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Women with swine flu 13 times more likely to suffer critical illness if they are pregnant
Pregnant women in Australia and New Zealand who had swine flu were 13 times more likely to be admitted to hospital with a critical illness, according to research published on bmj.com today. view more (2010-03-19)
Targeting blood vessels, immune system may offer way to stop infection-caused inflammation
reating virulent influenza, sepsis, and other potentially deadly infections long has focused on looking for ways to kill viruses and bacteria. But new research from the University of Utah and Utah State University shows that modulating the body's own overeager inflammatory response to infection may help save more lives. view more (2010-03-18)
New TB booster shows promise
A booster shot appears to improve tuberculosis (TB) resistance in previously vaccinated adults, according to new research in South Africa. view more (2010-03-17)
UAB Oncologists Report HPV Vaccine Also Protects Females From Post-Surgical Cancer Recurrence
A vaccine designed to prevent cervical cancer also may protect females from post-surgical recurrence of the disease, according to researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). view more (2010-03-17)
Strategies increase health-care worker vaccination rates -- protecting patients
Healthcare personnel influenza immunization rates have remained low, despite recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and other leading healthcare organizations that all healthcare personnel receive annual flu vaccines. view more (2010-03-17)
University of Michigan scientists identify chemical in bananas as potent inhibitor of HIV infection
A potent new inhibitor of HIV, derived from bananas, may open the door to new treatments to prevent sexual transmission of HIV, according to a University of Michigan Medical School study published this week. view more (2010-03-15)
Can we detect quantum behavior in viruses?
The weird world of quantum mechanics describes the strange, often contradictory, behaviour of small inanimate objects such as atoms. view more (2010-03-12)
Mother's flu during pregnancy may increase baby's risk of schizophrenia
Rhesus monkey babies born to mothers who had the flu while pregnant had smaller brains and showed other brain changes similar to those observed in human patients with schizophrenia, a study at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in collaboration with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has found. view more (2010-03-12)
Children with chronic respiratory illness are vulnerable to critical H1N1
As critical care professionals develop a better understanding of the progression of H1N1, they are becoming better prepared to treat children with severe cases, according to a new study that will be published in the March issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine (PCCM). view more (2010-03-12)
Yellow fever strikes monkey populations in South America
A group of Argentine scientists, including health experts from the Wildlife Conservation Society, have announced that yellow fever is the culprit in a 2007-2008 die-off of howler monkeys in northeastern Argentina, a finding that underscores the importance of paying attention to the health of wildlife and how the health of people and wild nature... view more... (2010-03-12)
Designer nano luggage to carry drugs to diseased cells
For the first time, scientists have succeeded in growing empty particles derived from a plant virus and have made them carry useful chemicals. view more (2010-03-10)
NIAD media availability: Vaccinating children against flu helps protect wider community
Results of a clinical trial conducted in a largely self-contained religious community during the 2008-09 influenza season show that immunizing children against seasonal influenza can significantly protect unvaccinated community members against influenza as well. view more (2010-03-10)
Infectious virus hidden in chromosomes during latency can be passed from parents to children
Human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) infects nearly 100 percent of humans in early childhood, and the infection then lasts for the rest of a person's life. view more (2010-03-09)
New ways to disarm deadly South American hemorrhagic fever viruses
New World hemorrhagic fevers are emerging infectious diseases found in South America that can cause terrible, Ebola-like symptoms. Current treatments are expensive and only partially effective. view more (2010-03-09)
University of Michigan scientists discover bone marrow can harbor HIV-infected cells
University of Michigan scientists have identified a new reservoir for hidden HIV-infected cells that can serve as a factory for new infections. view more (2010-03-09)
A full house raises risk of hospital deaths
Admission to a hospital when most of the beds are already full can be deadly for patients, according to a new University of Michigan Health System study showing high occupancy increases the risk of dying in the hospital by 5.6 percent. view more (2010-03-09)
Virus infections may be contributing factor in onset of gluten intolerance
Recent research findings indicate a possible connection between virus infections, the immune system and the onset of gluten intolerance, also known as coeliac disease. view more (2010-03-08)
Experimental vaccine protects monkeys against chikungunya
Imagine a mosquito-borne virus that has already infected millions of people in recent outbreaks in South and Southeast Asia, the islands of the Indian Ocean, Africa and northern Italy. view more (2010-03-05)
Researchers find further evidence linking Epstein-Barr virus and risk of multiple sclerosis
Researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, and a team of collaborators have observed for the first time that the risk of multiple sclerosis (MS) increases by many folds following infection with the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV). view more (2010-03-05)
HIV Vaccine Strategy Expands Immune Responses
Two teams of researchers-including Los Alamos National Laboratory theoretical biologists Bette Korber, Will Fischer, Sydeaka Watson, and James Szinger-have announced an HIV vaccination strategy that has been shown to expand the breadth and depth of immune responses in rhesus monkeys. Rhesus monkeys provide the best animal model currently available... view more... (2010-03-04)
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