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Public lecture discusses the future beyond antibiotics

Pioneering research into bacteriophage therapy as an alternative to antibiotics will be discussed at this year’s Frank May Prize Lecture on Monday 21 September from 5.30 – 6.30pm in the Frank and Katherine May Lecture Theatre, Henry Wellcome Building at the University of Leicester.

17 Sep 2015

Benitec Biopharma initiates new site for ongoing Phase 1/2a TT-034 trial for hepatitis C

Benitec Biopharma Limited, a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing innovative therapeutics based on its gene-silencing technology, DNA-directed RNA interference (ddRNAi), is pleased to announce it has initiated a new site for its ongoing Phase 1/2a TT-034 trial at the Methodist Health System Clinical Research Institute in Dallas, Texas.

16 Sep 2015

Pioneering ultrasonic device can improve cleaning of medical instruments, reduce risk of infection

Researchers from the University of Southampton have demonstrated how a pioneering ultrasonic device can significantly improve the cleaning of medical instruments and reduce contamination and risk of infection.

16 Sep 2015

Study: Skin microbiome can influence outcomes of chancroid

For years, researchers have known that the human skin is home to a diverse community of microorganisms, collectively known as the skin microbiome. Now a new study has shown that individuals with a particular skin microbiome can effectively clear bacteria that cause chancroid, a sexually transmitted disease common in the developing world that has been linked to enhanced HIV transmission.

16 Sep 2015

NCOA and award-winning actress Judith Light support national educational initiative, Flu + You

Two-time Emmy and Tony award-winning actress Judith Light and the National Council on Aging (NCOA) are teaming up for the second year on the national educational initiative Flu + You to educate older adults and those who care for them about the seriousness of influenza ("the flu"), the importance of prevention and available vaccine options.

16 Sep 2015

GENFIT develops reliable, non-invasive diagnostic tool for NASH patients

GENFIT, a biopharmaceutical company at the forefront of developing therapeutic and diagnostic solutions in metabolic and inflammatory diseases, that notably affect the liver or the gastrointestinal system, today announces the development of a new reliable and non-invasive diagnostic method, based on the measurement of a novel type of blood biomarker: small non-coding RNA, or miRNA.

16 Sep 2015

Bioquell to unveil advanced pathogen eradication technology at annual IPS conference

Antibiotic-resistant pathogens such as CPE and hospital-acquired infections like C.difficile or norovirus seem to be relentlessly lurking around NHS hospitals.

16 Sep 2015

Orthocell presents successful ‘cell factory’ data at European Bone and Joint Infection Society

Regenerative medicine company Orthocell Limited is pleased to announce the presentation of its successful ‘cell factory’ data at the European Bone and Joint Infection Society in Estoril Portugal September 2015.

16 Sep 2015

ACP awarded $1,002,884 Cooperative Agreement to increase adult immunization rates in US

The American College of Physicians (ACP) was awarded a $1,002,884 Cooperative Agreement from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to increase immunization rates in the United States.

16 Sep 2015

Tackling MRSA with bacteriophage

MRSA is bad news. If you've never heard of it, here's what you need to know: It's pronounced MER-suh, it's a nasty bacterial infection and it can cause serious disease and death.

15 Sep 2015

Bracket completes EXACT e-Diary Certification program on Android smartphone and tablet

Bracket, one of the industry's leading eCOA solutions providers today announced that it has completed the e-Diary Certification program with Evidera™ for the EXACT patient daily e-Diary on both an Android smartphone, and an Android Tablet.

15 Sep 2015

Ex-vivo lung perfusion technique can reduce risk of transplant rejection

University of Manchester researchers have used a new technique to recondition poorly functioning lungs and remove donor white blood cells in an attempt to increase the number of lungs available for transplant, and at the same time reduce the risk of acute rejection.

15 Sep 2015

NHS Trust uses clinical measures, computer-based surveillance to reduce norovirus outbreaks by over 90%

An NHS Trust has cut outbreaks of the norovirus winter vomiting bug by more than 90% over a five-year period, according to research published in the journal BMJ Quality and Safety.

15 Sep 2015

Three-drug strategy effective against drug-resistant staph infection, finds new research

Three antibiotics that, individually, are not effective against a drug-resistant staph infection can kill the deadly pathogen when combined as a trio, according to new research.

15 Sep 2015

A Day with HIV: A new initiative to tackle stigma, discrimination against HIV patients

On one day, Tuesday, September 22nd, Positively Aware and TPAN are inviting everyone, regardless of HIV status, to get in the picture and participate in A Day with HIV, the magazine's sixth annual anti-stigma photo campaign. On 9/22/2015 people across the world, whether HIV-positive or negative, will visually capture and share a moment of their day – A Day with HIV – to focus attention on what it means to live in a world with HIV.

14 Sep 2015

Panelists to discuss current state of Ebola epidemic at O’Neill Institute Colloquium

The O'Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law fall colloquium series continues Wednesday, Sept. 16 with a focus on Ebola.

14 Sep 2015

UN reports that more needs to be done so all children are born HIV and syphilis free in Asia-Pacific region

The Asia–Pacific region has made significant progress in efforts to eliminate HIV and syphilis, but thousands of mothers and children have yet to feel the benefits.

14 Sep 2015

Umeå University chemist explores ways to decrease bacterial colonization

Among the bacterial infections that are most difficult to treat, chronic infections associated with bacterial biofilms are one of the most hazardous. Bacterial biofilms are densely packed communities of microbial cells surrounded with secreted polymers. In her doctoral thesis, chemist Shoghik Hakbyan has studied ways to decrease the bacterial colonization at Umeå University in Sweden.

14 Sep 2015

Virginia Tech scientists discover new treatments to target antibiotic-resistant bacteria

Virginia Tech researchers have discovered a new group of antibiotics that may provide relief to some of the more than 2 million people in the United States affected by antibiotic resistance.

14 Sep 2015

UNITAID, EGPAF launch new initiative to scale up HIV diagnosis among newborns in African countries

UNITAID and the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation today launched an initiative that will dramatically scale up HIV diagnosis among newborns in nine African countries. In partnership with ministries of health, this initiative will make "point-of-care" testing more widely available to HIV-exposed infants early in their lives, when they are most at risk of dying, and enable those diagnosed with the virus to be put on lifesaving treatment more quickly.

14 Sep 2015

Disease/Infection News

Public lecture discusses the future beyond antibiotics

Benitec Biopharma initiates new site for ongoing Phase 1/2a TT-034 trial for hepatitis C

Pioneering ultrasonic device can improve cleaning of medical instruments, reduce risk of infection

Study: Skin microbiome can influence outcomes of chancroid

NCOA and award-winning actress Judith Light support national educational initiative, Flu + You

GENFIT develops reliable, non-invasive diagnostic tool for NASH patients

Bioquell to unveil advanced pathogen eradication technology at annual IPS conference

Orthocell presents successful ‘cell factory’ data at European Bone and Joint Infection Society

ACP awarded $1,002,884 Cooperative Agreement to increase adult immunization rates in US

Tackling MRSA with bacteriophage

Bracket completes EXACT e-Diary Certification program on Android smartphone and tablet

Ex-vivo lung perfusion technique can reduce risk of transplant rejection

NHS Trust uses clinical measures, computer-based surveillance to reduce norovirus outbreaks by over 90%

Three-drug strategy effective against drug-resistant staph infection, finds new research

A Day with HIV: A new initiative to tackle stigma, discrimination against HIV patients

Panelists to discuss current state of Ebola epidemic at O’Neill Institute Colloquium

UN reports that more needs to be done so all children are born HIV and syphilis free in Asia-Pacific region

Umeå University chemist explores ways to decrease bacterial colonization

Virginia Tech scientists discover new treatments to target antibiotic-resistant bacteria

UNITAID, EGPAF launch new initiative to scale up HIV diagnosis among newborns in African countries

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