(HealthDay)—The human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, first developed to help guard against cervical cancer, also seems to protect against a rare, chronic childhood respiratory disease, a new study suggests.
Nov 9, 2017
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The nearly simultaneous emergence of a gene responsible for producing carbapenemases - enzymes that kill the most powerful antibiotics used against life-threatening, multidrug-resistant bacterial infections - coupled with ...
Nov 7, 2017
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An analysis led by a team of Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators shows that achieving the treatment targets of the National HIV/AIDS Strategy (NHAS) by 2020 not only would prevent hundreds of thousands of new ...
Sep 28, 2017
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Mothers in China are not passing on protective antibodies against measles to their infants, leaving children under 8 months—the age at which vaccine is first administered—vulnerable to the disease, researchers at the ...
Sep 18, 2017
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When an American nurse working in West Africa became ill with Lassa fever and was evacuated to the U.S. for treatment in 2016, it provided a rare opportunity. With the consent of the patient, researchers were able to closely ...
Jun 22, 2017
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Mothers infected with malaria during pregnancy can pass more of their own cells to their baby and change the infant's risk of later infection, a new study shows.
May 9, 2017
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Dengue virus (DENV) infection threatens over half of the world's population, and with millions of cases each year, scientists are working hard to fully understand the disease and bring it under control. Now, A*STAR researchers ...
May 9, 2017
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The use of heroin and other illicit drugs has been shown to trigger a response from the body's immune system. Consequently, high levels of immune activation (inflammation)—that is associated with the progression of chronic ...
Apr 13, 2017
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The high-dose flu vaccine appeared to be more effective at preventing post-influenza deaths among older adults than the standard-dose vaccine, at least during a more severe flu season, according to a large new study of Medicare ...
Mar 2, 2017
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Widely used pain relievers may increase the risk of a heart attack when used during a cold or flu-like illness, according to a new study published in the Journal of Infectious Diseases. The findings suggest physicians and ...
Feb 2, 2017
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