An unknown virus hit Kern Medical Center Tuesday, wreaking havoc for the last three days.

A plane was out in the Brandon and Valrico areas spraying for bugs, after an infant contracted a deadly virus from a mosquito.

Washington (AFP) July 29, 2010 The White House wants to give the FBI easier access to the Internet activity of suspects without a court order, the Washington Post reported Thursday. Investigators would seek that access only in cases related to a terrorism or intelligence investigation, and would not include the content of email messages, the Post reported, citing unnamed attorneys and senior ...

In response to increased adult mosquito populations and the detection of West Nile virus in several areas around Manteca and Lathrop, the San Joaquin County Mosquito and Vector Control District (District) is preparing to conduct ground spraying for adult mosquito cntrol.

SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Quidel Corporation (NASDAQ:QDEL), a leading provider of rapid diagnostic testing solutions, today announced that it will present at the Wedbush Life Sciences Best Ideas Management Access Conference to be held at the Le Parker Meridien Hotel in New York City on Tuesday, August 3, 2010. Douglas Bryant, president and chief executive officer, and John M. Radak, chief ...

29 July 2010 Kaspersky Lab, a leading developer of secure content management solutions, announces that the AV-Comparatives laboratory has awarded Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2010 the highest mark possible in tests designed to analyze the product's proactive defense capabilities.

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) co-infection occurs in an estimated one quarter of HIV-infected persons in Europe, Australia, and the United States. "As use of highly active antiretroviral drugs has markedly reduced opportunistic infections, HCV-related liver disease has emerged as a leading cause of death.

PRINCETON, N.J., July 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Pharmasset, Inc. (Nasdaq: VRUS) announces that management will present at the Wedbush Life Sciences Best Ideas: Management Access Conference being held on August 3, 2010 at the Le Parker Meridien, New York, NY and the Canaccord Genuity Global Growth Conference being held August 10 to 12, 2010 at the InterContinental Boston, Boston, MA. Schaefer ...

Over millions of years, retroviruses, which insert their genetic material into the host genome as part of their replication, have left behind bits of their genetic material in vertebrate genomes. In a recent study, a team of researchers found that human and other vertebrate genomes also contain many ancient sequences from Ebola/Marburgviruses and Bornaviruses -- two deadly virus families.

OPA Intern for the Herald The Sapulpa Public Library has applied for a grant which would provide funds for laptops and conferencing equipment. The grant, worth nearly $43,000, would also pay for Internet upgrades for the library.

At Black Hat, a trio of security representatives from Mozilla detailed how the company plans to push the browser to be more secure for users while nudging developers toward safer coding practices.

Black Hat, the largest and most visible hacker conference, is winding down in Las Vegas. It always brings a series of shocks and this year didn't disappoint. What did we learn this year?

The fact that Callen-Lorde Community Health Center, a medical services center for LGBT patients, has received Title X funds to help prevent unwanted pregnancies might elicit a double take for many people.

ROCKVILLE, Md., July 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Novavax, Inc. (Nasdaq: NVAX) announced today that Dr. Rahul Singhvi, President & Chief Executive Officer, and members of senior management will provide a corporate update and review of second quarter 2010 financial results via a webcast and conference call on Friday, August 6, 2010, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern time. To access the live audio webcast ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced today that it has approved vaccines for the 2010-2011 influenza season in the United States.

Universal access to treatment, progress in scientific understanding of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and the importance of human rights in responding to the disease highlighted the 18th International AIDS Conference.

More than 950 people with HIV/AIDS including nearly 120 in Bergen and Passaic counties who were about to lose free access to life-saving medications on Sunday have been spared.

More than 950 people with HIV/AIDS including nearly 120 in Bergen and Passaic counties who were about to lose free access to life-saving medications on Sunday have been spared.

The mechanism by which a herpes virus invades cells has remained a mystery to scientists, but now research from Tufts University and the University of Pennsylvania reveals the unusual structure of a key member of the protein complex that allows a herpes virus to invade cells.The new map details an essential piece of the herpes virus cell-entry machinery, providing scientists with a new target ...

The release of 75,000 documents by WikiLeaks this week about civilian casualties and other incidents during the war in Afghanistan highlights how important data-leakage protection can be for government and corporations.