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November 30, 2015

Misleading HPV vaccine websites are easy to find

Parents who go online to find out about the vaccine for human papillomavirus (HPV), a sexually transmitted disease that causes cervical cancer, may have a hard time finding accurate information, a recent U.S. study suggests.

November 24, 2015

FDA approves expanded use of Emergent BioSolution's anthrax vaccine

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved to expand the use of Emergent BioSolutions Inc's anthrax vaccine to prevent suspected or confirmed exposure to the bacterium that causes the disease.

November 18, 2015

Need a flu shot? Uber is making house calls

Uber says it's now making "house calls," at least for one day.

November 12, 2015

Regular exercise may aid flu vaccine in older man

Regular exercise over a long term may increase the effectiveness of annual flu vaccinations in older men, suggests a study in the journal Age.

November 11, 2015

5 moms sue NYC over mandatory flu vaccine for pre-K, daycare children

Five mothers are suing New York City over its mandate requiring students younger than 5 to receive the flu vaccine, Fox 5 NY reported.

November 4, 2015

Infant whooping cough infection tied to later epilepsy risk

Children in Denmark who were diagnosed with pertussis, or "whooping cough," in early childhood appear to have an increased risk of epilepsy later in childhood, according to a new study.

October 29, 2015

Popular cholesterol drugs may make flu vaccine less effective

Millions of people who take statins to lower cholesterol may not get maximum protection from flu vaccines, two new studies suggest.

October 29, 2015

Popular cholesterol drugs may make flu vaccine less effective

Millions of people who take statins to lower cholesterol may not get maximum protection from flu vaccines, two new studies suggest.

October 29, 2015

You probably have herpes, the WHO says

Two-thirds of the world's population under 50 have the highly infectious herpes virus that causes cold sores around the mouth, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday, in its first estimate of global prevalence of the disease.

October 28, 2015

Here's what went wrong with last year's flu vaccine

Americans got little benefit from last season's flu shot — the vaccine was only about 19 percent effective, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention