Infection
Drug 'can greatly reduce risk of HIV infection'
November 24, 2010A drug used to treat HIV-positive patients may offer gay and bisexual men some protection against contracting the virus, the authors of a new study say. Trials of the combination drug Truvada among nearly 2,500 men suggested it could reduce the...
WHO: Swine Flu spread has not peaked
February 24, 2010The World Health Organization says the global spread of H1N1 Flu has not peaked. A WHO emergency committee, which met to review the latest evidence, concludes countries should continue their control actions. The WHO emergency committee notes different...
All countries will need vaccine for ‘unstoppable’ A(H1N1) virus
July 14, 2009The highest body of experts advising the United Nations health agency on immunizations has determined that all countries will need to have vaccines for the influenza A(H1N1) infection, noting that the spread of the pandemic is “unstoppable.&rdquo...
No swine flu cases registered in Moldova yet
April 28, 2009No swine flu cases have been registered in Moldova yet, according to the Health Minsitry (MS). The cases of the flu caused by the swine root of the flu virus were signalled in the last days in Mexico and the USA, according to a press release. At the...
WHO: Curb infection with hand hygiene
October 24, 2007A World Health Organization global initiative seeks to combat healthcare-associated infection by improving hand hygiene, say researchers in Switzerland. A commentary, scheduled to be published in the December issue of Infection Control and Hospital...
Russian resort hit by severe stomach bug
October 06, 2007Scores of people have been infected with an intestinal disorder in a Russian resort in the Northern Caucasus, Itar-Tass reported Friday. The outbreak in Kislovodsk was first reported Wednesday when 10 students at St. Nicholas Seminary complained of...
Higher infections for babies in pools
October 06, 2007Research in Germany linked higher infection risks, especially for diarrhea, to babies who swam in pools during their first year of life. However, the study, published in the International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health, found no increased...
- October 03, 2007
An English businessman died of an infection about two weeks after he was bitten by his children’s pet rat. An inquest in West Sussex determined this week that the bite was almost certainly the cause of Matthew Wareing’s death, although...
Infectious skin disease found in Texas
September 17, 2007Texas doctors have identified nine cases of the skin disease leishmaniasis in patients who have not traveled to endemic areas. The infectious disease, sometimes called the Baghdad boil, is common in South America, Mexico and the Middle East, but the...