Treatment helps in preventing TB among those at high risk
...sequence of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) epidemic in developing countries is the increasing incidence of tuberculosis (TB), according to background information in the article. The cornerstone of TB control programs is the World Health Organization (WHO) strategy known as DOTS (directly observed ther......nes for SARS, which killed almost 800 people in an epidemic in 2002-2003. On the basis of their success, the researchers have received an $8 million grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to develop protease inhibitors that would block key enzymes in the SARS virus and hamper its...Johns Hopkins team finds 'ancestral' hepatitis-C virus at the root of evolution in infections
...acute and chronic infections, thereby stemming the epidemic that currently afflicts more than 170 million people worldwide, including 3 million Americans. "Hepatitis C is extremely difficult to treat if it becomes chronic," says infectious disease specialist Andrea Cox, M.D., Ph.D., an assistant professor a...Children need 60 minutes of daily physical activity, expert panel says
...se calories today," Dr. Malina says of the obesity epidemic in children. "All of us need to help children increase the amount of time spent in moderate to vigorous physical activity. This means that parents, coaches, teachers and others who influence youngsters need to become active role models and get childr...Children need 60 minutes of daily physical activity, expert panel says
...se calories today," Dr. Malina says of the obesity epidemic in children. "All of us need to help children increase the amount of time spent in moderate to vigorous physical activity. This means that parents, coaches, teachers and others who influence youngsters need to become active role models and get childr...Canadian study demonstrates new approach to achieving diabetes control
...anada recognizes that the growth of diabetes is at epidemic levels and estimates that at least 30 per cent of adults with diabetes are unaware they have the condition. Health Canada also states that healthcare costs for managing diabetes and its complications amount to more than $9 billion annually. About I...The bigger the serving, the more young children will eat
... they eat. Childhood obesity is now considered an epidemic in the United States. According to the National Institutes of Health, the number of children who are overweight has doubled in the last two to three decades; currently one child in five is overweight. The increase is in both children and adolescents,...Three reasons not to believe in an autism epidemic
...uthors, a third reason not to believe in an autism epidemic involves the U.S., Department of Education's annual "child count" data, which are used as supportive evidence of an autism epidemic. What some people fail to realize is that the Department of Education didn't even have a reporting category for autis...Urgent measures needed to tackle HIV epidemic in Moscow
...s of HIV-1 infections are growing rapidly, and the epidemic of sexually transmitted infections is continuing at an alarming rate, in the Russian Federation. The highest rates of infection are in major cities such as Moscow, where infection is rapidly moving beyond high-risk groups, such as injecting drug use......sistant Staphylococcus aureus or MRSA, has reached epidemic proportions and poses a major threat to the public health. The UCSD team proved for the first time that the golden pigment that coats the surface of Staph is not just for decoration; rather, the molecules that give the bacteria its golden hue also h...New report shows female lung cancer death rates in Europe still rising
...(Wednesday 13 July), conclude that the lung cancer epidemic among women in Europe will probably not reach the ...ad among Europe overall, the lung cancer mortality epidemic should be more limited than in the USA. "However, this will depend on us being able to control smoki...Hepatitis A in US drops substantially after implementation of vaccination program
...ed environmental and hygienic conditions or to the epidemic cycles that characterized the epidemiology of hepatitis A virus in the past. Only continued disease surveillance will allow confirmation of the real impact and added value of these mass vaccination programs." " if administration of multiple vaccines ...Decrease in exercise main reason for weight gain in US girls
...part of the armamentarium for battling the current epidemic of obesity."...Why were the HIV prevention trials in commercial sex workers abandoned?
One promising approach to help stem the global HIV epidemic is to give commercial sex workers an HIV medication (such as the drug tenofovir) before they have high risk sex in the hope of reducing their chances of becoming infected, an approach called "pre-exposure prophylaxis" (PREP). But activist groups, inc...Study identifies fat-secreted protein linked to insulin resistance
... on insulin action. "There is a rapidly increasing epidemic of obesity and Type 2 diabetes in the Western world," says Kahn. "And, of particular concern, these conditions are becoming more common, not only in adults, but also in children and adolescents. "It is, therefore, clear that more effective treatment ...The Cochrane Library newsletter, 2005, issue 3
...pacts on reducing overweight and obesity gain. The epidemic of child obesity demands serious action, and around the world many people have looked at ways of helping children eat less and exercise more. In preparing this review, the Cochrane Review Authors identified 22 studies that between them tested a varie...Once-dreaded leprosy 'replaced' by tuberculosis, say researchers
...osis, though curable, is still a major, long-term, epidemic disease, with millions of new cases reported around the world each year....High insulin levels increase inflammatory markers and beta-amyloids, may contribute to Alzheimer's
... results provide a cautionary note for the current epidemic of such conditions, which, in the context of an aging population, may provoke a dramatic increase in the prevalence of AD. More encouragingly, greater understanding of insulin's role in AD pathogenesis may lead to novel and more effective strategies...Robotic technique shows promise in weight-loss surgery, Stanford study finds
...utting down on nutrient absorption. As the obesity epidemic has grown in recent years, so too has the number of gastric bypass operations. In the United States alone, the number of surgeries increased from 29,000 procedures in 1999 to about 141,000 in 2004, according to the American Society for Bariatric Surg......ns 65 years of age and older. Influenza can reach epidemic levels and poses a significant threat to public he...t years, the beginning, severity and length of the epidemic can vary widely from year to year. Before a season begins, it is not possible to accurately predict...