Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Cold-related asthma attacks predictable with new test

People who have asthma generally suffer worse with colds caused by rhinoviruses than other people do. There are also asthmatics and patients with the severe lung condition COPD in whom the cold virus can trigger serious flare-ups ...

Oncology & Cancer

Smart bomb virus shows promise as brain tumor immunotherapy

A common cold virus engineered to attack the most common and deadly of brain tumors allowed 20 percent of patients with recurrent glioblastoma to live for three years or longer, researchers from The University of Texas MD ...

Medications

Questioning seasonal variation in antibiotic prescribing

In the Northern hemisphere, cold and flu season usually strikes in late fall and early winter. Both are really unpleasant, but can't be treated by antibiotics because viruses cause the common cold and influenza. Antibiotics ...

HIV & AIDS

'Gap' for HIV vaccine efforts after latest setback

The hunt for an HIV vaccine has gobbled up $8 billion in the past decade, and the failure of the most recent efficacy trial has delivered yet another setback to 26 years of efforts.

Health

What in the world is antimicrobial resistance?

Antimicrobials are medicines used to prevent and treat infections in humans, animals and plants. Antimicrobial resistance occurs when bacteria, viruses, fungi or parasites resist the effects of available antimicrobial medications. ...

Health

Call your doctor if your child has these symptoms

(Medical Xpress) -- Unfortunately, kids get sick. Fighting a virus or common cold is good for a child’s immune system and can help build antibodies that protect them from dangerous illnesses. Still, there are times when ...

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