West Africa: meningitis epidemics driven by the wind
...piratory system. Conditions are propitious for the transmission of the MCM bacteria to the blood and hence for triggering meningitis epidemics. Through their involvement in the AMMA programme (1), researchers from the IRD and partner institutes (2) have just for the first time quantified this link between the ep...Risk of HIV transmission highest in early stage of infection
The risk of HIV transmission via heterosexual intercourse is highest early in t...cal data showing that the rate of heterosexual HIV transmission per coital act varies over the course of HIV infection. The investigators found that the risk of tra...Hormonal birth control, bacterial infections in women linked to increased shedding of type-2 herpes
...s no true cure for genital herpes, controlling its transmission is the only option. Women who have HSV-2 should consider alternate forms of contraception, such as condoms. And because there is no vaccine available for genital herpes, treating the bacterial infections that could predispose women to higher HSV-2 sh...IOM report should end nevirapine controversy, HIVMA says
...e's safety and efficacy to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV. "IOM has confirmed that nevirapine is a valuable tool to prevent mother-to-child transmission in the many places hardest hit by the AIDS pandemic where no other alternative is available," says o...Institute of Medicine news: Review of HIVNET 012 study
...nevirapine is effective and safe in preventing HIV transmission from mother to unborn child during birth were well... safety of nevirapine for reducing mother-to-child transmission of HIV based on the HIVNET 012 trial. The Institute of Medicine is a private, nonprofit institutio...Reducing malarial transmission in Africa
...ly slow the development of resistance and minimize transmission of resistant parasites. In this month's premier op...rst-line treatment is not likely to reduce overall transmission of Plasmodium falciparum within the community it might reduce selective transmission of resistant ...Exclusive breastfeeding reduces risk of mother-to-child HIV transmission
... exclusive breastfeeding substantially reduces the transmission of HIV from mother to infant and infant death, com...xed breast feeding quadrupled mother-to-infant HIV transmission and was associated with a three times greater risk of transmission and death by age 6 months when co...CONRAD receives $24 million from Gates Foundation and USAID for HIV microbicide trials
...se III clinical trials of a product to prevent the transmission of HIV/AIDS. The main goal of the project is to ...provide additional means of prevention of HIV/AIDS transmission as rapidly as possible. Although male and female condoms can provide protection, they are not used ...Babies show ripple effects of mothers stress from 9/11 trauma
...ings suggest that mechanisms for transgenerational transmission of biologic effects of trauma may have to do with very early parent-child attachments," says Dr. Yehuda, "and possibly even in utero effects related to cortisol programming."...Scalpel-free surgery could reduce risk of HIV and hepatitis exposure for health care workers
...aks the skin -- thus allowing for possible disease transmission - at some point in their career. There are an estimated 40,000 new cases of HIV each year, and hepatitis C is increasing at an even faster rate, according to the report. The study concludes that by studying the rates of HIV and hepatitis B and C am...Politicians bury their heads in the sand while global flu threat mounts
...inning to jump from human to human - as opposed to transmission from bird to human only, as happened initially. This vastly increases the potential for spreading the virus across the population, as infection no longer depends on direct contact with diseased birds. Governments must fund the rapid development of va...Earlier treatment of perinatal HIV associated with decreased HIV progression, better outcomes
...ls Group (PACTG) 076 regimen has reduced perinatal transmission by 67 percent, prenatal combination ART has further reduced transmission to 2 percent or less. However, the impact of treatment on progression of perinatal HIV infection rem...Ultrasound images transmitted over phone allow real-time diagnosis of patients in poorer countries
Over-the-phone transmission of diagnostic-quality ultrasound images is possible, potentially paving the way for ultrasound examinations to be performed in poorer areas of the world, inexpensively transmitted via the Internet, and read by experienced radiologists elsewhere, a ne...Ultrasound images transmitted over the phone allow radiologists to diagnose patients in real time
Hanover, NH -- Over-the-phone transmission of diagnostic-quality ultrasound images is possible, potentially paving the way for ultrasound examinations to be performed in poorer areas of the world, inexpensively transmitted via the Internet, and read by experienced radiologists elsewhere, a ne...Premature use of stem cell therapy could put patients at risk
...ion of gene therapy, the devastation caused by HIV transmission to people with haemophilia, and the crisis caused ...nentially amplifying the potential risk of disease transmission from a single infected donor. Change is on the way, however. By April 2006, all laboratories for in ...Recreational use of an erectile dysfunction drug can be risky for some
...bination drug abuse increase the likelihood of STD transmission and/or the propensity for unsafe sex?" Dr. Alpert also questions whether the risk of STD and unsafe sex is also increased in male heterosexual patients who use Sildenafil. He points to the need for increased physician and patient education as well a...Drug to block mother-to-child HIV transmission induces resistance more often than previously thought
...nevirapine, a drug used to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV-1, may be substantially higher than previou...r newborn, can cut the rate of mother-to-child HIV transmission in half. The relative simplicity and affordability of single-dose nevirapine have made it the drug o...Booster vaccine for adolescents and adults that includes protection against pertussis shows promise
...sociated with the disease in these populations and transmission to their household and other contacts, especially ...ion, reduce the reservoir of pertussis, and lessen transmission from adolescents and adults to infants," the authors conclude.......ncrease could be reversed by further reductions in transmission in high-burden countries," the authors write. They add that the difficulties of managing TB in Africa and Eastern Europe are closely linked to HIV/AIDS and drug resistance, and specific solutions will be needed for these problems in these regions. Th...