Read more epidemiology stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/11785/epidemiology.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 13:22:33 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/65399/flu-battles-at-camp-spark-fears-for-school-year.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWith a swine flu resurgence expected in the fall—before an H1N1 vaccine is available—schools are getting a head start on fighting the disease, the Los Angeles Times reports. The scene at summer camps may provide a preview: Hundreds of youngsters in Southern California alone have been sent home...http://www.newser.com/story/65399/flu-battles-at-camp-spark-fears-for-school-year.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 27 Jul 2009 13:31:18 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61597/who-declares-swine-flu-pandemic.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe World Health Organization has declared the first influenza pandemic since 1968, Reuters reports. Although the current outbreak has caused mostly mild cases of the illness, today's official declaration that the outbreak has hit phase 6, the highest level, means heightened prevention measures in 193 countries. The designation refers to...http://www.newser.com/story/61597/who-declares-swine-flu-pandemic.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 11 Jun 2009 10:20:32 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/59580/obese-people-have-more-flu-complications.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagScientists at the CDC have noticed a new trend in cases of swine flu: "We were surprised by the frequency of obesity among the severe cases that we've been tracking," says an epidemiologist, adding that it might be cause to make obese people a priority for a vaccine, if it...http://www.newser.com/story/59580/obese-people-have-more-flu-complications.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 20 May 2009 8:42:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58841/swine-flu-came-from-lab-researcher.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe World Health Organization is investigating a claim by an Australian researcher that the swine flu virus may have been created in a laboratory as a result of human error. Adrian Gibbs, who helped develop Tamiflu, said in an interview with Bloomberg that the new strain may have evolved in...http://www.newser.com/story/58841/swine-flu-came-from-lab-researcher.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 13 May 2009 4:22:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/57680/flu-carries-lessons-for-bioterror-fight.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe H1N1 flu outbreak spotlights a public-health infrastructure ill suited to respond to a pandemic or its close cousin, a bioterror attack, D.A. Henderson writes for Newsweek . We must “sharpen our health-care response. Rapid diagnosis and response are critical,” he writes. The “interconnected world we live in” means a...http://www.newser.com/story/57680/flu-carries-lessons-for-bioterror-fight.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 30 Apr 2009 13:11:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/56632/minnesota-may-have-saved-your-innards.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWhen it comes to salmonella and other food-borne illnesses, federal agencies are rightly putting money into preventing future outbreaks, but few agencies are focused on detecting them. That task falls mostly to state and local officials, which means the ability to connect several sick citizens and call it a salmonella...http://www.newser.com/story/56632/minnesota-may-have-saved-your-innards.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 20 Apr 2009 8:16:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/37905/college-kids-take-global-outlook-to-class.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIn less than a generation, college students' international perspective has transformed many colleges' public health-related programs and courses. The AIDS epidemic served as a catalyst by opening young people’s eyes to the global character of disease, and the ease of worldwide travel and communication is spurring involvement abroad. The Washington...http://www.newser.com/story/37905/college-kids-take-global-outlook-to-class.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 19 Sep 2008 15:22:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/33998/cdc-sharply-raises-estimate-of-hiv-cases-in-us.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA lot more people in the US have HIV than previously thought. A new CDC study suggests that the US has undercounted by about 15,000 cases a year for 15 years or so, the New York Times reports. That would add 225,000 cases to the current estimate of...http://www.newser.com/story/33998/cdc-sharply-raises-estimate-of-hiv-cases-in-us.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 02 Aug 2008 13:13:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/21328/screening-isnt-slowing-staph-study.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWidespread screening of hospital patients for the drug-resistant staph bacteria MRSA doesn’t appear to reduce the number of infections, a new study finds. Swiss researchers screened more than 10,000 patients for the superbug when they were admitted to the University of Geneva Hospitals. Another 10,000 weren’t tested. The...http://www.newser.com/story/21328/screening-isnt-slowing-staph-study.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 12 Mar 2008 11:09:00 CDT