Health News Archives

Health Tip: Taking an Antibiotic
You may need one -- or you may not

DEET Works Because Mosquitoes Hate the Smell
Research upends theory that repellant masks person's odor and interferes with bugs' senses

Researchers Find Genes That Influence West Nile Virus
Could lead to way to prevent, treat disease in humans

HIV Patients Living Longer
Antiretroviral therapy has increased life expectancy by 13 years, researchers say

Smokers Struck by Influenza Face Higher Mortality Rates
Cigarette compounds mimicking viral components caused more severe airway damage in mice

Imaging Advance Tracks Prostate Cancer in Lymph Nodes
Engineered 'payload' based on common cold virus could aid doctors in treatment decisions

New Hope Against the Cold Sore Virus
Driving herpes simplex out of hiding could bring about a cure, scientists say

New Vaccine May Account for Less Severe Rotavirus Season
Hospital, doctor visits down sharply in many places, CDC reports

Study Ties Herpes Virus to Emerging Form of Diabetes
French researchers say antibodies linked to disease found in Sub-Saharan Africans

Coxsackievirus Infections Spiked in 2007: CDC
The germ usually causes mild disease, but can be life-threatening to newborns