The best way for people to protect themselves from the flu is to get vaccinated — and it’s not too late to get a shot, an infectious diseases expert says. The flu vaccine also protects those who aren’t able to get it, including infants younger than 6 months and people with certain allergies and medical conditions, said Dr. Jeffrey Kahn.
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Best Ways to Steer Clear of the Flu
The best way for people to protect themselves from the flu is to get vaccinated — and it’s not too late to get a shot, an infectious diseases expert says. The flu vaccine also protects those who aren’t able to get it, including infants younger than 6 months and people with certain allergies and medical conditions, said Dr. Jeffrey Kahn.
New genital herpes vaccine candidate shows promising results in preclinical tests
… “I know of no other HSV2 vaccine candidate with published results that are as promising as this study.” The public health burden from HSV2 is enormous. In the United States alone, researchers estimate that approximately one in six people age 15 to …
Bill Gates, Norway to invest in vaccines against epidemics
U.S. business magnate Bill Gates will invest 855 million kroner and the Norwegian government one billion kroner to develop vaccines against epidemics, newspaper Aftenposten reported Thursday. This was announced both by Gates and Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg during World Economic Forum in Davos on Wednesday afternoon, the report said.
Global Influenza Market Is Expected to Reach to USD 6.87 Billion by…
The Pharmaceutical and Healthcare disease pipeline guide Influenza A Virus, H7N9 Subtype Infections – Pipeline Review, H2 2016, provides an overview of the Influenza A Virus report provides comprehensive information on the therapeutics under development for Neuropathic Pain, complete with analysis by stage of development, drug target, mechanism of action , route of administration and molecule type. Avian influenza A is a subtype of influenza viruses that have been detected in birds in the past.
UPDATE 1-Drugmakers in Davos shift focus to chronic diseases of poor
… deaths worldwide and almost three quarters of them occur in low- and middle-income countries, according to the World Health Organization. Severin Schwan, the chief executive of Roche, the world’s largest maker of cancer drugs, said his company and …
Research shows role played by PAMPs in immune system signaling and response
… funding from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, to study the possibility of combining adjuvants to provide additional control, though that funding was not part of this …
Yale researchers discover how tick-borne bacteria cause infection
Before infecting humans, tick-borne bacteria or viruses first have to get past a tick’s defenses to colonize it. How this occurs is not well understood.
UV light can aid hospitals’ fight to wipe out drug-resistant superbugs
… aureus (MRSA), but research on their effectiveness has been preliminary. A large randomized trial led by Duke Health and published in The Lancet finds use of UVC machines can cut transmission of four major superbugs by a cumulative 30 percent. The …
Common viruses a deadly threat at nursing homes
… hand hygiene; use of personal protective equipment by staff; and faster respiratory viral testing. But many of the health care providers also became sick, hindering efforts to separate the sick from the healthy, the report said. “Early detection of …
Nation-Now 26 mins ago 10:09 p.m.Vaccines: Breaking down and debunking 10 myths
In this photo illustration the H1N1 swine flu vaccination Pandemic, the intensifier and a syringe are seen at Virchow clinical center on October 26, 2009 in Berlin, Germany. More parents have been skipping or delaying vaccinations for their children, a trend that has contributed to recent outbreaks of nearly forgotten diseases such as measles, mumps and whooping cough.
Flu cases on rise; when they will hit seasonal peak can’t be predicted: experts
The number of cases of influenza, as well as hospitalizations and deaths due to the viral respiratory illness, continue to escalate in Canada, and infectious diseases experts say there’s no telling how soon the seasonal scourge will reach its peak and begin to taper off. Figures from the Public Health Agency of Canada’s FluWatch report show there were 1,948 laboratory-confirmed cases of influenza in the final week of December – the latest period for which statistics are available – a jump from 1,229 a week earlier and 692 the week before.
Tips to prevent catching the flu or stomach bug
… been going around the Midstate and are spreading throughout homes and workplaces. “The Pennsylvania Department of Health just sent out a memo that the flu is now widespread,” Dr. John D. Goldman, infectious disease specialist at PinnacleHealth, …
Flu death in Lake Charles, virus spikes in Louisiana
A warning this week about just how serious the flu virus can be, after the death of a patient in Lake Charles from flu complications. The death is a tragic reminder of the virus’ strength and CHRISTUS St. Patrick Hospital infectious disease physician, Dr. Tim Haman, says it is not something to be taken lightly.
Education, awareness about antibiotic use key to keeping us safe
… at least six to eight colds, or upper respiratory infections, a year. Understandably, parents often take them to a health care provider, but this may lead to inappropriate prescribing of antibiotics for a viral infection. Research shows that …
Experts urge vaccinations as authorities warn of measles outbreak
A leading infectious disease expert is warning of a possible measles outbreak in Australia. Numerous cases have been reported in each state and territory, except for the ACT, over the past 12 months. Featured: Lauren McNee, mother Frank Bowden, Canberra Hospital, infectious disease specialist
Bavarian Nordic Upgrades its Expectations for 2016 Year-end Cash Preparedness
… partner Janssen are developing an Ebola vaccine regimen, which has been fast-tracked, with the backing of worldwide health authorities, and a vaccine for the prevention and treatment of HPV. Additionally, in collaboration with the National Cancer …
Sex Without Urinary Tract Infection: Keeping It Clean
Prevention of urinary tract infections has become so important, as we all find ourselves in the middle of what infectious disease experts have termed a “stealth pandemic” of Escherichia coli sequence type 131 that is resistant to some very potent antibiotics. Generally speaking, E coli is responsible for at least 80% of the 7 million uncomplicated outpatient UTIs that occur yearly in the United States.
Blood Screening Market Analysis By Technology, By Product And Segment …
The global blood screening market is expected to reach a value of USD 3.9 billion by 2024. The growth of the market is attributed to the increasing screening of donor and continuous technological advancements by the market players.
Disease outbreak guarantees: A proposal to build public health…
In 2005, the World Health Assembly adopted a revised version of its International Health Regulations , a legally binding treaty among 196 nations to boost global health security and strengthen the world’s capacity to confront serious disease threats such as Ebola and SARS. A decade later, just one-third of countries have the ability to respond to a public health emergency.
Big data analysis fails to stem AI spread
South Korea’s big data system for infectious diseases has failed to help prevent the spread of the country’s latest avian influenza outbreak due to its alarming pace, sources said Tuesday. The country is reeling from its worst ever bird flu outbreak this winter, slaughtering more than 22 million poultry in a desperate bid to contain the disease that has ravaged chicken farms across the country.
El Nino, warming planet may have sparked Zika epidemic
… conditions for an outbreak, but epidemics also depend on many other factors, including population density, access to health care and the use of pesticides and other anti-mosquito interventions in any given location. Some of these factors – which …
Blood Screening Market Worth 2.80 Billion USD by 2021
Browse 97 market data tables and 39 figures spread through 150 pages and in-depth TOC on ” Blood Screening Market ” The report provides a detailed overview of the major drivers, restraints, challenges, opportunities, current market trends, and strategies impacting the blood screening market along with the estimates and forecasts of the revenue and market share analysis. The major factors driving the growth of this market are increasing number of blood donations and blood donors, growing affordability and adoption of nucleic acid amplification test for blood screening, rising awareness regarding the safety of donated blood, growing demand for donated blood, and increasing prevalence/incidence of infectious diseases.
Mumps Bump: Cases Rise In Iowa, Illinois And Arkansas
This highly infectious disease is much less hazardous that it was decades ago, but health officials are still reacting strongly to several big outbreaks. Most years, health officials report a few hundred cases of mumps but this year the total has topped 4,000 .
Dalton Wins U.S. Army Contract
Dalton Pharma Services has entered into a contract service agreement with the United States Army Medical Materiel Development Activity to support its product development program for the treatment of severe or complicated malaria due to Plasmodium falciparum. Dalton will provide cGMP sterile powder filling, aseptic liquid filling, quality control release testing and ICH stability services.
El Nino, warming planet may have sparked the Zika epidemic, scientists say
A female Aedes aegypti mosquito in the process of acquiring blood from a human host. In a world characterized by rising temperatures, deforestation and other human influences on the environment, the spread of infectious disease is a hot topic.
New push to fight Lyme disease plaguing NJ
There’s good news for New Jerseyans suffering with Lyme disease, and those who may be exposed to it in the future. Congress has passed the 21st Century Cures Act, which calls for the establishment of a Lyme disease working group comprising 14 federal officials, patient advocates and doctors specializing in treating Lyme.