RAND study finds vaccination of nursing home staff, residents, key to reducing flu outbreak
...hed by the fact that the most common strain of the virus was not covered by the vaccine given that season. The average immunization rate was 78.4 percent for residents, and 40.8 percent for staff. More than a third of the nursing homes 102 of 301 reported an influenza-like illness cluster. Of those that ...Travel outside of the US causing increased health risks to Americans
...ase transmitted by mosquitoes. Chikungunya virus in French Travelers Approximately 808 cases of th...erging disease -- which is similar to a West Nile virus as it is passed to the blood through a mosquito bite -- have been diagnosed in Europe by researchers...Inexpensive test detects H5N1 infections quickly and accurately
...nsive "gene chip" test based on a single influenza virus gene that could allow scientists to quickly identi...ates, the chip provided complete information about virus type and subtype in 21 cases and gave no false positive results, report the scientists. They say the...Maximizing womens' health benefits when resources are limited
...na. It is also an important entry point of new HIV virus types into China, and some of the HIV types found ...rough study of the molecular epidemiology of HIV-1 virus subtypes in Yunnan province. They found a dynamic and evolving pattern of HIV types segregating amon...New study indicates Invirase results in similar levels of viral suppression to lopinavir
... with nearly three quarters achieving undetectable virus at 24 weeks in the intent-to-treat analysis. Not...ing treatment includes more than just treating the virus it is essential that other factors that impact on patient quality of life such as high cholesterol ...To slow AIDS in Russia, treat HIV-positive addicts, Stanford study says
...etroviral medication will slow transmission of the virus among the general population. The study, which wi... the adult population - are infected with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. Injection drug users account for three-quarters of all HIV cases in Russia, and th...Making headway against hepatitis C: SLU study shows new drug combo effective in nonresponders
...f Infergen daily and 20 percent taking 15 mcg were virus negative after six months. A quarter of the non-cirrhotic patients receiving Infergen were also virus negative after 24 weeks. The optimal response to antiviral therapy is for the hepatitis C viral RNA ...NC State receives $3.5 million to design new treatment strategies for HIV patients
... patient is first infected with HIV, the amount of virus present in the bloodstream, or viral load, skyrock...t's best to allow a patient's body to adapt to the virus naturally, or whether allowing the body to cope with acute infection, and thus "learn" the virus, ac...Columbia pediatricians, Anne Gershon and Richard Polin, awarded top honors
...nited States. A nationally known expert in herpes virus infections, antiviral therapy, HIV infection, and vaccines, Dr. Gershon is also principal investigator of Columbia's Pediatric AIDS Clinical Trials Unit, conducted at the Women and Children's Care Center at Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of NewYo...Study IDs protein that inhibits HIV from growing in cell cultures
How a harmless virus called GB Virus type C (GBV-C) protects against HI...et the cell in which HIV can replicate and not the virus directly. Therefore, HIV should have more difficulty developing resistance to the effects of this pr...Burmese junta responding too slowly on HIV, TB, malaria and avian flu
...ia. Burma's first report of the avian flu (H5N1) virus describes emergence on March 8, 2006, on a farm in the Mandalay district, and 112 birds died in the outbreak. "Veterinary authorities in the country called for international assistance," say Beyrer and colleagues, "but the state-run media did not no...Latest influenza science and recommendations presented in new release
...he genetic factors that made the 1918 pandemic flu virus so virulent are described by Adolfo Garca-Sastre, PhD, and Richard J. Whitley, MD, FIDSA. Ten more articles, discussing subjects from disease surveillance to special human populations to animal disease issues, complete the collection. The supplemen...Researchers seek to design first treatment for neuroAIDS
...icans are infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which attacks immune cells and leaves patie...ffects of infection, like proteins released by the virus and chemicals released by human cells reacting to them, are toxic in themselves. As a result, labs ...Study unveils how West Nile virus evades immune defenses, points to vaccine development
DALLAS Oct. 3, 2006 -- West Nile virus evades the body's immune defenses by blocking immu...genetics of an illness-causing Texas strain of the virus to a harmless African strain. The Texas strain can inflict illness because it blocks the signaling a...Common cold may be just a fingertip away due to environmental contamination
...ng daily activities, adults infected with the cold virus easily transferred the virus to 35 percent of the surfaces touched, according to the study. Moreover, it was found that the viru...Study defines effective microbicide design for HIV/AIDS prevention
...loped for women to use to prevent infection by the virus that causes AIDS. Providing women with improved ...cidal recipes in destroying human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) before it reaches vulnerable body tissues. Using the tool, the researchers have determined t...Mouse study reveals new clues about virulence of 1918 influenza virus
... an animal's immune response to the 1918 influenza virus provides new insights into the killer flu, report ...Key among these insights, they found that the 1918 virus triggers a hyperactive immune response that may contribute to the lethality of the virus. Furthermo...Tibotec Therapeutics announces start of largest US study on HIV treatment in women
...icated for the treatment of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in antiretroviral treatment-experi...icated for the treatment of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in antiretroviral treatment-experienced adult patients, such as those with HIV-1 str...Blood transfusion-transmitted infections: A global perspective
...oncerning the transfusion-transmission of HHV-8, a virus that has the potential to cause skin tumors (Kaposi's Sarcoma) in immunocompromised recipients....HIV measurement appears to be less reliable than thought in predicting loss of CD4 cells
...aracteristic of progressive human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease and a powerful predictor of the shor...D4 cell decline are not reflected in the amount of virus in blood at the time of initial medical evaluation. "Our findings confirm previous observations th...