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Growing crisis of antibiotic-resistant bacteria

Scientists, the federal government and the pharmaceutical industry must work together quickly to solve the growing crisis of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, a Virginia Commonwealth University infectious disease expert said in today's issue of The New England Journal of Medicine.

5 Aug 2004

How to avoid MRSA infection

Staph bacteria are not uncommon in health care settings. In fact, they account for a large number of hospital-related infections each year.

3 Aug 2004

Clinical trial established that two drugs, levodopa and pramipexole, are both viable initial treatments for Parkinson's disease

The four-year clinical trial established that two drugs, levodopa and pramipexole, are both viable initial treatments for Parkinson's disease, a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system.

3 Aug 2004

British Government’s failure to publish the long-promised TB Action Plan

Calls for the British Government to take action on TB have been met by a wall of silence from the Department of Health. The British Thoracic Society, the British Lung Foundation and TB Alert are warning that lives are being put at risk by the Government’s failure to publish the long-promised TB Action Plan.

3 Aug 2004

Mining giant Rio Tinto has developed and implemented a global HIV/AIDS strategy

Rio Tinto’s response to HIV/AIDS draws upon the International Labour Organisation (ILO) Code of Good Practice on HIV/AIDS. Discrimination towards employees on the basis of real or perceived HIV status is not tolerated. The confidentiality of all information on the HIV status and condition of employees and community members is strictly upheld.

2 Aug 2004

Determining the age of female mosquitoes may be crucial to halting the spread of diseases like malaria

A recent project at The Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Australia found that determining the age of female mosquitoes may be crucial to halting the spread of diseases like malaria that kill 2 million people annually.

2 Aug 2004

College freshmen, beware of dorm diseases

High school graduates have more in common with newborn babies than one would think. Although departing the proverbial family nest, incoming college freshmen need vaccinations, too.

2 Aug 2004

Inexpensive generic three-in-one fixed-dose combination pill taken twice a day has helped HIV/AIDS patients in Uganda

The Arua Hospital AIDS Program today commemorated two years of providing free access to antiretroviral (ARV) treatment for nearly 1,100 people living with HIV/AIDS in Arua, a rural region in northwestern Uganda.

2 Aug 2004

Rate of TB in China has fallen substantially since the introduction of the TB control strategy

An analysis of a decade-long tuberculosis (TB) programme in China has revealed that prevalence rates of the disease have fallen substantially since the introduction of the TB control strategy known as 'DOTS' to half of the country's population.

2 Aug 2004

Negative side effects of iron for people with kidney disease

More than 20 million Americans– one in nine adults– have chronic kidney disease, and most don't even know it.

2 Aug 2004

West Nile Virus found in Toronto

Health officials in Toronto have reported that mosquitoes found in the city have tested positive for the West Nile Virus.

31 Jul 2004

Arizona human cases of West Nile virus reach 232

Health officials have begun accepting test results for West Nile virus from private laboratories, leading to a sharp increase in the number of human West Nile virus cases in Arizona.

29 Jul 2004

China has 1.4 million new cases of tuberculosis every year - more than any country except India

The results of an initiative to reduce tuberculosis in China—supported by the World Bank and WHO—are reported in this week’s issue of THE LANCET.

29 Jul 2004

Final push towards elimination of Leprosy

It currently affects over 1 million people in Africa, Asia, South America, and the Pacific; and WHO estimates that between 2 and 3 million individuals are permanently disabled as a result of it. Although all the registered cases are on treatment, it is estimated that during the period 2000–2005, about 2.5 million people affected by leprosy need to be detected and treated.

29 Jul 2004

Diseases are being neglected in wake of HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria

Millions of the world's poorest people are suffering needlessly from diseases that are being neglected because of the emphasis given to the "big 3" killers, HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria, says Professor David Molyneux of the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine.

29 Jul 2004

Breakthrough discovery on Leishmaniasis, world's most deadly tropical diseases

Scientists at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, working with colleagues at the University of Dundee, have discovered how the tiny sand fly spreads one of the world's most deadly tropical diseases - Leishmaniasis.

29 Jul 2004

Distinct types of leg symptoms reported by patients with (PAD) peripheral arterial disease

The presence and severity of peripheral arterial disease, as measured by comparing blood pressures in the arm and leg, and the nature of the leg symptoms a patient experiences can be used to identify those at highest risk of decline in walking endurance, according to a study in the July 28 issue of JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association.

28 Jul 2004

New diagnoses of STIs increased by four per cent from 678,709 in 2002 to 708,083

Overall, new diagnoses of STIs in GUM clinics increased by four per cent from 678,709 in 2002 to 708,083 during 2003. However the picture is variable, with diagnoses of some infections such as chlamydia and syphilis increasing, and diagnoses of gonorrhoea and genital herpes declining.

27 Jul 2004

British Government needs to get its act together to tackle the soaring rates of sexually transmitted infections

The Chairman of the British Medical Association, Mr James Johnson, has called on the Government to get its act together to tackle the soaring rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs). The Health Protection Agency (HPA) figures for 2003 released today [27 July] show that STI rates are still on the increase in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

27 Jul 2004

California's first human death from West Nile virus (WNV)

West Nile virus (WNV) has claimed the life of a 57-year old Orange County man, making him the first to die in California from the virus, Dr. Richard Joseph Jackson, state public health officer, announced today.

26 Jul 2004

Disease/Infection News

Growing crisis of antibiotic-resistant bacteria

How to avoid MRSA infection

Clinical trial established that two drugs, levodopa and pramipexole, are both viable initial treatments for Parkinson's disease

British Government’s failure to publish the long-promised TB Action Plan

Mining giant Rio Tinto has developed and implemented a global HIV/AIDS strategy

Determining the age of female mosquitoes may be crucial to halting the spread of diseases like malaria

College freshmen, beware of dorm diseases

Inexpensive generic three-in-one fixed-dose combination pill taken twice a day has helped HIV/AIDS patients in Uganda

Rate of TB in China has fallen substantially since the introduction of the TB control strategy

Negative side effects of iron for people with kidney disease

West Nile Virus found in Toronto

Arizona human cases of West Nile virus reach 232

China has 1.4 million new cases of tuberculosis every year - more than any country except India

Final push towards elimination of Leprosy

Diseases are being neglected in wake of HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria

Breakthrough discovery on Leishmaniasis, world's most deadly tropical diseases

Distinct types of leg symptoms reported by patients with (PAD) peripheral arterial disease

New diagnoses of STIs increased by four per cent from 678,709 in 2002 to 708,083

British Government needs to get its act together to tackle the soaring rates of sexually transmitted infections

California's first human death from West Nile virus (WNV)

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