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How long should HCV treatment last? Study suggests answers are complex
• Infections • May 29 14
As new treatments for hepatitis C virus (HCV) are approved, biomedical scientists are exploring their mechanisms and what they reveal about the virus. An…
Mobile phone data helps combat malaria
• Infections • • Public Health • May 15 14
An international study led by the University of Southampton and the National Vector-borne Diseases Control Programme (NVDCP) in Namibia has used mobile phone data…
Researchers propose treating prison population to fight US hepatitis C epidemic
• Infections • • Public Health • May 15 14
Nearly 4 million Americans may be infected with the hepatitis C virus, with many people unaware of their status. The virus can take…
TB lung infection causes changes in the diversity of gut bacteria in mice
• Infections • • Tuberculosis • May 14 14
Johns Hopkins researchers have found evidence in mice that a tuberculosis (TB) infection in the lungs triggers immune system signaling to the gut that…
UBC scientists find new way to mobilize immune system against viruses
• Immunology • • Infections • May 13 14
University of British Columbia scientists have uncovered an intricate chain reaction in the body’s immune system and have used the knowledge to develop a…
Drug pair cuts children’s urinary infections up to 80 percent
• Children's Health • • Infections • • Urine Problems • May 05 14
Long-term use of a drug combination reduces the risk of recurrent urinary tract infection by up to 80 percent in children with the urinary…
First U.S. case of deadly MERS virus confirmed: CDC
• Infections • • Public Health • May 03 14
A healthcare worker who had traveled to Saudi Arabia was confirmed as the first U.S. case of Middle East Respiratory Virus (MERS), an often…
Drinking poses greater risk for advanced liver disease in HIV/hep C patients
• AIDS/HIV • • Infections • May 03 14
Consumption of alcohol has long been associated with an increased risk of advanced liver fibrosis, but a new study published online in Clinical Infectious…
How bacteria exploit proteins to trigger potentially lethal infections
• Infections • May 02 14
New research by scientists at the University of York sheds light on how bacteria exploit human proteins during infections.
A research team led by…
MERS coronavirus can be transmitted from camel to man
• Infections • May 02 14
The MERS coronavirus is currently spreading very rapidly in the Arab world. An infection could affect human beings as well as camels, and has…
Egypt discovers first case of potentially deadly MERS virus
• Infections • • Public Health • Apr 28 14
Egypt has discovered its first case of the potentially deadly Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) in an Egyptian citizen who had recently returned…
Saudi Arabia says MERS virus cases top 300, 5 more die
• Infections • Apr 28 14
Saudi Arabia said on Friday it had discovered 14 more cases of the potentially deadly Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) in the kingdom, bringing…
Pilot study suggests ways to widen access to fecal transplants for C. diff infections
• Infections • Apr 23 14
Using frozen stool from healthy, unrelated donors was safe and effective in treating patients with serious, relapsing diarrhea caused by Clostridium difficile, according to…
Kitchens could be sources of drug-resistant bacteria
• Infections • • Nutrition and Food Safety • Apr 16 14
Cutting boards used to prepare raw poultry may be an important source of drug-resistant bacteria in hospital kitchens and private homes, according to a…
Hepatitis C treatment cures over 90 percent of patients with cirrhosis
• Immunology • • Infections • Apr 13 14
Twelve weeks of an investigational oral therapy cured hepatitis C infection in more than 90 percent of patients with liver cirrhosis and was well…
Viral hepatitis more deadly than HIV in Europe
• AIDS/HIV • • Infections • • Mortality and Morbidity • Apr 11 14
Mortality from viral hepatitis is significantly higher than from HIV/AIDS across EU countries, according to results from The Global Burden of Disease Study 2010…
Stigmas, once evolutionarily sound, are now bad health strategies
• Infections • • Public Health • Mar 28 14
Stigmatization may have once served to protect early humans from infectious diseases, but that strategy may do more harm than good for modern humans,…
Honey is a new approach to fighting antibiotic resistance: How sweet it is!
• Food & Nutrition • • Infections • Mar 16 14
Honey, that delectable condiment for breads and fruits, could be one sweet solution to the serious, ever-growing problem of bacterial resistance to antibiotics, researchers…
New York hospital warns patients of possible HIV, hepatitis exposure
• AIDS/HIV • • Infections • Mar 12 14
A New York hospital on Wednesday alerted more than 4,200 patients who may have received insulin of possible exposure to hepatitis viruses and human…
Finding hiding place of virus could lead to new treatments
• Immunology • • Infections • Mar 12 14
Discovering where a common virus hides in the body has been a long-term quest for scientists. Up to 80 percent of adults harbor the…
One in 5 US hospitals don’t put hand sanitizer everywhere needed to prevent infections
• Infections • • Public Health • Feb 27 14
Approximately one in five U.S. health facilities don’t make alcohol-based hand sanitizer available at every point of care, missing a critical opportunity to prevent…
Computerized checklist reduces type of hospital infection, Stanford/Packard study finds
• Infections • Feb 23 14
A computerized safety checklist that automatically pulls information from patients’ electronic medical records was associated with a threefold drop in rates of one serious…
Researchers Look to Reduce Hep C Infections with “Staying Safe Intervention” for Injecting Drug Users
• Infections • Feb 22 14
Despite a number of social/behavioral intervention and educational programs, the spread of hepatitis C (HCV) in people who inject drugs (PWIDs) remains a chronic…
Test for persistent Lyme infection using live ticks shown safe in clinical study
• Infections • Feb 13 14
In a first-of-its-kind study for Lyme disease, researchers have used live, disease-free ticks to see if Lyme disease bacteria can be detected in people…
Breast cancer drug fights fungal disease
• Drug News • • Infections • Feb 11 14
Tamoxifen, a drug currently used to treat breast cancer, also kills a fungus that causes a deadly brain infection in immunocompromised patients. The findings,…