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Bird Flu Virus Can Survive Two Years in Landfill
Birth Control May Help Ward Off Bacterial Vaginosis
Blacks More Likely to Die of Severe Sepsis
Blood Test Narrows Down Need for Antibiotics
Breast Cancer Drug May Beat Fungal Infection
Breast Milk Molecule Gives Mom's Immunity to Baby
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Businesses Need Swine Flu Action Plan, U.S. Says
CDC Campaign Targets MRSA Infections
CDC Has Candidate Viruses for Swine Flu Vaccine
CDC Monitors Shortage of Hib Vaccine
CDC Panel to Recommend Who Should Get Swine Flu Shot
CDC Shifts Swine Flu Focus to Likely Impact in the Fall
CDC Urges Patience As More Swine Flu Shots Arrive
CDC Warns of Rise in Childhood Infections Tied to Meningitis Germ
Children Need Seasonal Flu Vaccine, Experts Say
China Documents First Case of Tick-Borne Disease Spread
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Cholesterol Drugs May Help Prevent Flu Deaths
Chronic Stomach Inflammation Boosts Cancer Risk
Circumcision Guards Against STDs
Colleges Move to Limit Swine Flu's Spread
Common Flu Strain Resistant to Popular Antiviral Drug
Common Infections May Contribute to Strokes
Community-Based Staph Pneumonia More Common Than Thought
Concerted Effort Needed to Fight Drug-Resistant Flu Strain
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Consider Kids' Health on Tropical Trips
Contact Lens Cases Often Contaminated
Corticosteroids of Little Use Against Childhood Meningitis
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Course of West Nile Infection Charted
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Cranberries May Help Prevent Urinary Tract Infections
Current Flu Season Worst in 4 Years
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Discoveries Brighten Search for AIDS Vaccine
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Earlier Vaccination Could Cut Whooping Cough Deaths
Educational Drive Cut Death Rate From Sepsis
Eradicating Gut Bacteria Improves Stomach Cancer Outcomes
Even Barely Early Babies Face Respiratory Risks
Even Mild Infections Hasten Decline With Alzheimer's
Experimental AIDS Vaccine Delivers Good News
Experts Keep Wary Eye on Tamiflu-Resistant Swine Flu
Experts Say Panic Over Swine Flu Is Premature
Extended Antiviral May Benefit Kidney Transplant Patients
False Positives in Oral HIV Test Halt Use in NYC
Family Flu Shots Protect Babies Before Leaving Hospital
FDA Approves 4 Swine Flu Vaccines
FDA Approves Seasonal Flu Vaccine for 2009-2010
FDA Bars Generic Drugs From Indian Company
FDA OKs Flu Vaccines for 2008-09 Season
FDA Touts Efforts to Enhance Food Safety
FDA Warns Consumers Not to Eat Peanut Butter Products
Few Countries on Track to Curb Maternal, Child Mortality Rates
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Finding May Lead to Vaccine for Traveler's Diarrhea
First Batch of Swine Flu Vaccine Already Here: Company
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Flu Shot in Pregnancy Protects Baby
Flu Shots Worthwhile for College Students
Foodborne Illnesses Remain Constant in U.S.
For Some Animals, There's No Place at Home
Full Results of AIDS Vaccine Trial Confirm Modest Benefit
Gator Blood May Be New Source of Antibiotics
Gene Variants Behind Vulnerability to Yeast Infections
Genetic Approach Boosts Yeast Infection Treatment
Genetic Discovery May Improve Hepatitis C Treatment
Genetic Trait Boosts AIDS Risks in Blacks
Genital Herpes May Never Go Dormant
Germs Hold Court in Sand Castles
Germs Mingle Most on Palms, Feet, Forearms
Get Smart About Swine Flu for Back-to-School
Get Your Vaccine for Seasonal Flu, Experts Urge
Giving Swine Flu Drug by IV Could Save Lives
Global Cooperation Urged to Control Species-Crossing Disease
Global Testing Shows No Variation in Swine Flu Virus
Good Oral Hygiene May Protect Against Heart Infections
Group B Strep Screening Guidelines Sparing Newborns
Guard Against Swine Flu at Summer Camp
Gum Disease Treatment Doesn't Cut Preterm Birth Risk
Gut Bacteria Fights Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Half-Dose Flu Shot Works Well in Young Adults
Hand Washing 10 Times a Day May Help Keep Flu Away
Handwashing, Masks Beat Drugs at Fighting Flu
Health Experts Plot Strategy for Swine Flu Vaccine
Health Fears Are Nothing to Sneeze At
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Health Tip: Why You May Have Swollen Lymph Nodes
Hepatitis B Vaccination Protects Against Liver Cancer
Hepatitis C Therapy Useless for Some
Herpes Suppression May Not Prevent HIV Infection
High-Dose Flu Shot Benefits Elderly
Hispanics Respond Poorly to Standard Hepatitis C Therapy
HIV 'Atlas' Shows Virus Targeting Minorities
HIV Can Re-Emerge From a Single Cell
HIV Drug a Double-Edged Sword for Infants
HIV Drugs Provide Breast-Fed Babies With Some Protection
HIV Infection Rate for Young Black Men 'Alarming:' CDC
Hospice Care Eases the End for Loyal Pets
Hospital Workers May Trigger Dangerous Outbreaks
Human Nose Too Cold for Bird Flu Virus
Illness Presents Diabetics With Special Challenges
Immune System Gene Discovery Sheds Light on Staph Infections
Immune System Protein Predicts Toxic Shock Survival
Immune System Works Better at Night
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Immunity to Swine Flu May Be Broader Than Thought
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In the World of Germs, Man Bites Dog
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Infant Head-Flattening Linked to Ear Infections
Injectable Antibiotic Protects Against Lyme Disease in Mice
Interventions to Promote Breast-Feeding Succeed
Intestinal Bacteria Trigger Immune Response
Irradiation Almost Erases Risk of Food Poisoning
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Kellogg Halts Sales of Peanut Butter Crackers
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Low Humidity Levels Help Flu Germs Spread
Lung Enzyme Both Friend and Foe
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Many Hospitalized With Swine Flu Had Been Healthy
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Meningitis Vaccine Seems to Work Like a Charm
Minn. Confirms Tainted Peanut Butter Link to Salmonella Outbreak
Minnesota Pig Infected With H1N1 Flu
More Low-Income Kids Are Getting Vaccinated
More Peanut Butter Products Join Recall List
More Peanut Butter Recalled in Salmonella Outbreak
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More Than 60,000 Patients Risked Hepatitis Infections
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Most Who Want Swine Flu Shot Can't Get It
MRSA Cases Dropping in Hospital ICUs
MRSA Infections Can Bug Fitness Buffs
MRSA Infections Spreading to Kids in Community
MRSA May Succumb to Honey
MRSA Rates Tied to Hospital Understaffing
Mud Harnessed to Fight Infections
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My 10-Day Ordeal With the Swine Flu
Nestlé Recalls Cookie Dough Products
New Antibiotic Could Shorten TB Treatment
New Avian Flu Vaccine Strategy Proposed
New Bird Flu Vaccine Shows Promise
New Drug Fights Anthrax Toxin
New Ear Tube Device Helps Treat Infections Faster
New Insights Could Help Shield Babies From Diarrhea Bug
New Model Allows Testing of Hepatitis C Treatments
New Paint Shows Germ-Fighting Potential
New Swine Flu Strain Found in Brazil: Report
New TB Vaccine Passes Safety Trial
Newly Identified Compounds May Inhibit Strep Infection
Non-AIDS-Related Cancers Growing Among HIV Patients
Not Everyone Wants to Be Vaccinated Against Pandemic Flu
Number of New U.S. HIV Infections Gets Revised Upwards
Obama Administration Might Recommend Three Flu Shots for Americans This Fall
Obama Declares Swine Flu a National Emergency
Obese Patients at Greater Infection Risk After Hip Replacement
Obesity Boosts Gum Disease Risk
Officials Still Seek Source of Salmonella Outbreak
Officials Stress Safety as Swine Flu Vaccine Arrives
Old Tech Helps Soldiers With New Wound Infection
Old, Fat Mice Blamed for Virus Transmission
Older Adults May Have Some Immunity to Swine Flu
Older Blood Boosts Chances of Infection in Transfusion Patients
One Dose of Swine Flu Vaccine Offers Protection: Studies
One Dose of Swine Flu Vaccine Works for Pregnant Women
Outbreak Investigation Highlights Drug Safety Issues
Peanut Butter Product Recalls Mount
Peanut Butter Recalled as Salmonella Search Continues
Possible Return of Swine Flu in Fall Has U.S. Health Officials on Alert
Pregnant Mom's Flu Shot Protects Baby
Pregnant Women Should Take Flu Drugs Promptly
Pregnant Women, Health-Care Workers Top Swine Flu Vaccine Candidates
Preterm Births Linked to Infection of Amniotic Fluid
Prioritize Pregnant Women to Get Swine Flu Shot, Experts Say
Probable Case of Human-to-Human Bird Flu Transmission Reported
Production Problems Plague Delivery of Swine Flu Vaccine
Program Seeks to Reduce ICU Infections
Progress Made Toward Vaccine for Urinary Infections
Protecting Newborns From a Dangerous Threat
Protein Branded As Culprit in Mad Cow Disease
Research May Yield New Weapons Against Sepsis
Researchers Develop Quick Way to Create Human Antibodies
Researchers Find Genes That Influence West Nile Virus
Researchers Test New Source for Blood Platelets
Researchers Uncover Why Turmeric Helps Heal
Resistance to Malaria Drug Reported in Cambodia
Respiratory Issues Linger for Smallest Babies
Rest Easy. When It Comes to Swine Flu, Your Pet Is Safe
Retrovirus May Be at Root of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Reuse of Antibacterial Wipes Can Spread Bacteria
Review Urges Aggressive MRSA Screening for Health Workers
Rotavirus Vaccine Cutting Infection Rates Among Kids
RSV to Blame for 1 in 13 Pediatrician Visits
Salmonella Common in U.S. Poultry
Salmonella Infection Numbers Still Rising; Recalls Rise Also
Salmonella Outbreak Over, U.S. Says
Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Dry Dog Food
Salmonella Outbreak Tied to Dry Dog Food Continues
School Closures May Not Be Necessary When Swine Flu Strikes
Scientists Come Closer to Unlocking Secrets of Common Cold
Scientists Decode HIV Genome
Scientists Find Clue to Dangerous Side Effect of MS Drug
Scientists ID Enzyme That Allows Dysentery Amoeba to Hide
Scientists ID First Human With Gorilla Strain of HIV
Scientists ID Virus That Infects Cancer Cells
Scientists Isolate Organism That Causes Disfiguring Tropical Disease
Scientists Still Baffled About Origins of Swine Flu
Sebelius Urges Americans to Get Swine Flu Vaccine
Sebelius: There Will Be Swine Flu Vaccine for All Who Want It
Secondhand Smoke Leaves Kids Prone to Severe Infections
Sepsis Therapy in Preemies Fails to Boost Survival
Seventh Salmonella Death Linked to Peanut Products
Severe Swine Flu Can Kill Young, Old Alike
Severe Swine Flu Could Lead to Blood Clots in Lungs: Study
Showerheads Harbor a Bounty of Germs
Sicker People More Vulnerable to Swine Flu: CDC
Silver-Coated Endotracheal Tubes Cut Down on Infections
Single Rooms Becoming the Norm in New Hospitals
Sinus Infections Can Cause Toxic Shock in Kids
Small Businesses Urged to Prepare for Swine Flu
Smokers Struck by Influenza Face Higher Mortality Rates
Smoking Ups Infection Risk for Lung Disease Patients
Some Facelift Patients Infected With MRSA 'Superbug'
Special Dyes and Lighting Kill MRSA, Research Shows
Sperm May Play Role in Transmission of HIV
Spleen Key Player in Brain's Infection-Fighting Messages
Staph Infection May Follow People Home From Hospital
Starting HIV Therapy Earlier Saves Lives
Statins Reduced Death Risk From Pneumonia
Steroid Can Ease Severe Sore Throat
Stomach Bacteria Might Guard Against Certain Throat Cancer
Strep B Seems to Trick Immune System
Stress May Encourage E. Coli Illness
Study Debunks Link Between Strep and Brain Disorders
Study Details Swine Flu Transmission Rates
Study Explains How Cranberries Prevent Urinary Infections
Study Links Smoking to Increased Risk of Pancreatitis
Study Shows 1% of Americans Have Been Infected With West Nile
Study Spotlights a Natural Infection Fighter
Study Supports Swine Flu's Pandemic Potential
Study Ties Herpes Virus to Emerging Form of Diabetes
'Superbug' Test Detects MRSA Faster
Supply of Key Children's Vaccine Almost Back to Normal
Surge in U.S. Cases of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
Surgical Masks Help Ward Off Flu, Maybe
Survivors of 1918 Flu Pandemic Immune 90 Years Later
Swine Flu Can Move Quickly to Severe Illness
Swine Flu Cases Now Total 7: CDC
Swine Flu Cases Still Up, But U.S. Officials Are Guardedly Optimistic
Swine Flu Continues to Flare Up, CDC Says
Swine Flu Continues to Spread Across U.S.
Swine Flu Could Create Hospital Bed Shortage
Swine Flu Declining in Some Parts of U.S.
Swine Flu Fatality Rate a 'Little Bit' Higher Than That of Seasonal Flu
Swine Flu Infections Now Top 140 in U.S.
Swine Flu Infections Surpass 100 in U.S.
Swine Flu Likely to Return to U.S. Next Winter
Swine Flu Loves a Crowd
Swine Flu May Be Less Dangerous Than Predicted: Study
Swine Flu May Bring Surge in Hospitalizations
Swine Flu May Have Infected More Than 100,000 Americans
Swine Flu May Not Be Any Deadlier This Fall: Experts
Swine Flu May Not Close College Classrooms: CDC
Swine Flu May Pose Problems for Pregnant Women
Swine Flu Now a Pandemic
Swine Flu Now Reported in All 50 States
Swine Flu Now Reported in All 50 States
Swine Flu Outbreak May Be Subsiding, CDC Says
Swine Flu Outbreak Not a Pandemic at This Point
Swine Flu Parties? Send Your Regrets, Experts Say
Swine Flu Poses Risk to Kids With Neurological Conditions
Swine Flu Shots May Come Too Late to Stem Fall Outbreak: Study
Swine Flu Shots Safe for People With Weak Immune Systems: Experts
Swine Flu Still Strikes Younger People Hardest
Swine Flu Trials Continue to Point to 1-Dose Vaccine
Swine Flu Vaccine on Track for Fall: CDC
Swine Flu Vaccine Seems Safe in Early Trials
Swine Flu Vaccine Seems Safe: Experts
Swine Flu Vaccine Still in Short Supply
Swine Flu Vaccine Still Months Away
Swine Flu Vaccine Won't Be Ready Until October: CDC
Swine Flu Vaccine Won't Be Ready Until October: CDC
Swine Flu Virus Dominant Strain Worldwide: WHO
Swine Flu Virus Not Mutating, Making Vaccine a Good Match
Swine Flu: A Primer
Swine Flu: A Primer
Swine Flu: A Primer
Swine Flu: A Primer
Swine Flu: A Primer
Swine Flu: A Primer
Swine Flu: A Primer
Swine Flu: A Primer
Swine Flu: A Primer
Take the Sting Out of Your Child's Flu Shots
Tamiflu-Resistant Swine Flu Found in Canadian Father
Tamiflu-Resistant Swine Flu Passed Person-to-Person in U.S.
TB Gene Tweak Could Bring Better Vaccines
TB Patient Has Less Dangerous Strain: CDC
T-Cell Duplication Delayed Up to 3 Days After Infection
Testosterone Associated With Disease Transmission
Third of EMS Stethoscopes Carry MRSA Virus
Third U.S. Swine Flu Death Reported
Threat From Infectious Diseases Growing
To Protect Yourself, Wash Those Germs Away
Too Few Americans Get HIV Test Early Enough
Torn Surgical Gloves Put Patients at Risk for Infection
Tracking Down a Salmonella Outbreak
Transplant Patients Should Be Monitored for Ear Infection
Travel Safety Can Be a Passport to Good Health
Traveling While on Dialysis Could Be Risky
Treating Stomach Infection Early Protects Against Cancer
Treatment Target for Herpes Pinpointed
Trial Vaccine May Protect Against Serious Viral Infection
'Troubling' Rise in HIV Among Young Gay Men: CDC
Two Ways to Tackle Tuberculosis
U.S. Chlamydia Infections Hit All-Time High
U.S. Closer to Viable Swine Flu Shot
U.S. Considers Massive Swine Flu Vaccination Program
U.S. Declares Public Health Emergency in Response to Swine Flu
U.S. Expects 160 Million Doses of Swine Flu Vaccine by October
U.S. Flu Season Off to Slow Start
U.S. Immigrants Bearing More of the TB Burden
U.S. Issues Swine Flu Guidelines for Day-Care Programs
U.S. Prepares for Possible Return of Swine Flu in Fall
U.S. Progressing on Swine Flu Vaccine
U.S. Swine Flu Cases Surpass 60
U.S. Swine Flu Count Nears 1,900; Person-to-Person Transmission Now Common
U.S. Unlikely to Meet Target for TB Elimination
U.S. Unveils Stricter Food-Safety Standards
Universal Flu Vaccine Shows Promise
Universal Screening for MRSA in Hospitals Made Little Difference
UV Lights, Fans May Curb TB Spread in Hospitals
Vaccine Skin Patch Prevents Travelers' Diarrhea
Viable Swine Flu Shot Closer to Reality
Vicks VapoRub Linked to Infant Breathing Problems
Virulent Strain of MRSA Resists Treatment
Virus May Drive Some Prostate Cancers
WHO Close to Declaring Swine Flu Pandemic
WHO Declaration of Swine Flu Pandemic Looks Imminent
WHO Warns of Possible Pandemic as Mexico Seeks to Contain Swine Flu
WHO Warns of Possible Pandemic as Mexico Seeks to Contain Swine Flu
Whooping Cough Immunity Lasts 30 Years or More
Why Swine Flu Differs From Seasonal Flu
Woman and Cat Shared 'Super Bug'
Women More Likely to Have Second Thoughts on Tattoos
Women's Hands Home to More Types of Germs
World's 1st Swine Flu Vaccine Trials Start in Australia
Worldwide Vaccine Availability Reaches All-Time High: Report
Worldwide War Deaths Underestimated
Young People at High Risk of Death Worldwide
Younger Age of More Severe Swine Flu Cases Worries Experts