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Major UK retailers, Liverpool scientists partner to reduce incidence of food poisoning

Scientists at the University of Liverpool are working with the major UK food retailers to reduce bacterial infections in chickens and reduce incidence of food poisoning in humans.

15 Sep 2011

First effective blood-stage vaccine against malaria

Scientists have identified the first effective blood-stage malaria vaccine, according to a New England Journal of Medicine study from University of Maryland School of Medicine researchers, in collaboration with the University of Bamako in Mali, West Africa, and other partners.

15 Sep 2011

NEJM publishes data from Vertex INCIVEK Phase 3 study on genotype 1 chronic hepatitis C

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated today announced that the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) published data from a Phase 3 study of INCIVEK (telaprevir) tablets in people with genotype 1 chronic hepatitis C who were new to treatment.

15 Sep 2011

Researchers discover several chemical compounds against human prion diseases

In a new study NYU School of Medicine researchers report that they have found several chemical compounds, including an antidepressant, that have powerful effects against brain-destroying prion infections in mice, opening the door to potential treatments for human prion diseases.

15 Sep 2011

Viamet commences VT-1161 Phase 1 clinical study to treat fungal infections

Viamet Pharmaceuticals, Inc., announced today that dosing has begun in a Phase 1 clinical study of VT-1161, an oral, potent and selective antifungal agent. VT-1161 is a novel small molecule discovered by Viamet Pharmaceuticals using its proprietary Metallophile Technology.

14 Sep 2011

U.S. support to Haiti in wake of ongoing cholera epidemic 'remains unfailing'

A VOA News editorial says U.S. support to Haiti since the early days of an outbreak of cholera, which has affected more than 439,600 people since it was first detected almost a year ago, "remains unfailing."

14 Sep 2011

'Achilles' heels' within HCV virus

Hopes for an effective vaccine and treatment against the potentially fatal hepatitis C virus (HCV) have received a major boost following the discovery of two 'Achilles' heels' within the virus.

14 Sep 2011

ASM to honor LA BioMed investigator for A. baumannii infection study

Ashraf Ibrahim, Ph.D., principal investigator at LA BioMed who specializes in infectious diseases, was recently honored by the American Society for Microbiology (ASM) and the ICAAC Program Committee in the area of Therapy and Prevention of Microbial Disease.

14 Sep 2011

Number of global malaria deaths fell by one-fifth over past decade, RBM report says

Worldwide, the number of malaria deaths has "fallen by a fifth over the past decade, reflecting an influx of funds to fight the disease with better drugs and mosquito nets, Roll Back Malaria (RBM) said" in a report released on Monday, Agence France-Presse reports.

14 Sep 2011

U.N. report highlights innovations aimed at improving maternal and child health

PBS NewsHour's blog "The Rundown" examines a "report from the U.N.'s Every Woman, Every Child Innovation Working Group, out in the Lancet Monday, which looks at some of the promising and innovative projects" aimed at improving maternal and child health

14 Sep 2011

Inovio achieves best-in-class immune responses in PENNVAX-B HIV vaccine Phase I study

Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a leader in the development of synthetic immunogens against cancers and infectious diseases, announced today that it has achieved best-in-class immune responses in a Phase I clinical study of PENNVAX-B, its product for the prevention of the HIV sub-type prevalent in the US and Europe.

14 Sep 2011

Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir avoids grim AIDS predictions

When the only community health care center providing medical and psychosocial care for people living with HIV/AIDS in India's northernmost state of Jammu and Kashmir "closed down six months ago for lack of patients, it was a sure sign that the north Indian state had beaten back dire forecasts," Inter Press Service reports.

14 Sep 2011

Heavy rains, flooding exacerbating cholera epidemic in West and Central African countries

A cholera epidemic in West and Central Africa, which is being worsened by heavy rains and flooding, has already caused nearly 40,000 cases this year in Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria, killing almost 1,200 people in the countries adjacent to the Lake Chad Basin, according to the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), VOA News reports.

14 Sep 2011

Researchers at South Korean lab make advance in fight against neglected tropical diseases

VOA News reports on a scientific breakthrough, which researchers call a "game changer" for developing new drugs, developed at Institut Pasteur Korea [IPK], a South Korean branch of the 124-year-old French research institute that is developing new drugs to combat diseases mainly affecting developing countries, including neglected tropical diseases.

14 Sep 2011

Rwanda to treat HIV-positive people in discordant relationships as soon as they test positive

After a landmark study published in May "showed major reductions in HIV transmission among discordant couples due to early treatment," Rwanda has decided to begin treating people in discordant relationships with antiretroviral therapy as soon as they test HIV-positive "as part of a plan to boost national HIV prevention and treatment efforts," PlusNews reports.

14 Sep 2011

Merck issues statement on GARDASIL human papillomavirus vaccine

Merck, known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, issued the following statement on GARDASIL, Merck's vaccine to protect against certain diseases caused by human papillomavirus (HPV) types 6, 11, 16 and 18.

14 Sep 2011

“Contagion” movie entirely plausible

Hollywood's latest thriller “Contagion” seems to have captured the public’s interest with strong sales at the box office. In the movie tens of millions of people are wiped out by the rapid spread of a killer airborne disease. It's a scenario real-life experts say is entirely plausible.

14 Sep 2011

Walgreens, MDA team up to offer free seasonal flu shots

Nobody likes to get stuck with a needle. But influenza - the flu - is particularly hazardous for those with neuromuscular disease, which is why the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) and Walgreens have teamed up once again to offer free seasonal flu shots now underway for people who have muscular dystrophy and related diseases.

14 Sep 2011

Computer models that predict response to treatment

Details of computer models that can predict the chances of a patient responding to their HIV drugs with 80% accuracy are published today in the journal AIDS. The models were developed by the HIV Resistance Response Database Initiative (RDI) using almost half a million pieces of data from approximately 6,000 clinical cases from hundreds of clinics around the world. The models are now available online as part of an experimental treatment support tool, HIV-TRePS.

14 Sep 2011

Real-life health risks of outbreak portrayed in the movie 'Contagion'

Two opinion pieces published Monday examine the real-life health risks of an outbreak portrayed in "Contagion," a movie that opened this weekend in which a mysterious airborne virus kills thousands of people.

14 Sep 2011

Disease/Infection News

Major UK retailers, Liverpool scientists partner to reduce incidence of food poisoning

First effective blood-stage vaccine against malaria

NEJM publishes data from Vertex INCIVEK Phase 3 study on genotype 1 chronic hepatitis C

Researchers discover several chemical compounds against human prion diseases

Viamet commences VT-1161 Phase 1 clinical study to treat fungal infections

U.S. support to Haiti in wake of ongoing cholera epidemic 'remains unfailing'

'Achilles' heels' within HCV virus

ASM to honor LA BioMed investigator for A. baumannii infection study

Number of global malaria deaths fell by one-fifth over past decade, RBM report says

U.N. report highlights innovations aimed at improving maternal and child health

Inovio achieves best-in-class immune responses in PENNVAX-B HIV vaccine Phase I study

Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir avoids grim AIDS predictions

Heavy rains, flooding exacerbating cholera epidemic in West and Central African countries

Researchers at South Korean lab make advance in fight against neglected tropical diseases

Rwanda to treat HIV-positive people in discordant relationships as soon as they test positive

Merck issues statement on GARDASIL human papillomavirus vaccine

“Contagion” movie entirely plausible

Walgreens, MDA team up to offer free seasonal flu shots

Computer models that predict response to treatment

Real-life health risks of outbreak portrayed in the movie 'Contagion'

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