An antipsychotic drug used to treat schizophrenia apparently paves the way for developing antibiotics to kill drug-resistant bacteria by knocking out a piece of the bug’s cell wall, researchers in Denmark reported today. The finding could help launch new ways… Read More ›
Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines administered in 3 doses over a period of 6 months can help prevent cervical cancer but cost (almost $400 for the 3-dose regimen in the United States) may limit its use in countries with fewer resources…. Read More ›
Key US public health leaders have coalesced around an aggressive screening strategy for HIV: making HIV screening a routine part of care for US adolescents and adults, regardless of whether they are at increased risk for the infection. New recommendations… Read More ›
More than half of all drugs used to treat malaria in low- and middle-income countries are substandard or counterfeit, which contributes to preventable deaths and the emergence of drug resistance. But the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) hopes that… Read More ›
The development of new antibiotics remains alarmingly neglected, report authors of an Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) public policy article. The article, appearing today in Clinical Infectious Diseases, is a progress report on the IDSA’s 10 × ’20 Initiative,… Read More ›
When a patient develops signs of a bacterial infection, clinicians often send a specimen to a laboratory to see if the illness-causing culprit can be identified. This process typically involves trying to coax bacteria from the specimen to grow in… Read More ›
Less than a week since the first human cases of H7N9 infection were announced by Chinese authorities, world animal health authorities already have information on possible animal sources and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is working to… Read More ›
(Updated @ 1:55 pm CT) At least 11 human cases of H7N9 influenza have been confirmed in China, although to date there is no evidence of human-to-human transmission, according to the World Health Organization. The first known human cases of… Read More ›
The identification of 3 unrelated cases of human infection with H7N9 avian influenza in China has prompted international concern. Outbreaks of avian influenza, which primarily affects birds, may cause poultry growers to lose thousands of animals and incur large economic… Read More ›
A new coronavirus that causes potentially fatal respiratory illness apparently can spread from person to person, according to federal health officials. The first cases of human infection with the new coronavirus occurred last April near Amman, Jordan. Genetic testing has… Read More ›
