Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . June 8th, 1998
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Polio Eradication - Less Than 1000 Days Left, More Than $1 Billion Needed
AIDS Vaccines - Advocacy Group Blasts Clinton, NIH, SmithKline Beecham
Epidemiology - TB Continued to Decline in U.S During 1997
Varicella - Three Children Die of Chickenpox Related Complications
Accidental Death - Smoke Detectors Reduce Risk of Death in House Fires By About 60 Percent
Asthma - Experts Urge Doctors to Control Asthma Early, Prevent 'Airway Remodeling'
Bacterial Infection - People of All Ages, Especially Children, Are at Risk for E. coli Infection
Cholera Outbreak - Improved Surveillance, Care Could Have Prevented Many Deaths, Said Report
Epidemiology - U.S. Sees Higher Gonorrhea Drug Resistance
Foodborne Illness - National Computer Network in Place to Combat Illness Due to Food Contamination
Foodborne Illness - One-Day E. coli Test Could Help Prevent Outbreaks
Lyme Disease - LYMErix Found Safe and Effective for Disease Prevention
Occupational Safety - FDA Clearance for CoverTip Safety Syringe Announced
Public Health - North Carolina Is Getting Its Money's Worth on Vaccines
Smoking Issues - Community Has Critical Responsibility in Preventing Teens From Cigarette Use
Epidemiology (H. pylori) - "Histopathological Differences Between Helicobacter pylori Gastritis of Children and Adults."
Epidemiology (H. pylori) - "Genetic Characteristics of H. pylori Isolates From a Symptomatic Alaska Native-Population."
Risk Factors (Hantavirus) - "Mapping Risk of Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (HPS) Using Remotely Sensed Data."
Drug Resistance - "Emergence of Multidrug-resistant Salmonella enterica Serotype Typhimurium DT104 Infections in the United States."
Emergency Medicine - "Medical Care Delivery at the 1996 Olympic Games."
Hantavirus - "A Survey of Hantavirus Antibody in Small-Mammal Populations in Selected United States National Parks."
Obstetrics - "Post-delivery Mortality in Tennessee, 1989-1991."
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