In the first systematic, statistical analysis of its kind, infectious-disease-modeling experts at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center confirm that the avian influenza A (H5N1) virus in 2006 spread between a small number of people within a family in Indonesia.
The Centers for Disease Control report that nearly 25 million women are infected with some form of the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV). Of those, more than three million are thought to have one of the four strains known to cause cases of cervical cancer and genital warts.
Hepatitis C viral infection disease is a worldwide challenge disease, and researchers has been fighting for seeking the effective way to cure this disease. A research group in Japan has found that hepatitis C viral infection can be cleared by liver transplantation.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced approval of a second test for the detection of West Nile virus (WNV) in blood and organs.
The Kern County Department of Public Health is concerned that residents are not taking necessary precautions to prevent West Nile virus infection. To highlight the personal impact West Nile virus has had on infected individuals and their survival, a video presentation of California survivors was shared with the news media about their personal stories to recover from the disease.
Last week, Jamba Juice was informed by the Santa Clara County Department of Public Health that an employee at San Jose/Willow Glen store has recently been diagnosed and treated for Hepatitis A, the mildest form of Hepatitis.
In the past year there have been several high profile recalls of toxic foods, from spinach to canned green beans, pet food to chili. A new book “Death in the Pot” (Prometheus Books, $24) traces the history of food poisoning and how it affects us all. Author and internationally renowned food expert Morton Satin documents several culinary mishaps and misdeeds in an engrossing narrative that spans from the ancient world to present day.
Some scientific results are hard to spot, especially in genetic research. Often scientists are unable to physically see if the gene they inserted into a cell has produced the desired trait.
A mosquito-borne disease often known as ?break-bone fever? has found a new enemy in a unique type of mouse.
Health officers in Germany ordered a massive culling of geese after HSN1 bird flu virus was confirmed on a poultry farm in the country’s Bavarian region.