Infectious Diseases News

US Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius has said her country is committed to working with Vietnam to combat emerging epidemics, especially infectious diseases, and to promote the transfer of technology to fight HIV/AIDS.

Agartala, June 18 : To make the country polio-free, the central government has asked all the border states to step up thier vaccination efforts to cover all the children entering the country, a Tripura minister said Tuesday.

Last month more than 1,300 women attended a health fair hosted by the Center for Prevention and Wellness in Pablo.

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PROBLEM: Standard symptoms associated with infectious diseases can include fatigue, loss of appetite, apathy, decreased social interaction, impaired concentration, and sleep disturbances.

Main Category: Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses Also Included In: Immune System / Vaccines ; Biology / Biochemistry Article Date: 18 Jun 2013 - 2:00 PDT A study of wild mice, which typically carry several parasitic infections at a time, finds treating one infection may worsen another.

Patent Number 2173886, titled "Influenza virus-like particles comprising hemagglutinin produced within a plant", will provide patent coverage for Medicago in "The coverage offered by this patent strengthens Medicago's position as we expand the development of our influenza vaccine programs," said Frederic Ors, Medicago's Vice President of Business ... (more)

A colourized transmission of the MERS coronavirus that emerged in 2012 is shown.

Mayo Clinic and other researchers have shown that a vaccine given to newborns is at least 60 percent effective against rotavirus in Ghana.

A cutting-edge biological terror alert system detected a potential threat in the air one morning back in 2008, threatening to derail then-Senator Barack Obama's acceptance speech in Denver for his party's presidential nomination at the Democratic National Convention.

While washing your hands is the best way to defend against the spread of infectious diseases, a new study from Michigan State University finds that when it comes to hand washing in restrooms, most of us do a poor job.

Main Category: Flu / Cold / SARS Also Included In: Nutrition / Diet ; Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses Article Date: 17 Jun 2013 - 5:00 PDT New research in Switzerland reveals that vitamin C consumption can reduce the risk of developing bronchoconstriction caused by exercise.

A retired firefighter warns it's 'like someone had set a bag of hot charcoal on my neck,' in a Merick TV commercial for the shingles vaccine.

Clinicians from Tan Tock Seng Hospital and budding scientists from Singapore Polytechnic will join hands to conduct research on bacterial genome sequencing, dengue as well as superbug MRSA, among others.

Blood pressure cuffs are potential vectors for transmission of multi-resistant organisms , according to a study published in the latest issue of Emergency Medicine Australasia , the journal of the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine.

More than a third of the country's public lavatories have no soap and some even lack running water - a finding public health experts say could harm the country's reputation as a tourist destination.

Scientists at A*STAR's Genome Institute of Singapore have developed a revolutionary method to quickly cut through noise and generate a unified and simplified analysis of high-throughput biological data from, for example, patient samples.

The study, which analyzed health expenditure data from the medical expenditure panel survey taken between 2000 and 2009, was conducted by It also was found that an estimated 5.9 percent of unauthorized immigrants received care that providers are not reimbursed for, compared to 2.8 percent of U.S. natives in the same category.

Main Category: Eye Health / Blindness Also Included In: Pediatrics / Children's Health ; Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses Article Date: 16 Jun 2013 - 0:00 PDT Eyeball-licking fetishism, also known as "oculolinctus" or "worming", has become a popular way of expressing affection or inciting sexual arousal in Japan.

Psychiatry at NewYork-Presbyterian defies convention. For patients dealing with psychiatric illness or substance addiction, it's a beacon of hope.