ALERT: World Health Organization says new coronavirus may be passed person to person

The World Health Organization says it appears likely that the novel coronavirus (NCoV) can be passed between people in close contact. This comes after the French health ministry confirmed a second man had contracted… Read More →

‘Worse than AIDS’ – sex ‘superbug’ called disaster waiting to happen

  Doctors are warning that a drug-resistant strain of gonorrhea could be more deadly than AIDS, and are urging members of US Congress to spend $54 million for the development of a drug… Read More →

ALERT: SF Issues Warning After Mall Food Handler Diagnosed With Typhoid Fever

SAN FRANCISCO– The San Francisco Department of Public Health is warning residents about potential exposure to typhoid fever. SFDPH reports that a restaurant worker a the Nordstrom Café at Stonestown Galleria has been diagnosed… Read More →

Experts gathering to focus on H7N9 bird flu transmission mystery

BEIJING — Almost three weeks after China reported finding a new strain of bird flu in humans, experts are still stumped by how people are becoming infected when many appear to have had… Read More →

Two million children at risk of measles

Up to two million schoolchildren could be at risk of measles due to the MMR vaccine scare, doctors have warned.  Experts are calling for an immediate national “catch-up” campaign to prevent the disease… Read More →

Drugs to Fight Deadly Superbugs in Short Supply

An antibiotic apocalypse looms, and only seven new drugs are in development to combat the most lethal superbugs, including carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE), the often incurable “nightmare bacteria” that the Centers for Disease Control and… Read More →

Fears rise as No poultry contact in some China bird flu cases according to WHO

The World Health Organization said on Wednesday that a number of people who have tested positive for a new strain of bird flu in China have had no history of contact with poultry, adding to… Read More →

Bird Flu Fears Mount in China as Herbal Remedies Run Out

A popular herb called ban lan gen, or blue root, has been flying off pharmacy shelves across China as local governments encourage people to consider traditional remedies to ward off the latest bird… Read More →

Are you eating ‘superbugs?’ drug-resistant bacteria found at alarming rates on meat in stores

There is a lot of talk these days about how feeding antibiotics to livestock is resulting in ‘superbugs’ – bacteria resistant to drug treatment in humans and animals. But do consumers really need… Read More →

New case of bird flu in China, as death toll rises to 14: total cases 63

CHINA – A new case of bird flu in China’s capital, a 4-year-old boy who displayed no symptoms, is adding to the unknowns about the latest outbreak that has caused 63 confirmed cases and 14… Read More →