Archive: 20/04/2015
One test for all infections
If you're returning from abroad with a fever, your doctor will likely test you for malaria. You'll give multiple blood samples at the lab, and if the results are inconclusive, you'll face yet another round of tests.
Apr 20, 2015
Indiana governor extends needle-exchange program to curb HIV
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence has extended a needle-exchange program in a southern Indiana county to help combat an HIV outbreak.
Apr 20, 2015
Decreased red blood cell clearance predicts development and worsening of serious diseases
Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators have found the probable mechanism underlying a previously described biomarker associated with the risk of developing serious diseases ranging from cancer to cardiovascular ...
Apr 20, 2015
New study suggests ways to avoid catching diseases from pets
As new medical diagnostics become available, researchers are increasingly discovering situations in which pets can transmit diseases to humans—especially when an owner's immune system is compromised.
Apr 20, 2015
Global pandemic of fake medicines poses urgent risk, scientists say
Poor quality medicines are a real and urgent threat that could undermine decades of successful efforts to combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis, according to the editors of a collection of journal articles published today. ...
Apr 20, 2015