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How do immune cells detect infections?
• Immunology • • Infections • Jun 09 13
How do immune cells manage to sort through vast numbers of similar-looking proteins within the body to detect foreign invaders and fight infections?
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Researchers develop a faster method to identify Salmonella strains
• Infections • Jun 03 13
A new approach may be able to reduce by more than half the time it takes health officials to identify Salmonella strains, according to…
Predicting infectious influenza
• Infections • May 21 13
A new computer model could help scientists predict when a particular strain of avian influenza might become infectious from bird to human, according to…
Resistance to last-line antibiotic makes bacteria resistant to immune system
• Immunology • • Infections • May 21 13
Bacteria resistant to the antibiotic colistin are also commonly resistant to antimicrobial substances made by the human body, according to a study in mBio®,…
Saudi Arabia has another case of new coronavirus: WHO
• Infections • • Public Health • May 20 13
Saudi Arabia has reported another case of infection in a concentrated outbreak of a new strain of a virus that emerged in the Middle…
Rotavirus vaccine developed in India demonstrates strong efficacy
• Drug News • • Infections • May 14 13
The Government of India’s Department of Biotechnology (DBT) and Bharat Biotech announced positive results from a Phase III clinical trial of a rotavirus vaccine…
Second French coronavirus case confirmed
• Infections • • Public Health • May 13 13
A second diagnosis of the new SARS-like coronavirus has been confirmed in France, the Health Ministry said on Sunday, in what appeared to…
New malaria tool shows which kids at greatest risk
• Children's Health • • Infections • May 09 13
Researchers at Michigan State University have identified a test that can determine which children with malaria are likely to develop cerebral malaria, a much…
Saudi Arabia has 13 cases of SARS-like coronavirus: WHO
• Infections • • Public Health • May 09 13
Saudi Arabia has had 13 cases in a recent outbreak of a new strain of coronavirus that has emerged from the Gulf and spread…
Many in U.S. don’t get proper testing for hepatitis C: CDC
• Infections • May 08 13
Only half of people in the United States who have ever been infected with hepatitis C get proper testing for the liver-destroying disease, U.S.…
Anti-depressant link to Clostridium difficile infection
• Drug Abuse • • Infections • May 07 13
Certain types of anti-depressants have been linked to an increase in the risk of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) finds a study in BioMed Central’s…
Don’t be quick to toss your toothbrush after a sore throat
• Children's Health • • Infections • • Respiratory Problems • May 04 13
Word on the street has it you should replace your toothbrush after suffering from a cold, the flu or a bout of strep throat.…
Fluoride fights tooth decay by making bacteria less sticky
• Dental Health • • Infections • May 03 13
German scientists say fluoride reduces the ability of decay-causing bacteria to stick to teeth so it is easier to wash away when brushing or…
Research finds targeted screening for hepatitis C is cost-effective
• Infections • Apr 25 13
Researchers at the University of Cincinnati have found that targeted screening for populations with a higher estimated prevalence for hepatitis C may be cost-effective.
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Novel therapeutic approaches to cure chronic HBV infection
• Infections • Apr 25 13
Exciting new data presented today at the International Liver Congress™ 2013 include results from early in vitro and in vivo studies targeting covalently closed…
Bird flu found in German turkeys
• Infections • Apr 22 13
Germany has reported new cases of a low pathogenic bird flu virus at two turkey farms in the northwestern part of the country, the…
Outpatients, hospital patients face different problems with antibiotic resistance
• Infections • Apr 18 13
A new study concludes that problems with antibiotic resistance faced by outpatients may be as bad as those in hospitalized patients, and that more…
Haiti cholera mutations could lead to more severe disease
• Infections • Apr 16 13
The cholera strain that transferred to Haiti in 2010 has multiple toxin gene mutations that may account for the severity of disease and is…
Roche to commercialize Hepatitis C drug in China with Ascletis
• Drug News • • Infections • Apr 15 13
Swiss drugmaker Roche Holding AG said it had teamed up with biotech firm Ascletis to develop and commercialize its investigative drug danoprevir in China…
Predicting the next eye pathogen; analysis of a novel adenovirus
• Infections • Apr 11 13
The ongoing dance between a virus and its host distinctly shapes how the virus evolves. While human adenoviruses typically cause mild infections, recent reports…
New mouse viruses could aid hepatitis research
• Infections • Apr 08 13
Newly discovered mouse viruses could pave the way for future progress in hepatitis research, enabling scientists to study human disease and vaccines in the…
Pill-watching practice may not improve Tuberculosis treatment
• Infections • • Tuberculosis • Apr 05 13
Tuberculosis patients who swallow their anti-tuberculosis pills under the watchful gaze of doctors fare just as well as patients trusted to self-medicate, according to…
Two die in China from bird flu strain not previously seen in humans: Xinhua
• Flu • • Infections • Mar 31 13
Two people in Shanghai, one of China’s largest cities, died this month after contracting a strain of avian influenza that had never been passed…
HIV, hepatitis tests urged for 7,000 Oklahoma dental patients
• Dental Health • • Infections • Mar 31 13
A Tulsa, Oklahoma, health center on Saturday began drawing blood samples from patients who may have been exposed to viruses at an oral surgery…
Statins tied to lowered liver cancer risk with hepatitis C
• Cancer • • Infections • Mar 22 13
People infected with chronic hepatitis C are less likely to develop liver cancer if they are taking cholesterol-lowering drugs, new research from Taiwan suggests.
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