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Fungi, like bacteria, can cause severe infections

Fungi have significant potential for "horizontal" gene transfer, a new study has shown, similar to the mechanisms that allow bacteria to evolve so quickly, become resistant to antibiotics and cause other serious problems.

18 Mar 2010

Nature News examines GAVI Alliance's budget gap

Nature News examines GAVI Alliance's multi-billion-dollar budget shortfall ahead of a donors meeting in The Hague on March 25-26.

18 Mar 2010

SC Johnson announces collaboration with BMGF on global efforts to combat malaria

SC Johnson, A Family Company, today announced a collaboration with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation on global efforts to combat malaria. The organizations will jointly support research programs conducted by Cornell University Center for Sustainable Global Enterprise and a consortium of Indonesian research institutions to advance the development and use of consumer products in the fight against the spread of the disease.

18 Mar 2010

PPD, Southern Research Institute collaborate in pandemic and seasonal influenza vaccine research

PPD and Southern Research Institute today announced they have formed a collaborative agreement in pandemic and seasonal influenza vaccine research and development to provide clients a full spectrum of influenza vaccine development services by collaborating on client bids and projects.

18 Mar 2010

Hypnotherapy and probiotics effective for reducing IBS symptoms

Hypnotherapy seems to be very effective for easing the distressing symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and in a goodly proportion of cases, clears up symptoms altogether, reveal experts during a wide ranging discussion of the condition in a Frontline Gastroenterology podcast.

18 Mar 2010

Cangene receives European Commission approval to market ImmunoGam

Cangene Corporation today reports that it has received European Commission approval to market Cangene's ImmunoGam(TM) (Human Hepatitis B Immunoglobulin), indicated for immunoprophylaxis of hepatitis B.

18 Mar 2010

CytoDyn commences full humanization of Cytolin immune therapy for treating HIV/AIDS

CytoDyn, Inc. has begun full humanization of Cytolin®, the Company’s unique immune therapy for treating HIV/AIDS. Although a murine (mouse) version of Cytolin® was used for previous human experience that included some 200 patients successfully treated for up to two years, as well as an encouraging Phase I(b)/II(a) study, the Company believes that a fully-humanized version is necessary for the clinical trial that is expected to follow the current one (described at http://clinicaltrials.gov) for the reasons explained below.

17 Mar 2010

ICID provides online planning tools to help non-profit organizations develop pandemic flu plans

On the heels of the recent H1N1 pandemic, the International Centre for Infectious Diseases is providing online planning tools to help non-profit organizations develop pandemic flu plans. It is urging vigilance against future waves of the virus, and advises organizations to take action now to plan for events that could threaten the delivery of service to their clients.

17 Mar 2010

Public health experts review planning outreach to populations vulnerable to HIV infection and STBBI

Public health experts from across Canada will meet in Toronto March 11 and 12 to review and discuss planning outreach to populations vulnerable to HIV infection and sexually transmitted and blood borne infections (STBBI). The meeting will be hosted by Winnipeg's National Collaborating Centre for Infectious Diseases.

17 Mar 2010

AHF’s Magic Johnson ‘Testing America’ Tour arrives in Nashville to offer free HIV testing

AHF’s Magic Johnson ‘Testing America’ Tour, a six month, 48 state national cross country HIV testing tour, arrives in Nashville, Tennessee and will offer free HIV testing, along with local partner Street Works at events today and tomorrow.

17 Mar 2010

Simple common sense behaviors can help limit the spread of H1N1 in household: Study

Simple, common sense behaviors, including having a discussion at home about how to prevent influenza, can help limit the spread of H1N1 in a household, according to a study of the initial outbreak in New York City in 2009.

17 Mar 2010

Systemic underfunding of CDC's Division of Viral Hepatitis puts millions of Americans' health at risk

Warning that "systemic underfunding of the Centers for Disease Control's Division of Viral Hepatitis puts millions of Americans' health and well-being at risk," the National Viral Hepatitis Roundtable today called on the Administration to work with Congress to take decisive action this year to fix the funding failure for viral hepatitis screening, surveillance, and early intervention programs.

17 Mar 2010

Can preventative vaccines curb the rising numbers of HIV cases?

According to a recent United Nations study, HIV infection rates among high-risk groups such as gays, drug users and sex workers are on the rise around the world.

17 Mar 2010

Restoring immune function in HIV patients: Therapies targeting PD-1 and IL-10 molecules needed

New research conducted by the scientific director for VGTI Florida and his colleagues at the University of Montreal, in collaboration with scientists from the NIH and the McGill University Hospital center, may soon lead to an expansion of the drug arsenal used to fight HIV. The research sheds new light on how HIV gradually weakens the body’s immune system and highlights the need for new research into therapies that will target the chain of events that cause the progression of the disease.

17 Mar 2010

Nasal washes may help reduce sinus infection

Washing out your nose with a spray or spout of salt water is safe and might even get you back to work sooner after a cold or acute sinus infection. However, there is not enough evidence to show that it can reduce your symptoms significantly, according to a new research review.

17 Mar 2010

Global access to safe drinking water increased, sanitation lagging behind, WHO-UNICEF report finds

A report released Monday by the WHO and UNICEF documents mixed progress in improving drinking water and sanitation conditions worldwide, VOA News reports (Schlein, 3/15). "The report - presenting the latest data on improved sources of sanitation and drinking water in 209 countries or territories - is aimed at assisting policy-makers, donors, government and non-governmental agencies decide what needs to be done," U.N. News Centre writes (3/15).

17 Mar 2010

AIDS activists set to rally at South Carolina State House to reinstate all $5.9M in HIV/AIDS funding

A coalition of hundreds of AIDS activists, patients, medical care providers and concerned citizens of all backgrounds are expected to gather tomorrow, Wednesday, March 17th at 12:30 pm on the north side of the South Carolina State House for a rally to reinstate all $5.9 million in HIV/AIDS funding.

17 Mar 2010

Black children less likely to develop shingles after receiving chickenpox vaccine

Black children are less likely than white or Asian children to develop shingles (herpes zoster) after receiving the varicella vaccine to prevent chickenpox, reports a study in the March issue of The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal.

17 Mar 2010

Sidibe calls for a 'prevention revolution' to fight HIV/AIDS

UNAIDS head Michel Sidibe on Monday called for a "prevention revolution" to fight HIV/AIDS and addressed laws he says make high-risk groups more vulnerable to the disease, the Associated Press reports. Speaking to a group of journalists in New York, Sidibe "said 'it is unacceptable' that 85 countries still have laws criminalizing same sex relations among adults, including seven that impose the death penalty for homosexual practices," the news service writes.

17 Mar 2010

OVD issue highlights prevalence of eye problems in general population

In the latest issue of Optometry & Vision Development (OVD), Dr. Dominick Maino, editor of OVD, notes that: "In 2010 there are 9 million people with lazy eye and 18 million individuals with eye-turns

17 Mar 2010

Disease/Infection News

Fungi, like bacteria, can cause severe infections

Nature News examines GAVI Alliance's budget gap

SC Johnson announces collaboration with BMGF on global efforts to combat malaria

PPD, Southern Research Institute collaborate in pandemic and seasonal influenza vaccine research

Hypnotherapy and probiotics effective for reducing IBS symptoms

Cangene receives European Commission approval to market ImmunoGam

CytoDyn commences full humanization of Cytolin immune therapy for treating HIV/AIDS

ICID provides online planning tools to help non-profit organizations develop pandemic flu plans

Public health experts review planning outreach to populations vulnerable to HIV infection and STBBI

AHF’s Magic Johnson ‘Testing America’ Tour arrives in Nashville to offer free HIV testing

Simple common sense behaviors can help limit the spread of H1N1 in household: Study

Systemic underfunding of CDC's Division of Viral Hepatitis puts millions of Americans' health at risk

Can preventative vaccines curb the rising numbers of HIV cases?

Restoring immune function in HIV patients: Therapies targeting PD-1 and IL-10 molecules needed

Nasal washes may help reduce sinus infection

Global access to safe drinking water increased, sanitation lagging behind, WHO-UNICEF report finds

AIDS activists set to rally at South Carolina State House to reinstate all $5.9M in HIV/AIDS funding

Black children less likely to develop shingles after receiving chickenpox vaccine

Sidibe calls for a 'prevention revolution' to fight HIV/AIDS

OVD issue highlights prevalence of eye problems in general population

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