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Antibiotics actually kill 'good' bacteria and worsen oral infection, finds study

New research shows that the body's own microbes are effective in maintaining immune cells and killing certain oral infections.

26 Sep 2018

New study assessing SSI incidence paves way for future research into nursing outcomes

A recent study assessing the relationship between nursing specialty certification rates and surgical site infections provides an innovative option for future research exploring relationships between nursing and hospital procedures and medical and/or surgical adverse events.

26 Sep 2018

Researchers aim to develop vaccine for 'traveler's diarrhea'

Every year, millions of people have vacations and business trips ruined when they succumb to "traveler's diarrhea" during their journeys. A major cause of traveler's diarrhea is bacteria called Enterotoxigenic E. coli, or ETEC.

26 Sep 2018

New born syphilis on the rise sparking concerns

Congenital syphilis or new born syphilis occurs in the new born baby when the mother is affected with the syphilis bacteria during pregnancy or delivery and passes it on to her baby. A new report that was released this Tuesday (25th September 2018) by the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that showed that in the US, the numbers of these new born syphilis cases have doubled since 2013.

26 Sep 2018

New TB vaccine effective in half of the population in phase II trials

GlaxoSmithKline has come up with an experimental vaccine against tuberculosis (TB) that has shown effective prevention of the infection in half of the population it has been administered to. This could be a breakthrough in preventing the killer disease say researchers since most of the recent vaccines developed against the disease have failed to show efficacy.

26 Sep 2018

UC Davis researchers take critical step in developing more effective Salmonella vaccine

UC Davis researchers announce in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences this week a breakthrough in understanding which cells afford optimal protection against Salmonella infection--a critical step in developing a more effective and safe vaccine against a bacterium that annually kills an estimated one million people worldwide.

25 Sep 2018

Immunologist to study how Chikungunya causes devastating effects in older adults

Emerging viruses such as Ebola, SARS and swine flu are familiar sounding, yet seemingly distant diseases to many Americans. But that's not the case with Chikungunya, a mosquito-borne virus that recently struck close to home and has proven deadly for the elderly.

25 Sep 2018

Researchers for the first time crash caged populations of malaria vector mosquito

The team from Imperial College London were able to crash caged populations of the malaria vector mosquito Anopheles gambiae in only 7-11 generations.

25 Sep 2018

Your Vision Matters: How to Protect Your Eyesight

Dr. Neil Ebenezer from the charity Fight for Sight discusses the steps you can take to protect your eyesight into old age, and why research into ophthalmic diseases is desperately needed.

24 Sep 2018

Study sheds light on how brain protein may be involved neurodevelopmental disorders

A study by researchers at Rockefeller University has shown that defects in a brain protein may underlie a number of neurodevelopmental disorders.

24 Sep 2018

Gilead Sciences plans to launch authorized generic versions of Epclusa and Harvoni in the US

Gilead Sciences, Inc. announced today plans to launch authorized generic versions of Epclusa and Harvoni, Gilead's leading treatments for chronic hepatitis C virus, in the United States, through a newly created subsidiary, Asegua Therapeutics LLC.

24 Sep 2018

October 1918 marks the centenary of Spanish Flu that claimed more lives than World War I

JUST as the cataclysmic conflict of the Great War was in its death throes, a new killer emerged that would, on a global scale, be even more lethal - the Spanish Flu pandemic, which was at its most virulent in October and November 1918.

24 Sep 2018

New spinout company to tackle drug-resistant infections with novel antibiotics

Drug-resistant infections are set to kill more people than cancer by 2050. Now a new University of Plymouth spinout company has been established to help tackle the problem - by developing new antibiotics and bringing them to market.

24 Sep 2018

Australia's HIV diagnoses hit seven year low

According to latest numbers from the Kirby Institute at the University of New South Wales (UNSW), the rates of HIV are on the rise among heterosexuals in Australia.

23 Sep 2018

Old letters provide insight into Spanish flu pandemic horror

An archive of letters written by those who survived the Spanish flu pandemic at the start of the last century shows what it was actually like to live during that time. The Spanish flu pandemic killed over 250,000 people in Britain alone and worldwide it wiped out a population of over 100 million.

23 Sep 2018

Disease/Infection News

Antibiotics actually kill 'good' bacteria and worsen oral infection, finds study

New study assessing SSI incidence paves way for future research into nursing outcomes

Researchers aim to develop vaccine for 'traveler's diarrhea'

New born syphilis on the rise sparking concerns

New TB vaccine effective in half of the population in phase II trials

UC Davis researchers take critical step in developing more effective Salmonella vaccine

Immunologist to study how Chikungunya causes devastating effects in older adults

Researchers for the first time crash caged populations of malaria vector mosquito

Your Vision Matters: How to Protect Your Eyesight

Study sheds light on how brain protein may be involved neurodevelopmental disorders

Gilead Sciences plans to launch authorized generic versions of Epclusa and Harvoni in the US

October 1918 marks the centenary of Spanish Flu that claimed more lives than World War I

New spinout company to tackle drug-resistant infections with novel antibiotics

Australia's HIV diagnoses hit seven year low

Old letters provide insight into Spanish flu pandemic horror

Innovation Fund Denmark supports research project that aims to fight Clostridium difficile diarrhea

Scientists use mice to study transmission of Lyme disease bacteria by infected ticks

Researchers demonstrate pre-clinical success for universal flu vaccine in new paper

New outbreak of rare eye disease identified in contact lens wearers

Research finds drop in number of measles cases in the EU/EEA since March 2018

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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