Disease/Infection News

RSS

Data on side effects of fidaxomicin not analysed appropriately

The antibiotic fidaxomicin (trade name: Dificlir) has been approved in Germany since December 2011 for the treatment of adults who have diarrhoea caused by Clostridium difficile.

3 Jul 2013

Imaxio receives FP7 grant to support the development of S. aureus vaccine

Imaxio, a biopharmaceutical company specialized in vaccines, together with its partners from the Jenner Institute at Oxford University, the European Vaccine Initiative and Preclin Biosystems, is pleased to announce today a European Union award of EUR 5.5 million to support the ‘Bellerophon Project’ consortium to develop a vaccine against Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus).

3 Jul 2013

Key HIV drug prices continue to fall, but newer medicines still priced too high

International medical humanitarian organisation Médecins Sans Frontières today released its annual report Untangling the Web of ARV Price Reductions,at the International AIDS Society conference in Kuala Lumpur.

3 Jul 2013

NCKU implements two condom vending machines on campus

National Cheng Kung University (NCKU), southern Taiwan, implementing two condom vending machines, June 27, on campus makes it the first national university in Taiwan to promote safe sex and healthy lifestyles among the students.

3 Jul 2013

Researchers study existence of cross-protection between multiple strains of infectious disease

Using a unique data set spanning 40 years of dengue fever incidence in Thailand, an international team led by biostatistician Nicholas Reich at the University of Massachusetts Amherst has for the first time estimated from data that after an initial dengue infection, a person is protected from infection with other strains for between one and three years.

3 Jul 2013

Study shows smokers, single men more likely to acquire cancer-causing oral HPV

Smokers and single men are more likely to acquire cancer-causing oral human papillomavirus (HPV), according to new results from the HPV Infection in Men (HIM) Study. Researchers from Moffitt Cancer Center, the National Cancer Institute, Mexico and Brazil also report that newly acquired oral HPV infections in healthy men are rare and when present, usually resolve within one year.

3 Jul 2013

Researchers identify two promising candidates for development of drugs to combat adenovirus

Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory have identified two promising candidates for the development of drugs against human adenovirus, a cause of ailments ranging from colds to gastrointestinal disorders to pink eye.

3 Jul 2013

Chemist to develop inkjet-printed, nanoparticle-based test strips to detect disease-causing bacteria in drinking water

Today the National Academy of Sciences announced a three-year, $271,930 grant to chemist Vincent Rotello at the University of Massachusetts Amherst to develop, test and deploy new, sensitive, reliable and affordable inkjet-printed, nanoparticle-based test strips for detecting disease-causing bacteria in drinking water, with researchers at the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS), Pakistan.

3 Jul 2013

Basketballs, volleyballs can spread potentially dangerous germs among players

UC Irvine researchers have demonstrated that basketballs and volleyballs can spread potentially dangerous germs among players. Their findings may bring a new awareness to athletes, coaches, trainers and parents regarding safe sanitation practices for athletes.

3 Jul 2013

Curcumin may provide lasting protection against lung damage in premature infants

Turmeric, a key ingredient in spicy curry dishes, has long been known to have medicinal values. Now new research finds a substance in turmeric, curcumin, may provide lasting protection against potentially deadly lung damage in premature infants.

3 Jul 2013

UH and Case Western Reserve University to develop diagnostic tests to determine HIV drug resistance

Case Western Reserve University has signed an exclusive worldwide licensing agreement granting University Hospitals Case Medical Center rights to a series of diagnostic tests to determine drug resistance and co-receptor tropism in human immunodeficiency virus.

2 Jul 2013

Viewpoints: A 'clever' fix for contraception coverage; Sanjay Gupta warns doctors to pay attention to health overhaul

Many nonprofit religious organizations have balked at having to insure their employees' birth control -- because they don't believe in artificial contraception -- under the Affordable Care Act. On Friday, the Obama administration announced a solution to this problem. The new health care law guarantees access to preventive services, and contraception falls, appropriately, into that category (Carla Hill, 6/28).

2 Jul 2013

Key to treating neurodegenerative prion diseases may lie in ribosome, shows research

New research results from Uppsala University, Sweden, show that the key to treating neurodegenerative prion diseases such as mad cow disease and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease may lie in the ribosome, the protein synthesis machinery of the cell. The results were recently published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry.

2 Jul 2013

Researchers discover role of TonB bacterial protein that causes various diseases

A Kansas State University-led study has discovered the role of a protein in bacteria that cause a wide variety of diseases, including typhoid fever, plague, meningitis and dysentery. The results may lead to new and improved antibiotics for humans and animals.

2 Jul 2013

Study describes radiologic findings in H7N9 pneumonia

H7N9 pneumonia is characterized by imaging findings that differentiate it from other types of pneumonia, including rapidly progressive changes in the lungs and pulmonary connective tissues, according to the first study to describe radiologic findings in the disease. The results are published online in the journal Radiology.

2 Jul 2013

Study reveals strain of V. cholerae in Haiti cholera outbreak originated from single source

The strain of cholera that has sickened thousands in Haiti came from a single source and was not repeatedly introduced to the island over the past three years as some have thought, according to a new study published in mBio-, the online open-access journal of the American Society for Microbiology.

2 Jul 2013

Study reveals circadian disruption is a risk factor in alcoholic liver disease

Thirty percent of severe alcoholics develop liver disease, but scientists have not been able to explain why only a subset is at risk. A research team from Northwestern University and Rush University Medical Center now has a possible explanation: disrupted sleep and circadian rhythms can push those vulnerable over the edge to disease.

2 Jul 2013

EGPAF welcomes new HIV/AIDS treatment and prevention guidelines

The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF) welcomes the World Health Organization (WHO)'s new HIV/AIDS treatment and prevention guidelines. For the first time, the 2013 guidelines combine recommendations across the continuum of HIV care and prevention programs, including expanding treatment eligibility for HIV-positive pregnant women, mothers, and children.

2 Jul 2013

Study: Diabetes before pregnancy linked to increased risk of MRSA

Pregnant women with diabetes are more than three times as likely as mothers without diabetes to become infected with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) before hospital discharge, according to a study in the July issue of the American Journal of Infection Control, the official publication of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC).

1 Jul 2013

Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine receives US$ 10 million to continue research against human filariasis

Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) has received US$ 10 million from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to continue their breakthrough drug discovery and development research against human filariasis - parasitic worm infections which cause river blindness and elephantiasis, some of the world’s most debilitating diseases affecting up to 150 million people in 83 countries throughout the tropics.

1 Jul 2013

Disease/Infection News

Data on side effects of fidaxomicin not analysed appropriately

Imaxio receives FP7 grant to support the development of S. aureus vaccine

Key HIV drug prices continue to fall, but newer medicines still priced too high

NCKU implements two condom vending machines on campus

Researchers study existence of cross-protection between multiple strains of infectious disease

Study shows smokers, single men more likely to acquire cancer-causing oral HPV

Researchers identify two promising candidates for development of drugs to combat adenovirus

Chemist to develop inkjet-printed, nanoparticle-based test strips to detect disease-causing bacteria in drinking water

Basketballs, volleyballs can spread potentially dangerous germs among players

Curcumin may provide lasting protection against lung damage in premature infants

UH and Case Western Reserve University to develop diagnostic tests to determine HIV drug resistance

Viewpoints: A 'clever' fix for contraception coverage; Sanjay Gupta warns doctors to pay attention to health overhaul

Key to treating neurodegenerative prion diseases may lie in ribosome, shows research

Researchers discover role of TonB bacterial protein that causes various diseases

Study describes radiologic findings in H7N9 pneumonia

Study reveals strain of V. cholerae in Haiti cholera outbreak originated from single source

Study reveals circadian disruption is a risk factor in alcoholic liver disease

EGPAF welcomes new HIV/AIDS treatment and prevention guidelines

Study: Diabetes before pregnancy linked to increased risk of MRSA

Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine receives US$ 10 million to continue research against human filariasis

How can microdialysis benefit drug development

Global and Local Efforts to Take Action Against Hepatitis

Addressing Important Cardiac Biology Questions with Shotgun Top-Down Proteomics

Latest News