Researchers at the University of California, San Diego and the University of Leeds, U.K. have linked hundreds of FDA approved drugs to more than 1,000 proteins in Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the causative agent…
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Idaho seeks FDA marketing clearance for FilmArray Respiratory Panel
Idaho Technology, Inc. (ITI) announced today that it has filed a submission with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for 510(k) clearance to market its FilmArray Respiratory Panel (RP) as an in…
Modified sugar compound protects against world’s deadliest viruses
New research published in the Journal of Leukocyte Biology suggests that a purified form of a product modified from simple sugar molecules can eradicate killer viruses by mobilizing white blood cells. When…
Scientists recommend research on bacterial vaccine to prevent influenza
WHAT: Secondary infections with bacteria such as Streptococcus pneumoniae, which causes pneumonia, were a major cause of death during the 1918 flu pandemic and may be important in modern pandemics as well,…
New global map shows distribution of sickle cell gene
At a global scale, the sickle cell gene is most commonly found in areas with historically high levels of malaria, adding geographical support to the hypothesis that the gene, whilst potentially deadly,…
Antibiotics Have Long-term Impacts On Gut Flora
Short courses of antibiotics can leave normal gut bacteria harbouring antibiotic resistance genes for up to two years after treatment, say scientists writing in the latest issue of Microbiology, published on 3…
ADVANCE Phase 3 study confirms clinical benefits of telaprevir regimen in patients with HCV infection
The Phase 3 results from the ADVANCE study confirm the clinical benefits of telaprevir-based combination therapy regimens. The study reports an improvement in treatment discontinuation rates due to adverse events compared to…
White House Health Advisor Emanuel visits U.S. government-funded health programs during 3-nation African trip
The global fight against malaria could cut prevalence rates of malaria to one in 20 fevers by 2017, Special Advisor on Health Policy to the Director of the White House Office of…
Vertex reports superior SVR rates with telaprevir-based combination therapy in Phase 3 studies for hepatitis C
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced new data from its Phase 3 studies of people with genotype 1 chronic hepatitis C who have not been treated previously. In these studies, the…
Idera presents IMO-2125 Phase 1 clinical trial data for HCV infection at AASLD Meeting
Idera Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: IDRA) announced today the presentation of data from a Phase 1 clinical trial evaluating IMO-2125, a novel immune modulator, in null-responder patients with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV)…
Boehringer to present data of SOUND-C1 Phase Ib study for HCV treatment at AASLD Meeting
Boehringer Ingelheim announced results from a Phase Ib study, SOUND-C1, that showed the combination of two oral hepatitis C virus (HCV) compounds, the protease inhibitor BI 201335 and the polymerase inhibitor BI…
Scientists use electron microscopes to study mechanism of perforin protein to punch holes in rogue cells
Scientists from the UK and Australia have seen the human immune system’s assassin – a protein called perforin – in action for the first time. The UK team, funded by the Biotechnology…
Study determines long-term clinical outcome of patients posttransplant after anitviral therapy
Researchers from the University of Bari, Italy, concluded that treating patients after transplantation with antiviral therapy creates a sustained viral response (SVR) and protects them from liver-related deaths. The purpose of this…
Outbreak Of Salmonella Cases Linked To Bean Sprouts Continues
An outbreak of Salmonella Bareilly infection from contaminated bean sprouts in England and Scotland is continuing. The HPA’s Centre for Infections (CFI) in Colindale has now identified 190 confirmed S. Bareilly cases…
Progress made in universal access to HIV prevention, treatment and care under threat
A report issued today by the International AIDS Society, Universal Access: Right Here, Right Now documents the principal debates around universal access during the XVIII International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2010). The report…