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Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Infection
Cytomegalovirus, or CMV, is found universally throughout all geographic locations and socioeconomic groups, and infects between 50 and 85 percent of adults in the United States by 40 years of age. How... Details >
National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | EPA and Mosquito Control
Mosquito-borne diseases affect millions of people worldwide each year. The following documents provide some basic information on mosquito control, safety precautions, and information on insecticides u... Details >
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency | FDA Approves First Vaccine to Prevent Cervical Cancer
This document announces the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of Gardasil, the first vaccine developed to prevent cervical cancer, precancerous genital lesions and genital warts due to human... Details >
U.S. Food and Drug Administration | FDA Approves the First Once-a-Day Three-Drug Combination Tablet for Treatment of HIV-1
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced approval of Atripla Tablets, a fixed-dose combination of three widely-used antiretroviral drugs, in a single tablet taken once a day, alone or in combi... Details >
U.S. Food and Drug Administration | Fight Flu and Pneumonia
This publication describes the flu, explains which groups of people should get the flu shot and why, directs people on when to get the shot, and informs people on Medicare where they can go to get flu... Details >
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services | Flu--Get the Shot 
Also available in: Spanish
Each winter, millions of people suffer from the flu, a highly contagious infection. Flu - the short name for influenza - is caused by viruses that infect the nose, throat, and lungs. A flu shot can gr... Details >
National Institute on Aging Information Center | Guidelines for the Prevention and Treatment of Influenza and the Common Cold
This online booklet describes the causes and symptoms of cold and flu infections, and offers specific recommendations regarding prevention, complications, and treatment. Common flu myths and treatmen... Details >
American Lung Association | Influenza Antiviral Drugs and Related Information
This web site offers links to several sources of general information about influenza including the influenza vaccine, antiviral drugs that have been approved in the United States for influenza, a list... Details >
Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration | National Strategy for Pandemic Influenza (Flu)
This document outlines the Nation's strategy to detect influenza outbreaks, expand domestic vaccine production capacity, stockpile treatments, prepare to respond to pandemic flu, and ensure the health... Details >
The White House | Plantar warts
Plantar warts are noncancerous skin growths on the soles of your feet caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV), which enters your body through tiny cuts and breaks in your skin. Most plantar warts are... Details >
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