Severe Staph Infections Linked to Unsafe Use of Single-Dose/Single-Use Vials

With certain drugs in short supply, some health care professionals may be tempted to use singledose/single-use medication vials for more tha...

Paxo Offensive to Jesoids Rule BBC Trust

Jeremy Paxman religious comments were offensive, rules BBC Trust Editorial standards committee says comments made in discussion with Richard...

Tobacco prevention

The Cancer Action Network of the American Cancer Society recently released a report, Staying Well: Real Stories from the Prevention and Publ...

Food safety

One confirmed case in Maine is included in a multistate outbreak of Salmonella Enteritidis infections linked to ground beef. A second suspe...

Pertussis (whooping cough) update 7/26/12

Pertussis is endemic in the United States. Although cyclical in nature, a gradual and sustained increase has been observed in the United Sta...

Female Genital Mutilation: Shame on Britain

Notice. If you have arrived at this post via a search engine because, You Are At Risk Or Know Someone At Risk From Female Genital Mutilatio...

Sex, Lies and Julian Assange

Updated below with partial transcript. Sex, Lies and Julian Assange By Andrew Fowler and Wayne Harley Video Documentary Four Corners - ABC A...

7 tips to better cope with shift work

A necessary part of some professions, shift work can disrupt your internal biological clock. The good news is that by taking small practic...

HIV updates

The XIX Annual International AIDS Conference is currently underway in Washington, D.C., and several recent developments have occurred in th...