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A U of M study shows that vaccinated students not only miss fewer classes, but do better on tests and classwork.
About one in 10 doctors who vaccinate privately insured children are considering dropping that service largely because they are losing money when they do it, according to a new survey.
The National Beef Association has called for a more serious approach to eradicating bovine viral diarrhoea by the livestock industry because those animals that are persistently infected may spread bluetongue, even in vaccinated herds.
Lake County health officials are alerting the public to "a dramatic increase" in the number of pertussis cases this year, particularly among school-aged children.
Some 24 students in Morgan County have contracted chickenpox, the Morgan County Health Department confirmed Monday. Students at a middle school were diagnosed with the disease between Sept. 15 and Nov. 18, said Stephanie Stevens, regional epidemiology specialist.
Sacramento's animal shelter won't resume cat adoptions until the end of the week at the earliest after a distemper outbreak resulted in 54 cats being euthanized.
The dog and cat licensing ordinance is again on the city's agenda this week. City commissioners will discuss this and other matters at its worksession meeting at 5:30 today. The city's regular meeting is at 7 p.m. Tuesday.
EL PASO -- Flu season is upon us once again. According to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 200,000 people -- including 20,000 children 5 and younger -- who are infected with the virus will have symptoms severe enough for hospitalization.
College students who are vaccinated against influenza appear less likely to develop flu-like illnesses, require related health care visits or experience impairments in academic performance during flu season, according to a report in the December issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
Sacramento officials confirmed Sunday afternoon that city animal shelter workers euthanized 50 cats out of 117 housed at the shelter after the felines started exhibiting symptoms of a deadly virus. The outbreak of panleukopenia, or feline distemper, was detected Friday when a cat was found dead in its cage. Workers subsequently tested seven other cats and found the virus in four. City ...
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