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An outbreak of cholera is ongoing in Haiti. As of Nov. 10, 2010, the Ministère de la Santé Publique et de la Population (MSPP) of Haiti reported 12,303 hospital admissions and 796 deaths in six geographic departments.
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Teshale and colleagues reviewed Hepatitis E Virus (HEV) infections and the two distinct presentations associated with this virus infection.
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In this issue: Tiotropium for uncontrolled asthma, sibutramine pulled from market, incidence and mortality data from WHI, FDA Actions.
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One month after being treated for "pneumonia," an 8-year-old boy from Botswana presented with a one-day history of fever, cough, and chest pain.
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Dr. Blackburn is Clinical Assistant Professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases and Geographic Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA. Dr. Barry is Senior Associate Dean of Global Health, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA.
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Eliminating needlesticks to protect health care workers from HIV and other bloodborne pathogens was once an official federal goal.
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The HIV community has waited a long time but there might finally be some rewards when the first microbicide options become available worldwide. Among these options are an intravaginal ring that delivers dapivirine and the daily use of tenofovir vaginal gel.
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After a rocky decade, the microbicides field finally is seeing some success, opening up a promising future that should include a wider range of HIV prevention options for women as well as for men who have sex with men (MSM).