- Home Remedies for Sore Throat - Easy and Useful By : Peter Hutch
There are many ways of helping the body in dealing with infections. Home remedies for strep throat are various and they include many aspects: diet, natural antiseptics, natural analgesics or natural antibacterial cures. Used appropriately, home remedies for strep throat can speed up the process of healing by fighting bacteria and by stimulating the immune system of the body. - Nail Enemies and Infection By : Rob
When you consider how rough humans are on their fingers and toes, you realize why nails have to be tough. - Herbal Medicines For Infectious Diseases By : Rob
Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is defined by the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine as “a group of diverse medical and health care systems, practices and products that are not presently considered to be part of conventional medicine. - Talking about urinary tract infections By : Groshan Fabiola
Urinary tract infection is a condition that refers to the infections that occur in the urinary bladder. The mentioned condition is also called cystitis - General discussion about bladder infections By : Groshan Fabiola
It is well known that normal urine is sterile. It contains fluids, salts or waste products but no bacteria, viruses or fungi. The bladder infection occurs when microorganisms occur at the opening of the urethra and begin to multiply
In contact dermatitis is important to determine what caused the irritation, and to avoid that factor. Helping in relieving redness and itching can be creams containing hydrocortisone or wet dressings that provide moisture to the skin - Flu and Upper Respiratory Infections By : SARS News
With the cold and flu season upon us, the November/December issue of Annals of Family Medicine features several studies that cover the following topics: - Half Of People At High Risk Don't Know They Need A Flu Shot By : SARS News
Many people at high risk of flu infection mistakenly believe they're in a low-risk group and, as a result, are much less likely to get a flu shot, a researcher from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Public Health has found. - Africa Should Be Top Priority In Battle To Contain Bird Flu By : Avian Flu News
The deadly H5N1 bird flu virus remains a "potent threat around the world - both to animals and humans. The possibility of a human pandemic hangs over us," the UN Food and Agriculture Organization warns in a statement prepared for delivery at a major donor conference in Bamako, Mali. - Coley Pharmaceutical Amends Strategic Alliance License Agreement With GlaxoSmithKline For VaxImmune By : Viruses News
Coley Pharmaceutical Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: COLY) today announced that the company has amended its strategic alliance license agreement with GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) for the use of Coley's VaxImmune(TM) vaccine adjuvant product in the development of certain infectious disease vaccines. - International Donors Up Funding To Fight H5N1 Avian Flu - Assistance To Africa Increased By : Avian Flu News
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization today welcomed additional funding from the international donor community to continue the fight against the deadly H5N1 avian flu virus. - New Highways Carry Pathogens And Social Change In Ecuador By : Viruses News
Logging roads have brought a higher incidence of diarrheal disease and new social problems among communities along the Ecuadorian coast, according to a new study by an international research team led by Joseph Eisenberg, assistant professor of epidemiology at the University of Michigan School of Public Health. - Delaware Valley Hospitals Improve On Key Infection-Prevention Measures By : Viruses News
Southeastern Pennsylvania hospitals significantly enhanced their infection-prevention capabilities as a result of the groundbreaking Partnership for Patient Care, a multi-year, quality-and- patient-safety effort by hospitals throughout the region. - Weighty Viruses By : Viruses News
Viruses are the simplest life forms on our planet, consisting of only DNA or RNA and a shell. After the prokaryotes (bacteria and archebacteria), viruses are the second most common type of organism. - CYNTEGRA Seeks Injunction Against IDEXX Laboratories In The Wake Of The Slaughter Of Thousands Of Ca By : Avian Flu News
CYNTEGRA Inc., the developer of a revolutionary molecular pathogen diagnostic system capable of the simultaneous detection of dozens of serious disease agents in pets, has followed its filing of a complaint against IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. in the Central District Court of California, with a motion for Preliminary Injunction. - Silencing The Cause Of Mad Cow Disease By : Mad Cow Disease News
BSE (more commonly known as mad cow disease) and CJD, which is a related disease in humans that can occur spontaneously, be inherited, or be acquired (in some cases probably from cows with BSE), are fatal neurodegenerative diseases. - New Approach To BSE Successful In Lab By : Mad Cow Disease News
A new method of treatment can appreciably slow down the progress of the fatal brain disease scrapie in mice. - E. Coli Outbreak In New York And New Jersey Fast Food Chain By : Viruses News
Nearly 40 people, some of whom are seriously ill, were struck by E. Coli food poisoning last month after eating in Taco Bell restaurants in New York and New Jersey. - CDC Awards $11.4 Million To Develop New Rapid Diagnostic Tests For Avian Influenza By : Avian Flu News
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today announced $11.4 million in new contracts to four companies working to develop new diagnostic tests that doctors and field epidemiologists could eventually use to quickly and accurately test patients for avian influenza H5N1 and other emerging influenza viruses, as well as more common influenza viruses. - Independence Blue Cross Wins Disease Management Association Of America Award For Innovative Programs By : Viruses News
The Disease Management Association of America (DMAA) has awarded Independence Blue Cross (IBC) the 2006 Disease Management Leadership Award for Outstanding Health Plan, in recognition of the company's Connections(SM) Health Management Programs that help members with chronic and other conditions better manage their health. - Flu Jabs For Care Home Staff Prevents Deaths, BMJ By : SARS News
Vaccinating care home staff against influenza can prevent illness, deaths and health service use during periods of moderate influenza activity, concludes a study published online by the BMJ. - New Finding Points Way To Foiling Anthrax's Tricks By : Viruses News
University of California, Berkeley, chemists have discovered a trick that anthrax bacteria use to make an end run around the body's defenses, but which may turn out to be their Achilles' heel. - Hot News For Cold Weather ... Innovative Drexel University Study Shows A New Way To Help Fight The F By : SARS News
Researchers at Drexel University's Department of Bioscience & Biotechnology successfully demonstrated an increased immune response to influenza infection in subjects given the all natural supplement ImmPower(TM), which contains pure AHCC (Active Hexose Correlated Compound), a hybridized mushroom extract. - 258 Total Human Infections From Bird Flu Since 2003, 154 Deaths By : Avian Flu News
Since 2003, a total of 258 humans have been infected with the H5N1 Bird Flu Virus, according to the World Health Organization. Indonesia has had the most cases this year. Viet Nam, which had 61 cases last year, has not reported any so far in 2006. The total number of cases for 2003 was 4, in 2004 it was 46, in 2005 it reached 97, and so far this year the number stands at 111 - Evolution Of Typhoid Bacteria By : Viruses News
In a study published in the latest issue of Science (24 November, 2006), an international consortium from the Max-Planck Society, Wellcome Trust Institutes in Britain and Vietnam, and the Institut Pasteur in France have elucidated the evolutionary history of Salmonella Typhi. - FDA-Approved Antibiotic Producedd By Cloning Techniques By : Viruses News
The successful synthesis of an antibiotic in a non-native host has provided a team of researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with the potential for developing new treatments for bacterial infections. - Convenient Care Association (CCA) Members Support CDC's National Influenza Vaccination Week By : SARS News
During any given year in the United States, up to 60 million people can contract some form of the flu, more than 200,000 are hospitalized from flu complications, and an estimated 36,000 people die from influenza-related illnesses - Flu Can Bide Time In Icy Limbo Before Re-Emerging, BGSU Biologist States By : SARS News
It sounds like the stuff of a campy '50s horror movie ("It Came from the Ice!"), but a Bowling Green State University biologist believes it's a very real possibility. - Lyme Disease Treatment Guidelines Criticized By : Viruses News
A nationally-recognized expert in the study and treatment of patients with Lyme Disease, Dr. Daniel Cameron, a New York internist and epidemiologist, is criticizing the recently-released Lyme treatment guidelines published by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA). He is not alone. - Update On Tamiflu: No Increase In Drug Resistance Observed By : Avian Flu News
With the public interest in Tamiflu continuing, Roche keeps interested physicians and governments updated on current developments and today informs on the topic of resistance. - HHS Launches National Influenza Vaccination Week By : SARS News
HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt, along with other Federal health officials, today kicked off National Influenza Vaccination Week by urging Americans who have not gotten flu vaccinations yet to get them before flu season peaks. National Influenza Vaccination Week runs from November 27 through December 3. - New Study Finds No Link Between Kawasaki Disease And Newly Discovered Coronavirus By : Viruses News
A newly described virus is not a cause of Kawasaki disease, according to an article by a group of researchers in Denver, Colorado. Their article appears in the Dec. 15 issue of The Journal of Infectious Diseases, now available online. - Single Dose Of Antibiotics Before Surgery Sufficient To Help Prevent Infection By : Viruses News
A single dose of antibiotics prior to surgery appears to prevent infections occurring at the surgical site as effectively as a 24-hour dosing regimen, and with reduced antibiotic costs, according to an article in the November issue of Archives of Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. - Preparing For An Influenza Pandemic: A Triage Protocol In The Face Of Limited Resources By : Avian Flu News
The recent outbreaks of avian influenza (H5N1) around the world have placed a renewed emphasis on preparing for an influenza pandemic in humans. As we saw with SARS, any catastrophic outbreak of infectious disease will have profound effects on the availability and delivery of health care services and the functioning of health care institutions. - South Korea Confirms H5N1 Bird Flu Outbreak By : Avian Flu News
After an H5N1 bird flu outbreak was confirmed by South Korean authorities, 236,000 poultry will be slaughtered in Iksan, about 145 miles south of the capital, Seoul. A strict quarantine has been established around the immediate vicinity of the affected area. - First-Time Analysis Reveals Millions Of Europeans Left At Risk From Influenza By : SARS News
A powerful analysis from this month's Vaccine 1 highlights the huge gap between current vaccination coverage across Europe and the recommendations endorsed by the European Union. Currently, only one third (35%) of all high risk populations are receiving seasonal influenza vaccine in Europe, resulting in avoidable morbidity, hospitalisations and mortality. - Satellite Observation Used To Track Avian Flu By : Avian Flu News
An international, interdisciplinary team of researchers led by professor Xiangming Xiao of the University of New Hampshire is taking a novel scientific approach in an attempt to understand the ecology of the avian influenza, develop better methods of predicting its spread, and provide an accurate early warning system. - First-time Analysis Reveals Millions Left At Risk From Influenza By : SARS News
A powerful analysis from this month's Vaccine[i] highlights the huge gap between current vaccination coverage across Europe and the recommendations endorsed by the European Union. Currently, only one third (35%) of all high risk populations are receiving seasonal influenza vaccine in Europe, resulting in avoidable morbidity, hospitalisations and mortality. - Japan Stops Poultry Imports From South Korea By : Avian Flu News
After the South Korean Agriculture and Forestry Ministry announced that approximately 6,000 chickens in one farm died as a result of bird flu infection, the Japanese government has suspended imports of South Korean poultry. - The End Of Polio? Behind The Scenes Of The Campaign To Vaccinate Every Child On The Planet By : Viruses News
To most Americans, polio is a disease from the past, a successful health campaign to be glorified in the history books. But around the globe it's a different story. - Plague Proteome Reveals Proteins Linked To Infection By : Viruses News
Recreating growth conditions in flea carriers and mammal hosts, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory scientists have uncovered 176 proteins and likely proteins in the plague-bacterium Yersinia pestis whose numbers rise and fall according to the disease's virulence. - Setting The Stage To Find Drugs Against SARS By : SARS News
Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory have set the stage for the rapid identification of compounds to fight against severe acquired respiratory syndrome (SARS), the atypical pneumonia responsible for about 800 deaths worldwide since first recognized in late 2002. - GSK To Supply And Store H5N1 Vaccine Products For US Flu Pandemic Stockpiling By : SARS News
GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE:GSK), one of the world's largest vaccine manufacturers, today announced it has been awarded a contract to supply pre-pandemic vaccines to the US strategic national stockpile. - HHS Buys Additional Vaccine For Potential Use In An Influenza Pandemic, USA By : SARS News
HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt today announced the purchase of additional vaccine that could be used in the event of a potential influenza pandemic. - Novartis Secures Contract To Supply Additional H5N1 Influenza Vaccine To The US Government By : SARS News
Novartis announced today that it has been awarded a contract valued at USD 40.95 million to supply to the US government a pre-pandemic influenza vaccine against the H5N1 avian influenza strain. Global health authorities have identified H5N1 as an influenza strain with pandemic potential. - Key Step In Flu Virus Replication Discovered By U Of S Vaccine And Infectious Disease Organization T By : Avian Flu News
As public health officials around the world keep a nervous eye on the spread of avian influenza, the University of Saskatchewan's Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO) has uncovered a key step in how the influenza virus causes infection. - US FDA Grants Immtech's Oral Drug Candidate Pafuramidine (DB289) Orphan Drug Status For Treatment Of By : Viruses News
Immtech Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Amex: IMM) announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted orphan drug designation for Pafuramidine (DB289) to treat Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia (PCP). PCP is a common life-threatening opportunistic infection in HIV/AIDS and other immunosuppressed patients. - China Biopharmaceuticals Holdings Initiates Clinical Trials Of Sofalcone For Treatment Of Digestive By : GastroIntestinal News
China Biopharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: CHBP), a leading Chinese pharmaceutical company focused on the development, manufacturing and marketing of innovative drugs in China - An Ounce Of Prevention And A Handful Of Travel Tips Give The Gift Of Healthier Winter Holidays By : SARS News
The "sneezin' season" is fast approaching, making winter travel - particularly at peak holiday time - a key contributor to contagions from colds and coughs to this year's flu. - MEDEX Assistance Publishes Latest Precautions For Avian Flu Pandemic Planning Including Immunizing A By : Avian Flu News
Immunization against secondary bacterial infections such as pneumonia, meningitis and Influenza B may well reduce the impact of an Avian flu pandemic outbreak and may even be a wise precaution for current strains of influenza. - Pennsylvania To Observe National Influenza Vaccination Week By : SARS News
Pennsylvania State Health Secretary Dr. Calvin B. Johnson today urged Pennsylvanians to observe National Influenza Vaccination Week, which runs from Nov. 27 to Dec. 3, by getting a flu shot. - Meningococcal Disease In Sudan By : Viruses News
From 1 September to 8 November 2006, 231 suspected cases and 16 deaths of meningococcal disease have been reported in Greater Yei County, Central Equatorial State of South Sudan. - Vaccination Of Nursing Home Staff, Residents, Key To Reducing Flu Outbreak, RAND Study Finds By : SARS News
Potentially deadly influenza outbreaks in nursing homes are less likely to occur when large numbers of staff and residents get flu shots, according to a study issued on 15-Nov-2006 by the RAND Corporation. - HHS Buys Additional Vaccine For Potential Use In An Influenza Pandemic By : SARS News
HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt today announced the purchase of additional vaccine that could be used in the event of a potential influenza pandemic. - Science Study Explains Polio's Tenacious Grip In India By : Viruses News
New research helps explain polio's persistence in India despite massive immunization efforts and offers hope for the campaign to stamp out the virus once and for all. - Edible Food Wrap Kills Deadly E. Coli Bacteria By : Viruses News
Researchers have improved upon an edible coating for fresh fruits and vegetables by enabling it to kill deadly E. - Napo Pharmaceuticals Announces The Successful Production Of Crofelemer Active Pharmaceutical Ingredi By : GastroIntestinal News
Napo Pharmaceuticals, Inc., (LSE: NAPL), which focuses on the development and commercialization of proprietary pharmaceuticals for the global marketplace in collaboration with local partners, announces the successful production of crofelemer Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient ("API") for use in a final pivotal phase 3 trial for chronic diarrhea in people living with HIV/AIDS. - AMDL Announces Launch Of Antibiotic Levofloxacin In Chin By : Viruses News
AMDL (Amex: ADL) announced today that its China subsidiary, Jade Pharmaceutical Inc., has received approval from the China State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA) for the antibiotic levofloxacin. - AMDL Announces Launch Of Antibiotic Levofloxacin In China By : Viruses News
AMDL (Amex: ADL) announced today that its China subsidiary, Jade Pharmaceutical Inc., has received approval from the China State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA) for the antibiotic levofloxacin. - Flu Vaccine Associated With Slight Increase In Risk Of Hospitalization For Neurological Disorder By : SARS News
Influenza vaccine is associated with a small but increased risk for hospitalization with the potentially debilitating neurological disorder known as Guillain-Barre syndrome, although the absolute risk associated with the
vaccine is very low, according to a report in the November 13 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. - Tamiflu To Carry Warning On Psychiatric Side Effects By : SARS News
Tamiflu, a drug used for treating influenza, including human bird flu infection, is to carry a warning in the USA, after reports of cases of delirium, self-harm, hallucinations and suicidal thoughts, mostly among children, were received in Japan. The warning already exists in Japan. - With BYU Partner, FSU's Magnet Lab Researchers Deciphering Flu Virus By : SARS News
As the Northern Hemisphere braces for another flu season, researchers at Florida State University's National High Magnetic Field Laboratory are making strides toward better understanding the mechanics of the virus that causes it -- a virus that kills between one-quarter and one-half million people each year. - Quick, Accurate And Inexpensive Test Detects H5N1 Infections By : SARS News
Scientists from the University of Colorado at Boulder and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have developed an inexpensive "gene chip" test based on a single influenza virus gene that could allow scientists to quickly identify flu viruses, including avian influenza H5N1. - Flu Vaccine Distributors Support National Influenza Vaccination Week By : SARS News
To highlight the importance of seasonal flu vaccination, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced today the establishment of National Influenza Vaccination Week on November 27-December 3. - November 27 - December 3 Is National Influenza Vaccination Week ... Time To Get Your Flu Vaccination By : SARS News
"National Influenza Vaccination Week is a reminder that the flu vaccine is the best way to protect yourself and your family against the flu. Influenza is a serious disease. Every year about 36,000 Americans die from this illness, and about 200,000 people are hospitalized. - CDC Announces Weeklong Event To Focus On The Importance Of Influenza Vaccination By : SARS News
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today announced the designation of the week after Thanksgiving as National Influenza Vaccination Week. This year, National Influenza Vaccination Week will run from November 27 to December 3. - GSK Joins With HHS And CDC To Encourage Flu Vaccinations By : SARS News
GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE: GSK) joins in supporting the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) first National Influenza Vaccination Week November 27 - December 3. Throughout the week, HHS and CDC will be reminding Americans of the importance of receiving an annual flu shot, while highlighting the increased availability of supply from previous years. - Skinvisible To Present Its Chlorhexidine Hand Sanitizer At Bird Flu Summit In Geneva, Switzerland By : Avian Flu News
Skinvisible Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: SKVI), today announced that it will be presenting on "How Effective are Hand Sanitizers in Stopping the Spread of Bird Flu?" at the 3rd Annual Bird Flu Summit in Geneva, Switzerland on November 14 and 15. - China Biopharma Delivers 1.5 Million Doses Of Flu Vaccine In China By : SARS News
China Biopharma, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: CBPC), a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and distributing human vaccine products in China, announced today that through its subsidiary, Hainan CITIC Biopharmaceutical Development Co., Ltd., it has completed the delivery of 1.5 Million doses of flu vaccine in China. - University Of Illinois Scientist Helping Processors Keep E. Coli Out Of Meat By : Viruses News
A University of Illinois food scientist has discovered that certain solutions used by meat processors to extend shelf life actually do double duty as antimicrobial agents, killing such virulent foodborne pathogens as E. coli 0157:H7. - Next Flu Pandemic: What To Do Until The Vaccine Arrives? By : SARS News
Experts believe the world is overdue for influenza pandemic. However, unless effective action against pandemic flu is taken now, we are in "dire straits," according to a paper published in the November 10 issue of Science. - H5N1 Bird Flu Virus Is Changing, FAO And OIE Recommend Increased Surveillance When Vaccinating By : Avian Flu News
According to a report in last week's Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on the identification of a new H5N1 virus sublineage in poultry, this new virus sublineage, called Fujian virus, appears to have become the dominant strain of the H5N1 avian influenza circulating in parts of Asia. If the report is confirmed, this does not come as a surprise, FAO and the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) has said. - State Health Department Confirms Season's First Influenza Case By : SARS News
A 20-month-old child in Philadelphia County is Pennsylvania's first state laboratory-confirmed case of influenza of the season, according to the state Health Department. - Household Transmission Of SARS: Lessons Learned By : SARS News
In the 2003 outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in Toronto, Ontario, about 20% of cases resulted from household transmission (spread of the infection within a household). - H5N1 Bird Flu Virus Is Changing By : Avian Flu News
According to a report in last week's Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on the identification of a new H5N1 virus sublineage in poultry, this new virus sublineage, called Fujian virus, appears to have become the dominant strain of the H5N1 avian influenza circulating in parts of Asia. If the report is confirmed, this does not come as a surprise, FAO and the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) said today. - Children's Hospital Research Bolsters Case For Flu Vaccines By : SARS News
Going into another flu season, a new study reports that hospitalizing children for influenza may cost up to three or four times the previously accepted estimates. Pediatric researchers from The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia say their finding strengthens the economic justification for broadly vaccinating children against flu. - Children's Hospital Research Bolsters Case For Flu Vaccines By : SARS News
Going into another flu season, a new study reports that hospitalizing children for influenza may cost up to three or four times the previously accepted estimates. Pediatric researchers from The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia say their finding strengthens the economic justification for broadly vaccinating children against flu. - Why A Flu Virus Kills Some People But Not Others By : SARS News
With lessons from the 1918 flu pandemic in the rearview mirror and the avian flu a looming obstacle in the road ahead, researchers from Southern Illinois University School of Medicine are trying to understand why a flu virus kills some people but not others. - Why The Flu Makes Some People Sicker Than Others - Identifying Key Genes Could Help Identify By : SARS News
With lessons from the 1918 flu pandemic in the rearview mirror and the avian flu a looming obstacle in the road ahead, researchers from Southern Illinois University School of Medicine are trying to understand why a flu virus kills some people but not others. - Rising H5N1 'Bird Flu' High-Virulence Sequences Found By Replikins, Ltd. By : Avian Flu News
Replikins, Ltd. has completed a comprehensive quantitative analysis of H5N1 "bird flu" peptide sequences found in humans infected with H5N1 in the past nine years. - Hospital Costs For Children With Flu May Be Higher Than Thought By : SARS News
Going into another flu season, a new study reports that hospitalizing children for influenza may cost up to three or four times the previously accepted estimates. Pediatric researchers from The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia say their finding strengthens the economic justification for broadly vaccinating children against flu. - Drug Interaction Inhibits Tamiflu By : Avian Flu News
International and federal health officials are counting on the anti-viral drug Tamiflu to be a critical weapon in the event of an influenza pandemic. - Avian Flu Explained By : Avian Flu News
Thomas Fekete, M.D., chief of infectious diseases at Temple University Hospital and professor of medicine at Temple's School of Medicine, answers questions about avian flu. - Researchers Simulate Potential Pandemic Flu By : SARS News
As the flu season nears, an international team of researchers is using computers to prepare for a possible pandemic influenza, a type of flu that could infect millions of people worldwide. - Meningitis - A Serious Threat For Hajj Pilgrims By : Viruses News
A team of Senior British Doctors from Association of British Hujjaj (pilgrims) UK have issued a strong warning to British Hajj pilgrims that they must get 'quadrivalent' meningococcal vaccine (ACWY vac) to protect themselves and their families before leaving for Hajj this year. - Efforts To Track Bird Flu Hampered By Deficiencies In Data Collection By : Avian Flu News
The highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza has been detected in at least 55 countries in Asia, Europe, and Africa. This often fatal disease is of pressing concern because it can be transmitted from birds to humans, although such transmissions have been rare so far. - The CReSA Is Working On A New Strategy To Combat Spongiforms, Future Treatment For Humans By : Viruses News
Researchers at the Animal Health Research Centre (CReSA) are developing immunotherapeutical strategies against diseases produced by prion, such as Bovine Spongiform Encephalitis. The most recent results, published in the Journal of Virology, show that important advances have been made in tests using DNA vaccines on animal models, enabling a significant delay in the arrival of symptoms. In the long term, this research could lead to the production of treatment for humans. - Imagine If Killing Flu Viruses And Other Microbes Were As Simple As Turning On A Light By : SARS News
Exposing a unique surface coating to light may in fact hold the key to protecting you from virtually all viruses and bacteria, including the feared avian flu. - Susceptibility To Bird Flu May Depend On Your Genes By : Avian Flu News
The reason some of us get bird flu infection and others don't may be down to our genetic make up, say experts from the World Health Organization (WHO), after analyzing information on the very rare cases of humans catching bird flu from other humans, where infection was only passed on to blood relatives. - China Accused Of Not Sharing New Bird Flu Strain Samples By : Avian Flu News
The World Health Organization (WHO) says its efforts to track the spread of the H5N1 bird flu virus strain have been seriously undermined by China's reluctance to share samples of a new strain. A new strain, called H5N1 Fujian-Like, has spread rapidly through southern China and neighboring countries, according to a US report. China rejects the report. - Carrington's DelSite Subsidiary Presents Data On Needle-Free Vaccine Technology By : SARS News
Carrington Laboratories, Inc. (Nasdaq: CARN) reported today that GelVac(TM), a dry powder nasal delivery formulation for vaccines, showed both antigen stabilization and high immunogenic effect in preclinical models. In addition, ongoing studies of GelVac(TM) formulations incorporating influenza antigens exhibited the potential for long-term stability during storage at room temperature. - Fauci And Foege Receive Highest Honor From Harvard School Of Public Health For Their Lifelong Effort By : Viruses News
Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) has awarded its highest honor, for the promotion of high public health standards among vulnerable populations, to William H. Foege, former Director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and a founder of the Task Force for Child Survival and Development, and Anthony S. Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID). - Studies Fail To Demonstrate Safety Or Effectiveness Of Influenza Vaccine In Children And Adults By : SARS News
An independent analysis by the internationally renowned Cochrane Collaboration of worldwide influenza vaccine studies, published in the British Medical Journal on Oct. 28, concluded there is little scientific proof that inactivated influenza vaccine is safe and effective for children and adults. - Vaccine Resistant H5N1 Bird Flu Spreads In South East Asia By : Avian Flu News
It emerged in China and is spreading in southeast Asia - a new H5N1 bird flu strain which is highly resistant to current vaccines. The way this virus is evolving means our current measures are probably ineffective, according to Dr. Yi Guan, Director, State Key Laboratory of Emerging Diseases, Hong Kong, in a new report. - Extensively Drug-resistant Tuberculosis Is Emerging Threat By : Viruses News
Strains of tuberculosis (TB) that are resistant to both first-line and second-line drugs could threaten the success of not only tuberculosis programs, but also HIV treatment programs worldwide, according to an article published online this week in The Lancet. - Get That Flu Shot Now By : SARS News
Don't worry, it's not too late. October and November are the perfect time to get that flu shot according to Dr. Daniel A. Hussar, Remington professor of pharmacy of the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy at University of the Sciences in Philadelphia. - Control Measures Fail To Stop Spread Of New H5N1 Virus By : Avian Flu News
A new variant of the bird flu virus H5N1 emerged in late 2005 and replaced most of the previous variants across a large part of southern China, despite an ongoing program to vaccinate poultry, according to researchers at the University of Hong Kong in collaboration with scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. - Control Measures Fail To Stop Spread Of New H5N1 Virus By : Avian Flu News
A new variant of the bird flu virus H5N1 emerged in late 2005 and replaced most of the previous variants across a large part of southern China, despite an ongoing program to vaccinate poultry, according to researchers at the University of Hong Kong in collaboration with scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. - In Case Of Pandemic Flu Majority Of Americans Willing To Make Major Changes In Their Lives By : SARS News
The latest national survey conducted by the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) Project on the Public and Biological Security finds that when faced with a serious outbreak of pandemic flu, a large majority of Americans are willing to make major changes in their lives and cooperate with public health officials' recommendations. - Vaccine Formulation Research Shines Light On Flu Virus's Evolution By : SARS News
Researchers are reporting results of a study that substantially alters the existing understanding of how the influenza virus evolves and that could have important implications for monitoring changes to the virus and predicting which strains should be used for flu vaccine. - Stockpiling Glaxo's Bird Flu Vaccine In UK By : Avian Flu News
UK Prime MInister, Tony Blair, and Chancellor, Gordon Brown, had talks with J. P. Garnier, Glaxo's CEO, about building up a stockpile of H5N1 bird flu vaccines. Glaxo has signed a deal with Singapore, according to The Times (UK). Switzerland has ordered 8 million doses, the order provides enough doses for one per head of the entire Swiss population. Click here to read about the Swiss order.
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