Saturday roundup

Holy cow, it's Saturday again already. Since this was a short week, I didn't have as much time for posts or for story-gathering, but there are still a few goodies I missed:

I was planning on highlighting this new research that showed, once again, no link between vaccination and development of autism. But then I decided not to re-invent the wheel, as Orac already covered it extensively.

Similarly, Mike highlights a story drawing attention to the under-diagnosis of influenza in children, and its ramifications on the health of the rest of the population.

Malaria continues to be a scourge world-wide. A new study finds that an antihistamine shows promise as a potential treatment.

WHO confirms that H5N1 infection patterns resemble that of the "Spanish flu, hitting young people harder. However, it's unclear whether that would hold in more developed countries, with a generally older population.

Lots o' whooping cough out there. A new study out of the UK shows that pertussis is widespread in children.

And, hey, another history blog!

Finally, another reminder to send in posts for the next edition of Animalcules, going live on Thursday.

Have a good weekend!

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