Flu & Viruses
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09/07/2014 - Tropical diseases menace travellers
Growing numbers of patients with tropical diseases are being treated in British hospitals, according to figures published yesterday. More
27/06/2014 - Surge in camel virus infections
The number of victims of the Middle Eastern camel virus increased dramatically yesterday as the Saudi authorities reported more than 100 extra victims. More
16/06/2014 - Plea for elderly HIV patients
A generation of people is entering old age infected with HIV, a conference heard yesterday. More
09/06/2014 - ‘Encouraging’ results from child flu vaccine pilot
A pilot scheme to vaccinate children against flu has yielded “encouraging” results, says Public Health England. More
06/06/2014 - Deadly infectious diseases 'neglected for decades'
Infectious diseases have been allowed to proliferate in the developing world over decades simply because of neglect, Scottish scientists claimed last night. More
05/06/2014 - Global alert as virus hits health workers
Healthcare workers have been given a global warning about the new Middle Eastern respiratory virus following the latest hospital scare. More
02/06/2014 - Elderly flock to shingles vaccine
Britain's elderly population are flocking to get protection against the misery of shingles, it has been announced. More
29/05/2014 - New bird flu not a threat
A new strain of bird flu is unlikely to pose a major threat to human health, British researchers revealed last night. More
27/05/2014 - Travel now main measles threat
Britain's measles outbreak has largely faded away - but cases of infection from overseas continue to pose a threat, public health officials have warned. More
19/05/2014 - Dengue fever risk predicted for Brazil’s World Cup
An early warning system that predicts the risk of dengue infections for the 553 micro-regions of Brazil during the football World Cup has been developed for the first time. More
15/05/2014 - Middle East virus threat grows
Concern is growing about the risks from the new Middle Eastern respiratory virus, world experts warned yesterday. More
15/05/2014 - Depression and suicide afflict world's teens
The world's main cause of teenage illness is depression, according to a major report yesterday. More
14/05/2014 - Shingles vaccine targeted 'badly'
People at the highest risk of shingles have the lowest chance of being eligible for vaccination, researchers say today. More
07/05/2014 - New safety boost for flu vaccine
Children born to women who received a new flu vaccine did not suffer any impact on their development, researchers are set to report today. More
06/05/2014 - Pregnancy deaths fall - but still affect thousands
Deaths of pregnant women have nearly halved globally in the last 25 years - but still kill more than a quarter of a billion people every year, according to a new study today. More
06/05/2014 - Syria fuels world polio crisis
The Syrian civil war has contributed to the re-emergence of polio as a global health threat, experts warned yesterday. More
14/04/2014 - Vaccine cuts teen cancer virus infection
A new vaccine has cut rates of infection with a cancer-causing virus by two thirds among teenage girls, researchers report today. More
14/04/2014 - Hepatitis worse than HIV in Europe
Viral hepatitis is killing many more people in Europe than HIV, researchers have warned. More
10/04/2014 - Row as researchers condemn anti-flu drugs
Anti-flu drugs do not save lives and may not limit the spread of the disease, according to the findings of a controversial analysis today. More
07/04/2014 - Transplant drugs could target HIV infection
Drugs used to prevent organ rejection after transplantation could help to eradicate HIV, new American research has suggested. More
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