Archive for the ‘Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses’ Category
Sunday, July 20th, 2008
A team of researchers from Ohio State University's Comprehensive Cancer Center (OSUCCC) and the University's College of Veterinary Medicine have received a $10.9 million, five-year grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to further their studies of retrovirus-associated cancer.Principal investigator Michael Lairmore, DVM, PhD, professor and chair of the ...
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Sunday, July 20th, 2008
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is updating its warning to consumers nationwide concerning the outbreak of Salmonella Saintpaul. After a lengthy investigation, the FDA has determined that fresh tomatoes now available in the domestic market are not associated with the current outbreak. As a result, the agency is removing ...
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Sunday, July 20th, 2008
As part of Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) Rule-1553-P, effective October 1, 2008, Medicare will no longer pay for eight conditions that can be acquired by patients during hospital stays that could have been reasonably prevented by following evidence based guidelines. CMS hopes the change will improve accuracy in ...
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Sunday, July 20th, 2008
The 2008 American Society for Microbiology (ASM) ICAAC Young Investigator Award will be presented to Ekaterina Heldwein, Assistant Professor, Department of Molecular Biology and Microbiology, Tufts University, Boston, Massachusetts. Sponsored by the ASM, this award recognizes early career scientists for excellence in research in microbiology and infectious diseases.Dr. Heldwein's research ...
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Sunday, July 20th, 2008
Scientists in Singapore are reporting development of a complete, palm-sized sensor that can detect disease-causing microbes, toxins, and other biological threats instantly without the need for an external power source or a computer. The long-awaited device, ideal for remote medical clinics, battlefields, and other sites, represents the next-generation of faster, ...
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Sunday, July 20th, 2008
Protective clothing worn by firemen and other emergency workers may soon get a germ-fighting upgrade. Researchers in South Dakota report progress toward the first Kevlar fabrics that can kill a wide range of infectious agents, including bacteria, viruses, and the spores that cause anthrax. Their study is scheduled for the ...
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Sunday, July 20th, 2008
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) updated its nationwide warning to consumers on Thursday, saying that agency officials believed it was now safe to eat all types of fresh raw tomatoes bought in the US, as this was most unlikely to be the cause of the Salmonella Saintpaul outbreak ...
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Friday, July 18th, 2008
Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development, L.L.C. announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Anti-Infective Drugs Advisory Committee voted in favor of the efficacy and safety data for DORIBAX(TM) (doripenem for injection) for the treatment of hospital-acquired pneumonia, or nosocomial pneumonia (NP), and ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP). ...
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Friday, July 18th, 2008
The House of Lords Select Committee on Intergovernmental Organisations will next week publish its report on the spread of infectious diseases and the role of intergovernmental organisations in dealing with that threat. The Committee have been looking at how intergovernmental organisations are tackling serious infections - such as HIV, ...
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Friday, July 18th, 2008
Resistance to ciprofloxacin, a member of one of the most commonly used groups of antibiotics in the world, has been discovered by a team of Canadian researchers among people in remote South American villages who are believed to have never taken this medication. The findings are published July ...
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Wednesday, July 16th, 2008
Frequent gastrointestinal upset can indicate celiac disease, which affects about one in 100 people. But only about one-tenth of those cases have been diagnosed, because celiac disease can present in many ways.Joseph Murray, M.D., a Mayo Clinic gastroenterologist, recommends that people who regularly experience gastrointestinal upset consider a test for ...
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Tuesday, July 15th, 2008
Ukrainian company, Ekomed LLC, published clinical study of phytoconcentrates Dzherelo (Immunoxel), Lizorm and Svitanok used as an adjunct immunotherapy against multi-drug (MDR-TB), (XDR-TB), and in patients with concomitant HIV and Mycobacterium tuberculosis infections. The study appeared in the current issue of International Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences (Vol. ...
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Tuesday, July 15th, 2008
The Economic Community of West African States on Tuesday in Burkina Faso launched a regionwide campaign intended to increase awareness about HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria, including information about prevalence, protection and treatment, Xinhuanet reports. According to Xinhuanet, the initiative, organized by the ECOWAS Parliamentary Commission on Health and Social Services ...
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Tuesday, July 15th, 2008
HP (NYSE:HPQ) announced it has donated 500 HP iPAQ Travel Companions with GPS technology, valued at approximately $300,000, to the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (China CDC), supporting the establishment and operation of a public health surveillance and evaluation effort in earthquake-affected Sichuan Province. The donation increases the ...
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Monday, July 14th, 2008
A new study by UC Davis researchers calls into question the widespread use of two active ingredients -- triclocarban and triclosan -- in personal hygiene products, including anti-bacterial bar and liquid soaps. Using human and animal cell lines, researchers found that triclocarban disrupts reproductive hormone activity and triclosan interferes a ...
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