July 8, 2008 – 4:24 pm | One Comment

In a move sure to stir controversy, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommended on Monday that a more aggressive approach to treating high cholesterol in children should be implemented, even if it means prescribing …

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Meningitis Likely As NY Student Dies, 2 Hospitalized
March 16, 2008 – 10:08 am | No Comment

Two incidents on two separate New York campuses point to bacterial meningitis, leading school and public health officials urging any students who might have come in contact with these students to seek immediate preventive antibiotic …

Wise Ecology May Reduce Spread of Infectious Disease
February 20, 2008 – 6:41 pm | 2 Comments

For the first time ever, an international team of researchers has mapped out the areas around the world where infectious diseases, passed from animals to humans, have originated. Using data that dates back to …