http://www.mail.com/subjects/1402-infectious-diseases.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.29/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/subjects/1402-infectious-diseases.html http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2162566-hpv-vaccine-cut-infection-half-teen-girls.html ATLANTA (AP) — A vaccine against a cervical cancer virus cut infections in teen girls by half in the first study to measure the shot's impact since it came on the market. The results impressed health experts and a top government top health official called them striking. The research released Wednesday echoes studies done before the HPV vaccine became avai... Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:17:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2162566-hpv-vaccine-cut-infection-half-teen-girls.html 2013-06-19T22:17:27Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2163116-mers-virus-spreads-easily-deadlier-than-sars.html LONDON (AP) — A mysterious new respiratory virus that originated in the Middle East spreads easily between people and appears more deadly than SARS, doctors reported Wednesday after investigating the biggest outbreak in Saudi Arabia. More than 60 cases of what is now called MERS, including 38 deaths, have been recorded by the World Health Organization in ... Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:27:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2163116-mers-virus-spreads-easily-deadlier-than-sars.html 2013-06-19T21:27:54Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2158724-ukraine-kids-risk-low-vaccination-rates.html KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — When the time came to vaccinate her 4-year-old daughter, Yelena Hlushko hesitated, spooked by widespread fears in Ukraine about vaccines and by a boil her older child developed after an immunization shot. Eventually she decided to follow the government's recommendation — only to find her local health clinic was out of the vaccine. A c... Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:00:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2158724-ukraine-kids-risk-low-vaccination-rates.html 2013-06-18T07:00:21Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2156548-saudi-arabia-4-deaths-sars-like-virus.html RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Arabia says four more people have died from a new respiratory virus related to SARS, bringing the total number of deaths to 32 in the kingdom at the center of the growing crisis. Overall, nearly 40 people have died from the virus since September, mostly in Europe and the Middle East. That's according to local officials an... Mon, 17 Jun 2013 08:36:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2156548-saudi-arabia-4-deaths-sars-like-virus.html 2013-06-17T08:36:51Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2154978-gunmen-pakistan-kill-2-anti-polio-workers.html PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Gunmen killed two anti-polio workers Sunday in northwest Pakistan, police said, the latest violence directed at efforts to eradicate the disease from the country. The two attackers shot the two Pakistani health workers while they were on a vaccination drive in rural Kandar village, said Swabi District Police Chief Mohammad Saeed.... Sun, 16 Jun 2013 16:15:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2154978-gunmen-pakistan-kill-2-anti-polio-workers.html 2013-06-16T16:15:37Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2148894-expert-dying-woman-irish-abortion.html DUBLIN (AP) — A miscarrying woman who died in an Irish hospital should have had her blood poisoning detected much sooner and been offered an abortion to improve her odds of survival, an experts' report concluded Thursday in a case that is forcing Ireland to modernize its abortion laws. The 108-page report into the October death of Savita Halappanavar docu... Thu, 13 Jun 2013 20:40:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2148894-expert-dying-woman-irish-abortion.html 2013-06-13T20:40:37Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2147156-irish-pm-abortion-activists-send-letters-blood.html DUBLIN (AP) — Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny says anti-abortion activists in his predominantly Roman Catholic country are inundating his office with threatening packages and letters condemning him as a baby-killer, some written in blood. "I am now being branded ... around the country as a murderer, that I'm going to have on my soul the death of 20 millio... Wed, 12 Jun 2013 21:25:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2147156-irish-pm-abortion-activists-send-letters-blood.html 2013-06-12T21:25:04Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2147442-hiv-drug-protect-injection-drug-users.html ATLANTA (AP) — Doctors should consider giving a daily AIDS drug to another high risk group to help prevent infections — people who shoot heroin, methamphetamines or other injection drugs, U.S. health officials said Wednesday. A similar recommendation is already in place for gay men and heterosexual couples at high risk of catching HIV, the virus that caus... Wed, 12 Jun 2013 20:59:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2147442-hiv-drug-protect-injection-drug-users.html 2013-06-12T20:59:56Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2144440-hepatitis-linked-to-frozen-berries-sickens-87.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says an outbreak of hepatitis A linked to a frozen berry mix sold at Costco has grown to 87 people with illnesses in eight states. The CDC said Tuesday that illnesses have been reported in Arizona, California Colorado, Hawaii, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and Washington. Townsend Farms of Fairvi... Wed, 12 Jun 2013 01:20:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2144440-hepatitis-linked-to-frozen-berries-sickens-87.html 2013-06-12T01:20:57Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2133324-berries-blamed-california-mans-hepatitis.html ENCINITAS, Calif. (AP) — Geoff Soza was celebrating his 30th wedding anniversary in Yellowstone National Park when the 64-year-old man learned the hard way that his seemingly healthy breakfast habit of mixing thawed berries with Greek yogurt had exposed him to a national outbreak of hepatitis A. Dozens of illnesses have been reported, and federal official... Thu, 06 Jun 2013 22:58:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2133324-berries-blamed-california-mans-hepatitis.html 2013-06-06T22:58:15Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2128198-frozen-berry-mix-linked-to-hepatitis-recalled.html WASHINGTON (AP) — An Oregon company is recalling a frozen berry mix sold to Costco and Harris Teeter stores after the product has been linked to at least 49 hepatitis A illnesses in seven states. The Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday that Townsend Farms of Fairview, Ore., is recalling its frozen Organic Antioxidant Blend, packaged under the Townse... Tue, 04 Jun 2013 22:49:35 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2128198-frozen-berry-mix-linked-to-hepatitis-recalled.html 2013-06-04T22:49:35Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2127946-stinky-feet-lead-to-better-malaria-traps.html LONDON (AP) — For decades, health officials have battled malaria with insecticides, bed nets and drugs. Now, scientists say there might be a potent new tool to fight the deadly mosquito-borne disease: the stench of human feet. In a laboratory study, researchers found that mosquitoes infected with the tropical disease were more attracted to human odors fro... Tue, 04 Jun 2013 09:29:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2127946-stinky-feet-lead-to-better-malaria-traps.html 2013-06-04T09:29:59Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2126342-hpv-growing-upper-throat-cancer.html ATLANTA (AP) — Doctors have known for some time that a sexually spread virus can cause some types of oral cancer. But actor Michael Douglas' comments on his own throat cancer in a newspaper story Monday threw a spotlight on a subject not often discussed. And it raises a lot of questions: —What virus can cause oral cancer? HPV, the human papillomavirus. It... Mon, 03 Jun 2013 22:26:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2126342-hpv-growing-upper-throat-cancer.html 2013-06-03T22:26:23Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2125486-michael-douglas-oral-sex-throat-cancer.html LONDON (AP) — Actor Michael Douglas taught the world at least one thing Monday: oral sex can sometimes cause cancer. In an interview published in the Guardian newspaper, Douglas appeared to blame his own battle with throat cancer on oral sex — although that interpretation was later disputed by one of his representatives. The Guardian q... Mon, 03 Jun 2013 17:52:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2125486-michael-douglas-oral-sex-throat-cancer.html 2013-06-03T17:52:59Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2124250-saudi-arabia-3-die-virus.html RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Arabia has reported that three more people have died from a new respiratory virus related to SARS, bringing the total number of deaths in the kingdom to 24. The Ministry of Health said Sunday the three deceased were among 38 infected in the kingdom with the respiratory virus called MERS. It says two of the three whose dea... Sun, 02 Jun 2013 12:56:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2124250-saudi-arabia-3-die-virus.html 2013-06-02T12:56:05Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2123488-italy-confirms-3-cases-respiratory-virus.html ROME (AP) — Three people were being treated Saturday for a new respiratory virus that is alarming global health officials, in the first cases in Italy, the country's health ministry said. A 45-year-old man who had recently returned from a 40-day visit to Jordan was hospitalized in Tuscany with a high fever, cough and respiratory problems, the ministry sai... Sat, 01 Jun 2013 18:13:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2123488-italy-confirms-3-cases-respiratory-virus.html 2013-06-01T18:13:49Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2123316-somalia-parents-to-polio-vaccine.html MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Islamic extremist rebels are fighting a campaign in Somalia to administer a polio vaccine, charging that it contains the virus that causes AIDS or could make children sterile, a battle of words that is frustrating health workers. Al-Shabab, the rebels linked to al-Qaida, have discouraged many parents from getting their children i... Sat, 01 Jun 2013 15:38:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2123316-somalia-parents-to-polio-vaccine.html 2013-06-01T15:38:08Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2122408-hepatitis-outbreak-linked-to-ore-berry-farm.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration is investigating an outbreak of hepatitis A linked to a frozen organic berry mix sold by an Oregon company. The FDA and the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday that 30 illnesses are linked to Townsend Farms Organic Anti-Oxidant Blend, which contains pomegranate seed mix. Illness... Sat, 01 Jun 2013 01:38:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2122408-hepatitis-outbreak-linked-to-ore-berry-farm.html 2013-06-01T01:38:57Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2118010-vietnam-cuban-rat-poison-finds-market.html HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — His wares banned in much of the world, the Vietnamese salesman hawking a rat poison laced with salmonella sought to prove the bait was as safe as claimed. He sliced open a packet with a pair of rusty scissors, dipped his finger into the sticky, bad-smelling rice, brought out a few grains and then chewed them gingerly. "It tastes a li... Fri, 31 May 2013 04:05:35 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2118010-vietnam-cuban-rat-poison-finds-market.html 2013-05-31T04:05:35Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2117318-decontaminating-patients-cuts-hospital-infections.html CHICAGO (AP) — Infections in U.S. hospitals kill tens of thousands of people each year, and many institutions fight back by screening new patients to see if they carry a dangerous germ, and isolating those who do. But a big study suggests a far more effective approach: Decontaminating every patient in intensive care. Washing everyone with antiseptic wipes... Wed, 29 May 2013 21:56:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2117318-decontaminating-patients-cuts-hospital-infections.html 2013-05-29T21:56:26Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2113866-french-man-dies-sars-related-respiratory-virus.html PARIS (AP) — A French patient infected with a deadly new respiratory virus related to SARS died Tuesday of the disease, which has killed half the people known to be infected and alarmed global health officials. The novel coronavirus is related to SARS, which killed some 800 people in a global epidemic in 2003. Dr. Margaret Chan, head of the World Health O... Tue, 28 May 2013 19:55:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2113866-french-man-dies-sars-related-respiratory-virus.html 2013-05-28T19:55:54Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2113516-pakistan-polio-vaccination-suspended-killing.html PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani authorities suspended a four-day polio vaccination program Tuesday after gunmen shot dead a female polio worker and wounded another, officials said, in a blow to the U.N.-backed campaign aimed at eradicating the crippling disease from this violence-torn country. Such attacks have made it harder for Pakistan to join the ... Tue, 28 May 2013 18:29:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2113516-pakistan-polio-vaccination-suspended-killing.html 2013-05-28T18:29:06Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2111376-saudi-death-toll-virus-reaches-18.html RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Arabia's Health Ministry says a woman has died from a new respiratory virus related to SARS, bringing the total number of deaths in the kingdom to 18. Saudi Arabia remains the center for the virus as investigators from the World Health Organization seek more clues about its origins and how it is spread. Last week, WHO off... Sun, 26 May 2013 18:20:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2111376-saudi-death-toll-virus-reaches-18.html 2013-05-26T18:20:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2107700-zimbabwe-activist-prisoners-denied-aids-drugs.html HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — A Zimbabwean human rights activist says he wants the nation's highest court to order prison authorities to ensure suspects in jail can receive their life-prolonging HIV/AIDS medications. Douglas Muzanenhamo said in court documents Friday he was denied anti-retroviral drugs when detained for a month in 2011 on treason charges. He wa... Fri, 24 May 2013 14:13:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2107700-zimbabwe-activist-prisoners-denied-aids-drugs.html 2013-05-24T14:13:52Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2103794-faith-healers-charged-with-murder-2nd-death.html PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Philadelphia couple who believe in faith healing over medicine and who were on probation in their son's pneumonia death were charged with murder Wednesday after a second young child died under what a prosecutor called "eerily similar" circumstances. Herbert and Catherine Schaible ignored a court order to seek medical care if their ch... Wed, 22 May 2013 20:21:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2103794-faith-healers-charged-with-murder-2nd-death.html 2013-05-22T20:21:57Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2099690-tunisia-announces-3-cases-coronavirus-1-death.html RABAT, Morocco (AP) — A 66-year-old Tunisian man has died from the new coronavirus following a visit to Saudi Arabia and two of his adult children were infected with it, the Tunisian Health Ministry reported. His sons were treated and have since recovered but the rest of the family remains under medical observation, the ministry said in a statement Monday... Tue, 21 May 2013 13:50:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2099690-tunisia-announces-3-cases-coronavirus-1-death.html 2013-05-21T13:50:41Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2099360-report-nps-hantavirus-response-policy.html YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — Federal investigators probing the hantavirus outbreak blamed for three deaths at Yosemite National Park recommended on Monday that design changes to tent cabins and other privately run lodging first be reviewed by National Park Service officials. The report released by the Interior Department's Office of Inspector Gen... Tue, 21 May 2013 04:11:36 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2099360-report-nps-hantavirus-response-policy.html 2013-05-21T04:11:36Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2097518-measles-surges-uk-years-flawed.html LONDON (AP) — More than a decade ago, British parents refused to give measles shots to at least a million children because of now discredited research that linked the vaccine to autism. Now, health officials are scrambling to catch up and stop a growing epidemic of the contagious disease. This year, the U.K. has had more than 1,200 cases of measles, after... Mon, 20 May 2013 14:35:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2097518-measles-surges-uk-years-flawed.html 2013-05-20T14:35:54Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2097056-us-adviser-board-firm-that-sold-anthrax-drug.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Navy Secretary Richard J. Danzig, who has served as a bio-warfare adviser to the president, the Pentagon, and the Department of Homeland Security, urged the government to stockpile an anti-anthrax drug while serving as a director for the company that supplied it, according to a report published Sunday. While there is no evidence a... Mon, 20 May 2013 02:57:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2097056-us-adviser-board-firm-that-sold-anthrax-drug.html 2013-05-20T02:57:16Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2088612-correction-virus-story.html NEW YORK (AP) — In a story May 15 about a new SARS-like virus spreading from patients to health care workers in Saudi Arabia, The Associated Press reported erroneously the location of the 20 deaths attributed to the virus. There have been no deaths reported in France and Qatar, only in Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Germany and Britain. The story also said that th... Thu, 16 May 2013 19:05:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2088612-correction-virus-story.html 2013-05-16T19:05:31Z