Converting hospital intensive care units (ICUs) to private rooms is associated with a reduction in the rate at which patients acquire infections, according to a report in the January 10 issue of…
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Acne bacterium may also cause infections all over the body
A bacterium which causes acne and is commonly found on the skin, is now known to cause infections all over the body. Propionibacterium acnes (P. acnes)5 has been associated with infections of…
Plasminogen may serve as new target to treat prion diseases
Scientists at the University of Kentucky have discovered that plasminogen, a protein used by the body to break up blood clots, speeds up the progress of prion diseases such as mad cow…
Predator microbes may work against antibiotic resistant disease-causing bacteria
There are predators in the bacterial world that consume other bacteria, much as predators attack prey in the animal world. A team led by researchers at the University of Medicine and Dentistry…
Potential single vaccine for permanent immunity to all influenza
The search for a universal flu vaccine has received a boost from a surprising source: the 2009 H1N1 pandemic flu strain. Several patients infected with the 2009 H1N1 strain developed antibodies that…
Lancet World Report examines health risks associated with inaccurate TB tests, WHO’s upcoming recommendations
With “scores of commercial serology tests for tuberculosis … being sold in high-burden countries,” the “WHO is due to release a negative policy recommendation – the first of its kind for the…
Tips for surviving a bout with ‘stomach flu’
A post-holiday crush of patients are crowding into area physician offices and hospital emergency rooms as individuals of all ages suddenly find themselves laid low by a highly contagious and quick-striking virus….
FDA, EMA accept boceprevir for expedited review
Merck, known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, announced today that regulatory applications for boceprevir, Merck’s investigational oral hepatitis C virus (HCV) protease inhibitor, were submitted in 2010 and have…
Positive results form INX-189 Phase 1b trial against hepatitis C virus
Inhibitex, Inc. today reported positive preliminary interim safety and antiviral data from the first two monotherapy cohorts of its ongoing Phase 1b clinical trial of INX-189, an oral NS5b nucleotide inhibitor being…
Herpes Virus’ Tactical Maneuver Visualized By Researchers
For the first time, researchers have developed a 3D picture of a herpes virus protein interacting with a key part of the human cellular machinery, enhancing our understanding of how it hijacks…
Chimerix Commences CMX001 Open-Label Clinical Study For The Treatment Of Patients With Life-Threatening Or Serious DsDNA Viral Infections
Chimerix, Inc., a pharmaceutical company developing orally-available antiviral therapeutics, announced that patient enrollment has begun in a multicenter, open-label clinical study of CMX001 (the CMX001-350 study) for the treatment of life-threatening or…
Malaria drug makes cancer drug more effective
Scientists investigating the cancer-fighting properties of artesunate – a drug commonly used to treat malaria – have found early evidence that combining it with an existing cancer drug has the potential to…
MedImmune announces in-licensing agreement with Amgen for IL-1 pathway targeting novel monoclonal antibody
MedImmune today announced an in-licensing agreement with Amgen for a novel monoclonal antibody targeting the IL-1 pathway. The antibody, AMG 108, a fully human monoclonal antibody to the IL-1 receptor, has been…
Chimerix initiates enrollment in CMX001 clinical study for life-threatening conditions caused by dsDNA viruses
Chimerix, Inc., a pharmaceutical company developing orally-available antiviral therapeutics, today announced that patient enrollment has begun in a multicenter, open-label clinical study of CMX001 (the CMX001-350 study) for the treatment of life-threatening…
Elevated rates of ‘Sarcoid Like’ Granulomatous Pulmonary Disease found in WTC responders
Mount Sinai researchers coordinating the largest clinical study to date of “Sarcoid Like” Granulomatous Pulmonary Disease in World Trade Center (WTC) responders have found that the rate of the condition was increased…