Travel Medicine Advisor Archives – February 1, 2007
February 1, 2007
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Chikungunya Virus Infections and Children
Since early 2005, approximately one-third of the 770,000 people living on Reunion Island, a French territory in the Indian Ocean, have become ill with Chikungunya virus-associated disease. Even by early 2006, 18% of pregnant women had evidence of recent infection. -
Malaria Updates from CDC, December, 2006
At the 55th annual meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene held in Atlanta, Georgia, November 12-16, 2006, Dr. Paul Arguin from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention presented his Malaria Updates from the CDC. -
Role of Zinc Supplementation in Children
The role of zinc supplementation in diarrheal and other infectious diseases was the focus of a Symposium at the recent Annual Meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene held in Atlanta, Georgia, November 12-16, 2006. -
Pharmacology Watch: Breast Cancer Rates Have Dropped Since WHI of 2002
Herbal Supplements to Treat Vasomotor Symptoms; Bisphosphonates to Treat LBD, After 5 Years?; FDA Actions