Infectious diseases arise from bacteria, viruses, fungi, or parasites and can spread through contact, contaminated food or water, or weakened immunity. Common types include bacterial infections (e.g., strep…
Cellulitis is a bacterial skin infection causing redness, swelling, and pain, often in the lower legs. Tom Warren, MD, explains it results from bacteria entering compromised skin barriers…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Using a novel high-throughput screening assay, a team of scientists has discovered that two highly virulent viruses are susceptible in vitro to the…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – As a treatment for chronic hepatitis B, telbivudine produces a better therapeutic response than does lamivudine in both HBeAg-positive and –negative patients, according…
Jorge D. Reyes, MD, Director of Transplant Program, Seattle Children’s Hospital and Regional Medical Center, discusses the issues surrounding CMV prophylaxis in pediatric transplant recipients. References and Resources…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In those relatively rare “slow-progressing” HIV-infected patients who mount an effective immune response to the infection, the neutralizing activity is made up of…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Although the incidence of health care-associated Clostridium difficile infections remained stable in Canada between 1997 and 2005, the attributable mortality nearly quadrupled, according…
Organic chemist professor Edward Biehl PhD , Professor and Chair, Department of Chemistry, Southern Methodist University, discusses the discovery of a new compound that aims to prevent neurodegeneration…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The seroprevalence of Coxiella burnetii – the causative organism of the zoonotic disease Q-fever – is high among US veterinarians, particularly those who…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – There appears to be no temporal association between Guillain-Barre syndrome and influenza vaccination. However, influenza-like illness and Guillain-Barre does show such a link,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – An investigation prompted by the discovery of vaccine-derived poliovirus (VDPV) infection in a hospitalized immunodeficient infant from an Amish community in Minnesota uncovered…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – US researchers have identified 10 antibodies that provide broad-spectrum neutralization of human and avian influenza A viruses. The researchers report their findings in…
