Carrot component reduces cancer risk
...nti-cancer drugs. Falcarinol protects carrots from fungal diseases, such as liquorice rot that causes black spots on the roots during storage. The scientists investigated the compound after a previous published study suggested it could prevent the development of cancer. The research team carried out tests ...People wounded in tsunami at risk of undetected fungal infections
...ralia) and colleagues describe the first case of a fungal infection, called mucormycosis, identified in a 56-year-old man who was transferred from Sri Lanka to a Sydney hospital for treatment after being injured when the tsunami hit on December 26, 2004. The mainstay treatment for mucormycosis is early surg...Marijuana associated with same respiratory symptoms as tobacco
...e cannabis plants are contaminated with a range of fungal spores, said Brent Moore, assistant professor of psychiatry at Yale School of Medicine and lead author of the study. "Because more than two million adult Americans are heavy marijuana smokers, these risks represent a potentially large health burden,...Consumers to benefit from organic potato breakthrough
...s whilstbeing particularly resistant to the deadly fungal disease, blight. Most of these are newly available on supermarket shelves throughout the continent. 'Designer composts' were created as part of the project, and were shown toincrease organic potato crop yields by up to 40 per cent. New and effecti...Pfizer's antifungal medicine VFEND receives FDA approval
...systemic efficacy against a broad range of serious fungal infections," said Dr. Ann Kolokathis, Vice Preside... (n = 139). A data review committee, comprised of fungal disease experts, assessed clinical response at the end of therapy and two, six and 12 weeks after en...Stanford study finds new method improves chemotherapy survival in mice
...d cell that is critical for fighting bacterial and fungal infections but is particularly ravaged by chemothe...o increased the animals' ability to fight a deadly fungal infection. The team's findings appear in the Dec. 15 issue of the journal Blood. The condition in...Mayo Clinic discovers one mechanism for why men and women differ in immune response
...s to defend the body against certain bacterial and fungal infections, and possibly against cancer. The research findings may have broad potential applications to public health. For example, knowing that testosterone levels affect T-cell response may help: * explain why women are more prone than men to dev...Mayo Clinic research shows common airborne fungi cause chronic stuffy nose
...nts, and therefore we need to remove or reduce the fungal exposure," says lead investigator Hirohito Kita, M...raging because they support the idea that reducing fungal exposure in sensitive individuals could offer a new treatment option to sufferers worldwide. ...Chronic sinusitis sufferers have enhanced immune responses to fungi
... two groups were also examined for the presence of fungal proteins and inflammation-causing immune system mo...doors and out. People may inhale a million or more fungal spores each day, notes Dr. Kita. The mere presence of such fungi in the airways, however, is not eno...CellCept(R) registry data demonstrated superior long-term organ transplant outcomes
...There was no difference between the two groups for fungal (p=0.08) or viral infectious deaths (p=0.77). Examination of CellCept Treatment in Renal Transplantation The study, Sirolimus (RAP) in Combination with Cyclosprine Microemulsion (CSA) vs. Mycophenolate Mofetil (MMF) with CSA is Associated with Decr...Pfizer's VFEND (R) as effective in treating Candidemia as two-drug standard of care, study shows
...urce of candidemia." Candidemia is a systemic fungal infection that occurs when a Candida organism is p...r, VFEND is indicated for the treatment of serious fungal infections. In the United States, VFEND is approved for the treatment of acute invasive aspergillos...Center for AIDS Research grant renewed with $8 million NIH award
...r's Center for Medical Mycology (CMM-opportunistic fungal infections), the Center for Global Health and Disease (international research), the EpID Center (epidemiology/biostatistics, international research), and the Department of Biomedical Ethics and the Law-Medicine Center (Ethics of AIDS Research and Ca...Potentially blinding eye disease more prevalent than previously thought
... many different causes including viral infections, fungal infections, toxoplasmosis, bacterial infections, arthritis, autoimmune diseases and as a result of eye injuries. However, the cause in most cases of uveitis remains unknown. The cross-sectional, retrospective study is the largest to review the incide...Pfizer's VFEND(R) receives FDA approval for treatment of esophageal candidiasis
...ents with invasive aspergillosis and other serious fungal infections. Initially, VFEND was approved in the...rgillosis and salvage therapy for rare but serious fungal infections caused by the pathogens Scedosporium apiospermum and Fusarium spp. VFEND can be administ...First-line use of voriconazole yields better outcomes for life-threatening fungal infection
...gressive, potentially life-threatening and serious fungal infections marketed by Pfizer Inc. Vfend is indicated for the primary treatment of invasive aspergillosis and for infections caused by Fusarium and Scedosporium apiospermum in patients who are intolerant of or don't respond to other therapy. Vorico...OneWorld Health licenses compounds from Yale, U of Washington to treat major parasitic diseases
...ceutical partner to develop the same compounds for fungal infections in industrialized countries. OneWorld Health will conduct appropriate pre-clinical tests after selecting a lead candidate among the compounds, which represent the first new potential drugs to treat Chagas disease in decades. The compounds ...Ann Arbor chemist wins national award for drug discovery
...rt disease and premature death. The highly complex fungal products, called statins, blocked cholesterol synthesis at a key step. Roth's challenge was to make a molecule that acted the same as statins but was straightforward to assemble. He met that challenge in 1985. Between his discovery and Lipitor's mark...Moulds increase severity of asthma
...ensitisation to pollens or cats. The small size of fungal spores may allow them to reach the lower airways, suggest the authors. Unlike pollens, moulds are also present through the year with increase in the spore counts during the autumn months. Furthermore, the level of mould exposure is probably greater b...Sepsis on the increase in U.S., according to Emory University and CDC study
... (56%), while gram-negative infections, anaerobic, fungal and viral infections were less common. Although r...on, the greatest increase was in sepsis cases with fungal infections as their source. Although sepsis begins with an identifiable infection, when patients bec...Research in fungal pathogenesis offers new hope of vaccine strategies for immunosupressed patients
...treatment of life-threatening infections caused by fungal pathogens. Working under the leadership of Dr. Jo...ess have emerged as among the most dangerous. The fungal pathogen, Candida albicans, is a daunting example of this problem. For many individuals, this fungu...