by Research Team | Jan 16, 2015 | Health News
This 2011 image provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows an H3N2 influenza virus – the same type of flu that’s responsible for most flu illnesses this winter. As predicted, this year’s flu vaccine is doing a pretty crummy...
by Research Team | Jan 16, 2015 | Health News
The family of boxing legend Muhammad Ali hopes he will be home from the hospital in time for his 73rd birthday on Saturday. Ali, who has Parkinson’s disease, has been in an undisclosed hospital this week getting follow-up care for a urinary tract infection, a...
by Research Team | Jan 16, 2015 | Health News
California health officials on Thursday confirmed 13 new measles cases connected to an outbreak at Disney theme parks last month, bringing the total number of illnesses to 39. The San Diego County cases include at least five people who showed up with fevers and rashes...
by Research Team | Jan 16, 2015 | Health News
An Australian nurse treating Ebola patients in Sierra Leone has been airlifted to the UK for observation, her government has said. The nurse, reported to be a woman, has not been diagnosed with Ebola and was transferred to Britain following what the Department of...
by Research Team | Jan 16, 2015 | Health News
It’s only 23% effective, primarily because it doesn’t include the bug that is making most people sick, according to a government study out today.That’s one of the worst performances in the last decade, since US health officials started routinely...