Topic: Contagious And Infectious Diseases

A Galveston woman died Tuesday after she was infected with a flesh-eating bacteria, officials told the Galveston County Daily News. Ginger Ling's...

City Health Department To Give Away Flu Shots

The City of Milwaukee Health Department is kicking off a flu shot campaign Thursday.. . The department is partnering with Neighborhood House of...

NH health officials urge everyone to get flu shots

Shipments of flu vaccine will begin arriving in New Hampshire later this month, and this year, health officials are recommending that nearly ...
State public health officials say two more human cases of mosquito-borne West Nile virus have been confirmed in Massachusetts.. . They are the ...

Pharmacies Announce Free Flu Shots For Uninsured

CVS Caremark Corp. said Wednesday it will give away up to $5 million in seasonal flu vaccinations to people without health insurance.. . The...
A group representing America's pediatricians is urging that flu shots be mandatory for all U.S. health-care workers in order to protect patients ...
One third of the world's population is infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which leads to tuberculosis (TB), a leading cause of death...
"We've had a few staph infections, so we did a clinic yesterday on proper shower technique and soap and using a rag," Dooley said. "We put some new...
Mr Dingemans worked on the private equity takeover of Alliance Boots as well as Novartis's $28.1bn (£18.2bn) takeover of Alcon. The 47-year-old is...
Malaria remains a serious global health problem, killing more than one million people per year. Treatment of the mosquito-borne illness relies on...