Even as India is less than a year away from being declared polio free, experts asked for cautious administration of vaccine to keep the virus in check….

While infectious diseases like AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis should remain high on their hit lists, global health leaders are now having to focus more on altering lifestyles…

Scientists have developed a global media surveillance system that monitors public concern about vaccines in real-time. The system enables them to look for, and systematically monitor, up-to-the-minute…

A virus similar to SARS has spread through hospitals in Europe and the Middle East, prompting fears of human-to-human transmission. But health officials said vaccines were unlikely…