News Headlines for Infectious Disease Issues
Research confirms novel strategy in fight against infectious diseases - PhysO...
9 Jan 2012 at 2:59pm
Research confirms novel strategy in fight against infectious diseases
PhysOrg.com
New research shows that infectious disease-fighting drugs could be designed to block a pathogen's entry into cells rather than to kill the bug itself. Historically, medications for infectious diseases have been designed to kill the offending pathogen. ...
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Qiagen, MPIIB to develop TB risk assessment assay - Pharmaceutical Business R...
9 Jan 2012 at 4:06am
Qiagen, MPIIB to develop TB risk assessment assay
Pharmaceutical Business Review
The new test will be designed to enable early treatment before reactivation of the TB disease, as a follow up to those who test positive for latent TB. The company is believed to strengthen its infectious disease portfolio with development of ...
QIAGEN NV : QIAGEN and Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology Collaborate ...4-traders (press release)
QIAGEN and Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology Collaborate to Develop ...MarketWatch (press release)
About Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology:Virtual Press Office (press release)
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Exercise Jadeite tests Government response to infectious disease - 7thSpace I...
9 Jan 2012 at 6:05am
Exercise Jadeite tests Government response to infectious disease
7thSpace Interactive (press release)
Hong Kong (HKSAR) - The preparedness of government departments and relevant organisations to respond effectively to a major infectious disease incident was today (January 9) put to the test during an exercise organised by the Centre for Health ...
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Genomics and Infectious Disease - TheHorse.com (blog)
9 Jan 2012 at 9:03am
TheHorse.com (blog)
Genomics and Infectious Disease
TheHorse.com (blog)
We do not usually think of genetics and genomics in connection with infectious diseases; however, one of the greatest applications of horse genomics will be for preventing equine infectious diseases. Until now, most infectious disease research focused ...
Aethlon Medical Discloses Availability of the Biotech Showcaseâ„¢ 2012 Presen...
9 Jan 2012 at 2:58pm
Aethlon Medical Discloses Availability of the Biotech Showcaseâ„¢ 2012 Presentation
Sacramento Bee
About Aethlon MedicalThe Aethlon Medical mission is to create innovative medical devices that address unmet medical needs in cancer, infectious disease, and other life-threatening conditions. Our Aethlon ADAPTâ„¢ System is a revenue-stage technology ...
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Infectious Disease Genomics and Global Health - Nature.com
9 Jan 2012 at 11:34pm
Infectious Disease Genomics and Global Health
Nature.com
The Chinese plum or Japanese apricot (Primus mums) is frequently depicted in Chinese paintings and may be found in gardens throughout Asia, where its winter flowers provide an ethereal elegance and subtle fragrance amidst the winter snow. ...
Meningitis patient credits 'good care' in recovery - Kuwait Times
9 Jan 2012 at 3:10pm
Kuwait Times
Meningitis patient credits 'good care' in recovery
Kuwait Times
He had been living in Farwaniya where he shares an apartment with five other residents, he said while still in his bed at the Infectious Disease Hospital where he was moved to on Saturday. None of his roommates have been diagnosed with the disease, ...
Third case of meningitis detected in KuwaitMiddle East North Africa Financial Network
Minister 'calms' meningitis fearsArab Times Kuwait English Daily
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Tracking diseases: Whooping cough falling in state - PennLive.com
10 Jan 2012 at 12:06am
PennLive.com
Tracking diseases: Whooping cough falling in state
PennLive.com
In addition to reporting communicable, infectious diseases, such as salmonellosis, measles, Lyme disease and gonorrhea, physicians and hospitals are also mandated to report other conditions — such as cancer — as well as animal bites and blood tests ...
Infectious Disease Outbreak at Miami-Dade Animal Shelter - NBC Miami
7 Jan 2012 at 11:08am
Infectious Disease Outbreak at Miami-Dade Animal Shelter
NBC Miami
By Sebastian Del Marmol Miami-Dade County Animal Services is reporting an outbreak of canine distemper among its shelter population. So far eighteen dogs have been infected with the highly contagious virus that could be deadly if left untreated. ...
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Overtreatment of Enterococcal Bacteriuria - Archives of Internal Medicine
9 Jan 2012 at 4:11pm
Overtreatment of Enterococcal Bacteriuria
Archives of Internal Medicine
Given the low incidence of infectious complications, efforts should be made to optimize the use of antibiotics in enterococcal bacteriuria. Author Affiliations: Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine (Drs Lin, Bhusal and Trautner and Ms ...
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