Flu Rears Its Ugly, Epidemic Head

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jan 11, 2013 Flu is leading the winter sickness season as three trends stand out: The illness is striking early, a new norovirus is surging and health care professionals are witnessing the worst whooping cough outbreak in 60 years. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

West Nile Virus

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Stuxnet-Like Virus Targets Middle East Banks

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Aug 10, 2012 Digital security experts have discovered a new cyber-surveillance virus in the Middle East that can steal login and password information and spy on banking transactions, system configurations and other data. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Gene Therapy Awaits Approval in Europe

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jul 21, 2012 The European Commission is close to approving a form of genetic therapy for people who are unable to properly digest fats. It would be the first time such a therapy has been approved. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Study: One-Sixth of Cancers Are Preventable

Staff / Truthdig May 9, 2012 Cancer is caused by infection in one out of six patients worldwide, according to a medical review published in The Lancet Oncology. That means as many as 2 million people a year get cancer for lack of preventive vaccines and antibiotics. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Cold Virus Linked to Childhood Obesity

Staff / Truthdig Sep 20, 2010 It could be that obese kids are just likelier to catch colds, but research suggests that adenovirus 36 may actually be rewriting fat cells in children, causing them to gain more weight. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Epidemiologist Sees a Way to Curb Spread of HIV/AIDS

Staff / Truthdig Feb 22, 2010 Going after HIV with antiretroviral drugs as soon after infection as possible could significantly slow the spread of the virus, according to epidemiologist Brian Williams. One familiar challenge in implementing this strategy, however, lies in getting people to agree to be tested. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Fighting Swine Flu With Elmo, Obama

Staff / Truthdig Sep 2, 2009 As American schoolkids clamber back onto buses and funnel into classrooms, the federal government is working on ways to squelch the swine flu virus, which may not be as ferocious as health officials first feared but is proving to be pretty tenacious. President Obama, as well as a familiar red fuzzy friend, are on the case in this clip from The Associated Press. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Swine Flu Reaches Pandemic

Staff / Truthdig Jun 12, 2009 It's been 40 years since we've had a flu pandemic on our hands, but after roughly 30,000 swine flu cases spread across multiple regions of the world, the WHO held an emergency meeting and took the plunge. Try not to feel alarmed. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Napolitano ‘Cautiously Optimistic’ About Swine Flu

Staff / Truthdig May 5, 2009 This will come as no surprise to Ron Paul (remember him?), but it looks like swine flu may be no worse than your garden-variety influenza virus, according to Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Not All Swine Flu News Is Bad

Staff / Truthdig May 2, 2009 Of course, nobody knows for sure how the H1N1 swine flu virus might morph in the future, but the word from the science community suggests that the current strain may not be quite as catastrophic as it's been cracked up to be. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Swine Flu Comes to the U.S.

Staff / Truthdig Apr 25, 2009 After infecting perhaps hundreds of people and killing scores in Mexico, eight cases of swine flu have been diagnosed in the U.S. -- six in California and two in Texas. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )