Colon cancer screening is recommended at age 50. But a new study suggests that people get as many colon polyps in their 40s as in their 50s.

The CDC recommends that people aged 60 and older get a single dose of the shingles vaccine Zostavax.

The CDC says 70 people got sick from salmonella in dry dog food over the last two years.

A new plaque psoriasis drug called ustekinumab showed promise in two studies, and the drug has been submitted for the FDA to review.

Concern about possible E. coli contamination has prompted the Canadian Food Inspection Agency to issue a recall for various packages of fresh and frozen ground meat sold at stores around B.C. No reports of ... via CANOE

Currently, no guidelines exist for regular TCC screening. Researchers are from the University of California, San Francisco. via Science Daily

"We have always promoted the sharing of influenza data, all we asks for is that it be done in a fair, transparent and equitable manner" Indonesia's health minister said Thursday she would start sharing all genetic information about her country's bird flu virus with a new global database, to monitor whether the disease is mutating into a dangerous pandemic strain.China, Russia and other nations that have long withheld influenza virus samples and DNA sequencing data from international databases are also taking part in the initiative, saying it offers full transparency and, for the first time, basic protection of intellectual property rights. Read more