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Yale Researchers Target Tick Saliva In Their Search For Lyme Disease

20 November 2009

A protein found in the saliva of ticks helps protect mice from developing Lyme disease, Yale researchers have discovered. The findings, published in the November 19 issue of Cell Host & Microbe, may spur development of a new...
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Inovio Biomedical Universal DNA Vaccine For Chikungunya Virus Demonstrates Protective Antibody Responses In Monkey Model

20 November 2009

Inovio Biomedical Corporation (NYSE Amex: INO), a leader in DNA vaccine design, development and delivery, announced that the company's SynCon™ Chikungunya virus DNA vaccine induced protective neutralizing antibody...
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How Viruses Destroy Bacteria

20 November 2009

Viruses are well known for attacking humans and animals, but some viruses instead attack bacteria. Texas A&M University researchers are exploring how hungry viruses, armed with transformer-like weapons, attack bacteria...
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20 November 2009

Pew Health Group Statement On Senate Mark Up Of The FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (S. 510)

New Chemical May Play Key Role In Hospital Superbugs' Battle, UK

19 November 2009

European Antibiotic Awareness Day

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WHO To Launch Yellow Fever Vaccination Campaign In West Africa

An Overactive Immune Response Linked To Viral Infections Among Elderly

GAVI Alliance Drives Down Pentavalent Vaccine Costs, Data Shows

BVA'S 8-point Plan For Responsible Use Of Antimicrobials, UK

Epiphany Announces Positive Results From Its Phase 2b Trial In Shingles

Don't Let The Flu Ruin Your Holiday

School-based H1N1 Influenza Clinics To Begin For K-3 Students, Alabama

Groups At High Risk Of H1N1 Influenza A Should Avoid Travelling To 2009 HAJJ

Anacor Initiates Phase I Clinical Development For AN3365 - A Novel Antibiotic For The Treatment Of Gram-Negative Infections

18 November 2009

FDA Approves New Drug For Pain That Persists After Shingles

TAU Develops Dissolving Dressing For Wounds Packed With Infection-Fighting Antibiotics

25-Year Review Shows Last-Resort Lower-Body Amputation Effective In Extreme Cases

Report Calls For Refocusing Health Spending In Developing Countries To Save Children's Lives

GAVI's Impact On Vaccine Market Is Bringing Down Prices

Minister For Health And Children, Ms Mary Harney T.D., Acknowledges The Significance Of The 2nd European Antibiotic Awareness Day On 18th November

FDA Clears The First Rapid Test To Detect Bacteria In Pooled Platelets

Statement Of The European Society Of Human Reproduction And Embryology On The European Commission Proposal Of Viral Screening In Assisted Reproduction

E. Coli O157 In Surrey: Update, UK

Scientists Guide Immune Cells With Light And Microparticles

New Products To Treat Neglected Diseases Are On The Rise, According To Tufts Center For The Study Of Drug Development

FDA Grants Emergency Use Authorization To Roche´s Assay For 2009 H1N1 Influenza Virus

Foodborne Illness: An Acute And Long-term Health Challenge For The 21st Century

Aradigm Doses First Patient In Long-Term Phase 2 Study Of A Novel Inhaled Ciprofloxacin Formulation For The Management Of Respiratory Infections

17 November 2009

Scientist Begins To Unravel What Makes Pandemic H1N1 Tick

10 Technologies That Made News In 2009 And Warrant Watching In 2010

New Government Oversight Of Food Supported By Majority Of Wyoming Voters, Pew-Commissioned Poll Finds

Lyme Disease-Causing Microbes Seen Moving In Ticks

What Is Dysentery? What Causes Dysentery?

Study Shows Link Between Influenza Virus And Fever

Slowing Evolution To Stop Drug Resistance

16 November 2009

FDA Statement On Vibrio Vulnificus In Raw Oysters

Recent Releases In Global Health

Why Certain Drug Combinations Backfire

14 November 2009

Need A Helping Hand? Just Infect A Stranger With A Cooperative Gene

New Hampshire Voters Support New Oversight Of Food, Pew-Commissioned Poll Finds

New Poll Finds 71 Percent Of Americans Favor Investing More In Disease Prevention As Central To Health Reform

Public Support For New Government Oversight Of Food, Pew-Commissioned Poll Finds

89 Percent Of North Carolina Voters Support New Oversight Of Food, Pew-Commissioned Poll Finds

How E. coli Gets Ahead

New Explanation For Nature's Hardiest Life Form

13 November 2009

Almost 200M Undernourished Children Worldwide, Report Says

Highlighting The Need To Update The US Food Safety System

Optimer Pharmaceuticals Completes Enrollment In Second Fidaxomicin Phase 3 Clinical Trial In Patients With Clostridium Difficile Infection

12 November 2009

PuriCore Announces Promising Clinical Results For Vashe(R) Wound Therapy In Post-Operative Care Of Skin Grafts On Burns

When Cooking, Teens Less Likely To Wash Hands, More Likely To Cross-Contaminate Raw Food Than Adults

Amarillo Biosciences Comments On New Findings Of H1N1 In Animals And Potential Effect On Human Infections

11 November 2009

Sebelius Announces Release Of Recovery Act Funding To Improve Care In Nation's Ambulatory Surgical Centers

E. Coli O157 In Surrey: Update, UK

The Less Educated Could Be More Susceptible To The Flu

Anchovy Parasite Poses Risk To The Public

Emory Researchers Present Findings On Worksite Wellness Programs, Norovirus And More At American Public Health Association Meeting

Nurses Welcome News That Infection Rates Are Decreasing

UIC To Develop Antibiotics Against Potential Bioterrorism Agents

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