The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Julie L. Gerberding, MD, is urging the general public to get vaccinations for the approaching flu season.

The urgent immunization message was issued by experts from the American Academy of Pediatrics, American Medical Association, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and CDC. Officials from these groups joined a press conference held by the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases in partnership with the National Influenza Vaccine Summit at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C

British Treasury Chief Gordon Brown on Friday introduced a $4 billion program to provide lifesaving immunizations in poor countries, reports The Associated Press.

The initiative hopes to save the lives of five million children and as many adults as possible. Along with Britain, France, Italy, Spain and Sweden are also sponsoring the program

British Treasury Chief Gordon Brown on Friday introduced a $4 billion program to provide lifesaving immunizations in poor countries, reports The Associated Press.

The initiative hopes to save the lives of five million children and as many adults as possible. Along with Britain, France, Italy, Spain and Sweden are also sponsoring the program

The ongoing encephalitis crisis in northern India has now killed 253 people, with officials saying the disease shows little sign of abating.

Officials report 41 new deaths over the weekend, raising the three-week death toll to 253

Since the disease resurfaced this year, health workers in Indonesia have found 205 children infected with polio; two of those cases are in the heavily populated capital of Jakarta.

The water-borne disease, which can cause irreversible paralysis within hours, resurfaced in May in the world's fourth most populous country, which had been free of the disease since 1995