Emirati man dies of SARS-linked virus in Germany (Update)
A man from the United Arab Emirates who was infected with a new SARS-related virus has died in Munich, German authorities said Tuesday.
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Study reveals new approach for stopping herpes infections
Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have discovered a novel strategy for preventing infections due to the highly common herpes simplex viruses, the microbes responsible for causing genital ...
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Mar 25, 2013 |
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Could that cold sore increase your risk of memory problems?
The virus that causes cold sores, along with other viral or bacterial infections, may be associated with cognitive problems, according to a new study published in the March 26, 2013, print issue of Neurology.
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Mar 25, 2013 |
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Better long-term outcomes with low hep C viral load
(HealthDay)—In patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV)-related hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), low HCV viral load predicts better long-term surgical outcomes, regardless of the serologic eradication of HCV, ...
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Mar 25, 2013 |
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Cleverly designed vaccine blocks H5 avian influenza in models
Until now most experimental vaccines against the highly lethal H5N1 avian influenza virus have lacked effectiveness. But a new vaccine has proven highly effective against the virus when tested in both mice and ferrets. It ...
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Mar 25, 2013 |
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Research reveals protective properties of influenza vaccines
(Medical Xpress)—Collaborating scientists from Nationwide Children's Hospital, Baylor Institute for Immunology Research, and Mount Sinai School of Medicine have identified an important mechanism for stimulating protective ...
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Mar 25, 2013 |
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Learning from Lassa virus: Researchers discover gene mutations that can result in a congenital disorder
(Medical Xpress)—Researchers have known that two seemingly distant human maladies—a devastating set of hereditary disorders called Walker-Warburg syndrome and infection with the virus that causes hemorrhagic ...
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Mar 22, 2013 |
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Researchers identify the molecules allowing mice to sniff out the genes of other mice
(Medical Xpress)—It's a theory much discussed in the media – that animals and humans are able to smell certain genes linked to the immune system – which in turn influences their choice of mate. The ...
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Mar 22, 2013 |
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Pain reliever naproxen shows anti-viral activity against flu
The over-the-counter anti-inflammatory drug naproxen may also exhibit antiviral activity against influenza A virus, according to a team of French scientists. The finding, the result of a structure-based investigation, is ...
Medications
Mar 21, 2013 |
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Findings to help in design of drugs against virus causing childhood illnesses
New research findings may help scientists design drugs to treat a virus infection that causes potentially fatal brain swelling and paralysis in children.
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Mar 21, 2013 |
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Researcher study the dangerous effects of cocaine on HIV patients
Cocaine, already a damaging drug for those with healthy immune systems, can be lethal for those living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Mudit Tyagi, Ph.D., assistant professor of medicine at the George Washington ...
HIV & AIDS
Mar 21, 2013 |
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Researchers develop prototype chikungunya vaccine
Wageningen University in the Netherlands has developed a prototype vaccine against chikungunya in a joint effort with the Erasmus Medical Centre and TI Pharma. This prototype may hopefully lead to the first working vaccine ...
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Mar 21, 2013 |
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'Cruise ship virus' also sickens one million US kids yearly
(HealthDay)—Norovirus, the infamous stomach bug that's sickened countless cruise ship passengers, also wreaks havoc on land.
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Mar 20, 2013 |
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Novel Amgen virus-vaccine shrinks melanoma tumors
Shares of drugmaker Amgen Inc. are rising on news its innovative melanoma drug, which uses a virus as a Trojan horse to infiltrate and destroy tumors, shrank far more tumors than a standard treatment in a late-stage test.
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Mar 20, 2013 |
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Sex between monogamous heterosexuals rarely source of hepatitis C infection
Individuals infected by the hepatitis C virus (HCV) have nothing to fear from sex in a monogamous, heterosexual relationship. Transmission of HCV from an infected partner during sex is rare according to new research published ...
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Mar 19, 2013 |
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