October 24, 2015 Roche's Tamiflu for children temporarily in short supply in U.S. In what is shaping up to be a tough and widespread flu season in the United States, one of the leading medicines used to treat children with the sometimes deadly virus is in short supply.
October 24, 2015 Polio vaccines may not always work The standard polio vaccine may not always work, as vaccinations didn't prevent polio in people in the Republic of the Congo during an outbreak there in 2010, a new study shows
October 24, 2015 California asks to use non-approved meningitis vaccine for college outbreak Public health officials in California said on Thursday they had sought permission from the federal government to use a vaccine not approved for use in the United States against an outbreak of meningococcal disease among students in a public university.
October 24, 2015 Could the HPV vaccine treat warts? The human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine is intended to prevent people from getting infected with the virus, but in some cases, it may actually work as a treatment, clearing warts in people who are already infected, a new report suggests.
October 24, 2015 China approves new polio vaccine, shows innovative muscle China has approved a new polio vaccine, the first of its kind to be produced in the country, a month after local authorities gave the green light for a home-grown Ebola vaccine amid Beijing's push to become a world leader in producing innovative drugs.
October 24, 2015 Flu and other viral infections could be stopped by boosting natural protein Boosting a naturally occurring protein may help the body to detect and fend off certain viral infections on its own.
October 24, 2015 Flu hitting young and middle-age adults hard this year The flu has been particularly bad this year among young and middle-age adults, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
October 24, 2015 WHO calls for more measles vaccination in Europe as large outbreaks persist The World Health Organization in Europe called on Wednesday for measles vaccination campaigns to be stepped up across the region after recording 22,000 cases of the highly infectious disease since the start of 2014.
October 24, 2015 Younger generations more likely to think vaccines are unsafe Public health officials say the United States is experiencing a resurgence of measles because some parents are opting out of the recommended vaccines for their kids.
October 24, 2015 Mumps outbreak linked to Idaho university spreads to Washington state An outbreak of mumps that started at an Idaho university and infected 21 people across the state has now spread to neighboring Washington state, health officials said on Monday.
