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Virus Level could Predict Cervical Cancer Risk

...said the research underlined the key role that HPV infection plays in the development of cervical cancer. He sa...d, 'The results show that women with low levels of infection are at extremely low risk of developing cervical cancer within 10 years, the implications are that w...

Kissing can cause Kaposi’s Sarcoma in AID

...at exposure to saliva may explain the high rate of infection in parts of Africa, where more than 70 percent of people may carry herpes virus 8. Since there is not enough data yet to support the new findings no new recommendation have been made that people with HIV avoid deep kissing. Dr. Anna Wald, a Washing...

Patients With Filariasis More Prone To HIV Infection

...r issue of the Journal of Infectious Diseases, HIV infection is significantly enhanced in peripheral blood mono...s (PBMCs) from individuals with untreated filarial infection compared to PBMCs from infected patients treated with antifilarial agents. According to Dr. Ramya G...

Gay capital reeling with rising HIV infection

...of HIV infection. In the past one-year the rate of infection has actually doubled in most areas and in some sel...ur breath! The successful control of spread of HIV infection in the area has made the high risk gay men lower their guard and the virus has struck back with a ve...

And now they say infections can cause heart disease!!!!

...of the American Heart Association.One link between infection and atherosclerosis may be inflammation, Kiechl says. When an infection occurs, it triggers an inflammatory response by the body's immune system. Also infections can releas...

And now they say infections can cause heart disease!!!!

...of the American Heart Association.One link between infection and atherosclerosis may be inflammation, Kiechl says. When an infection occurs, it triggers an inflammatory response by the body's immune system. Also infections can releas...

Development of AIDS vaccine -- Chiron Corp in talks with four Indian cos

...sts made on AIDS in India warn of an epidemic with infection numbers being put at nearly 40 lakh at present. With the costs of the few available anti-AIDS drugs still very much beyond the affordability of the victims, a vaccine is being perceived as a welcome development. DBT and the Union Ministry of Health ...

Ticks may cause more diseases

...r scratched by a cat, and another study linked the infection to tick bites Dr. Bruno Chomel of the University of California at Davis and one of the study's authors and colleagues, collected hard ticks at three sites in Santa Clara County and extracted DNA from their bodies, hoping to match specific genes to t...

Alternative medicine more popular among HIV positive patients

...ative therapies at some point to control their HIV infection and 40% reported current use. The findings appear in the current issue of The journal AIDS Patient Care and STDs. Prayer therapy, simple exercises, lifestyle changes, dietary supplements, mega vitamins, counseling and herbal medications seem to be t...

Researchers urge caution in using ear tube surgery

...ther cases, a child will retain fluid after an ear infection has cleared up. Sometimes the two conditions can exist together. Medical experts are divided on the need for ear tube surgery in the case of persistent fluid. Official guidelines from the American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery li...

Tattoos may significantly increase risk of hepatitis C infection

... of hepatitis C infection. Hepatitis C is a viral infection of the liver, which can cause liver damage and may... tattoos assume significance. Tattoos also spread infection like needle stick injuries. Moreover this can also dangerously expose a person to accidental HIV in...

Experimental treatment for Ebola Virus Shows promising results in mice

... from the immune systems of mice that had survived infection with the deadly Ebola virus and injected them into...virus. Nearly all the mice were protected against infection from the Ebola virus. A copy of the study report is published in the May issue of the Journal of Vir...

Special proteins to fight TB identified

... to grow in the lab and was able to cause an acute infection in mice. But this mutant form of TB did not cause a chronic infection unlike ordinary TB bacteria. It is possible that high levels of heat-shock proteins block the TVB b...

Antibiotic induces liver damage in children with E.COLI infections.

...tibiotics to treat children with E. coli bacterial infection increases the risk of developing a potentially dea...ldren and adults can prevent the spread of E. coli infection by taking the following steps: >> Practice good hygiene and wash hands carefully. >&#...

"Make AIDS Therapy affordable" - Physicians demand

...tural taboos and stigma contribute to raise in the infection rate and lack of resources. Unanimousity established over the fact that main culprit has been the astronomic price of cutting-edge antiretroviral medications. Dr. Chris Ouma of the AIDS treatment organization Action Aid Kenya "Our people have famili...

WORM! WORM! all the way

...s on the placebo experienced a resurgence of their infection compared to only three of those who received the bacteria mixture. Shanahan predicted some day scientists would create organisms genetically engineered to produce vaccines and drugs to treat IBD and other diseases. Weinstock said even genetically en...

TELITHROMYCIN - the proven effective new drug for cap

...ians who perceive their patients to be at risk for infection with resistant pathogens are relying on one or two classes of antimicrobials. This results in increased pressure on those classes ", and this infact is responsible for the resistance strains of this group of bacteria. The efficacy of the drug was as...

Ear infection- a new treatment

...ave successfully treated children with chronic ear infection – ironically by infecting them with bacteria.Naturally occurring bacteria, such as alpha steptococci,protect the body from such infections. However children who get a lot of ear infections have been found to have a lower than normal amount of this ba...

Sponging Cattle betters spraying in eradicating Malaria

...secticide is just as effective at reducing malaria infection as spraying the insides of houses. Since DDT has largely been replaced with more expensive insecticides, home spraying has become more costly.Therefore researchers led by Dr. Mark Rowland at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine thought...

Supplement helps cardiac surgery

...oing heart surgery. After every operation, rate of infection is a common risk, especially for patients who have impaired immunity.Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh report on the use of a nutritional supplement which enhances the immune system in patients undergoing surgery.// A group of 50 patients...

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