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American Family Physician
August 15, 2003
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West Nile Virus in the United States: An Update on an Emerging Infectious Disease West Nile virus is a mosquito-borne flavivirus and human neuropathogen. Since the virus was recognized in New York City in 1999, it has spread rapidly across the United States, with human disease documented in 39 states and the District of Columbia.   |
Science News
October 19, 2002
Janet Raloff |
West Nile Worries Are No Reason to Give Up Breast-feeding The case of the youngest person in the United States thought to have been infected with West Nile Virus -- a newborn -- almost certainly resulted from transmission of the virus in breast milk. Still, the new findings don't warrant changing current breast-feeding guidelines. |
American Family Physician
August 1, 2003 |
Preventing Malaria When You Travel What is malaria? Who gets it?... How is malaria transmitted?... Who is at risk for malaria?... How can I tell if I have malaria?... Can I do anything to keep from getting malaria?... What should I do if I think I have malaria?... etc. |
National Gardening
Suzanne DeJohn |
Protect Yourself from Summer's Insect Pests Sure, the list of illnesses carried by summer's insect pests is daunting. But the nuisance factor alone of ticks, mosquitoes, and fleas warrants finding ways to repel them. Here are a few helpful suggestions. |
BusinessWeek
May 23, 2005 |
Don't Get Bugged This Summer An infectious-disease pro tells how to protect yourself from harmful bites. |
AskMen.com
Dustin Driver |
Travel Diseases: Central & South America There are more than a few diseases that can turn your dream vacation to Central or South America into a nightmare -- so here are a few "ounces of prevention." |
American Family Physician
December 15, 2002 |
What Is Histoplasmosis? How Is It Treated? Histoplasmosis is an infection caused by a fungus. The infection is in your lungs. In severe cases, it could spread through your whole body. |
Science News
March 4, 2006 |
West Nile Virus This Web site from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention examines the spread of West Nile virus across the United States, complete with up-to-date maps showing which states are hardest hit. |
AskMen.com
Dustin Driver |
Travel Diseases: Africa The allure of a safari through the Serengeti or a trek up Kilimanjaro may inspire you to strike out for the heart of Africa, but before you go there are a few things you should know: like, the huge continent is teeming with bug-borne, water-borne and human-borne diseases. |
Salon.com
August 20, 2001
Suzy Hansen |
Blood lust The coauthor of a new book on mosquitoes talks about who they bite, where they lurk and how they've killed over a billion human beings... |
American Family Physician
February 1, 2007 |
Parvovirus B19: What You Should Know A patient guide: What is parvovirus B19?... What should I do if my child has fifth disease?... What should I do if I have a parvovirus B19 infection?... |
Popular Mechanics
September 2006
Ben Harder |
Seeking Immunity Pathogens like West Nile virus show no respect for borders. But a new class of vaccines may soon keep them in check. |
CIO
October 1, 2003
Nancy Weil |
On the West Nile Virus Trail Since April, the 17 inspectors of the Southern Ontario West Nile virus surveillance program have been collecting data (date, time, GPS coordinates for field sites, information about birds, mosquitoes and larvae) using a PDA application designed for the task. |
American Family Physician
January 1, 2004 |
Hepatitis B Infection What is hepatitis B virus?... How can I tell if I have HBV infection?... What happens after HBV infection?... What health problems can chronic HBV infection cause?... How can I protect my liver if I have chronic HBV infection?... How can HBV infection be prevented?... etc. |
American Family Physician
June 15, 2006 |
Hepatitis A: What You Should Know A patient guide: What is hepatitis A?... How is the disease spread?... How can I tell if I have the disease?... How is this disease treated?... How long will I be contagious?... etc. |
Scientific American
March 2009
Bianca Nogrady |
Infecting Mosquitoes May Keep Them from Infecting Us Life-shortening bacterium could beat mosquito-borne disease |
Popular Mechanics
January 22, 2010
Allie Townsend |
Does Fringe's Virus Eradication Plan Hold Up? Is the show's disease from the deep possible? "No," says Dr. William Blattner, director of The Institute of Human Virology. "But it does make for good TV." |
PC World
June 13, 2002
Sam Costello |
First JPEG Virus Identified McAfee studies lab virus that could change the way digital infections spread -- and are contained. |
Outside
September 2006
Jennifer Kahn |
Itchy For more than 100 years, a swat team of brilliant scientists, pest-control shock troops, and eggheads with bizarre schemes have been waging a global war against mosquitoes. Why are the pests still winning? |
BusinessWeek
July 14, 2003
Kate Murphy |
Summer Skeeter Stoppers Get ready to slap and scratch. Mosquito season is back with a vengeance because of higher-than-normal rainfall in some parts of the country. How can you avoid the itch as well as mosquito-borne illnesses such as West Nile virus? |
This Old House
Deborah Baldwin |
The Mosquito, in Close-Up What makes these pests so pesky and how to keep them at bay |
AskMen.com
Dustin Driver |
Most Contagious Diseases Super-contagious diseases spread like wildfire. The best way to battle any of these nasty bugs is to avoid them altogether. Keep your eyes open for these most-unwanted diseases, and stay healthy. |
AskMen.com
Jacob Franek |
Avian Influenza 101 Here is everything you need to now about avian influenza so that you can better protect yourself. |
American Family Physician
September 15, 2002 |
Newsletter CDC Web Site Provides Current Information on West Nile Virus... AHRQ Survey Details Use of Health Care for Chronic Conditions... HHS Approves Nevada Plan to Insure Women with Breast or Cervical Cancer... HRSA Grants Almost $49 Million to Improve Health Care Facilities... etc. |
Inc.
June 1, 2003
Matthew Fogel |
Testing Positive Companies on the frontlines of West Nile and SARS. |
BusinessWeek
March 22, 2004
Stephen H. Wildstrom |
Toughing Out The Junk-Mail Virus An insidious strain swipes e-addresses from your PC -- to spam your friends |
Unix Insider
January 2001
Sandra Henry-Stocker |
Understanding viruses What exactly is a virus, how does it work, and how can you protect your system from one? The author explains the difference between viruses and worms, and why keeping up with and preventing them is so difficult... |
Popular Mechanics
January 8, 2010
Erin McCarthy |
How to Stop a Daybreakers-Style Vampire Epidemic As far-fetched as the "disease" may be, there are certain steps doctors, scientists and officials always take when analyzing an outbreak. |
Science News
April 3, 2004
Edna Francisco |
A Virus Crosses Over to Wild-Animal Hunters Hunting and butchering a gorilla apparently infected a 45-year-old man with a new virus typically found only in nonhuman primates, according to a recent study. |
AskMen.com
Jen Woodward |
False Pandemic Scares While nobody can say for sure if or when another pandemic will strike, these historic false alarms might soothe your fears. |
American Family Physician
September 1, 2006
Gregory Juckett |
Avian Influenza: Preparing for a Pandemic Preparing for a new influenza pandemic involves increasing global influenza surveillance and developing practical strategies for containing outbreaks at the source. |
AskMen.com
Charles Capuano |
11 Summertime Health Hazards Here are 11 summertime health health hazards and some tips on sidestepping them. |
American Family Physician
February 1, 2007
Servey et al. |
Clinical Presentations of Parvovirus B19 Infection Generally, erythema infectiosum is self-limited and does not require treatment. Patients with arthralgia may require nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug treatment. |
American Family Physician
July 15, 2004 |
HIV Infection - How to Lower Your Risk A consumer-oriented brochure discussing the many ways to lower the risk of getting human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and where to go for help. |
American Family Physician
October 15, 2004
Genevieve Ressel |
Newsletter Vaccine Manufacturer Expecting Delays in Distribution of Fluvirin... U.S. Census Bureau Report Confirms Rising Number of Uninsured Americans... CDC Reminds Physicians to Consider West Nile Virus in Pregnant Women... etc. |
PC World
November 17, 2000
Kim Zetter |
Three Minutes With 'Doctor Owl,' Virus Writer A young virus writer describes his motivation and denies responsibility, while dreaming of creating a 'new breed' of undetectable virus... |
AskMen.com
August 1, 2001
Justin Becker |
Keep Your Computer Virus-Free Call the doctor and head for the hospital: you've just been infected by a computer virus that's erasing your entire hard drive, as you speak. It's time to protect yourself before this happens, and take the necessary steps to make your computer virus-free... |
The Motley Fool
September 24, 2009
Brian Orelli |
Drugmakers' HIV Treatments Live On Companies that make HIV drugs could lose billions of dollars in revenue if an effective vaccine is developed. All drug-company investors need to keep an eye on up-and-coming drugs from competitors that could take market share. |
American Family Physician
May 15, 2002 |
HIV in Women What are HIV and AIDS?... How do women become infected with HIV?... Is HIV infection different in women and men?... What precautions can be taken to avoid getting HIV during sex?... What should I do if I think I may be infected?... |
The Motley Fool
March 16, 2006
Rich Duprey |
Avian Flu Ruffling Feathers Roche Pharmaceuticals boosts anti-flu drug production to quiet calls for generics. While the situation bears watching for now, it's not necessarily something for investors to get their feathers ruffled about. |
IDB America
November 2002
Charo Quesada |
A plague returns Once nearly defeated, the mosquito-borne dengue epidemic has returned with a vengeance to Latin America and the Caribbean. |
HHMI Bulletin
February 2011 |
Viral Outbreak: The Science of Emerging Disease Almost 200 high school students from across the Washington, D.C., area learned firsthand how scientists study the emergence and spread of these and other deadly viruses in December at the 2010 Holiday Lectures on Science. |
InternetNews
April 6, 2007
Andy Patrizio |
First 'Real' iPod Virus Rears Its Head Podloso virus does no damage, and only affects iPods with Linux. |
AskMen.com
Kristen Armstrong |
The Common Cold Some common-cold causes, and some preventions and cures for the upcoming season. |
Searcher
June 2006
Eva C. Perkins |
Is the Price of Cheap Chicken Bird Flu? Information professionals are faced with a situation in which our skills are called upon to soothe the public with reassuring data about the avian flu. |
The Motley Fool
February 29, 2008
Brian Orelli |
RNAi Works -- Maybe Alnylam presents the first proof of concept that RNAi works in humans, but where's the proof that it cures a disease? |
BusinessWeek
February 9, 2004
Catherine Arnst |
What You Need To Know About Avian Flu The current avian flu outbreak in Asia is the fifth since 1997 to infect humans. This has raised a red flag for infectious disease experts, who fear the strain could mutate and spark a devastating flu pandemic. |
Chemistry World
November 25, 2008
James Urquhart |
Virus revealed by flipping lipid A drug that flags up virus-infected cells for destruction by the body's own immune system could lead to new, broad-spectrum anti-viral treatments, say US scientists. |
The Motley Fool
August 10, 2010
Ryan McBride |
Vertex's Telaprevir Clears Hurdle, Could Halve Treatment Times for Hepatitis C Study results are positive. |
Salon.com
September 19, 2000
Tabitha M. Powledge |
Germ theory of obesity gains weight An Indian researcher believes a virus may be responsible for obesity -- and he's not as crazy as he sounds. |
