October 4, 2016 Zika funding delay hurt effort to fight virus, health officials say Top U.S. health officials said on Monday the long delay in getting Congress to approve funding to fight the Zika virus came at a heavy cost in dealing with what they called a serious public health threat.
September 30, 2016 Zika-related birth defects likely higher than anticipated: panel The risk posed by the Zika virus to developing fetuses is likely far greater than current estimates suggest, a top U.S. health official said on Thursday.
September 29, 2016 Regulators: Doctor concocts vaccines with cat saliva, vodka Illinois regulators on Wednesday suspended the license of a suburban Chicago doctor who allegedly gave patients modified vaccinations containing cat saliva and vodka.
September 27, 2016 Music therapy may help kids cope with immunization shots When little kids need to get a painful injection, music therapy can help them get through the procedure, a new study suggests.
September 27, 2016 Sanofi gets $43M US funding to spur Zika vaccine development Sanofi SA said on Monday the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services approved $43.18 million in funding to accelerate the development of a Zika vaccine, as part of efforts to prevent the infection.
September 23, 2016 Nigeria administers polio vaccines at military checkpoints Health officials in eastern Nigeria say they have started to administer polio vaccines to children at military checkpoints in an attempt to stop the spread of the crippling disease.
September 21, 2016 How to use your body's clock to optimize your health Have you ever noticed that there are certain times when you prefer to do certain things—and that those preferences don’t necessarily align with others’ around you?
September 20, 2016 Woman reverses stance on vaccinations after rotavirus sickens her family Doubling up in pain, my 3-year-old twins, Áine and Lena, screamed out in unison as agonizing cramps raged through their tiny stomachs.
September 19, 2016 Florida expands Zika zone in Miami Beach after 5 new cases State officials in Florida on Friday tripled the active Zika transmission zone in the trendy seaside community of Miami Beach after five new cases of the mosquito-borne virus believed to cause a severe birth defect were identified in the area.
September 16, 2016 Novavax vaccine for respiratory disease fails in late stage trial Novavax Inc said on Thursday that its experimental vaccine for a serious infectious respiratory disease failed at the final stage of human testing, sending its stock plunging more than 80 percent.