Archive for the 'Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses' Category


Revealing The Sex Life Of Killer Fungus

Biologists at The University of Nottingham and University College Dublin have announced a major breakthrough in our understanding of the sex life of a microscopic fungus which is a major cause of death in immune deficient patients and also a cause of severe asthma.
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12/02/2008 | Respiratory & Asthma - Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses | Trackback | Comments Off

Tick-Borne Disease Presents In China With Apparent Human Transmission

It appears that human ganulocytic anaplasmosis (HGA) has been identified in China for the first time, and was transmitted between two humans rather than ticks, according to a study published on November 19, 2008 in JAMA. HGA, usually carried by ticks, and has symptoms similar to those of influenza. HGA has been noted in the United States since 1990 and Europe since 1997.
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12/01/2008 | Respiratory & Asthma - Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses | Trackback | Comments Off

Hospital Infections Reduced By Friendly Bacteria

A probiotic bacterium, Lactobacillus plantarum 299, has been used to out-compete the dangerous bacteria that cause respiratory illness in ventilated patients. Research published in BioMed Central's open access journal Critical Care describes how applying a bacterial solution in place of normal antiseptics is effective in preventing the most common cause of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP).
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11/06/2008 | Respiratory & Asthma - Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses | Trackback | Comments Off

Patient With Inhalation Anthrax Is Treated, Homerton University Hospital, UK

A patient at Homerton Hospital has been confirmed as having inhalation anthrax. As the condition is not contagious, there is no risk to either other patients or staff. Tests carried out by the Health Protection Agency (HPA) confirmed the patient's condition on Friday evening. The patient is being treated in the hospital's intensive care unit and is said to be critical but stable. Anthrax is a disease cased by spores that live in the environment.
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11/04/2008 | Respiratory & Asthma - Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses | Trackback | Comments Off

Innovative Global Health Research Funded By 2 Grants Of $100,000 To Weill Cornell Medical College

Weill Cornell Medical College has today that it has received two $100,000 Grand Challenges Explorations grants from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The grants will support innovative global health research projects: "Untimely Triggering of the Fusion Mechanism Used by Viruses for Entry: A New Antiviral Approach Using Engineered Microparticles," conducted by Dr. Anne Moscona, and "Senescent and Rejuvenated Mtb Subsets on Exit from Latency," conducted by Dr. Carl Nathan.
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10/31/2008 | Respiratory & Asthma - Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses | Trackback | Comments Off

Infection Control Experts At Briefing In D.C. For International Infection Prevention Week

Highlights include a roundtable discussion about health-care associated infection-prevention success stories, specifically in the areas of central line-associated blood stream infections, Clostridium difficile, ventilator-associated pneumonia, and MRSA in patients coming from long-term care facilities.
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10/18/2008 | Respiratory & Asthma - Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses | Trackback | Comments Off

MedImmune Licenses Reverse Genetics Technology To Hungary’s Omninvest For Use In Influenza Vaccine Development And Production

MedImmune announced that it has licensed its proprietary reverse genetics intellectual property to Omninvest, a Hungarian research and manufacturing company, to support the development and construction of new vaccine strains to produce non-live human influenza vaccines. Reverse genetics is a method by which viruses such as influenza can be generated from segments of DNA.
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10/17/2008 | Respiratory & Asthma - Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses | Trackback | Comments Off

HealthGrades Annual Hospital Quality Study Finds Death Rate 70 Percent Lower At Top-Rated Hospitals

Patients have on average a 70 percent lower chance of dying at the nation's top-rated hospitals compared with the lowest-rated hospitals across 17 procedures and conditions analyzed in the eleventh annual HealthGrades Hospital Quality in America Study, issued by HealthGrades, the leading independent healthcare ratings organization.
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10/14/2008 | Respiratory & Asthma - Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses | Trackback | Comments Off

American Lung Association Joins Health Officials To Prevent The Spread Of Influenza By Urging People To Get Vaccinated

The American Lung Association is making it a little easier for people to get their flu shot this season with the availability of its 2008-2009 Flu Clinic Locator. The largest online directory of public influenza vaccination clinics is now available at http://www.flucliniclocator.org.
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09/25/2008 | Respiratory & Asthma - Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses | Trackback | Comments Off

Simple Antibiotics For Pneumonia Are Best To Avoid Super Bugs, Says Researcher

Australian hospitals should avoid prescribing expensive broad-spectrum antibiotics for pneumonia to avoid the development of more drug-resistant super bugs, according to a University of Melbourne study.
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08/28/2008 | Respiratory & Asthma - Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses | Trackback | Comments Off

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