More Brain Related Infections News

• New Meningitis Vaccine Works in Infants

  Jan. 9 (HealthDay News) -- A new type of meningitis vaccine appears to offer protection ...

• Meningitis Shot Available, Effective Year-Round

  Oct. 26 (HealthDay News) -- At the beginning of every school year, concerned parents rush ...

• HIV Delivers 'Double Whammy' to Brain

  August 16 (HealthDay News) -- HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, often infiltrates the brains ...

• CDC's 'Preteen Vaccine' Campaign Aimed at Parents

  August 2 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. health officials are urging parents to make sure their 11- ...

• More Hospital Nurses Mean Fewer Infections

  July 24 (HealthDay News) -- Fewer nurses at a hospital may mean more infections and ...

• Pet Turtles Pose Salmonella Danger to Kids

  July 6 (HealthDay News) -- Even though the sale of small turtles has been banned ...

• CDC Panel Recommends Meningitis Vaccine for All Teens

  June 28 (HealthDay News) -- Advisers to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...

• 1.2 Million U.S. Patients Get Resistant Staph Each Year

  June 26 (HealthDay News) -- As many as 1.2 million U.S. hospital patients may be ...

• Genes Raise Post-Vaccination Fever Risk

  June 25 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. researchers say they've spotted eight common genetic variations linked ...

• Anti-Malaria Drugs Help Africa's Women, Babies

  June 20 (HealthDay News) -- Giving two doses of malaria-preventing drugs to HIV-negative women in ...

• Add Meningitis Shot to Summer Camp To-Do List

  June 12 (HealthDay News) -- Sunscreen, swimsuit, bug repellent -- and the meningitis vaccine? Experts ...

• No Proof Long-Term Antibiotics Fight Nervous System Lyme Disease

  June 11 (HealthDay News) -- A few weeks of antibiotics as recommended are highly effective ...

• Nurses' Working Conditions Tied to Patient Infections

  June 1 (HealthDay News) -- Elderly intensive care unit patients have less risk of infection ...

• New Drugs, Better Care Can Beat Malaria

  May 23 (HealthDay News) -- Scientists are reporting medical advances against malaria, a global scourge ...

• Lyme Disease Dilemma: How Long Should Antibiotics Be Used?

  May 14 (HealthDay News) -- Lyme disease can be a confusing ailment, with symptoms differing ...

• Antibiotic Combinations Could Fight Resistant Germs

  April 5 (HealthDay News) -- Using two competing antibiotics against a bacterium -- even when ...

• Cellular 'Fingerprint' IDs Infectious Disease

  March 20 (HealthDay News) -- American researchers have found a way to use disease "fingerprints" ...

• FDA Approves Swift New Meningitis Test

  March 19 (HealthDay News) -- A new test that rapidly detects viral meningitis was approved ...

• Stressed-Out Kids More Prone to Fever

  March 6 (HealthDay News) -- Stress at home could boost kids' risk for fever when ...