Fungal in Medical News

Breast Cancer Drug May Beat Fungal Infection

If proven effective, tamoxifen could be new way to fight Candida ,, FRIDAY, July 24 (HealthDay News) -- A drug used to help prevent recurring breast cancer appears to hold promise as a treatment for deadly fungal infections, new research has found. University of Rochester Medical C...

Predicting fatal fungal infections

June 15, 2009 (BRONX, NY) In a study published in The Journal of Infectious Diseases , researchers from Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have identified cells in blood that predict which HIV-positive individuals are most likely to develop deadly fungal meningitis, a maj...

Researchers at Case Western Reserve discover a new way the body fights fungal infection

A team of researchers led by Amy G. Hise, M.D., M.P.H., assistant professor at the Center for Global Health and Diseases, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, is the first to discover how the body fights off oral yeast infections caused by the most common human fungal pathogen, Can...

Voriconazole: A highly potent treatment for fungal infections

London, UK, 16 December 2008 - The effectiveness of voriconazole in combating fungal infections has been confirmed by a new study to be featured in the International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents ( www.elsevier.com/locate/ijaa ), published by Elsevier. Fungal infections can kill people with we...

Uptake of Next-Generation Antifungals Has Intensified Competition in the Severe Fungal Infections Drug Market

However, Generic Erosion and a Dearth of Promising Emerging Therapies Will Result in Modest Annual Growth, According to a New Report from Decision Resources WALTHAM, Mass., Nov. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Decision Resources, one of the world's leading research and advisory firms for pharmaceuti...

VBI, Mayo Clinic investigate link between fungal proteins, innate immunity and asthma

Blacksburg, Va. Researchers at Mayo Clinic and the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute (VBI) have received a second grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) to advance understanding of the role of environmental fungi in chronic airway disorders. Recently NIAID a...

Researchers Devise New Compound to Treat Fungal Infections

Researchers have formed a new compound AN2690, that might help to attack hard-to-treat fungal infection in nails by blocking an enzyme crucial for the protein synthesis of fungal pathogens. The study was conducted by a team of researchers including Dickon Alley and Stephen Cusack at Anacor ...

New Anti Fungal Drug Eraxis as Good as the Older Medicine

Eraxis, known generically as anidulafungin was shown to be non-inferior to fluconazole in the treatment of invasive candidiasis, a potentially fatal blood infection seen in people whose immune systems have been hobbled. This is according to a research by Dr. Annette Reboli of Cooper University Hos...

Noxafil Drug Better in Fighting Deadly Fungal Infections

Two studies have found that the Schering-Plough fungus-fighter drug - Noxafil, //which gained FDA approval recently is better than older drugs in protecting patients with crippled immune systems, according to two studies financed by the company. The results of their study were published in the New...

Noxafil Can Help Invasive Fungal Infections

The U.S Food and Drug Administration has approved a novel molecular drug that is capable of preventing fungal infections in post-surgical patients// including those whose immune systems are weak. Schering Corp.'s Noxafil (posaconazole) is now permitted for use, as a prevention of infections t...

Reports Characterize Fungal Eye Infections Among Soft Contact Lens Wearers

CHICAGO - Fusarium, the fungus implicated in recent eye infections among soft contact lens wearers, is associated with an increasing number of cases of keratitis// (corneal swelling and inflammation), according to a report published online today in Archives of Ophthalmology, one of the JAMA/Archive...

Lens Wearers Alerted Over Dangerous Fungal Infection

Following high incidence of a potentially dangerous infection associated with use of ReNu MoistureLoc lens solution, manufactured by Bausch & Lomb//, those in Hong Kong, US and Singapore have been alerted regarding the same and the controversial product has been withdrawn from sales. Preliminar...

Spread Of Fungal Infections At Gym Could Be Avoided By Using Towel

People who work out at the gym should use a towel when they are on the stationary bike or other shared exercise equipment to reduce the spread// of fungal infections. Fungi cause itchy rashes or in the worst case, circular patches where no hair grows, explains Hans-Juergen Tietz of the Institut...

Contact Lenses Implicated in Fungal Infections

There has been a spurt of fungal infections in contact lens wearers and this week has seen three cases being reported as against the seven reported last month. //This takes the overall cases since May last year to 22. All patients have suffered corneal infections and the Singapore National Eye Cent...

Garlic inhibits fungal growth and protects food

In a pilot study conducted it has been revealed that garlic extract can inhibit the growth of fungus. This study heralds a new chapter in food safety. Garlic extract can be used a inhibitory against fungal contamination // of food. The fungus on which the effect was seen was Aspergillus, a potent...

Immunosuppressive Action Of Fungal Metabolite - Gliotoxin

Researchers from Japan have recently demonstrated the first evidence that mast cell is a direct target of gliotoxin. Fungal secondary metabolites such as gliotoxin, an epipolythiodioxopiperazine toxin produced by pathogenic fungi like Candida and Aspergillus//, possess immunosuppressive activit...

Citrinin, a fungal toxin, induces apoptosis via mitochondrial pathway

The Mycotoxin citrinin (CTN) is a secondary metabolite produced by several fungal species that belong mainly to the genus Penicillium and Monascus. It is widely considered as a hazard contaminant of foods// and feeds, including corn, wheat, rice, barley and nuts, and is known to be cytotoxic and ge...

Cure For Persistent Oral Fungal Problem May Be Possible

Buffalo University dental researchers have identified some proteins that have anti-fungal properties and have the //potential to replace current drugs that are used to treat fungal infections of the mouth. These peptides have strong anti-fungal properties, even against fungal infections that ...

Amgen and Wyeth Statement on FDA Announcement About Tumor Necrosis Factor (TNF) Blockers

...lleys, or the Southwest) where there is a greater risk for certain kinds of fungal infections, such as histoplasmosis. These infections may develop or become ...re severe if you take ENBREL. If you don't know if histoplasmosis or other fungal infections are common in the areas where you live or have lived, ask your d...

Certain Arthritis, Crohn's Drugs May Raise Kids' Cancer Risk: FDA

...e boxed warning for these products," she said. TNF blockers already carry FDA-mandated warning labels for other potential safety issues, including fungal infections. Tuesday's announcement follows on the agency's move last year to review several dozen reports of children who developed cancer while takin...

Breast cancer drug shows promise against serious infections

... cancer shows promise in fighting life-threatening fungal infections common in immune-compromised patients, ...s out to be an effective treatment against serious fungal infections, it'll be a welcome addition to our ars...ty of Rochester Medical Center . While serious fungal infections are generally isolated to patients with...

TOPICA Elects G. Kirk Raab as Chairman of the Board

... (athlete's foot). Tinea pedis is the most common fungal infection of the skin, affecting about one in ever... luliconazole for onychomycosis (nail and nail bed fungal infections). Onychomycosis affects approximately 3...hlete's foot) and onychomycosis (nail and nail bed fungal infections). For more information, please visit h...

Statins May Cause Muscle Damage in Some Patients

...gh doses of statins, exercising vigorously while on statins and certain medications, including warfarin (Coumadin), cancer drugs, oral medications for fungal disorders and certain antibiotics, which interfere with the removal of statins from the body. In 2001, cerivastatin (Baycol) was withdrawn from the...

Diabetes: It's Connection to Oral Health

...cteria, viruses and fungi occur naturally in the mouth. Oral candidiasis, a fungal infection in the mouth, appears to occur more frequently among people with ...els or takes antibiotics, he or she is more likely to have a problem with a fungal infection of the mouth. About the Pennsylvania Dental Association ...

SAFC Pharma's St. Louis HPAPI Conjugates Facility Receives SafeBridge Certification

...ect to add a cGMP pilot plant and kilo-lab capacity at the Madison facility, completed in early 2008; a $29 million investment to expand bacterial and fungal fermentation derived HPAPI capacity at Jerusalem, Israel, due for completion in early 2010; and a $30 million investment to build a new commercial-sca...

Cimzia(R) (certolizumab pegol) Now Available for Self-Administration in Adult Patients With Moderate to Severe Crohn's Disease

...nitiated prior to CIMZIA use. Invasive fungal infections, including histoplasmosis , cocci...Patients with histoplasmosis or other invasive fungal infections may present with disseminated, rather t...uld be considered in patients at risk for invasive fungal infections who develop severe systemic illness. ...

TREK to Introduce New In Vitro Diagnostic and Research-Use-Only Susceptibility Products at American Society for Microbiology General Meeting, Booth 1301

...he creation of 'superbugs' that have become immune to many existing drugs. There has also been a documented increase in recent years of drug-resistant fungal infections, particularly in severely immuno-compromised and/or critically ill patients. The latter is the target of our new YeastOne dried microbroth...

UCB's CIMZIA(R) (certolizumab pegol) Approved by the U.S. FDA for Adult Patients Suffering From Moderate to Severe Rheumatoid Arthritis

...tiated prior to CIMZIA use. Invasive fungal infections, including histoplasmosis , coccidioido...s. Patients with histoplasmosis or other invasive fungal infections may present with disseminated, rather t...uld be considered in patients at risk for invasive fungal infections who develop severe systemic illness . ...

Study Finds That Patients With Excessive Sweating Condition Are More Likely to Develop Skin Infections

...d a skin infection versus 12.0% of those without). In particular, patients with primary hyperhidrosis had a significantly higher risk of developing a fungal infection in the areas affected by hyperhidrosis (12.1%) than the control group (2.7%). Similarly, the risk of bacterial infection was heightened in ...

CDC Recommends Flocked Swabs and Copan-Manufactured Viral Transport Media for Collection of H1N1 (Swine Flu) Virus

...ecimen collection vials should contain 1 - 3ml of viral transport medium (e.g. containing, protein stabilizer, antibiotics to discourage bacterial and fungal growth, and buffer solution), such as the BD Universal Viral Transport System, which is manufactured by Copan and distributed in different parts of th...

Study Results Published in CUTIS Demonstrate Long-Term Safety and Efficacy of Vectical(TM) (calcitriol) Ointment 3 mcg/g in the Management of Mild-to-Moderate Plaque Psoriasis

...oving the health of skin with an extensive line of products across the world that treat a range of dermatological conditions including: acne, rosacea, fungal nail infections, psoriasis & steroid-responsive dermatoses, pigmentary disorders, medical solutions for skin senescence and skin cancers. With a r...

SIMPONI(TM) (golimumab) Receives FDA Approval as First Once-Monthly Anti-TNF for Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis, Psoriatic Arthritis and Ankylosing Spondylitis

...e with TB. Tell your doctor if you have been in a region (such as the Ohio and Mississippi River Valleys and the Southwest) where certain fungal infections like histoplasmosis or coccidioidomycosis are common. You should not start SIMPONI(TM) if you have any kind of infection. Tell you...

TOPICA Begins Phase 2 Clinical Trial of Potent Antifungal, Luliconazole, in Athlete's Foot

...ded topical solution to a variety of skin and nail fungal infections. "The initiation of this trial re... luliconazole for onychomycosis (nail and nail bed fungal infections) and plans to move ahead with clinical ...ty to easily penetrate the toenail achieving rapid fungal eradication in the nail bed, as measured by MedPha...

New Survey Shows Impact of Rosacea Leaves Sufferers More Than Just 'Red Faced'

...(R), stay out of direct or artificial sunlight, and make sure you tell your doctor if you have stomach or GI problems, kidney disease, have a yeast or fungal infection, take blood thinners, take oral contraceptives, or take medicine to treat acne, psoriasis or seizures. Oracea(R) does not treat bacterial in...

Five Secrets Your Bed Won't Tell You

...y triggers, including dust mite droppings, pollen, fungal and mold spores and cat and dog dander. Trying to ...solution to block dust mite droppings, pet dander, fungal and mold spores and other microscopic allergens, s...ng Seal, to provide 360-degree protection from the fungal and mold spores, dust mites and their droppings an...

Five Secrets Your Bed Won't Tell You

...y triggers, including dust mite droppings, pollen, fungal and mold spores and cat and dog dander. Trying to ...solution to block dust mite droppings, pet dander, fungal and mold spores and other microscopic allergens, s...ng Seal, to provide 360-degree protection from the fungal and mold spores, dust mites and their droppings an...

NovaBay Pharmaceuticals Announces New Preclinical Data to be Presented at the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) 67th Annual Meeting

...ming AAD annual meeting that further demonstrate the potential of NVC-422 and our Aganocide class of compounds to effectively treat chronic and common fungal skin infections," said Dr. Ron Najafi, chairman and chief executive officer. "Data from the Center for Medical Mycology at Case Western Reserve Univ...

NanoBio to Announce Key Clinical and Preclinical Data on Its Topical Anti-infective Lotions at AAD 2009

...l, Against the Major Pathogens of Onychomycosis Poster # P2423, 12:20 p.m. -- Antifungal Activity of NB-002, a Topical Nanoemulsion, Against Rare fungal Pathogens of Onychomycosis Poster # P2505, 2:00 p.m. -- Investigator Assessed Time to Healing in a Randomized, Double-Blind, Vehicle-Controlled T...

German Medical Advancement Reflects Major Improvement in Individuals with Common and Chronic Illnesses Related to Immune System Dysfunction

...rotect the body from opportunistic infections where the body has been damaged from pre-existing conditions such as chemotherapy, x-rays, or bacterial, fungal or latent viral infections. "Since such a short term improvement of immune disorders is extremely difficult to achieve, I venture to assume with ...

Babies Born in High Pollen Months at Wheezing Risk

... between month of birth and asthma by considering ambient concentrations of fungal spores and pollen, which follow distinct seasonal patterns," study author K...dy to look at the potential role of early life exposure to multiple outdoor fungal and pollen groups in the development of asthma," Harley said. She and he...