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Test-based approach of WHO unsuitable for regions where lot of malaria occurs: Research

In view of the sharp rise in treatment costs of malaria, the World Health Organization says that there must be a hard diagnosis before the disease is treated.

29 Jun 2013

Federal judge orders permanent injunction against Med Prep Consulting

A federal judge from the U.S. District Court for New Jersey has entered a consent decree of permanent injunction against Med Prep Consulting, Inc., a pharmacy licensed by the state of New Jersey, and Gerald R. Tighe, the company's president and owner.

29 Jun 2013

Advocates, patients to urge Obama to "Keep the promise on AIDS"

As U.S. President Barack Obama continues his official visit to Africa—with a stop Friday in Pretoria, South Africa to meet with President Jacob Zuma—advocates from AIDS Healthcare Foundation, the African Council of AIDS Service Organizations and South African AIDS patients will host a press conference in Pretoria, Friday, June 28th from 10:00am to 11:00am at the Sheraton Pretoria.

28 Jun 2013

Report alerts clinicians, public about catastrophic dangers of contaminated epidural injections

Investigators from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention describe pathologic findings from 40 case reports of fungal infection in patients who had been given contaminated epidural, paraspinal, or intra-articular (into joints) steroid injections and correlate these findings with clinical and laboratory data.

26 Jun 2013

State highlights: Calif. eyes health care for immigrants; New scrutiny for N.Y. home health firms; Examining Ore. insurers' choice on smokers

When Congress passed President Obama's health care overhaul, a critical compromise provision was that immigrants living in the United States illegally would not be allowed access to publicly subsidized health insurance.

25 Jun 2013

Spinal infection at contaminated drug injection site detected using contrast-enhanced MRI screening

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) at the site of injection of a contaminated lot of a steroid drug to treat symptoms such as back pain resulted in earlier identification of patients with probable or confirmed fungal spinal or paraspinal infection, allowing early initiation of medical and surgical treatment, according to a study in the June 19 issue of JAMA.

19 Jun 2013

Celgene reports results from placebo-controlled phase II trial in patients with Behçet's disease

Celgene International Sàrl, a subsidiary of Celgene Corporation today presented results from a randomized, placebo-controlled phase II trial in patients with Behçet's disease at EULAR, the European Congress of Rheumatology annual meeting in Madrid.

14 Jun 2013

Microbiologist uses new Geographic Information System to track deadly outbreaks of drug-resistant TB

TORONTO, ON - Professor Frances Jamieson at the University of Toronto's Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology (LMP), and Medical Microbiologist, Public Health Ontario, is leading the way in tracking potentially deadly outbreaks of tuberculosis (TB) with a powerful new Geographic Information System (GIS) application, known as Ontario Universal Typing - Tuberculosis (OUT-TB) Web.

13 Jun 2013

Insider probe over Medicare rate decision hits Congress

News outlets report on developments in the story of alleged insider trading after a Medicare rate decision.

12 Jun 2013

Massachusetts Eye and Ear enrolls deaf children in new clinical trial of Auditory Brainstem Implant

The Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, a Harvard Medical School teaching affiliate, is now enrolling a select group of deaf infants and children in a new FDA-approved clinical trial of an Auditory Brainstem Implant.

12 Jun 2013

Johns Hopkins researchers develop experimental vaccine for TB meningitis

A team of Johns Hopkins researchers working with animals has developed a vaccine that prevents the virulent TB bacterium from invading the brain and causing the highly lethal condition TB meningitis, a disease that disproportionately occurs in TB-infected children and in adults with compromised immune system.

12 Jun 2013

Study: GLT1 protein plays a critical role in cocaine craving

A new study conducted by a team of Indiana University neuroscientists demonstrates that GLT1, a protein that clears glutamate from the brain, plays a critical role in the craving for cocaine that develops after only several days of cocaine use.

3 Jun 2013

Innovative approach helps Virginia mount effective response to contaminated steroid crisis

An innovative "hybrid" surveillance strategy-highlighted by close cooperation between public health officials and clinical partners-helped Virginia mount an efficient and effective response to the ongoing outbreak of fungal meningitis and other infections, according to a report in the July/August issue of Journal of Public Health Management and Practice.

31 May 2013

Common sugar molecule promising target for development of broad-spectrum vaccine

Developing new vaccines to protect against diseases that plague humans is fraught with numerous challenges-one being that microbes tend to vary how they look on the surface to avoid being identified and destroyed by the immune system. However, researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) have discovered a sugar polymer that is common on the cell surface of several pathogens.

28 May 2013

Senate immigration bill would ease restrictions on foreign health workers; Measure advances to increase scrutiny on compounding pharmacies

On Capitol Hill, several legislative efforts are moving forward on health issues. Among them is an effort by the Massachusetts delegation to keep bonus Medicare payments for the state's hospitals, while House Republicans are looking for another way to deal with a bill to fund high-risk insurance pools.

24 May 2013

Mercury conference in Edinburgh to confront contentious topics

One of the panel sessions at the ‘Mercury 2013’ International Conference in Edinburgh (28th July – 2nd Aug) “will be highly contentious and should result in a heated debate,” says Prof. K. Clive Thompson who will be chairing the session with Eric Uram from SafeMinds.

24 May 2013

Meningitis News and Research

Latest Meningitis News and Research

Test-based approach of WHO unsuitable for regions where lot of malaria occurs: Research

Federal judge orders permanent injunction against Med Prep Consulting

Advocates, patients to urge Obama to "Keep the promise on AIDS"

Report alerts clinicians, public about catastrophic dangers of contaminated epidural injections

State highlights: Calif. eyes health care for immigrants; New scrutiny for N.Y. home health firms; Examining Ore. insurers' choice on smokers

Spinal infection at contaminated drug injection site detected using contrast-enhanced MRI screening

Celgene reports results from placebo-controlled phase II trial in patients with Behçet's disease

Microbiologist uses new Geographic Information System to track deadly outbreaks of drug-resistant TB

Insider probe over Medicare rate decision hits Congress

Massachusetts Eye and Ear enrolls deaf children in new clinical trial of Auditory Brainstem Implant

Johns Hopkins researchers develop experimental vaccine for TB meningitis

Study: GLT1 protein plays a critical role in cocaine craving

Innovative approach helps Virginia mount effective response to contaminated steroid crisis

Common sugar molecule promising target for development of broad-spectrum vaccine

Senate immigration bill would ease restrictions on foreign health workers; Measure advances to increase scrutiny on compounding pharmacies

Mercury conference in Edinburgh to confront contentious topics

Neisseria meningitidis causes life threatening meningitis, meningococcal sepsis in humans

Leptospirosis: The newest public health threat in Africa

Virginia Tech researchers identify leptospirosis as a major health threat in Botswana

Senate bill on FDA oversight of compounding pharmacies gets broad backing as hearings move closer

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Exploring electron microscopy for plant and microbial imaging at the John Innes Centre

Meningitis News and Research

Latest Meningitis News and Research

Digital pathology and the PathoVerse: A conversation with Dr. Singh

Bioprocess Efficiency with Cell Density Monitoring

Exploring electron microscopy for plant and microbial imaging at the John Innes Centre

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