Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses News From Medical News Today
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:13:05 +0200
Bed Bugs On The Rise
Bed bugs appear to be on the rise around the world, as more and more experts and professionals in pest control report huge rises in prevalence, even so far as to suggest we are on the verge of a bed bug pandemic...
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 10:00:00 PDT
Two Mosquito Pools Tested Positive For West Nile Virus, Boston, Massachusetts
The Boston Public Health Commission reported today that two more mosquito pools have confirmed contamination of West Nile Virus (WNV), one pool was detected in North Dorchester and the other one in Hyde Park (first time this season). Authorities inform that previous infected mosquito pools had been found in North Dorchester and West Roxbury...
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 09:00:00 PDT
Lytix Biopharma AS Announces Approval By Hungarian Authorities To Start Phase IIa Clinical Trial With LytixarTM In Gram Positive Skin Infections
The Norwegian pharmaceutical company Lytix Biopharma AS today announces the approval in Hungary to commence a Phase IIa clinical trial with LytixarTM (LTX-109) treatment of skin infections caused by Gram positive bacteria...
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 06:00:00 PDT
After Needle Accidents, Hospitals Face Legal Dilemma If They Test Incapacitated Patients
Anaesthetists are calling for greater clarity on the legal implications of testing incapacitated patients for blood-borne viruses, after a survey found that this is often done following staff needlestick injuries, in possible breach of UK legislation...
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 05:00:00 PDT
Microbiology Brought To Life In Nottingham, UK
Antimicrobial insect brains, mouth bacteria behaving badly and the hundreds of microbial communities that lurk in household dust are just some of the highlights at the Society for General Microbiology's autumn meeting in Nottingham next week. The annual event takes place on 6-9 September at the Jubilee Campus, University of Nottingham...
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 05:00:00 PDT
Health Leaders Gather To Discuss WHO's Work In Africa
Health leaders from 46 African WHO member states gathered in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, on Monday for the 60th session of the Africa Committee of the WHO, Agencia AngolaPress reports...
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 04:00:00 PDT
Successful Treatment For S. aureus Skin Infection In Mouse Model
Scientists from the National Institutes of Health and University of Chicago have found a promising treatment method that in laboratory mice reduces the severity of skin and soft-tissue damage caused by USA300, the leading cause of community-associated Staphylococcus aureus infections in the United States...
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 04:00:00 PDT
Antibacterial Peptide Could Aid In Treating Soldiers' Burn Wound Infections
An antibacterial peptide developed by Laszlo Otvos, a research professor of biology in Temple's College of Science and Technology, looks to be a highly-effective therapy against infections in burn or blast wounds suffered by soldiers...
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 03:00:00 PDT
Virus Related To Smallpox Rising Sharply In Africa
In the winter of 1979, the world celebrated the end of smallpox, a highly contagious and often fatal viral infection estimated to have caused between 300 and 500 million deaths during the 20th century. The virus was eradicated through an aggressive worldwide vaccination campaign, which itself ended in 1980. After all, with no virus, there was no longer a need for a vaccine...
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 03:00:00 PDT
Innovative Low Cost, High-Speed Filter Uses Electrified Nanostructures To Purify Water
By dipping plain cotton cloth in a high-tech broth full of silver nanowires and carbon nanotubes, Stanford researchers have developed a new high-speed, low-cost filter that could easily be implemented to purify water in the developing world. Instead of physically trapping bacteria as most existing filters do, the new filter lets them flow on through with the water...
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 03:00:00 PDT
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