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Severe Form Of Influenza Can Be Treated More Effectively
Flu season is upon us and while getting the nasty bug is bad news, the good news is it’s now possible to treat the severe form of the virus more effectively, according…
Pennsylvania Patient Safety Advisory for 2010 December focusses on tackling norovirus outbreaks
Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority data shows a significant increase in cases of norovirus and norovirus-like gastrointestinal illness particularly in nursing homes in early 2010; but the virus can be controlled as shown…
Scientists find new protein to break-up blood clots in prion diseases
New research in the FASEB Journal suggests that plasminogen, which helps break down blood clots, puts rogue prion proteins into overdrive, causing devastating brain diseases. The joy of a juicy hamburger could…
Anti-retroviral therapy yields ‘Lazarus effect’: Long-term household investment strategy replaces hopelessness
Two teams of researchers at UC San Diego and other U.S. and African universities and the World Bank have documented significant spillover benefits of a drug therapy to combat AIDS symptoms and…
New cell-based assay for reliable testing of HIV inhibitors
EASY-HIT is a new cell-based assay system for simple and reliable testing of HIV inhibitors. This system was developed under the leadership of Professor Ruth Brack-Werner at the Institute of Virology. At…
HMC concludes Infection Control Week
Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC), yesterday, concluded its weeklong activities in observance of Infection Control Week, which began on Sunday, November 28. The activities consisted of educational lectures that emphasize ways to prevent…
SPARTAC study examines ways to limit immune system damage in HIV infection
For most people in high-income countries HIV is considered a chronic illness which can be managed with medication. But the virus still causes extensive damage to the immune system, and treatment with…
Not all HIV viruses are bad for the immune system
Mayo Clinic researchers have shown why, in a minority of HIV patients, immune function improves despite a lack of response to standard anti-retroviral treatment. In these cases, researchers say, the virus has…
Black rice may help soothe inflammation
The latest episode in the American Chemical Society’s (ACS) award-winning podcast series, “Global Challenges/Chemistry Solutions,” focuses on the discovery that black rice – a little-known variety of the grain that is the…
Anacor, UCSF and NYBC collaborate to discover drug therapies for river blindness
Anacor Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ANAC), the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) Sandler Center and the Lindsley F. Kimball Research Institute (LFKRI) of the New York Blood Center (NYBC) today announced the establishment of…
Canadians at increased risk for flu complications not aware of all the facts
New survey shows two-thirds of at-risk Canadians don’t think the flu is a “big deal” and are putting their health in jeopardy. It starts with a headache, chills or that all-over-achy feeling….
University of Adelaide researcher leads collaboration for universal flu vaccine
Vaccine partnership between Australia and Indonesia A University of Adelaide researcher is leading a collaboration between Australia and Indonesia on the production of a universal flu vaccine. “The frequent arising of new…
International Harm Reduction Conference to focus on HIV/AIDS epidemic
Injecting drug use and growing HIV/AIDS epidemic in Middle East and North Africa region to be focus of the International Harm Reduction conference taking place in Beirut, Lebanon April 3-7 2011 Over…
New study may lead to non-medicinal methods of eradicating Hamburger disease
Universite de Montreal involved in international study. Hamburger disease, a debilitating form of food poisoning, may be a thing of the past. New findings from an international research collaboration conducted by the…