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U.S. health officials remain on the alert for additional cases of a new swine flu strain that infected three Iowa children this month. [+] more

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's annual campaign to reduce the overuse of antibiotics began this week, with consumers urged to use antibiotics sparingly. [+] more

While the alleged link between vaccines — particularly the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine — and autism has been thoroughly discredited in more than 20 well-conducted studies of vaccine side effects [1], fears about the side effects of vaccination nevertheless remain a major factor influencing the healthcare decisions some parents make. This has led to an increasing percentage of unvaccinated children in the U.S. in recent years, which in turn has ramifications for public health. [+] more

The introduction of the Haemophilus influenzae serotype b vaccine has significantly reduced the incidence of invasive disease, according to a study published in the Dec. 15 issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases. [+] more