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Tag: "infection" at medical news

Developing HIV fighter

...w that these small RNAs in cells would inhibit the infection by HIV,'' in laboratory work.The RNA interference process is a very new development in biological science and is quite exciting,'' he said. ``It will move out of the lab soon ... in the next several years.''...

Look out for sepsis

... confusion nausea and vomiting. Be concerned if an infection does not clear up within a few days, or seems to be getting worse. Sepsis can take hold very rapidly, so prompt medical attention is essential....

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...

Vaccine guards against shingles

...se of cancer, have a high rate of shingles a viral infection caused by the same virus that gives rise to chicken pox. //Most people recover from chicken pox, a common childhood infection, without incident. But the virus lingers in nerve cells, and may re-emerge years later to cause shingles. Unlike chicken p...

The hazards of domestic travel

...with, can be unpredictable. There's also a risk of infection from leptospirosis and giardia. You may contract l...rivers, streams or lakes. Giardia is an intestinal infection that comes from ingestion of contaminated lack or stream water....

Lymphoma's Link to Hepatitis C

... non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, and the hepatitis C virus infection were treated with interferon either alone or in combination with the drug, ribavirin. Outcomes of these patients were then compared to six similarly treated patients with splenic lymphoma with villous lymphocytes who did not have the hepatitis C viru...

Gene researchers make Malaria-resistant mosquito

...cally modified mosquitoes were less susceptible to infection after feeding on a malaria-infected mouse and were far less able to transmit the malaria parasite to mice than normal mosquitoes. Two groups of mosquitoes they studied were unable to transmit the parasite and one group had a 50% reduction in transmis...

Bacterial discovery may help CF patients

...-author of the paper, Professor John Mattick, said infection by this bacteria resulted in inflammation and tiss... measure to prevent the establishment of bacterial infection in the lungs of people with cystic fibrosis. However, while DNaseI dissolved the biofilm during its...

The issue of urinary incontinence

...oblem because they raise the risk of urinary tract infection (and it is infected urine that smells most). A well-designed incontinence pad should deal with the odour problem. Professor Malone-Lee predicts in future that the development of even more sophisticated designs and high-tech materials for the manufac...

Gene testing kit specific for Doctors

...n the doctor's office or the drugstore to test for infection and adverse drug responses. Researchers at LGC// (...be used to test for viral DNA, to see what kind of infection the patient has. But it could also be applied to prescribing. Some people have variants of genes for...

Virus connection to cervical injury

...y in Texas there's a firm connection between viral infection and pre-cancerous lesions on the cervix. Previous research has shown that infection with human papillomavirus (HPV)// may increase the risk of cervical cancer. A group of almost 8,50...

Severe stress weakens immunity

...n inflammatory response is set up - in response to infection - this is eventually terminated by the hormone cortisol. Otherwise, the body would be in a state of chronic inflammation as happens in various auto-immune diseases and allergy. In this study, a group of parents caring for children with cancer were co...

How to arrest cough

...w-coloured sputum may indicate a serious bacterial infection - another indicator for a doctor's care....

Vaccine for septic conditions

...sis might result.// This condition of overwhelming infection can be fateful. And treatment with antibiotics is often ineffective. Researchers at The Scripps Institute in the US have been looking at a vaccine for sepsis. It is based on one of the toxins which bacteria produce and causes the symptoms of septic...

A new infection- 'hot tub lung'

... a new study observe the dangers of getting a lung infection or irritation from a hot tub bath. No doubt it is ...g' - a relatively new condition which is either an infection or an irritation due to exposure to mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) . At temperatures above 84 deg...

Implication of virus in colon cancer

... Alabama US, have now exposed a link between viral infection and colon cancer. First, they report on laboratory studies that show how human cytomegalovirus (CMV) can disrupt normal cellular processes, leading to malignant growth, especially in the context of colon cancer. Then the researchers went on to test...

Anxiety and Peptic ulcers may be linked

...worry gave you ulcers.// Then research showed that infection with the common bacterium Helicobacter pylori was a major risk factor, and the link with anxiety was neglected. However, researchers at the University of California now report that people with generalized anxiety do seem to be more likely to suffer f...

Colon cancer linked with common virus

...or. Further research should reveal if treating the infection might be a useful approach in combatting colon cancer....

A Compilation of recent Diabetes Research articles

...research is based on the fact that when you get an infection your body produces cells that help fight off disease. When this happens a variety of protein types and other substances collect in the blood stream. Inflammation can be measured by looking at these substances and these act as "markers" of inflammatio...

Fewer teeth & Increased Ischemic Stroke risk

... A hypothesis that is gaining momentum is that the infection associated to periodontal disease and tooth loss causes inflammation that affects the arteries. Doctors also claim that earlier studies have shown that tooth loss is related to disease of the carotid artery, the main artery to the brain. Whatever t...

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