News tagged with fatal infections
Study finds new pneumococcal vaccine appears to be as safe as previously used vaccine
The new 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13) appears to be as safe as the previous version used prior to 2010, the 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7), according to a Kaiser Permanente study published ...
Medications
May 22, 2013 |
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Immune cells engineered in lab to resist HIV infection
Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have found a novel way to engineer key cells of the immune system so they remain resistant to infection with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.
HIV & AIDS
Jan 22, 2013 |
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Ebola antibody treatment, produced in plants, protects monkeys from lethal disease
A new Ebola virus study resulting from a widespread scientific collaboration has shown promising preliminary results, preventing disease in infected nonhuman primates using monoclonal antibodies.
Medical research
Oct 15, 2012 |
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Cell response to new coronavirus unveils possible paths to treatments
NIH-supported scientists used lab-grown human lung cells to study the cells' response to infection by a novel human coronavirus (called nCoV) and compiled information about which genes are significantly disrupted ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Apr 30, 2013 |
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Will humans lose the battle with microbes?
Consider an all-too-common scenario: You're burning up from a high fever after a routine surgical procedure, and an infection specialist is called to help treat your problem. You assume that a short course of antibiotics ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Aug 07, 2012 |
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Test vaccine successfully protects monkeys from Nipah virus
Researchers have successfully tested in monkeys a vaccine against Nipah virus, a human pathogen that emerged in 1998 during a large outbreak of infection and disease among pigs and pig farmers in Southeast Asia. This latest ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Aug 08, 2012 |
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Cigarette smoke boosts virulence in Staphylococcus aureus
Exposure to cigarette smoke has long been associated with increased frequency of respiratory infections—which are harder to treat in smoke-exposed people than in those who lack such exposures. Now Ritwij Kulkarni of Columbia ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Nov 08, 2012 |
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Global flu watch: Report of rare flu coinfection in Southeast Asia hot spot
Researchers conducting influenza-like illness surveillance in Cambodia have confirmed a rare incidence of individuals becoming infected with a seasonal influenza and the pandemic strain at the same time, a reminder of the ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Nov 02, 2011 |
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Researchers discover first gene linked to missing spleen in newborns
Researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College and Rockefeller University have identified the first gene to be linked to a rare condition in which babies are born without a spleen, putting those children at risk of dying from ...
Genetics
May 03, 2012 |
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Minnesota food company recalls eggs in 34 states
(AP) -- A Minnesota food company said Friday it is recalling more than a million hard-cooked eggs distributed to 34 states after testing revealed some may be contaminated with listeria.
Health
Feb 04, 2012 |
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Catheters linked with high risk of infections, heart problems, and death in dialysis patients
Dialysis patients using catheters to access the blood have the highest risks for death, infections, and cardiovascular events compared with patients using other types of vascular access, according to an analysis appearing ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Feb 21, 2013 |
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