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Hospitals Profit from Infections
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[23/05/2013] Johns Hopkins researchers report that hospitals may be reaping enormous income for patients whose hospital stays are complicated by preventable bloodstream infections contracted in their intensive care units. Hospitals Profit from Infections - Read more
Results in Developing Oral Vaccin
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[22/05/2013] The University of Gothenburg Vaccine Research Institute (GUVAX) announces successful results in a placebo controlled phase I study of an oral, inactivated Escherichia coli diarrhea vaccine. Results in Developing Oral Vaccin - Read more
Leading Explanations for Whooping Cough's Resurgence
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[21/05/2013] Whooping cough has exploded in the United States and some other developed countries in recent decades, and many experts suspect ineffective childhood vaccines for the alarming resurgence. Leading Explanations for Whooping Cough's Resurgence - Read more
Tool Shows which Kids at Greatest Risk
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[10/05/2013] Researchers at Michigan State University have identified a test that can determine which children with malaria are likely to develop cerebral malaria, a much more life-threatening form of the disease. Tool Shows which Kids at Greatest Risk - Read more
Potential Novel Treatment Found
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[03/05/2013] An experimental drug has shown promise in treating influenza, preventing lung injury and death from the virus in preclinical studies, according to University of Maryland School of Medicine researchers. The scientists found that a drug called Eritoran can protect mice from death after they have been infected with a lethal dose of influenza virus. Potential Novel Treatment Found - Read more
The Many Faces of the Bacterial Defense System
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[02/05/2013] Even bacteria have a kind of immune system they use to defend themselves against unwanted intruders – in their case, viruses. Scientists at the Helmholtz Center for Infection Research (HZI) in Braunschweig, Germany, were now able to show that this defense system is much more diverse than previously thought and that it comes in multiple versions. The Many Faces of the Bacterial Defense System - Read more
World Malaria Day - 04/25/2013
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[19/04/2013] About 219 million people around the world suffer from malaria; nearly one million of them die from it annually. Almost 90 percent of the victims are children under 5 years of age. For this reason, each year at April 25th the progress in the fight against malaria is highlighted.World Malaria Day - 04/25/2013 - Read more
Development Progresses Slowly
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[18/04/2013] Despite the desperate need for new antibiotics to combat increasingly deadly resistant bacteria, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have approved only one new systemic antibiotic since 2010. That drug was approved two and a half years ago. Development Progresses Slowly - Read more
Cholera Mutations Could Lead to Severe Disease
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[17/04/2013] The cholera strain that transferred to Haiti in 2010 has multiple toxin gene mutations that may account for the severity of disease and is evolving to be more like a 1800s version of cholera, reports a new Northwestern University study. Cholera Mutations Could Lead to Severe Disease - Read more
Global Burden Is Triple Current Estimates
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[09/04/2013] The global burden of dengue infection is more than triple current estimates from the World Health Organization, according to a multinational study. Global Burden Is Triple Current Estimates - Read more
Hospitals: Fighting Pathogens with Modern Means
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[02/04/2013] Associations of medical professionals assume that each year about 730 000 patients suffer an infection connected to stationary or ambulatory treatment. Presumably 30 00 cases are fatal. Thus, the most important areas of work in a hospital are hygiene and infection prevention.Hospitals: Fighting Pathogens with Modern Means - Read more
Medical Textiles: “Most germs are spread through hand contact, not through textiles”
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[02/04/2013] Whether it’s implants, medical drape sheets or surgeons’ attire – medicine relies on textiles every day. Their main task is to protect patients and physicians from infection. Even though most germs are not transmitted through textiles, they have to meet hygiene requirements.Medical Textiles: “Most germs are spread through hand contact, not through textiles” - Read more
Vitamin D Benefits Breathing
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[27/03/2013] Maintaining adequate levels of vitamin D can help people breathe better and may even protect against tuberculosis (TB), according to a study. Vitamin D Benefits Breathing - Read more
Revolutionary Dressing To Save Children
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[26/03/2013] Chemists at the University have developed a prototype medical dressing that detects the first signs of the lethal Toxic Shock Syndrome along with other burn wound infections and could potentially save the lives of children with serious burns. Revolutionary Dressing To Save Children - Read more
Parents Won’t Vaccinate Their Daughters
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[18/03/2013] A rising percentage of parents say they won’t have their teen daughters vaccinated to protect against the human papilloma virus, even though physicians are increasingly recommending adolescent vaccinations, a study by Mayo Clinic and others shows. Parents Won’t Vaccinate Their Daughters - Read more
Predicting Hotspots for Future Outbreaks
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[18/03/2013] This year's unusually long and rocky flu season would be nothing compared to the pandemic that could occur if bird flu became highly contagious among humans, which is why researchers of the University of California – Los Angeles (UCLA) and their colleagues are creating new ways to predict where an outbreak could emerge. Predicting Hotspots for Future Outbreaks - Read more
Vaccinating Children Protects Adults
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[24/01/2013] Pediatric rotavirus vaccination also indirectly protects unvaccinated adults from the highly contagious cause of severe diarrhea and vomiting, suggests a new study. The findings suggest pediatric immunization against the virus may be more cost effective than previously thought, given rotavirus-related health care costs among adults. Vaccinating Children Protects Adults - Read more
Hydrogen Peroxide Vapor Enhances Disinfection
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[03/01/2013] Infection control experts at The Johns Hopkins Hospital have found that a combination of robot-like devices that disperse a bleaching agent into the air and then detoxify the disinfecting chemical are highly effective at killing and preventing the spread of multiple-drug-resistant bacteria, or so-called hospital superbugs. Hydrogen Peroxide Vapor Enhances Disinfection - Read more
Guidelines to Fight Infections after Surgery
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[13/12/2012] Multispecialty physician teams need to work together to reduce disability, death and costs associated with the ever-growing number of prosthetic joint infections, note the first guidelines on the topic being released by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA). Guidelines to Fight Infections after Surgery - Read more
World-AIDS-Day
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[29/11/2012] UNAIDS, the AIDS-organization of the United Nations, reports a decline in new HIV infections by more than 50 percent. Yet AIDS is still a serious threat to people all over the world. For this reason, every year on the 1st of December, World AIDS Day takes place.World-AIDS-Day - Read more
50 Percent Drop in New HIV Infections
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[26/11/2012] A new World AIDS Day report: Results, by the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), shows that unprecedented acceleration in the AIDS response is producing results for people. 50 Percent Drop in New HIV Infections - Read more
Replication Machinery of Viruses Described
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[23/11/2012] Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have made a major advance in understanding how flu viruses replicate within infected cells. Replication Machinery of Viruses Described - Read more
A ‘Finger’ Pointing the Way to New Medication
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[12/11/2012] Researchers at the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI) in Braunschweig, Germany, have discovered new drug leads that are efficient against resistant virus like HCV. A ‘Finger’ Pointing the Way to New Medication - Read more
Collaboration for the Developing World
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[09/11/2012] The International Diagnostics Centre (IDC), a global research collaboration hub, at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) will to undertake innovative research on new diagnostic tests to diagnose patients faster, more accurately and cost effectively. Collaboration for the Developing World - Read more
“Hands are playing the most important role in conveying pathogens“
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[23/10/2012] According to the German Federal Ministry of Health (Bundesministerium für Gesundheit, BMG) there are around 600,000 hospital infections every year in Germany alone, which result in 15,000 deaths. According to the Federal Ministry of Health, 20 to 30 percent of the infections and deaths would be preventable by adhering to well-known rules of hygiene. “Hands are playing the most important role in conveying pathogens“ - Read more
Eliminating Infectious Bacteria
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[22/10/2012] Researchers of the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) have improved the antimicrobial properties of medical textiles using an enzymatic pre-treatment combined with simultaneous deposition of nanoparticles and biopolymers under ultrasonic irradiation. Eliminating Infectious Bacteria - Read more
Antibiotic Resistance Is a Growing Concern
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[15/10/2012] As a result of concerns about antibiotic resistance, doctors in the United States are increasingly prescribing newer, more costly and more powerful antibiotics to treat urinary tract infections, one of the most common illnesses in women. Antibiotic Resistance Is a Growing Concern - Read more
Decline in Deaths for Most Men and Women
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[12/10/2012] Overall death rates due to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection declined over time between 1993 and 2007 for most men and women by race/ethnicity and educational levels, with the largest absolute decreases for nonwhites, but rates remain high among blacks, according to a study. Decline in Deaths for Most Men and Women - Read more
Messages Can Influence Infectious Disease Stigmas
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[01/10/2012] Crafting public health messages about a disease may create stigmas that influence how likely people are to endorse certain interventions, such as isolating infected persons, forcing treatment on them and mapping their location, according to a Penn State researcher. Messages Can Influence Infectious Disease Stigmas - Read more
How Immune Cells Defend Themselves Against HIV
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[27/09/2012] A team of scientists led by virologists Professor Oliver T. Fackler and Professor Oliver T. Keppler from Heidelberg University Hospital, Germany, have decoded a mechanism used by the human immune system to protect itself from HIV viruses. How Immune Cells Defend Themselves Against HIV - Read more
Economic Pressures Altering Disease Risk
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[21/09/2012] The pressures of global trade may heighten disease incidence by dictating changes in land use. A boom in disease-carrying ticks and chiggers has followed the abandonment of rice cultivation in Taiwanese paddies, say ecologist Chi-Chien Kuo and colleagues, demonstrating the potential for global commodities pricing to drive the spread of infections. Economic Pressures Altering Disease Risk - Read more
Bacterium Transforms into Weapon
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[31/08/2012] Scientists of the Antwerp Institute of Tropical Medicine (ITG) opened a new front against the cause of sleeping sickness. This parasite is transmitted between humans by tsetse flies. The researchers learned a bacterium how to produce antibodies against the parasite. Bacterium Transforms into Weapon - Read more
Infections: African Antimalarial Research Bears First Fruit
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[30/08/2012] A recently discovered compound from the aminopyridine class, code named MMV390048, caused quite a stir at the Expert Scientific Advisory Committee (ESAC) of Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV) meeting in Toulouse, France.Infections: African Antimalarial Research Bears First Fruit - Read more
Medical Exemptions from School Vaccination Requirements
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[30/08/2012] In states where medical exemptions from vaccination requirements for kindergarten students are easier to get, exemption rates are higher, potentially compromising herd immunity and posing a threat to children and others who truly should not be immunized because of underlying conditions, according to a study. Medical Exemptions from School Vaccination Requirements - Read more
Small Change, Major Effect
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[10/08/2012] Researchers from Munich and Naples have shown that minimal modification of a synthetic peptide with anti-HIV activity results in a new compound with more than two orders of magnitude higher binding affinity to the chemokine receptor CXCR4 and greatly improved anti-HIV activity. Small Change, Major Effect - Read more
New Method Unmasks Chronic Infections
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[09/08/2012] With the aid of tiny silicon tubes, scientists have been able for the first time to observe directly bacteria in chronic infections. Researchers can now see precisely how bacteria and the immune system interact in living tissue. New Method Unmasks Chronic Infections - Read more
Economic Development Does Not Eradicate Dysentry
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[06/08/2012] Researchers of the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute have found that a bacterium that emerged centuries ago in Europe has now been spreading globally into countries undergoing rapid development and industrialization. Economic Development Does Not Eradicate Dysentry - Read more
Infants Have Higher Asthma Risk
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[03/08/2012] In the United States, one in 10 children suffers from asthma. Researchers of the University of Cincinnati now report new evidence that exposure to three types of mold during infancy may have a direct link to asthma development during childhood. Infants Have Higher Asthma Risk - Read more
Earning Potential for People with HIV
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[02/08/2012] In a first-of-its-kind health campaign in Uganda, researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill show that adults with HIV who had less severe infections could work more hours per week, and their children were more likely to be enrolled in school. Earning Potential for People with HIV - Read more
Burnout Linked to Hospital Infections
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[01/08/2012] Nurse burnout leads to higher healthcare-associated infection rates (HAIs) and costs hospitals millions of additional dollars annually, according to a study of the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing. Burnout Linked to Hospital Infections - Read more
Safety Program Lowers Infections
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[31/07/2012] A surgical patient safety program that combines three components — accurate outcome measurement, support of hospital leadership, and engaged frontline providers — reduces surgical site infections (SSIs) by 33 per cent in patients who undergo colorectal procedures, according to a new study. Safety Program Lowers Infections - Read more
How Malnutrition Leads to Inflamed Intestines
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[26/07/2012] Researchers at the Institute of Molecular Biotechnology in Vienna, Austria, have uncovered how malnutrition, affecting millions of people, leads to diarrhoea, inflamed intestines and immune system disorders. How Malnutrition Leads to Inflamed Intestines - Read more
Chagas – a Neglected Disease
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[23/07/2012] Chagas disease is a deadly tropical illness. It is passed to humans by insects and contaminated blood transfusions, and can also be passed from mother to embryo. Around the world, almost 10 million people are infected with the disease. Chagas – a Neglected Disease - Read more
Botanical Compound Crucial to Healing
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[20/07/2012] Building on previous work with the botanical abscisic acida, researchers in the Nutritional Immunology and Molecular Medicine Laboratory (NIMML) have discovered that abscisic acid has anti-inflammatory effects in the lungs as well as in the gut. Botanical Compound Crucial to Healing - Read more
Identifying Viruses on The Spot
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[20/07/2012] Dengue fever is a disease passed to humans by mosquitoes. Millions of people every year are infected worldwide, and around 4,000–5,000 of these cases will suffer severe complications or death. Dengue fever most commonly affects young people. Identifying Viruses on The Spot - Read more
Virus Throws a Wrench in The Immune System
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[17/07/2012] The cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a member of the herpes virus family. Although most people carry CMV for life, it hardly ever makes them sick. Researchers from the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research and from the USA have now unveiled long term consequences of the on-going presence of CMV. Virus Throws a Wrench in The Immune System - Read more
Pathogens in Biofilm
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[19/06/2012] People with the hereditary disease "cystic fibrosis" usually die as a result of chronic pulmonary infections. Scientists of the University of Basel have discovered that genetic modifications in a pathogen causing pneumonia help it to persist life-long in the lungs of a patient. Pathogens in Biofilm - Read more
How Infection Can Lead to Cancer
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[13/06/2012] One of the biggest risk factors for liver, colon or stomach cancer is chronic inflammation of those organs, often caused by viral or bacterial infections. A new study from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) offers the most comprehensive look yet at how such infections provoke tissues into becoming cancerous. How Infection Can Lead to Cancer - Read more
Rehospitalisations Add Costs
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[04/06/2012] Preventing further complications in patients who develop infections after surgery to replace a knee or hip could save the United States healthcare system as much as 65 million Dollars annually, according to an analysis of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology. Rehospitalisations Add Costs - Read more
Links Between Inflammation and Chronic Disease
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[31/05/2012] A new Northwestern University study done in lowland Ecuador remarkably finds no evidence of chronic low-grade inflammation – associated with diseases of aging like cardiovascular disease, diabetes and dementia. Links Between Inflammation and Chronic Disease - Read more
Device Sees Bacteria Behind the Eardrum
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[30/05/2012] Doctors can now get a peek behind the eardrum to better diagnose and treat chronic ear infections, thanks to a new medical imaging device invented by University of Illinois researchers. Device Sees Bacteria Behind the Eardrum - Read more
Infections: New Discoveries About Severe Malaria
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[23/05/2012] International researchers have uncovered new knowledge related to host-parasite interaction in severe malaria, concerning how malaria parasites are able to bind to cells in the brain and cause cerebral malaria – the most lethal form of the disease.Infections: New Discoveries About Severe Malaria - Read more
Fighting Bacteria's Strength in Numbers
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[21/05/2012] Scientists at The University of Nottingham have opened the way for more accurate research into new ways to fight dangerous bacterial infections by proving a long-held theory about how bacteria communicate with each other. Fighting Bacteria's Strength in Numbers - Read more
Tiny Tool Can Play Big Role Against Tuberculosis
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[18/05/2012] A tiny filter could have a big impact around the world in the fight against tuberculosis. Using the traditional microscope-based diagnosis method as a starting point, University of Florida lung disease specialists have devised a way to detect more cases of the bacterial infection. Tiny Tool Can Play Big Role Against Tuberculosis - Read more
Nano Nod for Lab on a Chip
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[02/05/2012] You would not know it from appearances, but a metal cube the size of a toaster, created at the University of Alberta, is capable of performing the same genetic tests as most fully equipped modern laboratories — and in a fraction of the time. Nano Nod for Lab on a Chip - Read more
New Trigger for Alternate Reproduction Pathway
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[19/04/2012] A research team led by Children’s National Medical Centre has identified a trigger that causes latent Kaposi’s sarcoma-associated herpes virus (KSHV) to rapidly replicate itself. KSHV causes Kaposi’s sarcoma, primary effusion lymphoma, and other cancers that commonly affect immunocompromised patients, including those with AIDS. New Trigger for Alternate Reproduction Pathway - Read more
Unexpected Partnership Drives Immunity
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[16/04/2012] New research of Harvard Medical School (HMS) challenges a well-established theory about antiviral immunity and may lead to a new understanding of the best way to help protect those exposed to potentially lethal viruses, such as rabies. Unexpected Partnership Drives Immunity - Read more
Resistance Against Influenza
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[12/04/2012] Scientists found out that there may be a connection between age and susceptibility to the influenza virus. But this phenomenon cannot be explained by frailty in general, because it is not obvious that very small children and the very old are the biggest risk groups. Resistance Against Influenza - Read more
Infection Linked to Dangerous Blood Clots
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[05/04/2012] Older adults who get infections of any kind – such as urinary, skin, or respiratory tract infections – are nearly three times more likely to be hospitalised for a dangerous blood clot in their deep veins or lungs, University of Michigan Health System research shows. Infection Linked to Dangerous Blood Clots - Read more
Novel Pathway for T-cell Activation in Leprosy
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[27/03/2012] University of California – Los Angeles researchers pinpointed a new mechanism that potently activates T-cells, the group of white blood cells that play a major role in fighting infections. The team specifically studied how dendritic cells, immune cells located at the site of infection, become more specialised to fight the leprosy pathogen known as Mycobacterium leprae. Novel Pathway for T-cell Activation in Leprosy - Read more
Insight into Treating Viral Stomach Flu
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[22/03/2012] Twenty million Americans get sick from norovirus each year according to data by the Centres for Disease Control (CDC). Often called vomiting illness, it can spread rapidly on cruise ships, and in dormitories and hospitals. Recent data from the CDC shows deaths from gastrointestinal infections have more than doubled and have become a particular threat to the elderly. Insight into Treating Viral Stomach Flu - Read more
Blueprint for New Drugs That Can Inhibit Hepatitis C Virus
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[20/03/2012] The molecule prompts the Hepatitis C’s viral RNA to open up a portion of its hinge-like structure and encapsulate the inhibitor like a perfectly fit glove. Chemists at the University of California, San Diego have produced the first high resolution structure of a molecule that when attached to the genetic material of the hepatitis C virus prevents it from reproducing. Blueprint for New Drugs That Can Inhibit Hepatitis C Virus - Read more
Diabetes Drug Halts Atherosclerosis Progression
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[09/03/2012] Treatment with the common diabetes drug metformin appears to prevent progression of coronary atherosclerosis in patients infected with HIV, according to Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) researchers. Diabetes Drug Halts Atherosclerosis Progression - Read more
One in Four HIV Patients Do Not Stay in Care
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[07/03/2012] Only about 75 per cent of HIV/AIDS patients in the United States remain in care consistently, according to new research from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. The study of patients across the USA is the first to provide a comprehensive national estimate of HIV care retention and information about patients who are most likely to continue their treatment over time. One in Four HIV Patients Do Not Stay in Care - Read more
Cause of Lung Injury
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[02/03/2012] While some scientists report engineering a super virulent strain of the H5N1 influenza virus, which could potentially wipe out a significant percentage of the human population, another group of researchers from the United Kingdom now reports a discovery that may one day help mitigate the deadly effects of all flu strains. Cause of Lung Injury - Read more
Protein Protects Cells from HIV Infection
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[13/02/2012] A novel discovery by researchers at New York University Langone Medical Centre and colleagues reveals a mechanism by which the immune system tries to halt the spread of HIV. Harnessing this mechanism may open up new paths for therapeutic research aimed at slowing the virus' progression to AIDS. Protein Protects Cells from HIV Infection - Read more
“The risk of patients dying from sepsis increases the longer the diagnosis takes”
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[01/02/2012] On the website of the German Sepsis Society (Deutsche Sepsis-Gesellschaft) you can find the following definition for the disease called sepsis: A modern definition of sepsis was published in 1989 by Bone. He wrote: Sepsis is defined as an invasion of microorganisms and / or their toxins into the blood stream along with the reaction of the organism to the invasion. “The risk of patients dying from sepsis increases the longer the diagnosis takes” - Read more
Entry Point for Hepatitis C Infection Identified
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[25/01/2012] A molecule embedded in the membrane of human liver cells that aids in cholesterol absorption also allows the entry of hepatitis C virus, the first step in hepatitis C infection, according to research at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine. Entry Point for Hepatitis C Infection Identified - Read more
Anti-Malaria Drug Synthesised with Oxygen and Light
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[19/01/2012] It will be possible to provide medication for the 225 million malaria patients in developing countries at an affordable price. Researchers at the Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces in Potsdam have developed a very simple process for the synthesis of artemisinin, the active ingredient that pharmaceutical companies could only obtain from plants up to now. Anti-Malaria Drug Synthesised with Oxygen and Light - Read more
Legionnaires' Disease Outbreak Linked to Hospital's Decorative Fountain
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[11/01/2012] A 2010 outbreak of Legionnaires' disease in Wisconsin has been linked to a decorative fountain in a hospital lobby, according to a study of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America. Legionnaires' Disease Outbreak Linked to Hospital's Decorative Fountain - Read more
Novel Compound to Halt Virus Replication
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[04/01/2012] Scientists of Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have identified a novel compound that inhibits viruses from replicating. The findings could lead to the development of highly targeted compounds to block the replication of poxviruses, such as the emerging infectious disease Monkey pox. Novel Compound to Halt Virus Replication - Read more
Discovered the Existence of Neutrophils in the Spleen
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[27/12/2011] For the first time, it has been discovered that neutrophils exist in the spleen without there being an infection. This important finding made by the research group on the Biology of B Cells of IMIM (Hospital del Mar Research Institute) in collaboration with researchers from Mount Sinai in New York, has also made it possible to determine that these neutrophils have an immunoregulating role. Discovered the Existence of Neutrophils in the Spleen - Read more
Link Between Pulmonary Inflammation, Diesel Exhaust, House Dust
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[16/12/2011] A study conducted by researchers at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) has found that diesel exhaust particulates (DEP) and house dust extract (HDE) causes pulmonary inflammation that aggravates asthma. Link Between Pulmonary Inflammation, Diesel Exhaust, House Dust - Read more
New Disinfection Technique
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[12/12/2011] A Queen’s University infectious disease expert has collaborated in the development of a disinfection system that may change the way hospital rooms all over the world are cleaned as well as stop bed bug outbreaks in hotels and apartments. New Disinfection Technique - Read more
Unconventional Approach to Control HIV Epidemics
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[08/12/2011] Because PrEP is based on the same drugs used to treat HIV-infected individuals, the big public health fear is that the dual use of these drugs will lead to skyrocketing levels of drug resistance. But in a new study, researchers of University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) say the exact opposite is likely to happen. Unconventional Approach to Control HIV Epidemics - Read more
Protection from Severe Malaria Explained
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[22/11/2011] Why do people with a hereditary mutation of the red blood pigment haemoglobin (as is the case with sickle-cell anaemia prevalent in Africa) not contract severe malaria? Scientists in the group headed by Professor Michael Lanzer of the Department of Infectious Diseases at Heidelberg University Hospital (Germany) have now solved this mystery. Protection from Severe Malaria Explained - Read more
Experimental Drug Suppresses Rebound in Liver Transplant Patients
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[10/11/2011] A human monoclonal antibody developed of the University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMMS) given to patients with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection undergoing liver transplantation significantly suppressed the virus for at least a week after transplant and delayed the time to viral rebound. Experimental Drug Suppresses Rebound in Liver Transplant Patients - Read more
Polio Still a Threat to Public Health
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[09/11/2011] Health professionals and researchers across the globe believe they are on the verge of eradicating polio, a devastating virus which can lead to paralysis and death. Despite successful eradication in most countries, there are still four countries where the virus is considered endemic — and many more in which the virus still lurks. Polio Still a Threat to Public Health - Read more
“You must not underestimate the capability of these viruses“
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[22/10/2011] Tropical diseases used to appear almost exclusively in remote countries – hence the name. The mosquito bite was annoying, but nevertheless harmless in European regions. But the flying pests keep spreading and spreading. And they carry tiny, but dangerous pathogens. Scientists now found out that these viruses are now settling down in Europe. They are called Sindbis, Batai or Usutu. “You must not underestimate the capability of these viruses“ - Read more
Early HIV Treatment Increases Survival in Patients with Tuberculosis
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[21/10/2011] Timing is everything when treating patients with both human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and tuberculosis (TB). Starting HIV therapy in such patients within two weeks of TB treatment, rather than two months as is the current practice, increases survival by 33 per cent, according to a large-scale clinical trial in Cambodia led by researchers at Children's Hospital Boston. Early HIV Treatment Increases Survival in Patients with Tuberculosis - Read more
Earlier Circumcision May Be Effective Intervention
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[10/10/2011] According to Doctor Anna R. Giuliano, program leader in cancer epidemiology at Moffitt Cancer Centre in Tampa, and colleagues in the Netherlands, earlier circumcision of males in South Africa may be a positive step in slowing the spread of both human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and the human papillomavirus (HPV). Earlier Circumcision May Be Effective Intervention - Read more
How Viruses Find Their Way Into the Cell Nucleus
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[04/10/2011] Adenoviruses cause respiratory diseases and are more dangerous for humans than previously assumed. They manipulate gatekeeper molecules and infiltrate the cell nucleus with the aid of the host cell. A team of researchers have succeeded in demonstrating this mechanism in detail for the first time. How Viruses Find Their Way Into the Cell Nucleus - Read more
Tracing an Elusive Killer Parasite in Peru
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[29/09/2011] Doctor Michael Levy of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of Pennsylvania, along with other collaborators from Penn and Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia in Peru, are in the trenches combining tried-and-true epidemiological approaches with new statistical methods to learn more about the course of a dangerous, contagious disease epidemic. Tracing an Elusive Killer Parasite in Peru - Read more
Common Treatments Can Lead to Resistance
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[21/09/2011] Overexposure to antibiotics has long been a concern in the medical community – most specifically the development of antibiotic resistant infections as a result of repeated use. According to a study, ophthalmologic antibiotics promote antimicrobial resistance too, prompting a call from Vanderbilt Eye Institute physicians to be more judicial in the administration of certain classes of antibiotics. Common Treatments Can Lead to Resistance - Read more
Breakthrough Opens New Avenues for Hepatitis C Vaccine
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[15/09/2011] Hopes for an effective vaccine and treatment against the potentially fatal hepatitis C virus (HCV) have received a major boost following the discovery of two 'Achilles' heels' within the virus. A team of medical researchers from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) studied individuals at high risk of HCV infection, including a number identified within a few weeks of the onset of infection. Breakthrough Opens New Avenues for Hepatitis C Vaccine - Read more
Polonium Poisoning Case Sheds Light on Infection Control Practices
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[14/09/2011] A new study uses a famous case of international intrigue and murder to shed new light on the risks health care workers face while treating patients with radiation poisoning. Polonium Poisoning Case Sheds Light on Infection Control Practices - Read more
New Strategy to Fight AIDS and Other Diseases
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[13/09/2011] Mayo Clinic researchers have developed a genome-based immunization strategy to fight feline AIDS and illuminate ways to combat human HIV/AIDS and other diseases. The goal is to create cats with intrinsic immunity to the feline AIDS virus. New Strategy to Fight AIDS and Other Diseases - Read more
Researchers Investigate the Attachment of the Bacteria in Detail
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[08/09/2011] Scientists from the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (Helmholtz-Zentrum für Infektionsforschung, HZI) in Braunschweig, Germany, have now in cooperation with German and American colleagues uncovered new details of how canonical "entero-hemorrhagic Escherichia coli" bacteria (EHEC), serotype O157:H7, attach to intestinal cells. They deciphered at the atomic level how this binding works. Researchers Investigate the Attachment of the Bacteria in Detail - Read more
Medical Science and Technology against hospital-acquired Infections
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[01/09/2011] Time and again it sweeps through the media and we hear of serious diseases, like for instance MRSA (Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus), which attack patients in hospitals. Needless to say these diseases happen, but they have long ago come to the forefront of hygiene experts, who fight with a vengeance to prevent essentially “man-made” infections in clinics and hospital facilities. Medical Science and Technology against hospital-acquired Infections - Read more
Salmonella Stays Deadly with a 'Beta' Version
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[16/08/2011] Scientists say that these bacteria have modified what has long been considered typical cell behavior by using a beta form of an amino acid – as opposed to an alpha form – during the act of making proteins. Salmonella Stays Deadly with a 'Beta' Version - Read more
'Good' Prion-Like Proteins Boost Immune Response
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[11/08/2011] A person's ability to battle viruses at the cellular level remarkably resembles the way deadly infectious agents called prions misfold and cluster native proteins to cause disease, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers report. 'Good' Prion-Like Proteins Boost Immune Response - Read more
Unprotected Sex Between HIV-Infected Men
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[27/07/2011] Sexual transmission of hepatitis C virus, HCV, is considered rare. But a new study by researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine, working with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC, provides substantial evidence that men with HIV who have sex with other men, MSM, are at increased risk for contracting HCV through sex. Unprotected Sex Between HIV-Infected Men - Read more
Key to Help Women Fight Infections During Pregnancy
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[25/07/2011] By manipulating an immune suppressive cell type, researchers believe women will be able to more efficiently fight off prenatal infections. Key to Help Women Fight Infections During Pregnancy - Read more
Making Blood-Sucking Deadly
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[19/07/2011] Mosquitoes die soon after a blood meal if certain protein components are experimentally disrupted, a team of biochemists at the University of Arizona has discovered. Making Blood-Sucking Deadly - Read more
When Viruses Infect Bacteria
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[04/07/2011] Looking in vivo at virus-bacterium associations sets stage for better understanding of such interactions in human health. When Viruses Infect Bacteria - Read more
Bacteria Take Cover in Lymph Nodes
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[20/06/2011] The bacteria that cause Lyme disease, one of the most important emerging diseases in the United States, appear to hide out in the lymph nodes, triggering a significant immune response, but one that is not strong enough to rout the infection, report researchers at the University of California, Davis. Bacteria Take Cover in Lymph Nodes - Read more
To Pinpoint Body’s Immunity 'Switch'
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[07/06/2011] Using the only microscope of its kind in Australia, medical scientists have been able for the first time to see the inner workings of T-cells, the front-line troops that alert our immune system to go on the defensive against germs and other invaders in our bloodstream. To Pinpoint Body’s Immunity 'Switch' - Read more
Study Suggests New Therapeutic Targets
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[31/05/2011] When children with asthma get the flu, they often land in the hospital gasping for air. Researchers have found a previously unknown biological pathway explaining why influenza induces asthma attacks. Studies in a mouse model reveal that influenza activates a newly recognized group of immune cells called natural helper cells – presenting a completely new set of drug targets for asthma. Study Suggests New Therapeutic Targets - Read more
Scientists Find Genetic Basis for Key Parasite Function
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[27/05/2011] Snug inside a human red blood cell, the malaria parasite hides from the immune system and fuels its growth by digesting hemoglobin, the cell's main protein. The parasite, however, must obtain additional nutrients from the bloodstream via tiny pores in the cell membrane. Now, investigators have found the genes that malaria parasites use to create these feeding pores. Scientists Find Genetic Basis for Key Parasite Function - Read more
Risk Reduced by Genetic Predisposition for Cell Suicide
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[20/05/2011] A human genetic variant associated with an almost 30 percent reduced risk of developing severe malaria has been identified. Scientists reveal that a variant at the FAS locus can prevent an excessive and potentially hazardous immune response in infected children. Risk Reduced by Genetic Predisposition for Cell Suicide - Read more
Wound healing – On the tracks of disorders of the wound healing process
As problem-free as wound healing seems initially, it’s a complex process for every organism. Often the body is able to replace the lost tissue, but what happens if this is not the case?Wound healing – On the tracks of disorders of the wound healing process - Read more
Prevention Is Better Than Cure for Zoonotic Diseases
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[31/03/2011] The risk of contracting zoonotic diseases that pass from animals to humans appears to be on the increase in the UK, but encouraging countryside users to take simple precautions to protect themselves is the best response, according to research undertaken by the UK research councils’ Rural Economy and Land Use Programme. Prevention Is Better Than Cure for Zoonotic Diseases - Read more
The Strain Explains Severity of Infection
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[16/03/2011] Providing clues into why the severity of a common parasitic infection can vary greatly from person to person, a new Johns Hopkins study shows that each one of three strains of the cat-borne parasite Toxoplasma gondii sets off a unique reaction in the nerve cells it invades. The Strain Explains Severity of Infection - Read more
Little Decline in Hepatitis C Infections
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[31/01/2011] A recent 20-year study of injection drug users (IDUs) in Baltimore found a significant decline in new cases of HIV infection but only a slight decline in new cases of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. Little Decline in Hepatitis C Infections - Read more
Measles Viral Protein Movement
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[10/01/2011] Researchers have shown that proteins on the surface of a cell twist a viral protein into position, allowing the virus to start infection and cause disease, all in a movement as graceful as a ballroom dance. Measles Viral Protein Movement - Read more
A New Vaccine Strategy?
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[21/12/2010] There is no efficient vaccine against malaria, although nasal and oral vaccination seems to be the most promising and suitable solution in countries where the parasite Plasmodium, which causes the disease, is rife. A New Vaccine Strategy? - Read more
Fusion Strategy to Improve Vaccines
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[01/09/2010] South Dakota State University research is exploring a “fusion strategy” for making improved vaccines to protect pigs and humans against some strains of E. coli. Fusion Strategy to Improve Vaccines - Read more
Waiting For The Right Moment
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[26/08/2010] Pathogens make themselves feel at home in the human body, invading cells and living off the plentiful amenities on offer. Waiting For The Right Moment - Read more
Employers Took Many Measures to Protect Employees
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[24/06/2010] In response to the H1N1 flu, most employees at U.S. businesses say their company took measures to protect them from illness, such as encouraging sick employees to stay home, according to a national poll of employees by researchers from the Harvard Opinion Research Program at Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH). Employers Took Many Measures to Protect Employees - Read more
Genetically Engineered Mosquitoes Against Malaria
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[01/05/2010] Mosquitoes transmit infectious diseases to millions of people every year, including malaria. New research reveals that mosquito genetic engineering may turn the transmitter into a natural 'flying vaccinator'. Genetically Engineered Mosquitoes Against Malaria - Read more
Athlete's Foot in the Laundry Basket
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[30/03/2010] Lower washing temperatures in domestic washing machines are not sufficient to ensure the reliable and effective removal of skin fungi, researchers report. Athlete's Foot in the Laundry Basket - Read more
3-in-1 Detection of Parasitic Diseases
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[24/03/2010] A new three-in-one test to diagnose a trio of parasitic diseases – namely Chagas' disease, leishmaniasis, and "sleeping sickness" or African trypanosomiasis - is passing preliminary tests, scientists reported. 3-in-1 Detection of Parasitic Diseases - Read more
Infrared System Detects Fever
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[22/03/2010] Researchers found an infrared thermal detection system (ITDS) to be a fast and effective fever screening tool in clinical settings during the H1N1 influenza pandemic. Infrared System Detects Fever - Read more
Face Masks and Hand Hygiene Can Help Limit Spread
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[17/02/2010] Ordinary face masks and hand hygiene can effectively reduce the transmission of influenza-like illness during flu season. Face Masks and Hand Hygiene Can Help Limit Spread - Read more
New Screening System for Hepatitis C
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[12/02/2010] A newly designed system of identifying molecules for treating hepatitis C might enable scientists to discover novel and effective therapies for the disease of the liver, according to a researcher. New Screening System for Hepatitis C - Read more
Safety Checklist Shows Effect
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[08/02/2010] The state of Michigan, which used a five-step checklist to virtually eliminate bloodstream infections in its hospitals' intensive care units, has been able to keep the number of these infections near zero during a period of three years. Safety Checklist Shows Effect - Read more
New Vaccine to Prevent Tuberculosis
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[01/02/2010] Investigators have reported results of a clinical trial showing that a new vaccine against tuberculosis is effective in preventing tuberculosis (TB) in people with HIV infection. New Vaccine to Prevent Tuberculosis - Read more
Viruses Can Spread Faster Than Thought
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[25/01/2010] New video footage of a virus infecting cells is challenging what researchers have long believed about how viruses spread, suggesting that scientists may be able to create new drugs to tackle some viruses. Viruses Can Spread Faster Than Thought - Read more
How Clean Is Your Knife?
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[20/01/2010] A new fast-acting disinfectant that is effective against bacteria, viruses, fungi and prions could help to reduce the spread of deadly infections in hospitals, according to research. How Clean Is Your Knife? - Read more
Making Parasites Destruct Themselves
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[19/01/2010] In an article, scientists are reporting their successful attempt at determining the structure of an enzyme essential to the survival of the protozoan parasites that cause sleeping sickness, Chagas disease and leishmaniasis. Making Parasites Destruct Themselves - Read more
Big Improvement to Medical Imaging
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[06/01/2010] A joint research team has discovered a method of using nanoparticles to illuminate the cellular interior to reveal the slow processes inside of cells. Big Improvement to Medical Imaging - Read more
Sharing a Hospital Room Increases Risk of 'Super Bugs'
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[06/01/2010] Staying in a multi-bed hospital room dramatically increases the risk of acquiring a serious infectious disease, researchers have discovered. Sharing a Hospital Room Increases Risk of 'Super Bugs' - Read more
Weekness of the Swine Flu
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[16/12/2009] Researchers have found what they believe is a weakness in H1N1's method for evading detection by the immune system. Weekness of the Swine Flu - Read more
Mandatory Vaccinations for Hospital Employees
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[10/09/2009] Even though the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) strongly recommends that all healthcare workers receive seasonal flu shots, only about 40 percent do so. Now some infectious diseases experts and hospitals say flu shots should be mandatory. Mandatory Vaccinations for Hospital Employees - Read more
Seek and You Will Find
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[01/09/2009] German experts estimate that about 50,000 people each year contract MRSA that are immune against conventional antibiotics. They estimate since nobody really knows the real number. A new obligation to inform is supposed to provide more transparency which in turn should help to systematically fight the dangerous germs. Seek and You Will Find - Read more
„We Do Not Expect Heavy Side-Effects“
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[10/08/2009] More and more people contract the swine flu virus every day. In Germany, over 9000 patients have been registered until now. Thus, over 25 million Germans are supposed to be vaccinated this autumn. However, critics worry about potential side-effects. „We Do Not Expect Heavy Side-Effects“ - Read more
Health Departments Get Mixed Marks
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[20/07/2009] State and local health departments get mixed marks for efforts to convey information about the H1N1 virus to the public using their Web sites immediately after U.S. officials declared a public health emergency in April. Health Departments Get Mixed Marks - Read more
Integrated Optical Trap Holds Particles
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[09/07/2009] A new type of optical particle trap can be used to manipulate bacteria, viruses and other particles on a chip as part of an integrated optofluidic platform. Integrated Optical Trap Holds Particles - Read more
Particles Destroy Drug-Resistant Germs
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[09/07/2009] Doctors may get a new arsenal for meningitis treatment and the war on drug-resistant bacteria and fungal infections with novel peptide nanoparticles developed by scientists at the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN) of Singapore. Particles Destroy Drug-Resistant Germs - Read more
Structural Biology Scores with Protein Snapshot
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[07/07/2009] Investigators in the Vanderbilt Center for Structural Biology have used nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) methods to determine the structure of the largest membrane-spanning protein to date. Structural Biology Scores with Protein Snapshot - Read more
Detector Promises Improved Treatment
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[02/07/2009] Researchers developed a virus detector that is sensitive enough to detect an infection at an early stage and takes only a few minutes to return a result. Detector Promises Improved Treatment - Read more
The Controversial Prick (Part 1)
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[15/05/2009] by Wiebke Heiss/MEDICA.de
The opinions regarding vaccinations are very different: They cover a wide spectrum reaching from people totally opposing vaccines to those advocating it in any situation. However, who is right? A guideline could be true to the motto: As much as necessary, as little as possible. The Controversial Prick (Part 1) - Read more
The Controversial Prick (Part 2)
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[15/05/2009] by Wiebke Heiss / MEDICA.de The Controversial Prick (Part 2) - Read more
Model Explains Viral Extinction
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[27/04/2009] Two researchers have developed a mathematical model which demonstrates that a mild increase in the mutation rate of some viruses can reduce their infectivity, driving them to extinction. Model Explains Viral Extinction - Read more
Anti-microbial Catheter Cuts Infection Risk
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[26/03/2009] Medical experts have shown that an innovative anti-microbial catheter could vastly improve treatment and the quality of life for many community-based dialysis patients. Anti-microbial Catheter Cuts Infection Risk - Read more
Novel Blood Test For Hepatitis C
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[10/02/2009] A novel blood test for hepatitis C offers a cheaper alternative to the normal commercial tests, whilst maintaining equal sensitivity, according to researchers. This might especially help poorer countries. Novel Blood Test For Hepatitis C - Read more
"With Protective Masks and Gloves"
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[01/02/2009] Lots of people think plague belongs to the Middle Ages. In industrial countries the epidemic plague is nearly forgotten, but for many people in developing countries the disease is daily routine.
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Old Virus as Friend and Helper
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[01/02/2009] In 1918, the Spanish flu raged. The disease is said to have killed between 20 and 50 millions of people – more than the First World War. Researchers in the USA reconstructed the virus and now analyse its properties. The research with the old genetic material might turn out as a gold mine if it should come to an avian flu pandemic.
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Out of Sight, out of Mind
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[01/02/2009] Diseases from long ago are slowly disappearing from our minds. Wrongly, however, as only one deadly disease, smallpox, has been eradicated throughout the world. Out of Sight, out of Mind - Read more
„In Long Years of Detail Work“
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[01/02/2009] Just as Don Quixote tilts at windmills, so do countries, health organisations, epidemiologists and physicians fight against tiny disease agents. The noble aim: eradicating the pathogens and making them sink into oblivion. They succeed only in the rarest of cases. „In Long Years of Detail Work“ - Read more
Hepatitis C Not Reduced by C-Section
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[12/11/2008] Planned caesarean sections do not help to reduce the chances of a pregnant mother with Hepatitis C (HCV) transmitting the infection to her unborn baby, according to new scientific findings. Hepatitis C Not Reduced by C-Section - Read more
Hepatitis B Linked to Pancreatic Cancer
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[30/09/2008] A new study suggests that exposure to the hepatitis B virus (HBV) may increase the risk of pancreatic cancer. Plus: patients with the cancer treated with chemotherapy may face danger of reactivation of their HBV. Hepatitis B Linked to Pancreatic Cancer - Read more
"The Safety Arrangements Are Sufficient at the Moment"
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[01/08/2008] Ebola or Lassa - these deadly and highly contagious viruses can only be examined safety in labs with the highest possible security level. Now the Robert -Koch Institute in Berlin builds a lab with the protection level 4 (S-4) as the first federal institute. "The Safety Arrangements Are Sufficient at the Moment" - Read more
Hepatitis B Virus Triggers Cell ‘Suicide’
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[11/04/2008] Scientists from the University College London (UCL) have identified a key difference between people who can fight the Hepatitis B virus (HBV) off successfully and those who fail to do so. Hepatitis B Virus Triggers Cell ‘Suicide’ - Read more
Hepatitis C Associated With Decreased Survival
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[20/10/2006] Heart transplant patients who receive a donor heart from a person with hepatitis C have a lower rate of survival, according to a study. Hepatitis C Associated With Decreased Survival - Read more
