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New findings suggest strategy to help generate... - 19 Nov 2009
WHAT: New discoveries about anti-HIV antibodies may bring researchers a step closer to creating an effective HIV vaccine, according to a new...
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Preventing H1N1 spread to health care workers:... - 19 Nov 2009
Commentary in the December issue of the Lancet Infectious Diseases IMAGE: Leonard Mermel, D.O., medical...
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An atomic-level look at an HIV accomplice - 19 Nov 2009
ANN ARBOR, Mich.---Since the discovery in 2007 that a component of human semen called SEVI boosts infectivity of the virus that causes AIDS,...
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Cigarettes harbor many pathogenic bacteria: Study - 19 Nov 2009
IMAGE: "We were quite surprised to identify such a wide variety of human bacterial pathogens in these...
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WPI researchers take aim at hard-to-treat fungal... - 19 Nov 2009
A team of researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute has developed a model system to study fungal infections that could a powerful tool for...
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On the trail of a vaccine for Lyme disease: Yale... - 19 Nov 2009
IMAGE: This is a live tick. Click here for more information. New Haven, Conn....
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Asthma a significant risk factor for complications... - 19 Nov 2009
A new study on pediatric H1N1 influenza admissions has found that asthma is a significant risk factor for severe disease in children with...
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Many pregnant women avoid HIV screening in Africa - 19 Nov 2009
'Prevention is the best cure' is a common expression, but what happens if preventative measures are not used? A large proportion of pregnant...
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Treating alcohol-use disorders and tuberculosis... - 19 Nov 2009
Treatment for alcohol use disorders (AUDs) and tuberculosis (TB) is rarely integrated, even though the two diseases have a high...
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Weill Cornell science briefs: November 2009 - 19 Nov 2009
Weill Cornell receives several NIH grants for basic research, including competitive NIH Director's Transformative R01 (T-R01) Award and stimulus...
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Texas A&M Researchers Examine How Viruses... - 18 Nov 2009
Viruses are well known for attacking humans and animals, but some viruses instead attack bacteria. Texas A&M University researchers are...
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New research helps explain why bird flu has not... - 18 Nov 2009
Bird flu viruses would have to make at least two simultaneous genetic mutations before they could be transmitted readily from human to human,...
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New culprit for viral infections among elderly -- an... - 18 Nov 2009
IMAGE: This image shows severe liver damage in aged cells. Click here for more...
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A second skin - 17 Nov 2009
Tel Aviv University develops dissolving dressing for wounds packed with infection-fighting antibiotics IMAGE:...
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Research calls for better assessment of tests for... - 17 Nov 2009
This release is available in French. Montréal, 16 November 2009 – A rapid and accurate diagnosis is the first step towards...
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Last-resort lower-body amputation effective in... - 17 Nov 2009
IMAGE: Dr. Jeffrey Janis is an associate professor of plastic surgery at UT Southwestern Medical...
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Immediate, aggressive spending on HIV/AIDS could end... - 17 Nov 2009
Money available to treat HIV/AIDS is sufficient to end the epidemic globally, but only if we act immediately to control the spread of the...
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GAVI's impact on vaccine market is bringing down prices - 17 Nov 2009
Four million deaths averted through boost for immunisation over last 10 years HANOI, 18 November 2009 – Following the increasing impact of...
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Prioritizing low-cost, simple health measures would... - 16 Nov 2009
New York, Nov. 16, 2009 – Almost a third of the children under age five who die each year could be saved if governments rebalance health...
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The Burnham buzz - 16 Nov 2009
Recent developments at Burnham Institute for Medical Research, November 2009 New antibiotics for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus...
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UT Southwestern scientist begins to unravel what... - 16 Nov 2009
IMAGE: Dr. Richard Scheuermann is a professor of pathology and clinical sciences at UT Southwestern Medical...
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Immune system of healthy adults may be better... - 16 Nov 2009
WHAT: A new study shows that molecular similarities exist between the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus and other strains of seasonal H1N1 virus that...
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Scientists put interactive flu tracking at public's... - 16 Nov 2009
IMAGE: The green lines on this interactive map represent how pandemic influenza (H1N1) has moved from points...
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Study shows link between influenza virus and fever - 16 Nov 2009
Scientists solve riddle of new mechanism in immune system This release is available in German. Viruses are microscopically sized parasites....
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Are sterile mosquitoes the answer to malaria... - 16 Nov 2009
The Sterile Insect Technique (SIT), the release of sexually sterile male insects to wipe out a pest population, is one suggested solution to...
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La Jolla Institute finds previous seasonal flu... - 16 Nov 2009
SAN DIEGO – (November 16, 2009) Researchers at the La Jolla Institute for Allergy & Immunology have found that previous influenza...
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JCI online early table of contents: Nov. 16, 2009 - 16 Nov 2009
EDITOR'S PICK: New cause of osteoporosis: mutation in a miroRNA Many biological processes are controlled by small molecules known as...
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Watching Lyme disease-causing microbes move in ticks - 16 Nov 2009
Lyme disease is caused by the microbe Borrelia burgdorferi, which is transmitted to humans from feeding ticks. Justin Radolf and colleagues, at...
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Climate variability and dengue incidence - 15 Nov 2009
Press release from PLoS Medicine Research published this week in PLoS Medicine demonstrates associations between local rainfall and temperature...
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Mechanical ventilation for patients with lung damage... - 12 Nov 2009
Toronto M.D.'s editorial in current issue of JAMA calls for a new approach to 'physiological-based' research TORONTO, Ont., November 12, 2009...
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