Vietnam releases dengue-blocking mosquito
By MARGIE MASON In this photo taken on Sept. 1, 2013, scientist Simon Kutcher, project manager of the Eliminate Dengue Vietnam research program, blood feeds a cage of mosquitoes in…
Infectious diseases
Strep scorecard might help tell if you need a doc
By LAURAN NEERGAARD Harvard Medical School and Boston Children’s Hospital Informatics program professor Dr. Kenneth Mandl, left, and Harvard Medical School and Children’s Hospital assistant professor Dr. Andrew Fine, stand…
Ex-NYC Mayor Dinkins hospitalized with pneumonia
FILE- In this Aug. 11, 2011 file photo, former New York City Mayor David Dinkins comments as he arrives for the funeral of former Gov. Hugh Carey at St. Patrick’s…
Nicaragua mobilizes fumigation against dengue
A worker from the Nicaraguan health ministry fumigates a resident’s front yard in Managua, Nicaragua, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2013. According to the government, more than 5,000 cases of dengue have…
Minn. Supreme Court sides with HIV-positive man
By STEVE KARNOWSKI FILE- This undated photo provided by the Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office in Minneapolis shows Daniel James Rick, who is HIV-positive. The Minnesota Supreme Court has rejected an…
PILLS MADE FROM POOP CURE SERIOUS GUT INFECTIONS
By MARILYNN MARCHIONE Dr. Thomas Louie, an infectious disease specialist at the University of Calgary, holds a container of stool pills in triple-coated gel capsules in his lab in Calgary,…
REPORT: DRUG-RESISTANT BACTERIA ARE COMMON KILLERS
By MIKE STOBBE and LINDSEY TANNER In this undated photo provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is one form of CRE bacteria, sometimes called “nightmare bacteria.” CRE…
TEXAS MEGACHURCH LINKED TO 21 MEASLES CASES
By JAMIE STENGLE This Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2013 photo shows the Eagle Mountain International Church in Newark, Texas. The megachurch, linked to at least 21 measles cases, has been trying…