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What Are Tapeworms? What Causes Tapeworm Infection?

10 November 2009

Tapeworms, or cestodes, are intestinal parasites; they are worms that are flattened like a tape measure. A tapeworm cannot live freely on its own - it survives within the gut (intestine) of an animal, including a human...
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Silver (And Copper) Antimicrobial Bullets To Kill Bacteria

10 November 2009

Dana Filoti of the University of New Hampshire will present thin films of silver and copper she has developed that can kill bacteria and may one day help to cut down on hospital infections...
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Sterilizing Devices With Plasma-In-A-Bag

10 November 2009

The practice of sterilizing medical tools and devices helped revolutionize health care in the 19th century because it dramatically reduced infections associated with surgery. Through the years, numerous ways of sterilization...
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Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses News Articles Archive - Page 1

10 November 2009

Population Movement Can Be Critical Factor In Dengue's Spread

09 November 2009

Scientists Visualize How Bacteria Talk To One Another

$6-Million NIH Grant To Study Rare Brain Disease

Figuring Out Tricky Viruses, Adapting For Gene Therapy

New Three-Year Grant From The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Announced By Keystone Symposia

Creation Of New Transatlantic Task Force On Global Antibiotic Resistance Threat Applauded By U.S. And European Experts

07 November 2009

Novexel Starts Phase II Clinical Trial With NXL103 In Adults With Acute Bacterial Skin And Skin Structure Infections (ABSSSI)

Excessive Antibiotic Prescription Caused By Perceived Parent-Pressure

Unique Human Microbe Communities Have Wide Implications For Human Health

How Plants And Bacteria 'Talk' To Thwart Disease

Compelling Rotavirus Burden Data And Critical Need For Access To Vaccines In High-Burden Regions Outlined In Journal Of Infectious Diseases

06 November 2009

HHS Orders Intravenous Antiviral Flu Medication To Help Patients Hospitalized With 2009 H1N1

Theravance And Astellas Announce The Commercial Launch Of VIBATIVTM (telavancin) In The United States

Variation In Bacterial Populations From Person To Person Surprises Researchers

Climate Change Is Biggest Global Health Threat To Children, Report Says

FDA Health Alert For Certain Pet Treats Made By Pet Carousel

'Clever Cleaning' The Way To Beat Hospital Superbugs, UK

New Human Immunology Research Awards To Help Fight Emerging Infectious Diseases Announced By NIAID

Inappropriate Sepsis Therapy Leads To Fivefold Reduction In Survival

05 November 2009

BioAlliance Pharma Presents Additional US Pivotal Phase III Results On Loramyc™ (Miconazole Lauriad(R)) At The 47Th Annual Meeting Of The IDSA

Also In Global Health News: Childhood Vaccines; USAID Administrator; Pakistan Polio Fight; UNICEF Fundraising; Measles In India

Study Examines Campaign To Increase Use Of Zinc To Prevent Childhood Diarrhea

'One Health' Summit Nov. 17: Emerging Infectious Diseases

How Symbiotic Bacteria Evolve: Free Public Lecture At UC Riverside

House Legislation Seeks 5 Days Of Sick Leave For Workers

04 November 2009

News Outlets Examine First World Pneumonia Day

Also In Global Health News: Breast Cancer In Developing World; Burkina Faso ITN Distribution; Diarrhea In People Over Age Five; Gates Q&A

What Is Erythema Infectiosum? What Is Slapped Cheek Syndrome?

E. Coli O157 In Surrey: Update, UK

New Infectious Disease Research Presented At CHEST 2009

Juvaris BioTherapeutics Initiates Phase 2 Study Of Influenza Vaccine Adjuvant In Elderly Population

Leading Organizations Join Forces To Launch First Annual World Pneumonia Day

Penn Biologists Say There's A Speed Limit To The Pace Of Evolution

03 November 2009

New WHO/UNICEF Action Plan To Tackle Pneumonia

Protecting Children From A Forgotten But Deadly Disease: Who Releases Global Action Plan To Prevent And Treat Pneumonia

Norovirus: Poorly Cleaned Public Cruise Ship Restrooms May Predict Outbreaks

WHO, UNICEF Launch 6-Year $39B Plan To Prevent, Treat Pneumonia; World Pneumonia Day Coverage

Immune Therapy Can Protect Against Or Treat Later Lymphoma

Mankind And Leprosy Bacteria

A Gold Nanocage Covered With A Polymer Is A Smart Drug Delivery System

Bacteria 'Launch A Shield' To Resist Attack

Novavax Reports Positive Data For Its Trivalent Seasonal Influenza (VLP) Vaccine Candidate In A Second Phase II Study

Sanofi Pasteur Presents Safety Data On Menactra(R) Vaccine Given To Infants At Infectious Disease Society Meeting

Study Reveals A "Missing Link" In Immune Response To Disease

WHO/UNICEF Launch New Action Plan Against Pneumonia, The Leading Killer Of Children

02 November 2009

Centene Corporation's Proactive Flu Prevention Program Also Targets Groups At Risk For H1N1

What Is Epiglottitis? What Causes Epiglottitis?

Improving Global Response To Emerging Pandemics With Funding Of $185 Million

Pneumonia: Vaccination Essential To Prevent World's Leading Child Killer

Cummings School Awarded USAID Grant Targeting Emerging Infectious Diseases

New York Times Examines Debate Over U.S. Global Health Spending Priorities

01 November 2009

E. Coli O157 In Surrey: Update, UK

31 October 2009

NovaBay's Aganocides Show Penetration And Efficacy In A Pre-Clinical Infected Human Nail Model Of Onychomycosis

30 October 2009

The Final Frontier: Disease Proposed As Major Barrier To Mars And Beyond

Also In Global Health News: Sudan Food Aid; Congolese Refugees; NTDs In U.S.

Researchers Identify Genetic Links To Fungal Infection Susceptibility

DAI-Led Team Selected To Implement USAID Response To Emerging Infectious Diseases

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