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Tuberculosis soars to record levels in UK

Cases of TB have risen sharply to a 30-year high and the number of new drug resistant strains has al...

GPs top swine flu jab uptake list

GPs had the highest swine flu jab uptake rates among healthcare professionals last year, figures sho...

Vaccination schedule for elderly may not include pneumococcal jab (Photograph: SPL)

Pneumococcal jab for elderly may be dropped

Healthy over-65s may be dropped from the pneumococcal vaccination programme next year, the DoH has r...

Vulvovaginal candidiasis is caused by Candida albicans (Photograph: SPL)

The Basics - Vaginal discharge

It is important to establish the cause of this common symptom, explains Dr Louise Newson....

Viral infections

Dr Philip Marazzi outlines some commonly presented ulcers...

MMR uptake is rising, says HPA

MMR vaccine coverage has risen in 2010, Health Protection Agency (HPA) data show....

The annual vaccine is effective in an estimated 70-80 per cent of cases (Photograph: SPL)

Seasonal influenza - the basics

Although public confusion over flu and its symptoms is rife, presentations to GPs are down....

Small erythematous macules rapidly rupture and crust over (Photograph: SPL)

Paediatric medicine - Chickenpox

This common disease can occur at any time of life....

Students unaware of meningitis vaccine status

Most UK students do not know if they have been vaccinated against meningitis, a survey has found....

Overcrowding at the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca is a risk factor (Photograph: Istock)

Meningococcal disease prevention

For travellers, appropriate vaccination is the mainstay of control....

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