Infectious Disease

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Posted on 2009-11-04 06:00:00 in Infectious Disease | Vitamins |

Antioxidant compounds retard the ability of influenza virus to damage a key protein in lungs, crippling the viral mechanism causing liquid buildup in lung tissue.

Germ “Superspreader” Healthcare Professionals Identified

Posted on 2009-10-22 06:00:00 in Infectious Disease |

Mathematical modeling reveals categories of healthcare workers who are more likely to spread pathogens if they are lax in hand hygiene.

Virus Linked to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Posted on 2009-10-12 06:00:00 in Fatigue | Infectious Disease |

New avenues for disease treatment open as two-thirds of CFS patients are found to have the XMRV retrovirus circulating in their blood.

Prenatal Exposure to 1918 Flu Linked to Heart Disease

Posted on 2009-10-05 06:00:00 in Cardio-Vascular | Infectious Disease |

Men whose mothers were pregnant with them during the peak of the 1918 pandemic flu experience a higher rate of heart disease later in life.

Influenza May Raise Risk of Heart Attack

Posted on 2009-09-29 06:50:52 in Infectious Disease |

In that influenza stresses the cardiovascular system, the chances of having a heart attack may increase in those with the flu.

Is Your Shower Dousing You with Bacteria?

Posted on 2009-09-24 05:57:48 in Infectious Disease | Respiratory |

Norman Pace, from University of Colorado at Boulder (USA), and colleagues analyzed 50 showerheads from nine US cities and found that about 30% harbored high levels of Mycobacterium avium, a group of bacteria that can cause lung infections when inhaled or swallowed.

Advanced Gum Disease Linked to Increased Head and Neck Cancers

Posted on 2009-09-22 15:35:44 in Bone and Dental | Cancer | Infectious Disease | Inflammation |

In that a substantial body of evidence supports an association between chronic inflammations and/or infections with cancers, Mine Tezal, from The State University of New York, Buffalo (USA), and colleagues assessed the effect of advanced gum disease (chronic periodontitis) on the prevalence of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC).

New Mosquito-Borne Virus A Major Health Threat in US and Europe

Posted on 2009-09-22 15:23:10 in Infectious Disease |

Chikungunya virus, a mosquito-borne disease vastly more unpleasant than West Nile virus, poses a new health threat to residents of the United States and Europe.

Human appendix proves useful

Posted on 2009-08-27 00:09:06 in Immune System | Infectious Disease | Longevity and Age Management |

Long thought to be a useless remnant of a larger structure in the human anatomy, the appendix is more likely a helpful aid to gastrointestinal well-being. By storing beneficial bacteria, the appendix can can repopulate a gut depleted of good bacteria by disease. Continue reading…

Drug resistant TB strains likely to spread

Posted on 2009-08-21 09:19:22 in Infectious Disease | Longevity and Age Management |

Reasearch from the University of New South Wales and the University of Western Syndney indicates that antibiotic-resistant strains of tuberculosis are more likely than drug-sensitive strains to persist and spread. Studies point to inconsisent or partial treatment of the disease as well as neglect of infection control measures as contributing factors to the spread of the contagious disease. Continue reading…

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