Long distance signals protect brain from viral infections
• Infections • Feb 11 14

The brain contains a defense system that prevents at least two unrelated viruses—and possibly many more—from invading the brain at large. The research is…    

 

Columbia study finds hospitals don’t follow infection prevention rules
• Infections • • Public Health • Feb 06 14

While most hospitals have polices in place to prevent health care-associated infections, clinicians often fail to follow evidence-based guidelines established to prevent these infections,…    

 

Prevalence of hepatitis C infection found to vary widely among Hispanics
• Infections • • Public Health • Jan 13 14

The first study of hepatitis C infection among different Hispanic groups in the U.S. has found that infection with the virus varies widely, with…    

 

How the immune system fights off malaria
• Immunology • • Infections • Jan 13 14

The parasites that cause malaria are exquisitely adapted to the various hosts they infect - so studying the disease in mice doesn’t necessarily reveal…    

 

Some bacteria ‘live for long periods’ on toys, books and cribs
• Infections • Dec 28 13

Researchers from the University at Buffalo in New York say two bacteria that cause many common infections in children and the elderly, such…    

 

New drug candidates show promise for cure for Chagas disease
• Infections • • Parasitic diseases • Dec 26 13

A team of researchers from Canada has developed a class of compounds which may help eradicate a neglected tropical disease that is currently hard…    

 

Building a better malaria vaccine: Mixing the right cocktail
• Drug News • • Infections • Dec 26 13

A safe and effective malaria vaccine is high on the wish list of most people concerned with global health. Results published on December 26…    

 

PDL-1 antibody could help immune system fight off influenza viral infection, study suggests
• Flu • • Infections • Dec 24 13

An antibody that blocks a component of a key signaling pathway in the respiratory airways could help the immune system rid the body of…    

 

Infectious diarrhea germs stick to healthcare worker hands
• Infections • • Public Health • Dec 24 13

A new study finds nearly one in four healthcare workers’ hands were contaminated with Clostridium difficile spores after routine care of patients infected…    

 

Settlement reached over deadly U.S. meningitis outbreak
• Infections • • Public Health • Dec 24 13

Owners and insurers of a now-bankrupt Massachusetts pharmacy linked to a deadly meningitis outbreak have agreed to pay more than $100 million to compensate…    

 

New research offers hope for vaccine and therapies for deadly infections
• Infections • Dec 20 13

Mucormycosis is a deadly infection that strikes people with weakened immune systems when certain types of fungi, called Mucorales, invade the patients’ cells. A…    

 

Breakthrough could lead to protection from fatal infections
• Infections • Dec 16 13

Researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston have discovered a way to block a disease pathway that could be a breakthrough…    

 

Have researchers found a new treatment for sepsis?
• Infections • • Surgery • Dec 03 13

Sepsis, or septicaemia, is a devastating disease that is difficult to diagnose early and for which treatment options are limited. The number of deaths…    

 

Syria polio cases spread to Damascus and Aleppo: WHO
• Infections • • Public Health • Nov 26 13

The World Health Organization said on Tuesday that additional polio cases had been confirmed in two new areas of Syria, including near Damascus…    

 

New Study Helps Explain Why Some Ear and Respiratory Infections Become Chronic
• Ear / Nose / Throat • • Infections • • Respiratory Problems • Nov 22 13

Scientists have figured out how a bacterium that causes ear and respiratory illnesses is able to elude immune detection in the middle ear,…    

 

Control Malaria by Segmenting Sleeping Arrangements: U of G Study
• Infections • • Public Health • Nov 18 13

Better malaria control might come from segregating household sleeping arrangements, according to a new study co-authored by a University of Guelph professor.

The researchers…    

 

New method to diagnose sepsis is faster, cheaper
• Infections • • Surgery • Nov 18 13

A new method could cut hours off the time it takes to diagnose blood infections while also eliminating the need for complicated manual processing…    

 

Research identifies potential new treatment for sepsis
• Infections • • Public Health • Nov 14 13

Sepsis is the leading cause of in-hospital death and there is no specific treatment for it. Now, research led by Dr. Qingping Feng of…    

 

Ibuprofen no good in treating colds or sore throats
• Drug News • • Infections • Nov 04 13

Questions have been raised about the advice given to patients with a cold and sore throat, in research published in the British Medical Journal.

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Atherosclerosis in HIV patients linked to infection, not treatment
• AIDS/HIV • • Infections • Oct 30 13

HIV infection, not antiretroviral therapy (ART), is associated with risk for atherosclerosis in patients with no history of smoking, particularly those infected for eight…    

 

Pregnant women with hepatitis C may pass heartier viral strain to newborns, study suggests
• Children's Health • • Infections • • Pregnancy • Oct 28 13

Infants who get hepatitis C from their mothers during childbirth may inherit a viral strain that replicates more quickly than strains found in non-pregnant…    

 

Las Vegas doctor gets life sentence for hepatitis C outbreak
• Infections • • Public Health • Oct 28 13

A former doctor convicted of second-degree murder for infecting at least nine patients with hepatitis C was sentenced to life in prison on Thursday…    

 

New technology optimizes ear infection diagnosis and management
• Ear / Nose / Throat • • Infections • Oct 27 13

A new, smartphone-enabled otoscope provides clear, transmittable images of the ear drum, or tympanic membrane, which someday may allow for ear infection diagnosis without…    

 

Obesity may increase the risk of Clostridium difficile infection
• Infections • • Obesity • Oct 24 13

Researchers from Boston Medical Center (BMC) and Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have identified obesity as a possible risk factor for clostridium difficile…    

 

Infant pertussis hospitalizations lower than expected after teen vaccinations
• Children's Health • • Immunology • • Infections • Oct 20 13

Widespread vaccination of adolescents for pertussis was associated with lower rates of infant hospitalizations for the respiratory infection than would have been expected had…    

 

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