Virus News and Research

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Understanding how some diseases evade our body's defense system may help explain the incomplete control of chronic viral infections by the immune system

For Keith Jerome, M.D, Ph.D., the most intriguing question about cancer is not what causes it but why our bodies fail to defend us from the disease after it strikes.

29 Jun 2004

The EU is contributing €9 million to the “Vigilance against Viral Resistance” (VIRGIL) project

Viruses’ growing resistance to drugs means diseases such as hepatitis B and C are increasingly difficult to treat. New pandemics may arise with unforeseeable consequences.

29 Jun 2004

AIDS is the fifth leading killer of women aged 25-44

National HIV Testing Day (NHTD) is June 27 and the Society for Women's Health Research (SWHR) encourages women to visit their health care providers for HIV counseling, testing, and appropriate medical care should they test positive

28 Jun 2004

Kaposi sarcoma virus common in people who are HIV positive turns lymph vessel cells into a cancer

A virus turns lymph vessel cells into a cancer that affects people with weakened immune systems, according to research published today in Nature Genetics.

28 Jun 2004

A viral respiratory infection common in children increases the risk of developing asthma

The study, published in The Journal of Infectious Diseases, is the first to show a link between respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, infection and asthma in mice. A related study, also in mice, suggests that a medication neutralizing the virus could decrease children's chances of developing asthma.

28 Jun 2004

HHS has extended the availability of a recently approved rapid oral HIV test

"These actions will expand even further the availability of a simple, rapid HIV test to communities where people are at high risk of HIV," Secretary Thompson said. "HIV testing has never been easier or more accessible than it is today.

26 Jun 2004

A single dose of a test vaccine sprayed into the nose protects monkeys against the SARS virus

The study, published in the June 26 issue of the British journal The Lancet, is the third recently issued by NIAID that describes a promising candidate vaccine against SARS.

25 Jun 2004

Discovery may explain why people with AIDS may suffer severe infections from viruses that they would otherwise defeat

Researchers have uncovered the first evidence that a virus can mutate to evade the body's first line of immune defense.

25 Jun 2004

Treatment of cytomegalovirus remains a priority in order to improve the prognosis for people with HIV-1 infection

Treatment of cytomegalovirus infection remains a priority in order to improve the prognosis for people with HIV-1 infection, including people already receiving antiretroviral therapy

24 Jun 2004

Animal vaccine shows potential for the development of human SARS immunisation

The current issue of the LANCET provides evidence for the effectiveness of experimental SARS immunisation in animal studies. The preliminary results show the potential for the development of human SARS immunisation.

24 Jun 2004

Ingredient of human breast milk may be a new treatment for warts

New Swedish research suggests that HAMLET or "Human-lactalbumin made lethal to tumor cells" an ingredient of human breast milk may be a new treatment for warts.

24 Jun 2004

Treating cocaine addiction with a virus

Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute have designed a potentially valuable tool for treating cocaine addiction by creating a modified "phage" virus that soaks up the drug inside the brain.

24 Jun 2004

West and central Africa is on the brink of the largest polio epidemic in recent years

Epidemiologists of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative today issued a stark warning that west and central Africa is on the brink of the largest polio epidemic in recent years.

23 Jun 2004

2000 Ukrainian patients to receive treatment for HIV/AIDS

A contract, worth 3,6 million dollars, was signed between the two parties, for the delivery of multi-source antiretrovirals in 2004.

22 Jun 2004

Testing for the SARS coronavirus by using a patients tear drops

A team of ophthalmologists, virologists and infectious disease specialists from the National University Hospital, Singapore, Tan Tock Seng Hospital and Singapore General Hospital made their discovery working with teardrops taken from 36 patients in April last year. All of the 36 were suspected of having SARS.

22 Jun 2004

Genetically engineering viruses to carry a suicide gene into ovarian cancer cells

Genetically engineering viruses to carry a suicide gene into ovarian cancer cells could become a potent way to tackle the disease, a leading Cancer Research UK scientist reveals at a conference in Glasgow today (Tuesday).

22 Jun 2004

Secrecy about HIV in Nigerian Navy could be fueling AIDS epidemic

They believe that secrecy about AIDS-related deaths, and multiple sex partnering in the Nigerian navy could be helping to fuel the HIV epidemic in Nigeria, Africa’s most populated country.

21 Jun 2004

Fairfax student dies after a four-day hospitalization for meningitis/encephalitis

A 16-year old Chantilly high school student died last week after a four-day hospitalization for meningitis/encephalitis. The cause does not appear to be bacterial meningitis. However, an autopsy is pending and investigation is underway.

20 Jun 2004

SARS, the highly infectious respiratory virus, has been found in tears

The finding suggests that tear analysis could not only be an effective means of diagnosing the infection, but also an unrecognised source of its spread, if appropriate preventive measures are not taken, say the authors.

20 Jun 2004

Stimulation or drugs that target the pro-opiomelanocortin system will be effective in treating diabetes or obesity

There’s more than one way to slim a cat - at least that’s the hope of University of Florida obesity researchers, who believe pets and even people may someday benefit from gene therapy research aimed at breaking through the biochemical bottleneck that makes many middle-aged mammals gain weight.

17 Jun 2004

Virus News and Research

Latest Virus News and Research

Understanding how some diseases evade our body's defense system may help explain the incomplete control of chronic viral infections by the immune system

The EU is contributing €9 million to the “Vigilance against Viral Resistance” (VIRGIL) project

AIDS is the fifth leading killer of women aged 25-44

Kaposi sarcoma virus common in people who are HIV positive turns lymph vessel cells into a cancer

A viral respiratory infection common in children increases the risk of developing asthma

HHS has extended the availability of a recently approved rapid oral HIV test

A single dose of a test vaccine sprayed into the nose protects monkeys against the SARS virus

Discovery may explain why people with AIDS may suffer severe infections from viruses that they would otherwise defeat

Treatment of cytomegalovirus remains a priority in order to improve the prognosis for people with HIV-1 infection

Animal vaccine shows potential for the development of human SARS immunisation

Ingredient of human breast milk may be a new treatment for warts

Treating cocaine addiction with a virus

West and central Africa is on the brink of the largest polio epidemic in recent years

2000 Ukrainian patients to receive treatment for HIV/AIDS

Testing for the SARS coronavirus by using a patients tear drops

Genetically engineering viruses to carry a suicide gene into ovarian cancer cells

Secrecy about HIV in Nigerian Navy could be fueling AIDS epidemic

Fairfax student dies after a four-day hospitalization for meningitis/encephalitis

SARS, the highly infectious respiratory virus, has been found in tears

Stimulation or drugs that target the pro-opiomelanocortin system will be effective in treating diabetes or obesity

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How can microdialysis benefit drug development

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