Mayo Clinic proceedings releases West Nile virus manuscript early to aid clinicians, public
...when they feed on infected birds. The virus is not transmitted from person to person through mosquito bites. However, five new modes of virus transmission were recognized in 2002, including blood transfusion, organ transplantation, breast-feeding, the placenta of a mother to the fetus, and injuries to laboratory...Infections linked to mental decline in elderly
...ia." HSV1 causes cold sores and HSV2 is a sexually transmitted disease. CMV infects between 50 percent and 85 percent of U.S. adults by age 40, but it causes few symptoms and no long term health consequences in most healthy persons if they acquire it after birth. The study involved participants in Finland's D...Annals of Internal Medicine, tip sheet, August 5, 2003
...e SARS was confirmed. None of the hospital workers transmitted the disease to family members, primarily because once SARS was confirmed, they went into voluntary isolation. This is the first study of how SARS spreads among hospital workers. An accompanying editorial says the study provides good lessons for other...Sexually active young women often underestimate STD risk
...ieve they are at low risk for contracting sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), but a new study says their risk p... the National Institute of Mental Health. Sexually transmitted diseases are a significant health problem for young women. Nationally, the rates of human papillomav...Zimbabwean women value diaphragm as clandestine method to possibly prevent HIV
...ing the cervix protects against bacterial sexually transmitted diseases. WGHI is a global research program based at the UCSF AIDS Research Institute and UCSF Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences. Scientists at WGHI conduct research and training related to HIV/AIDS, gender and reproduct...Most women can skip Pap smears after hysterectomy
... human papillomarivus infection and other sexually transmitted diseases, multiple sexual partners and alteration of immune status." In the past, physicians have typically continued with the Pap smears in women with total hysterectomies as a way of ensuring they seek yearly health maintenance exams. The Pap smear...OneWorld Health licenses compounds from Yale, U of Washington to treat major parasitic diseases
...100 million are at risk. The disease is most often transmitted by an insect known as the "kissing bug," but may also be transmitted by blood transfusion. At least 50,000 to 100,000 people in the U.S. are infected as well. The licens...School condom availability does not increase sexual activity
...who are already sexually active from some sexually transmitted diseases, according to a survey of more than 4,000 adolescents attending Massachusetts high schools. "Condom availability was not associated with greater sexual activity among adolescents but was associated with greater condom use among those who wer...Berkeley chemist wins national award for research on contact lenses, other products
...d using modern computation we solve how forces get transmitted to the lens by the eyelid and how blinking squeezes the liquid from behind the lens." But Radke's work doesn't stop in the laboratory. He and his research team also go to optometrists' offices to measure how contact lens move, squeeze and sweep on th...Do vaccines cause asthma, allergies or other chronic diseases?
...ch as measles, mumps and whooping cough are easily transmitted regardless of home hygiene. "The flaws in using this biological mechanism to explain a link between vaccines and allergies are consistent with large-scale epidemiological studies," said Dr. Offit. "Those studies found no evidence that vaccines increa...Surprising results for Ugandan HIV intervention trial
...s to promote safer sex and the control of sexually transmitted diseases did not reduce the incidence of HIV infec... in an area of rural Uganda. Treatment of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and behavioural interventions are the main methods to prevent HIV in developing co...Preventive Medicine 2003 to feature research findings, plenary sessions on disease prevention
...nning, new research and new guidelines on sexually transmitted diseases, new prevention strategies for STDs among adolescents, a bi-national perspective on border health issues, a detailed examination of the California initiative to improve school nutrition, an update on efforts to prevent and control cardiovasc...Device acts as heart's security system
...eir earliest stages. Within minutes of viewing the transmitted data from any location with computer access, the p...ewed quality of life due to our ability to use the transmitted data to fine tune her heart function, said Abraham. Before the woman received the implant she requir...Internet porn-blocking software neednt block health information, study finds
..., especially on issues such as pregnancy, sexually transmitted diseases, and birth control." Previous Kaiser Foundation studies have shown that many teens have used the Internet to look for information on health and sexuality, including topics they may not feel comfortable talking about with parents, teachers or...UCSF study finds no cases of HIV transmission from receptive oral sex
...fection orally is possible and many other sexually transmitted diseases such as gonorrhea, chlamydia, and syphilis are transmitted orally," said Shafer. The study is ongoing and the researchers will amend the findings with greater ...Targeted smallpox vaccinations could be effective intervention against deliberate attack
...a, they assumed that smallpox is more likely to be transmitted through close contact than through casual contact on the streets or in a subway. The model investigated two different scenarios of mass vaccination, either before an introduction of smallpox, with vaccine coverage levels of 30, 50, or 80%, or after a...NIAID releases 20th anniversary edition of Jordan Report on vaccine research
...d illnesses, including HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases, illness from potential agents of bioterrorism, tuberculosis, malaria, autoimmune disorders, asthma and allergies....Other highlights in the November 6 issue of JNCI
...It also emphasizes that research results are being transmitted in a timely fashion and suggests that the mechanism for wide dissemination, such as medical journals, scientific meetings, NCI clinical announcements, and consensus conferences, are effective in reaching practicing physicians." Contact: NCI Office of...Herpes simplex virus-2 may increase risk of cervical cancer
..., duration of oral contraceptive use, and sexually transmitted infections such as HSV. Using case-control study ...s into the mechanisms by which ulcerative sexually transmitted infections and inflammation contribute to the development of the malignant phenotype and may suggest...HHS awards University of Wisconsin $55.8 million to fight asthma in inner-city children
...d illnesses, including HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases, illness from potential agents of bioterrorism, tuberculosis, malaria, autoimmune disorders, asthma and allergies....