Immune Deficiency News and Research

Immune Deficiency results whenever one or more essential parts of the immune system is missing or not working properly at birth because of a genetic defect. Since the immune system is tremendously complex, hundreds of things can go wrong during development and sometimes the backup systems cannot compensate for the defects.

Pediatric immunologist receives prestigious annual award from American Philosophical Society

20. November 2009 02:27

A pediatric immunologist at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia has received a prestigious annual award from the American Philosophical Society, an organization founded in 1743 by Benjamin Franklin. Jordan S. Orange, M.D., Ph.D., received the Society's Judson Daland Prize on Nov. 13 for his contributions to research and treatment of inherited immune deficiency diseases. [More]

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Posted in: Medical Science News | Disease/Infection News

Tags: Cancer, Cell, Cytokines, Education, Hospital, Immune Deficiency, Virus, Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome

UNGASS monitoring system provides the overall progress in the global response to HIV

19. November 2009 05:21

Although much work remains to be done, a United Nations global reporting system on HIV/AIDS has already yielded an "unequaled wealth of data" on progress toward meeting UN targets for responding to the global HIV epidemic. An update on the development of the UN General Assembly Special Session on HIV/AIDS (UNGASS) global reporting system appears in a special supplement to JAIDS: Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. [More]

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Posted in: Disease/Infection News | Healthcare News

Tags: Exercise, HIV/AIDS, Immune Deficiency, Investment, Nursing, Vaccine

New findings on human genome may be useful for developing specific AIDS drugs

13. November 2009 02:14

The AIDS virus inserts its genetic material into the genome of the infected cell. Scientists of the German Cancer Research Center have now shown for the first time that the virus almost entirely spares particular sites in the human genetic material in this process. This finding may be useful for developing new, specific AIDS drugs. [More]

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Posted in: Medical Science News

Tags: Cancer, Cell, DNA, Gene Therapy, Immune Deficiency, Virus

Most patients with HAE have prodromal symptoms that signal an oncoming HAE attack

9. November 2009 01:52

Most patients with hereditary angioedema (HAE) have prodromal symptoms that signal an oncoming HAE attack giving the patients sufficient time to initiate treatment and decrease the morbidity associated with that attack, according to survey findings presented today at the 2009 American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (ACAAI) Annual Meeting. [More]

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Posted in: Medical Condition News

Tags: Allergy, Angioedema, Asthma, Diarrhea, Emphysema, Hemophilia, Immune Deficiency, Immunology, Nausea, Pediatrics, Urticaria, Vomiting, von Willebrand Disease

C1-INH concentrate, an effective therapy to treat acute swelling attacks at any body location for HAE

9. November 2009 00:11

Patients reported C1-esterase inhibitor (C1-INH) concentrate is an effective therapy in treating acute swelling attacks at any body location for HAE, a rare and serious genetic disorder, according to data presented today at the 2009 American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (ACAAI) Annual Meeting. [More]

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Posted in: Medical Condition News | Pharmaceutical News

Tags: Allergy, Asthma, Diarrhea, Edema, Emphysema, Hemophilia, Hospital, Immune Deficiency, Immunology, Nausea, Vomiting, von Willebrand Disease

Immunotherapy, a new therapeutic area to destroy tumor cells

31. October 2009 01:50

Targeted immunotherapy has been an attractive new therapeutic area for a number of cancers because it has the potential to destroy tumor cells without damaging surrounding normal tissue. New study results demonstrate high success rates using specialized white blood cells to prevent or treat lymphoma associated with the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV-lymphoma) in patients who have received a hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT). [More]

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Posted in: Medical Science News | Medical Condition News

Tags: Anemia, Bone, Bone Marrow, Cancer, Cell, Education, Epstein-Barr Virus, Gene Therapy, Hematology, Hospital, Immune Deficiency, Immunotherapy, Lymphoma, Stem Cell, Transplant, Virus

Recent releases in Global Health

30. October 2009 12:46

"Action always leads to reaction, a fundamental law of nature," write the authors of an introduction appearing in a Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (JAIDS) supplemental issue that focuses on global health systems. [More]

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Posted in: Women's Health News | Disease/Infection News

Tags: Anemia, Cardiovascular Disease, Coronary Heart Disease, Diabetes, HIV/AIDS, Immune Deficiency, Malaria, Maternal Health, Nutrition, PEPFAR, Pneumonia, Tuberculosis

Strict adherence in taking HIV medication; extremely difficult for many individuals

23. October 2009 08:25

Highly active antiretroviral therapy has increased the longevity and quality of life for people living with human immunodeficiency virus. But it requires strict adherence in taking the medicine, something that is extremely difficult for many individuals to do. [More]

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Tags: Antiretroviral, Exercise, Immune Deficiency, Mental Health, Psychology, Virus

SCID infants who receive early bone marrow transplants are likely to have fewer complications

14. October 2009 04:30

Mention the words "bubble boy" and many will recall David Vetter, the kid with big eyes and a thick thatch of dark hair who died 25 years ago after spending almost the entire 12 years of his life in a germ-free, plastic bubble. David was born with severe combined immune deficiency, or SCID, a condition that robbed him of an immune system. [More]

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Posted in: Child Health News | Medical Procedure News | Medical Condition News

Tags: Adenosine, Allergy, Antibody, Bone, Bone Marrow, Cancer, Cell, Chemotherapy, Diarrhea, Gene Therapy, Immune Deficiency, Immunology, Pediatrics, Transplant

NIH funds the University of California's consortium for immune disorder research

13. October 2009 02:13

The University of California, San Francisco has been designated to lead a new consortium that will study a group of severe immune disorders known as primary immunodeficiencies and aims to improve treatment for these often life-threatening diseases. The Primary Immune Deficiency Treatment Consortium comprises 13 centers throughout the United States and has a $6.25 million funding commitment over five years from the National Institutes of Health. [More]

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Posted in: Medical Procedure News | Medical Condition News

Tags: Allergy, Bone, Bone Marrow, Cancer, Cell, Education, Genetics, Hospital, Immune Deficiency, Immunology, Pathology, Pediatrics, Stem Cell, Transplant, Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome

FDA grants marketing approval for CSL Behring's Berinert C1-Esterase Inhibitor

12. October 2009 09:20

CSL Behring announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted marketing approval for Berinert® C1-Esterase Inhibitor, Human for the treatment of acute abdominal or facial attacks of hereditary angioedema (HAE), a rare and serious genetic disorder, in adult and adolescent patients. Berinert is the first and only therapy approved for this indication in the U.S. [More]

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Posted in: Medical Condition News | Pharmaceutical News

Tags: Abdominal Pain, Angioedema, Diarrhea, Edema, Emphysema, Headache, Hemophilia, Hypersensitivity, Immune Deficiency, Nausea, Nursing, Pediatrics, Urticaria, Vomiting, von Willebrand Disease

Research to explore diagnosis and treatment of rare diseases

7. October 2009 03:05

The National Institutes of Health announced today a second phase of the Rare Diseases Clinical Research Network (RDCRN) including funds for 19 research consortia. [More]

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Posted in: Disease/Infection News

Tags: Allergy, Arthritis, Bone, Brain, Cancer, Cell, Churg-Strauss Syndrome, Cystic Fibrosis, Diabetes, Dopamine, Dystonia, Fibrosis, Health and Human Services, Immune Deficiency, Leigh Syndrome, Leukodystrophy, Mucolipidosis, Muscular Dystrophy, Nervous System, Neuropathy, Niemann-Pick Disease, Pompe Disease, Porphyria, Porphyrias, Prader-Willi Syndrome, Rare Disease, Retinitis Pigmentosa, Rett Syndrome, Spasmodic Dysphonia, Stem Cell, Stroke, Vasculitis, Wegener's Granulomatosis, Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome

IDF announces new social networking online website for people with PIDD

7. October 2009 02:42

People with primary immunodeficiency diseases (PIDD) and their families will now be able to connect with one another and share their experiences through a new multidimensional social networking initiative, the Immune Deficiency Foundation (IDF) announced today. Primary immunodeficiency diseases are a group of rare, chronic illnesses, caused by hereditary or genetic defects in the immune system. [More]

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Posted in: Device / Technology News | Medical Condition News

Tags: Education, Immune Deficiency, Rare Disease

Combined immunodeficiency results in severe health problems

28. September 2009 05:17

Researchers at the National Institutes of Health have identified a genetic mutation that accounts for a perplexing condition found in people with an inherited immunodeficiency. The disorder, called combined immunodeficiency, is characterized by a constellation of severe health problems, including persistent bacterial and viral skin infections, severe eczema, acute allergies and asthma, and cancer. [More]

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Posted in: Medical Science News | Medical Condition News

Tags: Allergy, Antibody, Asthma, Atopic Dermatitis, Cancer, Dermatitis, DNA, Eczema, Health and Human Services, Herpes, Herpes Simplex, Immune Deficiency, Lymphoma, Molluscum Contagiosum, Rare Disease

Non-AIDS-defining malignancies more prevalent among HIV-infected patients than non-HIV patients

25. September 2009 11:28

Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found that non-AIDS-defining malignancies such as anal and lung cancer have become more prevalent among HIV-infected patients than non-HIV patients since the introduction of anti-retroviral therapies in the mid-1990s. [More]

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Tags: Cancer, Hodgkin's Lymphoma, Immune Deficiency, Kaposi's Sarcoma, Liver Cancer, Lung Cancer, Lymphoma, Melanoma, Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma, Prostate Cancer, Veterans Affairs, Virus

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Immune Deficiency News and Research

Pediatric immunologist receives prestigious annual award from American Philosophical Society

UNGASS monitoring system provides the overall progress in the global response to HIV

New findings on human genome may be useful for developing specific AIDS drugs

Most patients with HAE have prodromal symptoms that signal an oncoming HAE attack

C1-INH concentrate, an effective therapy to treat acute swelling attacks at any body location for HAE

Immunotherapy, a new therapeutic area to destroy tumor cells

Recent releases in Global Health

Strict adherence in taking HIV medication; extremely difficult for many individuals

SCID infants who receive early bone marrow transplants are likely to have fewer complications

NIH funds the University of California's consortium for immune disorder research

FDA grants marketing approval for CSL Behring's Berinert C1-Esterase Inhibitor

Research to explore diagnosis and treatment of rare diseases

IDF announces new social networking online website for people with PIDD

Combined immunodeficiency results in severe health problems

Non-AIDS-defining malignancies more prevalent among HIV-infected patients than non-HIV patients

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