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Treatment Of Mild Vaginal Infection During Pregnancy Could Reduce Miscarriage And Premature Birth (p 983)
Authors of a UK study in this week's issue of THE LANCET conclude that the treatment of mild vaginal infection during pregnancy could reduce the risk of late miscarriage and premature birth. Mild bacterial infection in the vagina -which is often asymptomatic-is associated with an increased risk of late miscarriage and spontaneous preterm delivery... view more... (2003-03-20)
Personalized therapy for asthma and COPD could soon be here
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have defined a new type of immune response that is activated in patients with severe asthma and COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease). Their discovery could dramatically improve diagnosis and treatment of patients with chronic inflammatory lung disease. view more (2008-05-19)
Global program to eliminate elephantiasis has early success in Egypt
Organizers of a 20-year global effort to eliminate a parasitic infection that is a leading cause of disability have an early victory to savor: a five-year Egyptian elimination campaign has mostly succeeded. Infection with the parasites, threadlike filarial worms, can lead to the dramatic, disfiguring swelling known as elephantiasis. view more (2006-03-24)
Preventing tuberculosis reactivation
Tuberculosis (TB) is the leading cause of death due to infectious disease in the world today. It is estimated that 2 billion people are currently infected, and although most people have latent infection, reactivation can occur. view more (2007-10-18)
Human foreskin may have a key role in passing on HIV infection
Human foreskin may have a key role in helping to pass on HIV infection, suggests research in the Journal of Clinical Pathology. view more (2003-12-18)
Cytomegalovirus infection still associated with poor HIV/AIDS prognosis (p 2101, 2116)
Results of a UK study in this week's issue of THE LANCET highlight how the treatment of cytomegalovirus infection remains a priority in order to improve the prognosis for people with HIV-1 infection, including people already receiving antiretroviral therapy. The advent of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) at the end of the 20th century... view more... (2004-06-23)
New insights into vaccination for HIV
A group of Australian researchers at the Universities of Melbourne and New South Wales have developed new tools and paradigms to understand immune evasion from HIV. view more (2008-01-25)
Respiratory infections linked to increased heart attacks and strokes
A new study, which appears today in the online edition of the European Heart Journal, has found strong evidence that recent respiratory infections increase the risk of heart attacks and strokes, both of which are more common in the winter. view more (2007-12-06)
Scientists find infection history must play key role in vaccine development
Under Strict Embargo for 00.01hrs GMT Monday 6 November 2000 The timing and design of vaccines used to immunise against lung infections may have to change in the light of research findings by Imperial College scientists (1). The research published today in the Journal of Experimental Medicine, shows for the first time that the previous... view more... (2000-11-03)
Scientists decode genome of deadly parasitic worm
Scientists have sequenced the genome of the parasite that causes intestinal schistosomiasis (also known as bilharzia or snail fever), a devastating tropical disease that afflicts more than 200 million people in the developing world. view more (2009-07-16)
UCLA scientists identify how key protein keeps chronic infection in check
Why is the immune system able to fight off some viruses but not others, leading to chronic, life-threatening infections like HIV and hepatitis C? view more (2009-05-08)
Finnish study identifies factors that increase death in stroke patients ages 15 to 49
Heavy drinking, being 45 to 49 years old, type 1 diabetes or having a preceding infection are associated with more than twice the risk of death in stroke patients 15 to 49 years old, according to a Finnish study. view more (2009-07-10)
Scientists identify gene for resistance to parasitic 'witchweed'
The parasitic flowering plant Striga, or "witchweed," attacks the roots of host plants, draining needed water and nutrients and leaving them unable to grow and produce any grains. view more (2009-08-28)
Model of pre-exposure prophylaxis against HIV forecasts benefits, potential cost-effectiveness
For every two people who begin treatment for HIV infection globally, five others become newly infected. Therefore, preventing new HIV infections is the foremost strategy for ending the HIV/AIDS epidemic. view more (2009-02-10)
Patients receiving supplemental oxygen during surgery have reduced risk of wound infection
Patients who received a higher concentration of supplemental oxygen during colorectal surgery had a significantly reduced risk of wound infection. view more (2005-10-26)
Vitamin D found to fight placental infection
In a paper available at the online site of the journal Biology of Reproduction, a team of UCLA researchers reports for the first time that vitamin D induces immune responses in placental tissues by stimulating production of the antimicrobial protein cathelicidin. view more (2008-12-02)
Hand hygiene initiative aims to decrease healthcare-associated infection in developing countries
An open-access commentary in the December 2007 issue of Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology examines a recently launched a global initiative by the World Health Organization (WHO) to combat healthcare-associated infection by improving hand hygiene in health care. view more (2007-10-23)
Which segments of the gastrointestinal tract does Salmonella enteritidis penetrate?
Incidence of Salmonella enteritidis infection is common in hospitals for children, the elderly, and immuno-suppressed individuals. A paper in the December 28, 2007 of the World Journal of Gastroenterology (volume 5, issue 48) is notable because of its potential significance for Salmonella enteritidis therapy in the future. view more (2008-01-17)
Genetic mutation linked to West Nile virus infection
A genetic mutation that protects against HIV increases the risk of developing clinical West Nile Virus infection. view more (2006-01-09)
Contact lenses are home to pathogenic amoebae
Contact lenses increase the risk of infection with pathogenic protozoa that can cause blindness. view more (2008-10-21)
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