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Obesity tied to hepatitis C treatment failure
• Infections • Jun 17 06
Obese patients who are treated for chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection are more likely to have a better outcome if the underlying abnormalities…
Pneumonic plague in the Congo
• Infections • Jun 15 06
As of 13 June 2006, World Health Organization (WHO) has received reports of 100 deaths of suspected pneumonic plague, including 19 deaths in Ituri…
Discovery Could Aid Fight Against Cystic Fibrosis Infection
• Infections • Jun 09 06
Harvard Medical School researchers have discovered one way that a hardy disease-causing bacteria could be surviving in the lungs of chronically infected cystic fibrosis…
Idaho’s first case of West Nile virus for 2006
• Infections • Jun 09 06
West Nile virus was found in mosquitoes from Gem County on May 31, prompting health officials to remind people to ‘Fight the Bite’ of…
Pneumonia can be treated effectively in nursing homes
• Infections • Jun 07 06
There may be no advantage to taking nursing home residents to hospital for treatment of pneumonia.
They can do as well if they receive…
Knowledge helps prevent spread of herpes virus
• Infections • Jun 06 06
A new study suggests that the risk of transmitting the virus that causes most cases of genital herpes could be cut in half by…
Alcoholism boosts risk of severe pneumonia
• Infections • May 16 06
People who abuse alcohol are at elevated risk of developing a serious case of pneumonia, new research shows.
In a study of more than…
US experts say rising infections cause for concern
• Infections • May 12 06
Reports of rare bacterial infections, including a handful of cases in women who have taken the controversial RU-486 abortion pill, are cause for concern…
Saint Louis University hunt for a Hepatitis C vaccine
• Infections • May 03 06
Human clinical trials involving investigational vaccines to prevent Hepatitis C are rare. In the fall of 2003 there was a first-ever study at Saint…
Pneumonia jab ups survival in elderly with pneumonia
• Infections • Apr 27 06
In elderly patients hospitalized with pneumonia, a history of pneumonia immunization curbs the odds of developing respiratory complications, decreases time spent in the hospital…
Bubonic plague confirmed in Los Angeles woman
• Infections • Apr 19 06
Los Angeles County health officials have confirmed a case of bubonic plague in an adult woman. This is the first human case of plague…
Less antibiotic use in food animals leads to less drug resistance in people
• Infections • Apr 18 06
Australia’s policy of restricting antibiotic use in food-producing animals may be linked with lower levels of drug-resistant bacteria found in its citizens, according to…
Malaria, mosquitoes and man - breaking a deadly cycle
• Infections • Mar 31 06
Malaria kills a child every thirty seconds in Sub-Saharan Africa, according to recent estimates. It is a huge problem currently threatening over 40% of…
Ocean Vesivirus found in human blood samples
• Infections • Mar 28 06
A virus of ocean origin that can cause a range of diseases in several animal species has been found in human blood samples. The…
Research Suggests Therapy Against Side Effects of Smallpox Vaccine
• Infections • Mar 21 06
Smallpox is considered a potential terrorist weapon, but millions of people in the United States are currently advised not to get a vaccine to…
Salmonella research provides clues to antibiotic development
• Infections • Mar 19 06
Pathogens are becoming increasingly resistant to antibiotics, causing problems for therapy. Doctors need to have antibiotics available that work in new kinds of ways.
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A new strategy to tuberculosis
• Infections • Mar 18 06
A new strategy to fight one of the world’s leading killers - tuberculosis (TB) - was launched by the World Health Organization (WHO).
The…
Mosquito virus kills 78 in a month - Indian ocean fears epidemic
• Infections • Mar 06 06
While the rest of the world panics about bird flu, the islands of Mauritius, Réunion and the Seychelles in the Indian Ocean are in…
The incidence, distribution, and control of tuberculosis
• Infections • Mar 01 06
A reduction in tuberculosis (TB) incidence, prevalence and death rate can be achieved by 2015 in most parts of the world, with the greatest…
Is persistent bacterial infection good for your health?
• Infections • Feb 27 06
Bacteria are bad. Mothers and doctors, not to mention the cleaning product industry, repeatedly warn of their dangers. But a Stanford University School of…
Why people of African descent are more vulnerable to tuberculosis infection
• Infections • Feb 27 06
A team of scientists has identified a cellular mechanism that may help explain the puzzle of why people of African descent are more susceptible…
Research points to a novel approach to treating serious Strep infections
• Infections • Feb 24 06
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine have discovered that so-called flesh-eating “Strep” bacteria use a specific enzyme to…
Diagnosing whooping cough in young children
• Infections • Feb 17 06
Whooping cough (pertussis) is most easily diagnosed in young children because they develop a characteristic cough - paroxysms of coughing followed by a long…
Researchers define a new “first step” that initiates sepsis
• Infections • Feb 10 06
A Mayo Clinic research team has challenged the accepted theory on the cause of sepsis - a condition in which the body’s cells generate…
Climate change may affect length of respiratory infection season
• Infections • Feb 09 06
Rising global temperatures over the past two decades may be responsible for a shortened season of a serious respiratory illness in the United Kingdom,…