epidemic

Avian (Bird) Flu: Is There a Role for Rapid Tests?

... the H5N1 subtype of influenza A, which has become epidemic in poultry and wild fowl in numerous countries. First in 1997 and now recently, some humans in close contact with infected birds have contracted the virus. Now that the H5N1 subtype has crossed the species barrier to humans, there is concern for hu...

Rapid HIV Testing Increases Possibility of Treatment

...V/AIDS remains the most widespread and intractable epidemic in human history, progress is occurring. The ability to disseminate reliable testing to locations where people routinely obtain their medical care is fundamental to such progress and the use of devices such as those reported here will bring great ben...

Largest National U.S. Healthcare Facility MRSA Study Reveals Infection Rates Eight Times Greater Than Previous Estimates

... infections. These measures could helpprevent this epidemic from continuing to spiral upward and out ofcontrol." APIC guidelines for the elimination of MRSA transmission includea risk assessment to identify high-risk areas for MRSA within thehospital; surveillance program to outline activities and procedures...

Data Show FluMist May Reduce Seasonal Influenza Burden Among Children in School, Daycare Settings

...educed relative rate of MAARI in the B wave of the epidemic in twoof the age groups and a suggestion of reduction in the others.There was no reduction of type A disease. Phase 4 Study of 45,000 Reveals FluMist Well-Tolerated Interim data were also presented at the PAS meeting from anongoing post- marketing ...

Prospective Model Outlined Potential Time and Cost Savings of Once-Monthly Anemia Treatment

...or the condition. CKD is considered a risingglobal epidemic because it is linked to two of the fastest-growingdiseases -- diabetes and hypertension. An often under-diagnosedcondition, CKD is called a disease multiplier because many of itsrisk factors are also complications of the disease itself, creatinga rel...

Helix BioPharma Corp. Announces Positive Phase II Clinical Results with its Topical Interferon Alpha-2b

...mitted infection, HPV. HPVinfections have grown to epidemic proportions around the world,with over 6 million new cases arising in the USA alone eachyear. The development of cervical cancer is generally preceded by aseries of progressively worsening disease conditions of the cervixdetectable upon gynaecologic...

Researchers Find Surprising Pattern of Influenza Spread in South America and Tropics

...r and Associate Director for Research atFIC. As epidemic months of influenza in Brazil are triggered earlierin the year in the equatorial regions, vaccine recommendationsusing formulations from the Northern Hemisphere could be moreappropriate for some countries in the Southern Hemisphere near theequator. T...