Younger children will need two doses of the vaccine against the new pandemic of H1N1 influenza, U.S. officials said on Monday.
Younger children will need two doses of the vaccine against the new pandemic of H1N1 influenza, U.S. officials said on Monday.
PARIS — Sanofi-Aventis SA will begin delivering the first doses of its new swine flu vaccine in the United States by mid-October, the head of France’s largest pharmaceutical company said on Monday.
A daily dose of aspirin can prevent cancer in people with a genetic disorder that increases their risk of developing the disease, scientists said on Monday.
The head of the World Health Organization said Monday that the swine flu virus had apparently not yet mutated into a more serious disease and that the development of vaccines was proceeding on track.
Signs of autism are evident in the first weeks of life and getting in early could help curb the damaging behaviour that goes with the disorder, an Australian study said.
NEW YORK – Exercise is good for you, but watch it: A new study found that young men engaging in strenuous physical activity are ‘an often overlooked’ group that’s at risk for low blood counts and iron deficiency.
London - Too many chocolates could leave teenagers bristling with pimples.
WASHINGTON - The United States and Europe face a new health threat from a mosquito-borne disease far more unpleasant than the West Nile virus that swept into North America a decade ago, a US expert said on Friday.
Cramped living quarters on college campuses increase students’ chances of being infected with all kinds of flu, but scrupulous hand hygiene and simple face masks may help some stay healthy, at least until swine flu vaccines become available next month, health experts say.
WASHINGTON - The United States and Europe face a new health threat from a mosquito-borne disease far more unpleasant than the West Nile virus that swept into North America a decade ago, a U.S. expert said on Friday.