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How Bickering Aid Workers Brought Cholera to Haiti

Neal Colgrass — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 14:54:57 CDT

A deadly cholera outbreak in Haiti has killed thousands and triggered protests outside a UN peacekeeping base that first leaked the disease into local water supplies. Now the New York Times looks inside the UN mission, its refusal to accept blame for the outbreak, and the internal bickering that stymied...

Kids Increasingly Skipping Vaccines

Evann Gastaldo — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 09:06:05 CST

US health officials are concerned about a growing trend: Parents who opt out of vaccinating their children as required by public schools. In eight states, more than one in 20 public school kindergarten students aren't getting all of the required vaccines, according to an AP analysis. Over the past five...

Delta In-Flight Ad Causes Stir

Kevin Spak — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 08:48:16 CST

Delta Airlines has announced that it will change its approval process for in-flight ads, after a PSA from the National Vaccine Information Center, a group that is often critical of vaccines, caused an uproar, the Atlanta Journal Constitution reports. The ad , which will keep running through the end of November...

Vaccine Doesn't Cause Autism: Latest Panel

Matt Cantor — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 12:13:01 CDT

Once again, a panel of experts has determined that a vaccine isn’t to blame for autism—but the latest findings aren’t likely to sway those who disagree, notes the New York Times. The measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine, at the center of the debate, “doesn’t cause autism, and the evidence...

Guys: Half of You Might Have HPV

Evann Gastaldo — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 07:47:11 CST

A whopping half of men may be infected with human papillomavirus (HPV), best known for causing cervical cancer, but also a cause of anal, penile, head, and neck cancers. Though the CDC currently recommends a vaccine for females, health officials have so far not recommended one for males. Researchers believe...

Coming Soon: Universal Flu Vaccine

Evann Gastaldo — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 11:47:05 CST

Soon, you may be able to forget about getting a flu shot each year—because just one jab could cover you for all strains of the illness. Oxford University scientists tested a universal flu vaccine on humans for the first time, and found it to be successful, the Guardian reports....

Swine Flu Vaccine Could Cure All Flu for Life

Kevin Spak — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 13:16:05 CST

Swine flu might hold the key to an all-purpose vaccine that could, with a single injection, protect patients from all flus for the rest of their lives. Researchers in Chicago and Atlanta are set to publish a study finding that those who develop antibodies against swine flu appear to be...

Smallpox Vaccine Slows HIV

Nick McMaster — Wed, 19 May 2010 14:29:45 CDT

People exposed with the smallpox vaccine may gain a measure of protection against the HIV virus. Researchers from George Washington University exposed white blood cells taken from vaccinated and non-vaccinated individuals and exposed them to HIV. In the smallpox-vaccinated cells, HIV replicated itself significantly slower than in those from non-vaccinated...

'Vaccination Diplomacy': Taliban Helps UN, Karzai

John Johnson — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 09:41:43 CST

The Taliban may be pariahs to much of the world, but the group's indisputable hold on vast swaths of Afghanistan has produced an unusual arrangement: It's working with UN health officials and the Afghan government to wipe out polio. Volunteers travel to normally dangerous regions to vaccinate children, armed with...