April 27, 2016 Better to get your flu shot in the morning You’re better off getting your flu shot in the morning than in the afternoon, researchers from England say.
April 25, 2016 Mild flu season winding down; virus still widespread in Northeast NEW YORK (AP) -- Flu season is winding down, and it's been a relatively mild one.
April 25, 2016 Factbox: Why the Zika virus is causing alarm Global health officials are racing to better understand the Zika virus behind a major outbreak that began in Brazil last year and has spread to many countries in the Americas.
April 21, 2016 Timeline: Zika's origin and global spread The following timeline charts the origin and spread of the Zika virus from its discovery nearly 70 years ago: 1947: Scientists researching yellow fever in Uganda's Zika Forest identify the virus in a rhesus monkey 1948: Virus recovered from Aedes africanus mosquito in Zika Forest 1952: First human cases detected in Uganda and Tanzania 1954: Virus found in Nigeria 1960s-80s: Zika detected in mosquitoes and monkeys across equatorial Africa 1969-83: Zika found in equatorial Asia, including India, Indonesia, Malaysia and Pakistan 2007: Zika spreads from Africa and Asia, first large outbreak on Pacific island of Yap 2012: Researchers identify two distinct lineages of the virus, African and Asian 2013-14: Zika outbreaks in French Polynesia, Easter Island, the Cook Islands and New Caledonia.
April 15, 2016 Latest battle to wipe out polio begins with vast vaccine switch In a huge immunization effort in 150 countries, health teams will on Sunday launch what they hope will be the final push against polio.
April 15, 2016 WHO: China's tougher vaccine rules 'welcome', complex to implement China's proposals to impose tougher rules over its vaccine market will help stamp out illegal behavior and strengthen oversight, but will be "complex" to implement, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a statement on Friday.
April 15, 2016 WHO group backs Sanofi's vaccine in areas with high dengue rates The World Health Organization's expert group on immunization said on Friday it recommended that countries consider introducing Sanofi's dengue vaccine Dengvaxia in areas where prevalence of the virus was 50 percent or higher.
April 14, 2016 Brazilian Zika doctors find severe brain damage in babies, study finds Brazilian scientists studying possible links between birth defects and the mosquito-borne Zika virus have found that babies born with microcephaly have severe brain damage with a range of abnormalities.
April 8, 2016 Factbox: Why the Zika virus is causing alarm Global health officials are racing to better understand the Zika virus behind a major outbreak that began in Brazil last year and has spread to many countries in the Americas.
April 7, 2016 Fetal tissue controversy: How these cells are used in research Congress wants to know the names of researchers who study fetal tissue, and what exactly they are doing: A House committee has subpoenaed a number of medical organizations for a list of people involved in this research
