CDC Urges Shingles Vaccine for Most Patients 60 and Older

Age 60 or Older? Get Shingles Vaccine
The CDC recommends that people aged 60 and older get a single dose of the shingles vaccine Zostavax.

117 West Nile Virus Deaths in 2007
As the 2008 West Nile virus season begins in the U.S., the CDC says last year there were 175,000 infections, with 1,227 serious cases and 117 deaths.

Whole Salad Bowl Now Target of Expanded FDA and CDC Investigatio...
ROCKVILLE, Md. -- The FDA and CDC have expanded their investigation of the ongoing Salmonella Saintpaul outbreak to target "foods commonly served...

Salmonella Tomato Outbreak Biggest Ever
The salmonella outbreak in tomatoes isn't over and it's already the largest salmonella outbreak the CDC has ever tracked, in terms of lab-confirmed...

Shorter, Milder Rotavirus Season Suggests Vaccine Benefit
ATLANTA -- Rotavirus season came later and was considerably milder than expected this year, evidence that the vaccine introduced in 2006 (RotoTeq)...