A NATION CHALLENGED: DRUG PRODUCTION; Government Talks With Drug Companies About Buying Antibiotics That Treat Anthrax

Tommy G. Thompson, the secretary of health and human services, said today that he was negotiating with Bayer and other drug companies to buy Cipro and other antibiotics that could be used to treat anthrax.

Mr. Thompson refused...

FDA PUBLIC HEALTH ADVISORY: UPDATE ON USE OF DOXYCYCLINE FOR ANTHRAX EXPOSURE

Secretary of Health and Human Services Tommy G. Thompson announced on October 17 in testimony before the Committee on Governmental Affairs and Subcommittee on International Security, Proliferation and Federal ...

Lyme Disease Is Hard to Catch And Easy to Halt, Study Finds

Lyme disease is very difficult to catch, even from a deer tick in a Lyme-infested area, and can easily be stopped in its tracks with a single dose of an antibiotic, a new study shows.

And two other studies conclude that...