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Technique for analyzing the function of microRNAs wins Barenholz Prize for Hebrew University student

A unique technique for analyzing the function of microRNAs developed by a Hebrew University of Jerusalem doctoral student has led to the discovery of a new mechanism by which viruses evade the human immune system. This discovery has important implications for human intervention in the battle between viruses and humans.

25 Jun 2008

Children, adolescents living with HIV have higher rates of risk factors for cardiovascular issues

Children and adolescents living with HIV have higher rates of risk factors for cardiovascular issues than HIV-negative children and adolescents, according to a study published in the June issue of the Journal of Pediatrics, the Miami Herald reports. In addition, many antiretroviral drugs can increase cardiovascular risk factors, the Herald reports.

24 Jun 2008

Florida HIV/AIDS advocacy groups, health departments to increase HIV awareness among minorities

HIV/AIDS advocacy groups and health departments in Florida are planning several events aimed at increasing awareness about HIV among minorities ahead of National HIV Testing Day, which is scheduled for Friday, the Naples Daily News reports.

24 Jun 2008

Treating genital herpes does not reduce eisk of HIV

Treating genital herpes does not reduce the risk of HIV, according to a study published on Friday in the journal Lancet, the AP/Newsweek reports (Cheng, AP/Newsweek, 6/19). Herpes simplex virus-2 has been shown to increase the risk of HIV by as much as threefold, so the researchers examined whether treating HSV-2 might reduce the risk of HIV, Bloomberg reports.

24 Jun 2008

New HIV/AIDS threat in India found among youth working at call centers

Unprotected sex with multiple partners among young staff in India's call centers has emerged as a new HIV/AIDS threat in the country, Suniti Solomon, the researcher who detected the first HIV case in India in 1986, told the International Congress on Infectious Diseases on Saturday, the AP/International Herald Tribune reports.

24 Jun 2008

Viruses hitch a ride in the cell

Viruses can travel around cells they infect by hitching a ride on a microscopic transport system, according to new research. Cells are exposed to foreign DNA and RNA and it is understood that some of this genetic material can be integrated into the host genome. Using modern microscopic techniques, scientists have been able to see how virus DNA is transported in the cell.

23 Jun 2008

Less invasive approach for the treatment of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia

In the United States alone, approximately three-and-a-half million women have abnormal Pap smear tests each year.

23 Jun 2008

Religious, cultural issues affecting efforts to fight HIV/AIDS, U.N. report says

Inter Press Service recently examined a report released by the United Nations Commission on HIV/AIDS and Governance in Africa last week at the U.N. 2008 High Level Meeting on AIDS.

17 Jun 2008

Bali to host next international congress on HIV/AIDS in Asia, Pacific in August 2009

The Indonesian island of Bali will host the Ninth International Congress of AIDS in Asia and the Pacific in August 2009, Xinhuanet reports.

17 Jun 2008

Australian-made vaccine will protect against bird flu

An Australian-made vaccine which now has approval from the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) could be used in the event of a bird flu pandemic.

17 Jun 2008

Some Northern California colleges banning campus blood drives because of FDA's policy barring MSM

Some colleges in Northern California have banned campus blood drives, saying that FDA's lifetime ban on donations from men who have had sex with men violates the schools' nondiscrimination policies, NPR's "All Things Considered" reports.

17 Jun 2008

Children often neglected in HIV/AIDS testing, treatment, Rwandan official says

Children should be placed at the center of HIV/AIDS prevention efforts, Agnes Binagwaho, executive secretary of Rwanda's National AIDS Control Commission, said recently, the New Times/AllAfrica.com reports.

17 Jun 2008

Individualized therapies for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma identified with PET

Positron emission tomography (PET) could be an important tool for identifying non-Hodgkin's lymphoma patients who are likely to respond well to treatment with 90 ibritumomab tiuxetan (IT)-the first radioimmunotherapy treatment approved for use by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, said researchers at the Society of Nuclear Medicine's 55th Annual Meeting.

16 Jun 2008

Peregrine Pharmaceuticals awarded two new U.S. patents for targeted anti-aminophospholipid agents

Peregrine Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today reported the issuance of two U.S. patents that significantly broaden the company's intellectual property leadership in the field of targeted anti-aminophospholipid agents.

16 Jun 2008

Hong Kong battling with bird flu outbreak

An outbreak of the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus in poultry in Hong Kong food markets has led to the culling of live poultry across the city.

16 Jun 2008

Integrated control of malaria and other vector diseases is crucial

Combating malaria and other so-called vector diseases with chemical controls is increasingly ineffective, besides being hazardous for humans and the environment. These chemical controls must therefore be eliminated. In order to combat the diseases that insects and ticks transmit, all possible strategies must be united.

15 Jun 2008

U.N. Secretary-General calls for end of discrimination against, travel restrictions on people living with HIV/AIDS

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon at the opening of the U.N. 2008 High Level Meeting on AIDS on Tuesday called on the international community to end discrimination against HIV-positive people, including travel restrictions, describing such practices as "an affront to our common humanity," Xinhuanet reports.

11 Jun 2008

European businesses not properly advised on how to prepare for flu pandemic

A new report entitled Business Continuity Planning and Pandemic Influenza in Europe, published by the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), has found huge gaps and differences across Europe in the level of advice given to businesses to prepare for a possible influenza pandemic.

11 Jun 2008

Oxygen-rich lifesaving efforts pose risk for respiratory infections

Each year, thousands of premature infants battle to breathe. Thanks to life-saving interventions developed in the past couple decades - steroids given to their mothers to stall pre-term labor, mechanical ventilation, air enriched with extra oxygen, and surfactant, a crucial wetting agent that makes breathing less work - most of these newborns survive with enough lung function to grow and go home.

11 Jun 2008

Viruses genetically designed to kill cancer cells influence tumor blood-vessel growth

Viruses genetically designed to kill cancer cells offer a promising strategy for treating incurable brain tumors such as glioblastoma, but the body's natural defenses often eliminate the viruses before they can eliminate the tumor.

11 Jun 2008

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Latest Virology News and Research

Technique for analyzing the function of microRNAs wins Barenholz Prize for Hebrew University student

Children, adolescents living with HIV have higher rates of risk factors for cardiovascular issues

Florida HIV/AIDS advocacy groups, health departments to increase HIV awareness among minorities

Treating genital herpes does not reduce eisk of HIV

New HIV/AIDS threat in India found among youth working at call centers

Viruses hitch a ride in the cell

Less invasive approach for the treatment of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia

Religious, cultural issues affecting efforts to fight HIV/AIDS, U.N. report says

Bali to host next international congress on HIV/AIDS in Asia, Pacific in August 2009

Australian-made vaccine will protect against bird flu

Some Northern California colleges banning campus blood drives because of FDA's policy barring MSM

Children often neglected in HIV/AIDS testing, treatment, Rwandan official says

Individualized therapies for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma identified with PET

Peregrine Pharmaceuticals awarded two new U.S. patents for targeted anti-aminophospholipid agents

Hong Kong battling with bird flu outbreak

Integrated control of malaria and other vector diseases is crucial

U.N. Secretary-General calls for end of discrimination against, travel restrictions on people living with HIV/AIDS

European businesses not properly advised on how to prepare for flu pandemic

Oxygen-rich lifesaving efforts pose risk for respiratory infections

Viruses genetically designed to kill cancer cells influence tumor blood-vessel growth

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