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Recreational water illness prevention, 2009: charting a course through stormy waters. Beach, Michael J. May 1, 2009 1095
A day in the life of Consumer Bob. Mar 9, 2009 631
Back to basics. Mar 9, 2009 306
Travel vaccinations/Seyahat Asilamasi. Celebi, Solmaz Report Dec 1, 2008 3397
A shot of prevention: vaccines that teens need to stay healthy. Webb, Sarah Sep 1, 2008 1421
The international polar year, 2007-2008, an opportunity to focus on infectious diseases in Arctic regions. Parkinson, Alan J. Jan 1, 2008 1722
Ask Doctor Cory. SerVaas, Cory Column Nov 1, 2007 554
Correctional health care: barriers, solutions and public policy. Brooks, Carol; Pompi, Kenneth F.; Nink, Carl E. Oct 1, 2007 2053
Save the Date - World Leaders in Infectious Diseases Plan Conference to Discuss Developments in Research, Prevention and Treatment of Emerging and Global Diseases. Conference news Sep 13, 2007 268
Arlington, Va., celebrates week with health fair, puppet show. Jun 1, 2007 257
CDC's Division of Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases. Brief article Apr 1, 2007 99
The fire next time: Pandemic flu, bioterrorism, and ghost of SARS. Mar 1, 2007 2075
International Meeting on Emerging Diseases and Surveillance 2007 Examines Transmission, Prevention and Reporting of Infectious Diseases. Feb 14, 2007 363
Rapid response lowers HIV needlestick risk. Jan 1, 2007 948
Your health is in your hands. Wysong, Pippa Jan 1, 2007 1601
Infectious diseases: what are the risks to doulas? Cassel, Susan Dec 22, 2006 568
Achieving the Millennium Development Goals for health. Nov 1, 2006 457
Nursing2006 Invites Nurses to Participate in Infection Control Survey; Nurses' Crucial Role in Preventing and Controlling Infectious Diseases in Health Care Settings Can Provide Unique Insight for Improved Practice. Aug 29, 2006 471
Housing programme empowers people to make changes: a joint public health and Housing New Zealand programme is leading to some remarkable health improvements for families living in some of the most deprived and crowded areas of Auckland and Northland. Manchester, Anne Aug 1, 2006 974
VEB-1 extended-spectrum [beta]-lactamase--producing Acinetobacter baumannii, France (1). Nordmann, Patrice Aug 1, 2006 5892
Aphios Awarded United States Patent for Vaccines for HIV/AIDS, Influenza and Other Infectious Diseases. May 9, 2006 467
Sick employees at work create serious problems. Harty-Golder, Barbara May 1, 2006 841
CDC's Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratory Wins Laboratory of the Year Special Mention Award. Company overview Apr 7, 2006 518
Verocytotoxin-producing Escherichia coli, Japan. 1999-2004. Okabe, Nobuhiko Feb 1, 2006 1875
Flu patrol. Sohn, Emily Jan 4, 2006 994
AVEXA/CSIRO COLLABORATE ON TREATMENTS FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES. Dec 1, 2005 381
Chiron Foundation Awards Grants to Five Organizations Dedicated to Infectious Diseases Education and Increased Vaccination Rates. Nov 30, 2005 724
Quarantine stressing voluntary compliance. Giles, Gregory Nov 1, 2005 1465
Saving lives through global safe water. Koplan, Jeffrey P. Oct 1, 2005 1444
Early detection of disease outbreaks. Oct 1, 2005 431
Myocarditis outbreak among adults, Illinois, 2003. Dworkin, Mark S. Oct 1, 2005 2297
Union turns thumbs down on OMA's proposal for needle exchange in jails. Brief Article Nov 22, 2004 278
Flu shot fever: vaccine shortage leads to panic. Nov 12, 2004 1746
International Conference on Women and Infectious Diseases. Slaughter, Larisa Nov 1, 2004 1049
Steps for preventing infectious diseases in women. Ramon-Pardo, Pilar Nov 1, 2004 4228
Rubella elimination and improving health care for women. Andrus, Jon Kim Nov 1, 2004 3449
Hepatitis B in women: domestically and internationally. Subiadur, Julie Nov 1, 2004 766
International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases. Feinman, Lori Nov 1, 2004 740
Syndromic surveillance for infectious disease outbreaks using chief complaint data. Aronsky, Dominik Oct 1, 2004 315
Don't let the bugs bite: can genetic engineering defeat diseases spread by insects? Harder, Ben Aug 14, 2004 1918
CDC takes on antimicrobial resistance in LTC. Edwards, Douglas J. Brief Article Jun 1, 2004 218
This surveillance system goes beyond bioterrorism: patterns, outbreaks show up in EDs. May 1, 2004 1246
Don't monkey around with germs. Nov 1, 2003 462
"Typhoid Mary" and "HIV Jane": responsibility, agency and disease prevention. Chan, Kit Yee; Reidpath, Daniel D. Nov 1, 2003 7305
Herpes protection for partners. Brief Article Oct 14, 2003 160
Nevirapine reduced mother-to-child transmission better than AZT--at 70 times less cost. Sep 12, 2003 417
Adapted physical education can be hazardous to your health! Cowart, Jim; Lieberman, Lauren Jun 22, 2003 3667
Compassion, information are antidote to fear: SARS outbreak points up need to assess risks. (Opinion). Beresford, Eric Jun 1, 2003 765
Checklist offers tips on reducing spread of infectious diseases. Brief Article Jun 1, 2003 265
Boosting the TB vaccine. (Immunology). Brief Article May 17, 2003 275
An epidemic and its fashions. (Photo). May 9, 2003 107
Pandemic influenza and healthcare demand in the Netherlands: scenario analysis. (Research). Jager, Johannes C. May 1, 2003 6327
Eliminating trachoma in areas with limited disease. (Dispatches). Lietman, Thomas May 1, 2003 1754
When drugs don't kill 'bugs': strategies for preventing the spread of infections caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteria. (Feature Article). Sharbaugh, Robert J. May 1, 2003 1434
Survival means new risks. (FYI). Hollander, Dore Author Abstract May 1, 2003 271
A new tack on HIV prevention efforts. (FYI). Hollander, Dore Author Abstract May 1, 2003 205
Microbicide thwarts AIDS virus in monkey test. (Immunology). Brief Article Apr 12, 2003 174
Just ask us. Apr 1, 2003 716
GM skeeters. (Africa). Mar 22, 2003 315
Emerging trends in international law concerning global infectious disease control (1). (Perspective). Fidler, David P. Mar 1, 2003 5063
Rabies in Sri Lanka: splendid isolation. (Dispatches). Rupprecht, Charles E. Mar 1, 2003 3006
Influence of role models and hospital design on hand hygiene of health care workers. (Research). Peterson, Lance R. Feb 1, 2003 5641
Preparing for a bioterrorist attack: legal and administrative strategies. (Perspective). Hoffman, Richard E. Feb 1, 2003 4281
Epidemic hand, foot and mouth disease caused by human enterovirus 71, Singapore. (Research). Ling, Ai Ee Jan 1, 2003 5472
The U.S.-Mexico border infectious disease surveillance project: establishing binational border surveillance. (Research). Cetron, Martin Jan 1, 2003 4927
Fight germs! Wash your hands. Jan 1, 2003 329
Don't be complacent: it could put your hospital at risk for TB outbreaks; missed diagnosis, outdated PPDs lead to chaos. Nov 1, 2002 1595
Hot-tub-associated mycobacterial infections in immunosuppressed persons. (Letters). Graham, Donald R. Jul 1, 2002 363
Aerial war against disease: satellite tracking of epidemics is soaring. Pickrell, John Apr 6, 2002 2273
Attention! present hands! (Lifelines). Brief Article Mar 1, 2002 142
Drug arrests nab minorities. Loury, Alden K. Mar 1, 2002 2995
Implementing a network for electronic surveillance reporting from public health reference laboratories: an international perspective. (Perspectives). Martin, Stanley M. Sep 1, 2001 6132
Characterization of Microorganism Identification in the United States in 1996: Implications for Public Health Reporting. Steindel, Steven J.; Simon, Marianne K. Jul 1, 2001 7847
Success Story: For five months this was a familiar sign in parts of Uganda. The Uganda Ebola outbreak was first reported in October 2000. Today, it is officially over. Brief Article Jun 1, 2001 546
DEVELOPING WORLD SUCCEEDING AGAINST DISEASES. Brief Article Feb 1, 2001 422
Pesticides and Public Health: Integrated Methods of Mosquito Management. Rose, Robert I. Jan 1, 2001 3637
Active Bacterial Core Surveillance of the Emerging Infections Program Network. Pinner, Robert Jan 1, 2001 4509
Hospital Control and Multidrug-Resistant Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Female Patients, Lima, Peru. Gilman, Robert H. Statistical Data Included Jan 1, 2001 3161
Investigating Disease Outbreaks under a Protocol to the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention. Wheelis, Mark Nov 1, 2000 3864
Red Cross to focus more on disease. (Short Takes: News at Deadline). Hawkins, James A. Brief Article Sep 1, 2000 183
Communicating the Threat of Emerging Infections to the Public. Potter, Polyxeni Jul 1, 2000 6090
Drug-Resistant Salmonella enterica Serotype Paratyphi A in India. Dey, Aparajit B. Statistical Data Included Jul 1, 2000 1240
Allying for Health. Brief Article Mar 22, 2000 993
the rise and rise of resistance. Pyper, Wendy Jan 1, 2000 3310
The startling spread of STDs. Guiden, Mary Sep 1, 1999 912
The Cost Effectiveness of Vaccinating against Lyme Disease. Orloski, Kathleen A. Statistical Data Included May 1, 1999 5628
Q Fever in Bulgaria and Slovakia. Voynova May 1, 1999 4902
Who cares? WHO cares. Mar 22, 1999 1221
Emerging Infections and Disease Emergence. Wilson, Mary E. Brief Article Mar 1, 1999 566
Using Monoclonal Antibodies to Prevent Mucosal Transmission of Epidemic Infectious Diseases. Whaley, Kevin J. Statistical Data Included Jan 1, 1999 7646
A few weeks ago I got a Hepatitis B shot at school with an air gun. It didn't hurt, but five minutes later I got dizzy and could barely stand up. I felt very sick to my stomach. Why did the shot make me feel sick and dizzy? SerVaas, Cory Sep 1, 1998 235
River blindness: protection for 54 cents a year. Vieta, Frances Mar 22, 1998 1439
Spying diseases from the sky: satellite data may predict where infectious microbes will strike. Travis, John Aug 2, 1997 1828
Don't get caught dirty handed - wash them! Huber, Joseph H. Jun 22, 1997 755
Getting the facts about body piercing. Sharp, Kate Feb 1, 1996 894
April is STD awareness month. Apr 1, 1995 369
I wonder why I get sick from peoplewho I am not even around. SerVaas, Cory Dec 1, 1994 169
Why don't we stop tuberculosis? Platt, Anne E. Jul 1, 1994 1609
A shot in time; the technology behind new vaccines. Christensen, Damaris Cover Story May 28, 1994 1989
A reusable solution to health costs? Jan 1, 1994 800

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