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The Stanford (CA) University protocol application form includes a section that examines potential conflict of interest through seven questions.
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Infectious disease experts and their colleagues in government continue to struggle to determine just who should receive smallpox vaccine in approaching the bioterrorism threat.
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African tick bite fever is an emerging infectious disease affecting travelers to parts of Africa and possibly other areas of the world.
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The recent monkeypox outbreak in 6 midwestern states has been associated with exposure to sick pet prairie dogs that were infected through contact with imported Gambian giant rats and dormice at an Illinois animal facility.
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Even though malaria infections still kill more than a million people each year, the disease itself appears to occur uncommonly among travelers. In this surveillance summary, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) provide a vivid reminder that malaria still is a real problem for many travelers.
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The public health response to severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) has been strikingly rapid on many fronts, but a global pandemic of a new infectious disease still is a real possibility, the author warned.
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A recent study shows a link between very high-risk sexual behavior and meeting sex partners on-line, according to New York researchers.
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States across the nation are gearing up for a cold fall and winter when it comes to funding for the AIDS Drugs Assistance Programs (ADAPs).
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Ever since the AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) faced the challenge of funding highly active antiretroviral treatment (HAART) in the late 1990s, there have been annual funding problems that resulted in some states capping enrollment, restricting drug formularies, and putting some HIV-positive clients on waiting lists.