disease WHO reports highest rates of multidrug resistant TB ever recorded The World Health Organization released a report today saying that multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) has been recorded at the highest rates ever worldwide. Feb 26, 2008 - 2:00:39 PM General Health : Infectious Disease Kutcher's party haunted by hepatitis A, what you need to know Hepatitis A has been occasionally reported particularly on events involving celebrities.  It's reported today that Ashton Kutcher's happy 30th birthday party was inconvenienced by a possible hepatitis A outbreak.  The party was held on Feb 7 at Socialista, a fancy New York nightclub. Feb 21, 2008 - 4:25:27 PM General Health : Infectious Disease CDC: Poor vaccine faces widespread flu Health officials at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggested Friday the influenza vaccine currently available may be ineffective in preventing many infections caused by some strains because the flu vaccine is not engineered to prevent infections of those strains, which now are much more active now in every state than early January. Feb 16, 2008 - 10:56:52 AM General Health : Infectious Disease Tamiflu resistant influenza mutant on the rise A mutation found in a small percentage of the common influenza virus causing illness this winter in Europe, Canada and the United States makes the virus resistant to the anti-influenza drug Tamiflu, The New York Times cited the World Health Organization as saying Wednesday. Feb 1, 2008 - 9:39:21 AM General Health : Infectious Disease Meningitis: What you need to know A school counselor at the Saint Francis Preparatory High School in Fresh Meadow Town, Queens County, New York died of bacterial meningitis, media reported. Jan 27, 2008 - 10:24:32 AM General Health : Infectious Disease Gay men more likely to have MRSA A high percentage of gay men are found infected with a drug resistant bacterium, suggesting that the so-called superbug is being transmitted among gay men during sex, according to a new study released Monday in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Jan 15, 2008 - 6:07:33 PM General Health : Infectious Disease Researchers identify more proteins involved in HIV infection U.S. researchers announced yesterday that they have identified about 270 human proteins that the AIDS virus needs to infect a person, providing more targets for drugs to treat HIV infection. Jan 11, 2008 - 7:50:36 AM General Health : Infectious Disease Extreme Immune Reaction Responsible for Spanish Flu Pandemic (foodconsumer.org) - The Spanish Flu Pandemic, which claimed millions of lives in 1918-19 was triggered off by an extreme reaction of the immune system to the influenza virus, new research has found. Sep 28, 2006 - 3:29:00 PM General Health : Infectious Disease Indonesia's Bird Flu Death Toll Crosses 50 (foodconsumer.org) - A nine-year-old Indonesian boy died on bird flu on Friday taking the total death toll to 51, health officials confirmed. Sep 24, 2006 - 1:17:00 PM General Health : Infectious Disease CDC Releases Revised HIV Testing Recommendations Effective September 2006, CDC has revised its recommendations for HIV testing in health-care settings. The Revised Recommendations for HIV Testing of Adults, Adolescents, and Pregnant Women in Health-Care Settings aim to make HIV testing a routine part of medical care in addition to expanding the gains made in diagnosing HIV infection among pregnant women. Sep 21, 2006 - 7:31:00 PM General Health : Infectious Disease Bird Flu Toll Hits 49 in Indonesia (foodconsumer.org) - The World Health Organization confirmed a 5-year-old Indonesian boy had succumbed to the lethal H5N1 bird flu virus six months ago taking the total deaths from avian influenza to 49. Sep 13, 2006 - 10:10:00 AM General Health : Infectious Disease H5N1 bird flu infection needs aggressive initial treatment (foodconsumer.org) - The H5N1 bird flu virus is concentrated in huge numbers in the throat following initial infection and needs to be aggressively treated during this stage, a new Vietnamese study has found Sep 10, 2006 - 3:47:00 PM General Health : Infectious Disease WHO issues warning over drug-resistant tuberculosis strains (foodconsumer.org) - The emergence of extreme drug resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB) in South Africa has greatly alarmed the World Health Organization (WHO). Sep 6, 2006 - 4:04:00 PM General Health : Infectious Disease USDA finds no highly pathogenic avian flu virus The U.S. Departments of Agriculture and Interior today announced that the presence of the H5 and N1 avian influenza subtypes in samples from wild mallard ducks in Pennsylvania. Sep 2, 2006 - 4:33:00 PM General Health : Infectious Disease West Nile virus hits more Chicagoans spraying set for next week Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) officials today confirmed six new cases of human illness caused by the West Nile Virus. Spraying to Kill Mosquitoes Set for Next Week Sep 2, 2006 - 10:47:00 AM General Health : Infectious Disease Chicago confirms three more human cases of West Nile virus foodconsumer.org) - Three new human cases of West Nile virus (WNV) were reported in the city of Chicago this week, pushing the total of human cases in the city to 11 for 2006, Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) officials announced on Aug 29. Aug 30, 2006 - 10:09:00 PM General Health : Infectious Disease West Nile virus kills second Illinoisan The second death from West Nile virus in Illinois has been confirmed, the Illinois Department of Public Health cited the Bond County Health Department as reporting on Aug 29. Aug 30, 2006 - 5:06:00 PM General Health : Infectious Disease Human variant of mad cow disease suspected in UK man (foodconsumer.org) - Hong Kong's Hospital Authority confirmed today that a 23-year-old UK man is suspected of having the human variant of mad cow disease or variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. Aug 30, 2006 - 9:34:00 AM General Health : Infectious Disease H5N1 bird flu mutation may not be as lethal as feared (foodcosnumer.org) - A bird flu pandemic may not be develop too easily and even if the H5N1 virus does mutate, it may not be as lethal as feared Aug 1, 2006 - 12:16:00 PM General Health : Infectious Disease Asia united in bird flu fight (foodconsumer.org) - Bird flu-hit Asian countries have pledged to put up a united front against the menace by sharing knowledge and cooperating in the investigations in mutual countries. Jul 29, 2006 - 12:45:00 PM General Health : Infectious Disease West Nile virus may infect more people in Idaho this year July 28 (foodconsumer.org) - As of July 21, 2006, 11 human cases of West Nile virus (WNV) infection have been reported in the state of Idaho, according to Idaho Department of Health & Welfare. But only 7 cases have been reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as of July 25. Jul 28, 2006 - 11:38:00 AM General Health : Infectious Disease US Navy testing sailors for tuberculosis (TB) The US navy will test all 4,800 crew members of the USS Ronald Reagan for tuberculosis (TB) after initial tests last week showed many sailors were positive for the disease. The testing is expected to be finished by Friday. Jul 23, 2006 - 4:35:00 PM General Health : Infectious Disease Tuberculosis: What you need to know Read questions and answers about TB. Jul 23, 2006 - 12:23:00 PM General Health : Infectious Disease West Nile virus hits at least 20 Americans this year - update2 Once again, the West Nile virus seems less active this year. As of July 21, 2006, at least 20 human cases of West Nile virus infection have been reported to the Centers for the Disease Control and Prevention and state health agencies. Jul 22, 2006 - 5:32:00 PM General Health : Infectious Disease California reports four new cases of West Nile virus SACRAMENTO - Four individuals, one each from Kern, Stanislaus, San Joaquin and Sutter counties, have been confirmed with West Nile virus (WNV) infections this week in California, State Public Health Officer Dr. Mark Horton announced today. Jul 21, 2006 - 8:22:00 PM General Health : Infectious Disease WHO Confirms 42nd Bird Flu Death In Indonesia (foodconsumer.org) - Indonesia's struggles with bird flu threaten to blow out of control after the World Health Organisation (WHO) accredited laboratory in Hong Kong confirmed the country's 42nd human bird flu death Jul 20, 2006 - 11:50:00 AM General Health : Infectious Disease Local Tests Confirm 42nd Bird Flu Death In Indonesia (foodconsumer.org) - Health authorities in Indonesia confirmed that a 44-year-old man from east Jakarta died of bird flu. Jul 16, 2006 - 3:29:00 PM General Health : Infectious Disease Ten human cases of West Nile virus reported in the US - Update West Nile virus (WNV) seems less active in the U.S. this year. As of July 11, the virus has been reported in a total of ten human cases in the country, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Jul 15, 2006 - 2:23:00 PM General Health : Infectious Disease Bird Flu Claims 41st Victim In Indonesia (foodconsumer.org) - Indonesian health ministry officials confirmed that a three-year-old girl who died earlier this month was a victim of the H5N1 bird flu virus. Jul 14, 2006 - 1:30:00 PM << prev next >>

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