Epidemiology News

A state investigation into a rise in brain tumor cases around Cameron found no central cause, a state epidemiologist said Thursday.

CAMERON, Mo. - A state investigation into a rise in brain tumor cases around Cameron found no central cause, a state epidemiologist said Thursday.

An outbreak of streptococcal infection contributed to the deaths of 10 people in the Thunder Bay area over the past year but the risk to the general public is low, health officials say.

Oxford County babies are healthier than others in the province when compared to the provincial average, according to a recent public health report entitled Reproductive Health Status in Oxford County.

Medical officials say it is time to start thinking about the upcoming flu season.

Bedroom Fan Cuts SIDS Risk by 72% MONDAY, Oct. 6 a ' Just keeping the air moving around a bedroom seems to dramatically reduce a baby's risk of sudden infant death syndrome , new research suggests.

North Texans have heard the high-pitched whine of mosquitoes less frequently this summer.

Oct. 3, 1998 - Trying to halt the worst outbreak of measles in America this year, the state required Friday that all Alaska schoolchildren have two doses of vaccine.

People who take extended sick leave from work may be at a higher risk of dying early, a finding that could help doctors identify life-threatening problems sooner.

A third person has been diagnosed with disease related to the E.coli bacteria, and state health officials suspect raw milk was the source.

Following reports earlier this year of rabid skunks circulating in eastern counties of Colorado, the state lab at the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has confirmed a rabid skunk in the ...

More than 1.1 million people in the United States are living with human immunodeficiency virus , as more people are infected with the AIDS-causing virus than die from it each year.

PEOPLE who take long spells of sick leave at least once in three years face a higher risk of early death, according to a study that could help doctors pinpoint patients with life-threatening problems.

Officials at St. Peter's University Hospital confirmed yesterday eight patients who contracted Legionnaires' disease were confined to the oncology unit in the D wing between Aug.

Big baby girls are likelier to develop breast cancer as adults than average-sized infants, according to a study of more than 22,000 women with the disease.

Dr Sarah Cleaveland was on Saturday announced as the winner of the Trevor Blackburn Award in recognition of her work on zoonotic, livestock and wildlife diseases in East Africa and for her outstanding ...

When people think of someone at risk for HIV or AIDS, the image of a senior citizen might not spring to mind.

While many parents are concerned about the safety of their children after it was reported that a student who attends Cumberland Elementary School was diagnosed with viral meningitis, local health and school ...

Blacks in Missouri are closing the racial gap for newly diagnosed cancers, but their progress reducing cancer mortality is slower, a new report found.

A series of articles, published in the August 2008 issue of Environmental Health Perspectives , explores applications of spatial epidemiology in identifying trends in the occurrence of diseases such as breast ...