Pentagon to Develop Q Fever Vaccine; U.S. Military to Focus on Biological …

Pentagon To Develop Q Fever Vaccine; U.S. Military To Focus On Biological …
The most effective form of treatment for acute cases relying on doxycycline, an antibiotic. The federal government first mandated reporting of Q fever by doctors in 1999, following which doctors reported 17 cases in 2000. In 2008, 167 cases of the … Read more on Medical Daily

Beaumont seeks volunteers for treatment study
The Beaumont Research Institute has 1,100 active laboratory and clinical studies involving 82,000 patients that are funded by government, foundation and commercial grants. ___. Online: http://www.beaumont.edu/research. Tags: RELATED STORIES … Read more on NECN

New effort would push hormone to reduce number of babies born too soon
But solving the problem is more complicated than simply passing out hormone injections to pregnant women. Women who would benefit from progesterone treatment the most — those with a previous premature birth or shorter cervixes — can be difficult to … Read more on The Newark Advocate