HIV & AIDS
Researchers increase HIV treatment success rates by almost 18 percent
Researchers have been successful in increasing HIV treatment success rates by almost 18 percent.
Mar 3, 2017
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Lancet Infectious Diseases
HIV & AIDS
Saliva HIV test passes the grade
A saliva test used to diagnose the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), is comparable in accuracy to the traditional blood test, according to a new study led by the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre ...
Jan 24, 2012
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Health
Bivalent COVID-19 booster vaccine shown to be highly effective in reducing deaths and hospitalizations
Since September, 2022, bivalent mRNA vaccines—which contain elements from both the original wild type COVID strain and an updated component from the omicron strain—have replaced older style monovalent boosters in the ...
Apr 13, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Antique parasite worms its way into human history
Forensic sleuths said Thursday they had found the oldest known egg of the bilharzia parasite, revealing how human advancement enabled a tiny freshwater worm to become a curse for millions.
Jun 19, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Seven-day metronidazole better for trichomoniasis tx in women
(HealthDay)—A seven-day dose of metronidazole is associated with a reduced likelihood of being Trichomonas vaginalis-positive at test-of-cure compared with single-dose treatment, according to a study published online Oct. ...
Oct 17, 2018
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
1 in 5 pregnant people found to lack measles immunity
Researchers from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania found that one in five newborn babies may not have measles antibodies passed down from their ...
Feb 3, 2023
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HIV & AIDS
Microbiome research refines HIV risk for women
Drawing from data collected for years by AIDS researchers in six African nations, scientists have pinpointed seven bacterial species whose presence in high concentrations may significantly increase the risk of HIV infection ...
Jan 25, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Superbugs killed 33,000 Europeans in 2015: study
Drug-resistant bacteria killed more than 33,000 people in the European Union in 2015, according to new research published this week warning that superbugs were "threatening modern healthcare."
Nov 6, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Methylene blue die kills in vivo malaria parasites at speed not seen before
Research shows that the dye methylene blue is a safe antimalarial that kills malaria parasites at an unprecedented rate. Within two days, patients are cured of the disease and no longer transmit the parasite if they are bitten ...
Feb 6, 2018
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Medications
Excessive antibiotic prescriptions for children in low-, middle-income countries
Children in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are receiving an average of 25 antibiotic prescriptions during their first five years of life, an excessive amount that could harm the children's ability to fight pathogens ...
Dec 13, 2019
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