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• Steno 'Superbug' Genome Shows Extreme Drug Resistance

  May 9 (HealthDay News) British research into Steno, one the most recent "superbugs" to claim ...

• Grapefruit Compound Inhibits Hepatitis C Virus

  May 6 (HealthDay News) -- The grapefruit flavonoid naringenin inhibits the secretion of Hepatitis C ...

• Corticosteroids of Little Use Against Childhood Meningitis

  May 6 (HealthDay News) -- Corticosteroids are increasingly used to help treat children with bacterial ...

• Many Moms Unwilling to Have Younger Daughters Get HPV Vaccine

  May 4 (HealthDay News) -- New research shows that only half of American mothers intend ...

• 10% of U.S. Kids Using Cough Medicine Every Week

  May 3 (HealthDay News) -- Approximately one in 10 U.S. children uses one or more ...

• Measles Outbreak Rises to 64 Cases, Most Since 2001

  May 1 (HealthDay News) -- There were 64 confirmed cases of measles in the United ...

• Researchers Develop Quick Way to Create Human Antibodies

  April 30 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers have devised a rapid and efficient method for generating ...

• Researchers Tackle HIV From a New Angle

  April 29 (HealthDay News) -- Most drugs aimed at suppressing HIV target proteins lying on ...

• Many Americans Share Prescription Meds

  April 29 (HealthDay News) -- If you've ever shared your allergy medicines, antibiotics or even ...

• Clinical Symptoms Enough to Switch Drug Regimens for HIV Patients

  April 24 (HealthDay News) -- Decisions on switching to a second-line series of drugs for ...

• Antipsychotic Drugs Linked to Pneumonia in Elderly

  April 22 (HealthDay News) -- Nursing home patients who take antipsychotic drugs are 60 percent ...

• Review Urges Aggressive MRSA Screening for Health Workers

  April 21 (HealthDay News) -- In hospitals and other health-care facilities with endemic methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus ...

• Current Flu Season Worst in 4 Years

  April 17 (HealthDay News) -- The current U.S. flu season has been the worst in ...

• Seasonal Flu Outbreaks Start in Asia: Study

  April 16 (HealthDay News) -- Each year, new strains of virus that produce seasonal flu ...

• Experimental Cancer Vaccines Show Promise

  April 15 (HealthDay News) -- A germ that commonly causes food poisoning may be the ...

• New HPV Vaccine Promising in Mice

  April 15 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers say they've created a synthetic vaccine that can be ...

• T-Cell Duplication Delayed Up to 3 Days After Infection

  April 11 (HealthDay News) -- Immune system T-cells don't begin to multiply until up to ...

• Boston Trial to Test New HIV/AIDS Vaccine

  April 11 (HealthDay News) -- A new HIV/AIDS vaccine designed to overcome the problem of ...

• Irradiation Almost Erases Risk of Food Poisoning

  April 10 (HealthDay News) -- Washing fresh fruits and vegetables can reduce the risk of ...