Infectious Diseases - May 2016 Archives

The gene that makes bacteria highly resistant to a last-resort class of antibiotics is in the U.S.  A report published in Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy says the ...

In a move to keep consumers safe from foodborne illness, the U. S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) now requires new labels for beef products that have ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has changed its reporting of U.S. pregnant women affected by Zika virus to gain a bigger picture of the impact ...

Patricia Thomas was trying to keep up her spirits. Her cough was not improving. Already thin, she was not gaining weight and the night ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: What is the best age for boys and girls to get the human papillomavirus, or HPV, vaccine? There seems to be ...

Deaths from hepatitis C have reached an all-time high. That's according to a report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The announcement also ...

  Check your freezer for dated packages of frozen fruits and veggies. In a CRF Frozen Foods press release the company expanded a voluntary recall to ...

A new study shows an estimated 30 percent of outpatient oral antibiotic prescriptions are unnecessary. Penicillin and other antibiotics have played a leading role in ...