Flu vaccine -- The flu vaccine is a vaccine to protect against the highly variable influenza virus. The annually updated trivalent flu vaccine for the 2005-2006 season consists of hemagglutinin (HA) surface ... > full article

HPV vaccine -- Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine research focuses on the prevention of diseases, such as cervical cancer and genital warts, caused by sexually transmitted human papillomaviruses. Of the more than ... > full article

Vaccination -- Vaccination is the process of administering weakened or dead pathogens to a healthy person or animal, with the intent of conferring immunity against a targeted form of a related disease agent. It ... > full article

MMR vaccine -- The MMR vaccine is a mixture of live attenuated viruses, administered via injection for immunization against measles, mumps and rubella. It is generally administered to children around the age of one ... > full article

Whooping cough -- Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, is a highly contagious disease that is one of the leading causes of vaccine-preventable deaths. There are 30–50 million cases per year, and about 300,000 ... > full article

Chickenpox -- Chickenpox, also spelled chicken pox, is the common name for varicella simplex, classically one of the childhood infectious diseases caught and survived by most children. Chickenpox is caused by the ... > full article

Rubella -- Rubella (also known as epidemic roseola, German measles, liberty measles or three-day measles) is a disease caused by the Rubella virus. It is often mild and an attack can pass unnoticed. However, ... > full article

Rotavirus -- Rotaviruses are a genus of viruses belonging to the Reoviridae family. Seven major groups have been identified, three of which (groups A, B, and C) infect humans, with group A being the most common ... > full article

Measles -- Measles, also known as rubeola, is a disease caused by a virus of the genus Morbillivirus. In 1954, the virus causing the disease was isolated, and licensed vaccines to prevent the disease became ... > full article

Rash -- A rash is a change in the skin which affects its appearance or texture. A rash may be localised to one part of the body, or affect all the skin. Rashes may cause the skin to change color, itch, ... > full article

Microbiology : Principles and Explorations
This photo of Escherichia coli being attacked by bacteriophages highlights rapidly developing technologies for using phages to treat antibiotic resistant infections without destroying normal ... > read more

Risk: A Practical Guide for Deciding What's Really Safe and What's Really Dangerous in the World Around You
An indispensable and timely guide, Risk is the authority for assessing threats to your health and safety.We continually face new risks in our world. This essential family reference will help you ... > read more

Evidence of Harm : Mercury in Vaccines and the Autism Epidemic: A Medical Controversy
Avoiding hyperbole while writing about a possible medical catastrophe is no easy task, but David Kirby has created a fine balance of investigative and personal detail in Evidence of Harm. Combining ... > read more

Geography : Realms, Regions and Concepts
Each chapter has been thoroughly revised to reflect the changing cultural, political, and physical landscape of our world. Increased coverage of environmental change and the risks that the planet ... > read more

Protecting the Gift : Keeping Children and Teenagers Safe (and Parents Sane)
Be warned: In many ways this is a terrifying book. It deals with a subject--violence against children--that most of us never want to consider. But, as Gavin de Becker stresses, such situations, ... > read more

Introduction to Human Factors Engineering (2nd Edition)
This book describes the capabilities and limitations of the human operator—both physical and mental—and how these should be used to guide the design of systems with which people interact. ... > read more

Human Molecular Genetics, Third Edition
Univ. of Newcastle, UK. Textbook focuses on the new knowledge in human molecular genetics since the Human Genome Project. Includes new chapters on cells and development and on functional genomics, ... > read more

Healthy Healing: A Guide to Self-Healing for Everyone, 12th Edition
The ultimate resource for improving your health naturally!! In its first edition nearly 20 years ago, Dr. Linda Page’s book Healthy Healing was the only one of its kind. Now updated and ... > read more

Human Osteology, Second Edition
Human Osteology, Second Edition is designed for students and professionals who wish to advance their osteological skills in terms of accurately identifying human skeletal remains, however isolated ... > read more

The Red Queen: Sex and the Evolution of Human Nature
Referring to Lewis Carroll's Red Queen from Through the Looking-Glass, a character who has to keep running to stay in the same place, Matt Ridley demonstrates why sex is humanity's best strategy for ... > read more