Interferon decreases HIV-1 levels, controls virus after stopping antiretroviral therapy
A multi-institutional team of researchers, led by The Wistar Institute, has announced the results of a clinical trial that shows how the immune system can engage in fighting HIV infection if given the right boost. In their ...
HIV & AIDS
Mar 07, 2012 |
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Cancer drugs could halt Ebola virus
Some cancer drugs used to treat patients with leukemia may also help stop the Ebola virus and give the body time to control the infection before it turns deadly, US researchers said on Wednesday.
Medications
Feb 29, 2012 |
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Hepatitis C kills more Americans than HIV: study
More Americans died in 2007 of hepatitis C infection, which causes incurable liver disease, than from the virus that causes AIDS, US health authorities said this week.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Feb 23, 2012 |
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Hepatitis C deaths up, baby boomers most at risk
(AP) -- Deaths from liver-destroying hepatitis C are on the rise, and new data shows baby boomers especially should take heed - they are most at risk.
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Feb 20, 2012 |
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Infections in childhood linked to high risk of ischemic stroke
Common infections in children pose a high risk of ischemic stroke, according to research presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2012.
Cardiology
Feb 01, 2012 |
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Researchers identify potential new therapy approach for hepatitis C
Researchers at the University of British Columbia have found a new way to block infection from the hepatitis C virus (HCV) in the liver that could lead to new therapies for those affected by this and other infectious diseases.
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Jan 16, 2012 |
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New laboratory method uses mass spectrometry to rapidly detect staph infections
Researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have developed a new laboratory test that can rapidly identify the bacterium responsible for staph infections. ...
Medical research
Jan 12, 2012 |
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Homicide drops off US list of top causes of death
(AP) -- For the first time in 45 years, homicide has fallen off the list of the nation's top 15 causes of death, government health officials said Wednesday.
Health
Jan 11, 2012 |
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Increased risk of developing asthma by age of 3 after cesarean section
A new study supports previous findings that children delivered by cesarean section have an increased risk of developing asthma. The study from the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study (MoBa) suggests that children delivered ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jan 10, 2012 |
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'Pep talk' can revive immune cells exhausted by chronic viral infection
Chronic infections by viruses such as HIV or hepatitis C eventually take hold because they wear the immune system out, a phenomenon immunologists describe as exhaustion.
Medical research
Dec 13, 2011 |
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Antibiotic crisis grows while drug companies make lifestyle meds
Antibiotics for acute infections are a pillar of medicine, but doctors say the pillar is crumbling as pharmaceutical companies neglect antibiotic development and instead chase massive profits from chronic ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Nov 22, 2011 |
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The body's own surveillance system against cancer
(Medical Xpress) -- Liver cell carcinoma is one of the most abundant malign cancer diseases worldwide. In the majority of cases its emergence is triggered by cirrhosis of the liver which is caused by chronic ...
Medical research
Nov 09, 2011 |
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The economic cost of advanced liver disease
Health care costs for hepatitis C patients with end-stage liver disease are nearly 2.5 times higher than those in the early stages, according to a Henry Ford Hospital study.
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Nov 07, 2011 |
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Low vitamin D levels do not increase the risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Vitamin D levels are not related to acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD) in patients with severe COPD, according to a large prospective cohort study involving 973 North American patients. ...
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Nov 04, 2011 |
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WHO warns of disease risk in flood-hit Thailand
Thailand's hundreds of thousands of flood victims are at risk of water-borne diseases and infections, the World Health Organisation said Saturday, though no major outbreaks have been reported yet.
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Oct 22, 2011 |
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