- Things you should know about Toxic mold By : Greg5555 Davis5555
Things you should know about Toxic mold
Mold health issues have become regular topics in social gatherings, talk shows and in college presentations. The reason behind this is, everyone want to avoid mold diseases and want to know the symptoms of mold exposure; so that mold in their home can be avoided. - Rectal Artemisinins Rapidly Eliminate Malarial Parasites By : Health News
Artemisinin-based suppositories can help 'buy time' for malaria patients who face a delay in accessing effective, injectable antimalarials........ - 346 Infectious Diseases And 7,316 Outbreaks Included In New Version Of GIDEON Online By : Health News
GIDEON Informatics announced a new version of its web-based solution, with data on 346 infectious diseases, 7,316 outbreaks, 219 signs and symptoms and 80,000 medical notes. - Medical Students Ask Congress To Increase Funding For Infectious Diseases By : Health News
In commemoration of World Tuberculosis Day, the American Medical Student Association (AMSA), the nation's largest............ - The International Union Against Tuberculosis And Lung Disease Commemorates "World TB Day" By : Health News
Within the Stop TB Partnership, The International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease........ - New Technique Will Speed The Development Of Vaccines By : Health News
A team of Washington State University scientists has devised a method that could lead to the development of vaccines against some of the most troubling infectious diseases we face diseases that have so far been difficult or impossible to vaccinate against. - Scientists Studying Sepsis In Mice Find Potential Drug Targets For Deadly Disease By : Health News
"We have identified a key connection of signaling pathways in the cascade of events leading to sepsis. - Nasal Vaccine For Smallpox Confers High Levels Of Immunity Without Safety Risks By : Health News
Scientists at NanoBio Corporation and the University of Michigan have demonstrated their nasally delivered vaccinia vaccine can protect animals against 77 times the potentially lethal dose of smallpox........... - Nasal Vaccine For Smallpox Confers High Levels Of Immunity Without Safety Risks By : Health News
Scientists at NanoBio Corporation and the University of Michigan have demonstrated their nasally delivered vaccinia vaccine can protect animals against 77 times the potentially lethal dose of smallpox........... - Nasal Vaccine For Smallpox Confers High Levels Of Immunity Without Safety Risks By : Health News
Scientists at NanoBio Corporation and the University of Michigan have demonstrated their nasally delivered vaccinia vaccine can protect animals against 77 times the potentially lethal dose of smallpox........... - Protect Your Adolescents Against More Than Just A Cold This Winter By : Health News
As a parent, you often take extra health precautions to protect your child from "winter" illnesses such as colds and the flu............ - Silica Smart Bombs Deliver Knock Out To Bacteria By : Health News
Bacteria mutate for a living, evading antibiotic drugs while killing tens of thousands of people in the United States each year. - Three Newly Discovered ERK Pathway Proteins Related To CagA Induced Disease By : Health News
Cytotoxin-associated gene A protein (CagA) from type I H.pylori has been proved by epidemiological and experimental studies to be closely associated with the H.pylori induced gastric diseases, especially gastric cancer. - Tuberculosis Risk In Male Smokers With High Vitamin C Intake May Be Increased By Vitamin E By : Health News
Six-year vitamin E supplementation increased tuberculosis risk by 72% in male smokers who had high dietary vitamin C intake........ - Cook Medical Launches Spectrum Glide To Combat Catheter Related Bloodstream Infections By : Health News
Cook Medical announces the general availability in Europe of Cook Spectrum® Glide™ Minocycline/Rifampin Impregnated Catheters. - Union Of Chemistry And Nanotechnology Should Improve Identification And Treatment By : Health News
A new technique developed by a University of Central Florida chemist will help physicians more quickly identify the bacterial infections patients have so they can be treated in hours instead of days. - Evolutionary History Of SARS Supports Bats As Virus Source By : Health News
Scientists who have studied the genome of the virus that caused severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) say their comparisons to related viruses offer new evidence that the virus infecting humans originated in bats. - Discovery May Answer How Feeding Can Prevent Infection In Critically Ill Patients By : Health News
A persistent mystery in human medicine is how the lining of the small intestine, through which nutrients are absorbed, also prevents intestinal bacteria and their toxins from entering the bloodstream and causing serious infections. - Emerging Infectious Diseases 2008 International Conference By : Health News
The 2008 International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases (ICEID), will be held March 16 -19, 2008, at the Hyatt Regency, Atlanta, Georgia. - Global Network Of Human-Pathogen Protein Interactions Created And Explored By : Health News
The first global analysis of the interactions between human proteins and the proteins of viruses of other pathogens has recently been developed, as reported on February 15 in the open-access journal PLoS Pathogens, a part of the Public Library of Science. - Novel Approach Strips Staph Of Virulence By : Health News
An international team of researchers supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has blocked staph infections in mice using a drug previously tested in clinical trials as a cholesterol lowering agent. - APIC Statement On Need For Increased Prevention Measures For Healthcare Associated Infections (HAIs) By : Health News
The following statement is attributable to Kathy Warye, CEO of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC): - Climate Change Effect On UK Health Could Be Significant By : Health News
The UK Department of Health and the Health Protection Agency (HPA) have issued a report, written by an Expert Panel, on the potential health effects climate may have on the health of UK citizens. - Flaviviruses Explored: Clinical Characteristics, Vaccines, And The Effects Of Human Activity By : Health News
Human activity drives the spread of flaviviruses, and further climate change could aid the spread of these diseases additionally. - MRSA Solutions from the Creators of Toxic Mold Solutionsp; Supplies, Solutions By : Health News
True-Film Incorporated proudly announces the creation of MRSAsolutions.com. - Advice From A Germ Expert: Don't Overdo Spring Cleaning By : Health News
Advice from a Saint Louis University germ expert is music to the ears of those who dread the annual tradition of spring cleaning. - A Clean Colon Is the Body's First Line of Defense By : P. Rodgers
Number one risk factor for colon cancer is age. Importantly, colon cancer is also one of the most curable forms of cancer. It has been well demonstrated
that if colon cancer is caught in the earliest stages, the cure rate could be increased to 90%. - Ceremed's OSTENE(R) Stops Bone Bleeding Without Added Risk Of Surgical Infection By : Health News
New polymer material designed to stop bone bleeding in surgery reduces the risk of surgical infection........... - Effective Natural Cure For Thrush And Yeast Infection Now Available By : Health News
CureYeastInfection.com stepped up to market its proven and effective natural cure for yeast infection and thrush. Safe, 100% Natural, And Drug Free. - Tracking How Drug Changes, Blocks Flu Virus By : Health News
An anti-virus drug attacks influenza A by changing the motion and structure of a proton channel necessary for the virus to infect healthy cells, according to a recently published research paper by two Iowa State University chemists - GlaxoSmithKline Files Pneumococcal Paediatric Vaccine In The EU By : Health News
SynflorixTM (Pneumococcal Haemophilus influenzae Protein D conjugate vaccine) has beenaccepted for review by the European Medicines Agency (EMEA), GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) announced. - Poxvirus Potency Uncovered In New Atomic Map By : Health News
Scientists at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) and Saint Louis University used X-ray crystallography to uncover new details about the infectious potency of poxviruses........ - Targeting Gut Bugs Could Revolutionise Future Drugs, Say Researchers By : Health News
Revolutionary new ways to tackle certain diseases could be provided by creating drugs which change the bugs in people's guts, according to a Perspective article published in the journal Nature Reviews Drug Discovery. - Teams Uncover More About How Poxviruses Evade The Immune System By : Health News
Scientists at Saint Louis University and the University of Alabama at Birmingham have uncovered important new information about a key protein that allows viruses such as smallpox to replicate and wreak havoc on the immune system. - Aethlon Medical Files Blood Contaminant Patent By : Health News
Aethlon Medical, Inc. a pioneer in developing therapeutic devices for infectious disease, disclosed that it has filed a provisional patent submission entitled........... - Prostate Cancer : The Man Killer By : P. Rodgers
Prostate health is one of the most important aspects of a man’s health. Prostate health is something that should be treated with a balanced diet your
whole life.Prostate cancer is VERY serious and will kill you if not diagnosed early and treated. It is the most common cancer associated with men, and can lead to many complications, one rather large one being that you die. - A Healthy Colon Is Imperative For Keeping The Body Healthy And Detoxified By : P. Rodgers
We place significant importance on the products we use to brush our teeth, wash our hair, and cleanse our bodies. Find out as much information as possible, and speak to people who have actually used colon cleansing products and services. Having a healthy colon is the key to long term health and finding good colon healthy recipes is one way to help keep your body healthy. - Your Prostate Is Your Weakest Link By : P. Rodgers
Prostate health is one of the most important concerns for men, and each man should have it checked yearly after a certain age. Most prostate problems for men happen past age 65, which is why good prostate health is so important earlier in life.
Prostacet is an all-natural product that is very effective for
reducing prostate size. There’s no question about it, no matter how strong your health at this moment, your prostate is your weakest link… - Colon cleansing is preventative health care By : P. Rodgers
Colon cleansing is preventative health care, rather than a treatment for a disease. It is critical because it helps to detoxify your body of all the unnecessary and unwanted toxins that build up in your body. Bowtrol is the only natural remedy that is clinically proven effective for Irritable Bowel Syndrome. - AVN944 Biomarkers Correlate with Clinical Effects and Disease Stabilization in Adult AML Patients By : Health News
Avalon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq:AVRX), today announced preliminary results from its ongoing AVN944 Phase I trial in adult Acute Myelogenous Leukemia (AML) patients at the American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting....... - Prostate Health and Men's Sexual Health... By : P. Rodgers
Prostate health is important to men's sexual health... Prostate cancer is a malignant tumor that arises in the prostate gland. - Newly Formed Infectious Diseases Advisory Council Issues Statement on Influenza Vaccination Rates By : Health News
The newly formed Council on Infectious Diseases Education (CIDE) identified that several key barriers exist for healthcare providers attempting to meet vaccination goals, particularly in patients at high risk, such as those with chronic illness, contributing to increased morbidity and mortality.... - Ceragenix Announces Promising Antimicrobial Coating Data By : Health News
Ceragenix Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (OTCB:CGXP), a biopharmaceutical company focused on infectious disease and dermatology today announced that recent in vitro testing has shown that its Cerashield™ antimicrobial coating applied to endotracheal tube segments was able to completely prevent bacterial adhesion and biofilm formation in a 14 day continuous challenge with 10E6 of Pseudomonas aeruginosa...... - Inhibitex Announces Appointment of New Scientific Advisory Board By : Health News
Inhibitex, Inc. (Nasdaq: INHX) today announced it has established a new scientific advisory board to provide the Company with scientific and clinical guidance on its ongoing research and development activities. The Company’s scientific advisory board is composed of distinguished scientists and thought leaders with recognized expertise in virology and infectious diseases..... - CORRECTING and REPLACING Scientist-Physician Calls for New National Guidelines to Treat Women with By : Health News
Headline of release should read: Scientist-Physician Calls for New National Guidelines to Treat Women with Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Infection (sted Scientist-Physician Calls for National Guideline to Treat Women with Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Infection)....... - Philanthropist Denny Sanford Donates $20 Million for Pediatric Research By : Health News
South Dakota philanthropist Denny Sanford will donate $20 million for the creation of the Sanford Children’s Health Research Center. The gift will serve as the foundation for collaboration between Sanford Health of Sioux Falls, South Dakota and the Burnham Institute for Medical Research headquartered in La Jolla, California.... - St. Vincent Medical Center Opens Innovative Clinic to Fight Hepatitis By : Health News
In a unique effort to fight hepatitis in the greater Los Angeles area, St. Vincent Medical Center has opened the Asian Pacific Liver Center (APLC), the only clinic in Southern California dedicated to the prevention, detection and treatment of hepatitis, with special emphasis on the high rate of disease in the Asian-American Community...... - ImmuneRegen BioSciences' Viprovex® Demonstrates Further Evidence for Effectiveness Against Influenz By : Health News
Today ImmuneRegen announced additional findings from small animal studies of its lead clinical candidate, Viprovex, for treatment of infectious diseases. Ongoing studies in an accepted model for human respiratory virus infection, the Cotton Rat (Sigmodon hispidus), continue to show the ability of Viprovex to decrease the symptoms and aftereffects of certain influenza virus strains...... - NanoViricides Drug Effectiveness Confirmed against Rabies and Influenzas By : Health News
NanoViricides, Inc. (OTC BB: NNVC.OB) said that in a confirmatory study, their nanoviricide™ drug candidates exhibited a consistent 20% to 30% survival in the test animals. In contrast, a commercial anti-rabies antibody produced 0% or no survival, as in the previous study..... - Metabolon Signs Collaboration with Army Medical Research Institute By : Health News
Metabolon, Inc., the leader in metabolomics-driven biomarker discovery, announced today the signing of a contract supporting the US Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID). The collaboration uses Metabolon’s proprietary metabolomics platform to study the biochemical profiles of humans given the AVA anthrax vaccine. The AVA vaccine is the only FDA-licensed anthrax vaccine for humans......... - Argos Therapeutics Presents Positive Data on its Personalized Cancer Immunotherapy Programs at By : Health News
Argos Therapeutics today announced the presentation of two abstracts related to its personalized dendritic cell-based immunotherapy programs at the 22nd Annual Meeting of the International Society for the Biological Treatment of Cancer (iSTBc), held November 2-4 in Boston..... - Aethlon Medical Initiates Human Clinical Studies By : Health News
Aethlon Medical, Inc. (OTCBB:AEMD), a pioneer in developing medical devices to treat infectious disease, announced today that it has initiated clinical testing the Aethlon Hemopurifier® in human studies being conducted at the Fortis Hospital in Delhi, India. The study, approved by the Ethics Committee for Research at Fortis Hospital,.... - Prion Fingerprints Detected With Glowing Molecule By : Health News
An effective and sensitive new method for detecting and characterizing prions, the infectious compounds behind diseases like mad cow disease, is now being launched by researchers at Linkoping University in Sweden, among other institutions. - Inhibitex Initiates Phase I Trial of FV-100 for the Treatment of Shingles By : Health News
Inhibitex, Inc. (NASDAQ: INHX), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of products to treat and prevent serious infectious diseases, announced today that it has commenced enrollment in a Phase I clinical trial of FV-100, an orally bioavailable nucleoside analogue being developed to treat herpes zoster (shingles)...... - PURE Bioscience Donates Antimicrobial to Help Prevent Staph/MRSA and Other Infectious Diseases By : Health News
PURE Bioscience (OTCBB:PURE), creators of patented silver dihydrogen citrate (SDC), the active ingredient in a revolutionary new hard surface disinfectant which kills Staph/MRSA as well as other human pathogens, donated more than 1,000 bottles of its disinfectant product to the Qualcomm Stadium evacuation facility yesterday in an effort to support a hygienic environment and protect.... - Stanford/Packard Researchers Find Disease Genes Hidden in Discarded Data By : Health News
Previously hidden obesity-related genes have been uncovered from old experiments by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine and Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital. The finding suggests that useful information about many medical disorders may be languishing in mountains of discarded data.... - CombinatoRx Receives Huntington’s Disease Society Leadership Award By : Health News
CombinatoRx, Incorporated (NASDAQ: CRXX) today announced that it has received the Marjorie Guthrie Leadership Award from the Huntington’s Disease Society of America (HDSA) during their 40th Anniversary Guthrie Awards Dinner in New York City to benefit the Woody and Marjorie..... - MicroPhage, Inc. Raises Additional Funding to Respond to ‘Superbug Crisis’ By : Health News
The October 17 edition of the Journal of the American Medical Association includes an article on the increasing incidence and burden of invasive MRSA (Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus) infections...... - InspireMD’s MGuard™ Coronary Stent Receives CE Mark By : Health News
InspireMD, Ltd. today announced that its MGuardTM Coronary Stent has received CE Mark approval to treat patients with coronary artery diseases. The CE Mark allows MGuard™ Coronary to gain access to markets in the European Union (“EU”). In addition, the approval clears the way to market..... - Staph (MRSA) Infection Eradicated For 14 Months With Use of PURE Bioscience’s SDC Disinfectant By : Health News
Recent news items report that the number of severe infections caused by MRSA is higher than previously believed and the bacteria now kills more Americans than AIDS. Those reports incorrectly state that there is no solution to the current epidemic which causes illness and deaths due to resistant Staph infections........ - Aethlon Medical Releases Ebola & Marburg Treatment Report By : Health News
Aethlon Medical, Inc., (OTCBB:AEMD) disclosed today that a report entitled, “The Aethlon Hemopurifier® - A Novel Treatment Strategy for Ebola & Marburg Haemorrhagic Fevers” is available to be accessed online at http://aethlonmedical.com/pdfs/cdcreportoct07.pdf..... - PuriCore Arranges New $20 Million Borrowing Facility By : Health News
PuriCore (LSE:PURI), the life sciences company focused on the control of infectious pathogens with its novel, safe antimicrobial technology, announces that it has arranged a new borrowing facility totaling $20 million with Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.... - Critical Therapeutics Announces Enrollment in Phase III Trial of Zileuton in Patients with Acute Ex By : Health News
Critical Therapeutics (Nasdaq: CRTX) today announced the start of patient enrollment in the LEUKO study, a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled efficacy trial to examine the effects of ZYFLO® (zileuton tablets) used in the treatment of adults with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). The purpose of this trial is to examine the effectiveness of ZYFLO at reducing the length of a hospital stay for adults who are hospitalized for a COPD exacerbation, or a worsening ....... - HC Innovations to Expand Relationship with HealthSpring By : Health News
HC Innovations, Inc. (OTCBB: HCNV), a specialty care disease management company, today announced that it expects to offer its Easy Care™ program to an expanded number of HealthSpring, Inc. (NYSE: HS) members. HealthSpring has asked HC Innovations to expand the number of members in its Easy Care program because the company was pleased..... - Inovio Biomedical Redirects Strategic Emphasis toward DNA Vaccines and DNA Delivery By : Health News
Inovio Biomedical Corporation (AMEX:INO), which is focused on the development of DNA vaccines for cancers and infectious diseases, announced today it is focusing its research and development efforts on its electroporation-mediated DNA delivery technology and DNA vaccines with the objective of further building potential downstream value to existing and prospective partners...... - In The Fight Against Fungal Infections, Gamma Interferon Offers Hope By : Health News
Interferon, the "superhero" cure for viral infections, may be a strong weapon in the battle against fungal infections in immunocompromised patients, according to an article in the November issue of Microbiology Today. - Amarillo Biosciences Issues Clinical Trials Update By : Health News
In Turkey, enrollment is 86% complete in a Phase 2 study of Behçet’s disease. In the United States, four new clinical sites have been opened to enroll patients in a Phase 2 clinical trial of oral warts. In Texas, enrollment will begin in October 2007 to test oral interferon as a treatment of chronic cough in COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) patients...... - MIT Holding, Georgia Southern University, and MEVLABS Successfully Test Prototype Designs By : Health News
MIT Holding, Inc. (OTCBB: MITD), in collaboration with MEVLABS and Georgia Southern University, have successfully tested prototype designs of the patent pending PROVECTOR™. This small dispensable device is designed to stop the development of pathogens and parasites found in mosquitoes that carry deadly diseases such as malaria, dengue fever, and West Nile virus. The PROVECTOR will initially be made available...... - Applied NeuroSolutions Announces US Patent Issued Covering Unique Gene Potentially Involved in By : Health News
Applied NeuroSolutions, Inc. (OTC BB:APNS)(www.appliedneurosolutions.com), a Company focused on the development of an integrated product portfolio for the treatment and diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease (AD), today announced a US Patent, entitled “Novel Saitohin Gene and Uses of Same” (the “Patent”) was issued to Albert Einstein College of Medicine (AECOM).... - Use of Quidel QuickVue® Rapid Flu Test in Nursing Homes Allows for More Rapid Recognition By : Health News
Quidel Corporation (NASDAQ:QDEL), a leading provider of rapid point-of-care (POC) diagnostic tests, announced today that a poster presentation at the Infectious Diseases Society of America 45th Annual Meeting (October 5, San Diego) indicated the on-site use of rapid influenza tests allows for the early detection of influenza, more timely treatment of residents (patients), and improved management of respiratory outbreaks in nursing home facilities..... - SeraCare Life Sciences Awarded $23.7 Million Biosample Repository Contract from NIH By : Health News
SeraCare Life Sciences, Inc. (Pink Sheets: SRLS) today announced it has been awarded a seven-year contract valued at $23.7 million to provide management and oversight of disease-study specimens for the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Division of AIDS (DAIDS)..... - Origen Therapeutics Receives $2 Million ATP Grant to Advance Technology for Discovery and Productio By : Health News
Origen Therapeutics today announced that the company has been awarded an Advanced Technology Program (ATP) grant totaling $2 million from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), a division of the U.S. Department of Commerce. The three year grant will help fund development of a new method for discovering and producing human polyclonal antibodies to treat human disease by inserting complex genetic modifications...... - Morphotek Receives $2.7M in Funding from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases By : Health News
Morphotek, Inc., a subsidiary of Eisai Co., Ltd. announced today that the company has received $2.7M in funding from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) to support the preclinical development of fully human therapeutic monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) capable of neutralizing the toxic effects of Staphylococcal enterotoxin B (SEB) in vivo..... - First-Of-Its-Kind Home-Use Monitor By : Health News
Innovia Medical, LLC launched EarCheck Middle Ear Monitor today, the first clinically proven, physician-recommended, home-use device that accurately detects the presence of middle ear fluid, a key sign of a middle ear infection. - The CBC Calls on IDGLOBAL Given Recent Counterfeit Drugs in the National Supply Chain and By : Health News
In light of the recent scare in the pharmaceutical industry regarding counterfeit drugs in the supply chain, CBC National Public Radio in Canada called on Phil Viggiani, V.P. of IDGLOBAL Corp. (Pink Sheets:IDGJ), as to the current state of counterfeit infections within the pharmaceutical industry and beyond...... - Advances in Molecular Diagnostic Technologies Result in Increased Business Potential for Rapid By : Health News
In the future, it will be possible to identify the cause and origin of diseases, which will enable the administering of specific treatments. A major impact in terms of diagnostics is likely to be from the development of rapid........... - GenVec to Develop New Malaria Vaccine for the U.S. Military By : Health News
GenVec, Inc. (Nasdaq:GNVC) announced today that it has entered into a collaborative research and development agreement (CRADA) with the U.S. Military Malaria Vaccine Program at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR) and the Naval Medical Research Center (NMRC) for the development and pre-clinical testing of a malaria vaccine candidate against Plasmodium vivax (P. vivax)...... - XenoPort Announces Results of a Phase 1 Clinical Trial and Plans for Additional Phase 2 Clinical By : Health News
XenoPort, Inc. (Nasdaq:XNPT) today announced results of a placebo-controlled, dose-escalating, repeat-dose Phase 1 clinical trial of XP19986 formulated in a sustained-release tablet, designated as SR3. The trial demonstrated sustained levels of XP19986 over 24 hours and enabled identification of suitable doses for further clinical studies of XP19986...... - New Global Alliance Unveils Integrated Strategy to Combat Neglected Diseases in The New England By : Health News
A “blueprint” for controlling and potentially eliminating the seven, most common neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) afflicting the “poorest of the poor”—2.7 billion people living on less than $2 per day—has been published in the Sept. 6, 2007 edition of The New England Journal of Medicine. The peer-reviewed article details an integrated control strategy established by the Global Network for Neglected Tropical Diseases (Global Network)...... - Rubella Elimination Advancing In The Americas By : Health News
The First Lady of the Dominican Republic, Dr. Margarita Cedeño de Fernandez, urged the countries of the Americas to redouble their efforts to eliminate rubella and congenital rubella syndrome as well as all other vaccine-preventable diseases. - Barrier For Viral Tumorigenesis Conferred By DNA Damage Response By : Health News
Kaposi's sarcoma herpesvirus (KSHV) is a human tumor virus and an etiological agent for Kaposi's sarcoma (KS). - Devastating Human Parasite Reveals Its Genetic Secrets By : Health News
An international team of researchers has revealed the genetic secrets of one of the world's most debilitating human parasites, Brugia malayi (B. malayi), which the World Health Organization estimates has seriously incapacitated and disfigured more than 40 million people around the globe. - Deutsche Angestellten Krankenkasse (DAK) Selects Healthways to Implement Programs By : Health News
Healthways International GmbH, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Healthways (NASDAQ: HWAY) and the Deutsche Angestellten Krankenkasse (DAK) have announced a three-year agreement to provide Healthways Health and Care SupportSM Programs to DAK members with chronic diseases in two regions of Germany (Bavaria and Baden-Württemburg), beginning January 1, 2008...... - MIT Holding Inc. Retains Dr. Thomas M. Kollars, Jr. as Chief Scientific Advisor By : Health News
MIT Holding, Inc. (OTCBB: MITD) has retained Dr. Thomas M. Kollars, Jr. as the Company’s Chief Scientific Advisor. Dr. Kollars, who is also President and Chief Executive Officer of MEVLABS Inc., will oversee the recently announced partnership between MEVLABS and MIT Holding to research and develop products that prevent the spread of infectious diseases..... - Spill-Resistant Keyboards for Healthcare Environments May Not Be Enough to Prevent By : Health News
That a keyboard is “spill resistant” and washable doesn’t mean it can meet hospital and healthcare standards for sanitation, according to Unotron (www.unotron.com), the leading manufacturer and worldwide marketer of high quality, washable data input and security devices..... - Disease Articles: The Internet as a Vital Health Resource By : Darren Callea
Good health starts with knowledge, information and education. In this regard, if you want to work to ensure that you maintain the best possible health - not only for yourself but for the rest of your family-- the Internet can be an invaluable resource in this day and age. Towards this end, you will want to take advantage of authoritative disease articles that are available at credible website venues online. - Jason T. Blackard Honoured By The American Society For Microbiology By : Health News
One of the 2007 American Society for Microbiology (ASM) ICAAC Young Investigator Awards sponsored by ASM will be presented to Jason T. Blackard, Ph.D., Research Assistant Professor in the Division of Digestive Diseases, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. - Joanna Kubler-Kielb Honoured By The American Society For Microbiology By : Health News
One of the 2007 American Society for Microbiology (ASM) ICAAC Young Investigator Awards sponsored by Merck and Company.............. - Lucas R. Hoffman Honoured By American Society For Microbiology By : Health News
One of the 2007 American Society for Microbiology (ASM) ICAAC Young Investigator Awards sponsored by Merck and Company.............. - MIT Holding Inc. Partners with MEVLABS Inc. to Research Novel Technologies and Therapeutics By : Health News
MIT Holding, Inc. (OTCBB: MITD) has partnered with MEVLABS, Inc., a research and development company focused on infectious diseases that afflict world health, to research certain infectious diseases that are distressing countries worldwide. As part of the agreement, MIT will provide funding for the preventive and clinical research, marketing and global licensing of products that are developed through the relationship. MEVLABS will be responsible for field and clinical research and production.... - Lyme Disease Study By Interdisciplinary Research Team Uses Space Technology By : Health News
Armed with satellite imagery, field samples, human Lyme disease case data, and mathematical models........... - Research Reveals How Human Body Fights Off African Parasite By : Health News
Trypanosoma are a nasty class of single-celled parasites that cause serious, even fatal, diseases in human and animals. - The Emergence Of Cholera In Africa Influenced By Climatic Variations By : Health News
In studies aiming to understand better the emergence and persistence of cholera in Africa............ - Jefferson Immunology Researchers Halt Lethal Rabies Infection In Brain By : Health News
While rabies, an ancient scourge that still kills 70,000 every year in developing countries worldwide can be combated with a series of vaccines today.............. - Outbreak Of Chikungunya Fever In Emilia Romagna, Italy By : Health News
Dear member, I would like to bring to your attention an outbreak of Chikungunya Fever in July and August in Ravenna in the Emilia-Romagna Region of eastern Italy. - Curbing C. Difficile's Toxin Production By : Health News
As if being admitted to the hospital weren't bad enough, patients, once admitted, are at higher risk of becoming infected with a "superbug" bacterium, Clostridium difficile (C. difficile). - Researchers Identify Virus Possibly Responsible For Declining Honeybee Population By : Health News
454 Life Sciences, a Roche company, announced that researchers at Columbia University.............. - Probiotic Good Bugs May Control Gut Infections, UK By : Health News
Probiotics, the friendly bacteria beloved of yoghurt advertisers, may be an effective substitute for growth promoting antibiotics in pigs............. - Quick Microchip Test For Dangerous Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria, UK By : Health News
Researchers at the Veterinary Laboratories Agency in Surrey have developed microchips capable of quickly and cheaply identifying dangerous and drug resistant bacteria in clinical samples............. - Novel Insecticidal Toxins From Bacteria, UK By : Health News
A light-emitting strain of bacteria and a nematode worm, which work together to prey on soil-dwelling insects, use insecticidal toxins to kill their insect hosts.
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