TB & Outbreaks Week articles from August 2004

TB & Outbreaks Week archives from August 2004

Real-time qPCR more sensitive than COBAS Amplicor for CMV DNA detection.
August 3, 2004... 2004 AUG 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A real-time quantitative PCR assay is more sensitive than the COBAS Amplicor assay for cytomegalovirus (CMV) DNA detection. According to a study from Sweden, "A duplex quantitative real-time PCR...

Pneumocystis jirovecii identified in lung tissue sections from SIDS victims.
August 3, 2004... 2004 AUG 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Pneumocystis jirovecii was identified in lung tissue sections from sudden infant death syndrome victims. According to recent research published in the journal Microbiology - SGM, "Previous studies...

HCV screening for drug users/transfusion patients only is most cost-effective.
August 3, 2004... 2004 AUG 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Hepatitis C virus screening for drug users and transfusion patients only is the most cost-effective. According to recent research published in the journal Gastroenterologie Clinique Et Biologique,...

History of intravenous drug use strongest predictor for HIV/HCV coinfection.
August 3, 2004... 2004 AUG 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A history of intravenous drug use is the strongest predictor for HIV/HCV coinfection. "The declining incidence of AIDS-related opportunistic diseases among people with HIV infection has shifted the...

Sunscreen immune protection factors determined using dendritic cell suspensions.
August 3, 2004... 2004 AUG 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Sunscreen immune protection factors have been determined using dendritic cell suspensions. According to published research from France, "In a previous study, we have used UVB-irradiated human skin...

Meropenem lung penetration measured by microdialysis.
August 3, 2004... 2004 AUG 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Microdialysis enables accurate and detailed measurements of antibiotic lung penetration. "Until recently, information on antibiotic pharmacokinetic properties in infected human lung tissue was...

CGH microarrays useful for analysis of E. coli genome.
August 3, 2004... 2004 AUG 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Comparative genomic hybridization (CGH) microarrays are valuable tools for genomic and phylogenic E. coli analysis. "Escherichia coli, including the closely related genus Shigella, is a highly...

Buruli ulcer disease in Cameroon rediscovered.
August 3, 2004... 2004 AUG 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers have rediscovered Buruli ulcer disease in Cameroon. According to published research from Cameroon and Belgium, "To assess the magnitude of the Buruli ulcer (BU) problem in Cameroon, we...

Mechanism of benzene-induced leukemia elucidated.
August 3, 2004... 2004 AUG 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The mechanism of benzene-induced leukemia has been elucidated. According to published research from the United States, "Acute myeloid leukemia and chronic lymphocytic leukemia are associated with...

Vaccination policy can drive economic growth, expert says.
August 3, 2004... 2004 AUG 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Immunization programs can be highly effective tools for promoting economic growth and poverty reduction in developing countries, according to Dr. David Bloom of the Harvard School of Public Health. ...

Efficacy of lipid amphotericin B formulations compared.
August 3, 2004... 2004 AUG 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Different lipid amphotericin B preparations have similar overall efficacy against Coccidioides immitis infection in mice. In a recent study from Mexico, the "therapeutic efficacy of three lipid...

First medical test on CD gets good results - fast.
August 3, 2004... 2004 AUG 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Ohio State University engineers and their colleagues have successfully automated a particular medical test on a compact disc (CD) for the first time - and in a fraction of the normal time required using...

Cocos nucifera extract has potent leishmanicidal activity.
August 3, 2004... 2004 AUG 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A novel coconut tree extract has demonstrated potent leishmanicidal activity. "The available therapy for leishmaniasis, which affects 2 million people per annum, still causes serious side effects,"...

Antimalarial substances found in New Caledonian sponges.
August 3, 2004... 2004 AUG 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Living organisms are an enormous reservoir of natural compounds potentially active against viruses, bacteria or cancerous cells, which could lead to the development of new medicines. Out of about...

Medical instruments developer reports second-quarter sales higher than expected.
August 3, 2004... 2004 AUG 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Ventana Medical Systems Inc. (VMSI) announced preliminary second quarter sales of approximately $42 million, which are higher than expected and were driven by strong growth in both instrument and...

National Bioinformatics Resource Center to support infectious disease research.
August 3, 2004... 2004 AUG 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The Virginia Bioinformatics Institute (VBI) at Virginia Tech and its partners have been awarded a 5-year, $10.3 million contract from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID),...

Regulatory consensus, education needed for consistent food safety.
August 3, 2004... 2004 AUG 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Conflicting regulation from local, state and federal authorities can cause inconsistent safety practices in the food retail business, but aggressive education can allow food handlers to better comply...

Similar P. jirovecii genotypes found in different forms of infection.
August 3, 2004... 2004 AUG 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- There are similar Pneumocystis jirovecii genotypes in different forms of Pneumocystis infection. According to recent research from France, "This study describes the genotyping of P. jirovecii...

Does the will and capacity exist to ensure universal access to HIV treatment?
August 3, 2004... 2004 AUG 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Community leaders, people living with HIV/AIDS and scientific experts participating in the XV International AIDS Conference called for a dramatic scale-up in access to HIV/AIDS treatment in the...

Prevention efforts need to focus on "neglected diseases," not just "big 3".
August 3, 2004... 2004 AUG 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The author of a new report argues for a renewed public-health effort to tackle so-called "neglected diseases," which continue to have serious impact in less-developed countries. David Molyneux...

Clinton, World Health Organization join to support China's HIV/AIDS efforts.
August 3, 2004... 2004 AUG 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- At a time when China is stepping up its efforts to combat the spread of HIV/AIDS in the world's largest population, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Clinton HIV/AIDS Initiative (CHAI) have...

TV network, Global Fund collaborate to fight AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria.
August 3, 2004... 2004 AUG 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- U.S. Television Network VH1 has teamed up with the Global Fund to fight AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria, creating a collaborative public education campaign designed to raise awareness about and inspire...

Dubuque women say South Africa under siege from AIDS.
August 3, 2004... 2004 AUG 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- South Africa is under siege from the devastating effects of AIDS; millions are infected and the number is growing, causing critical social, economic and political problems. Two Dubuque, Iowa, women,...

U.S., European activists lash out at wealthy countries for being stingy.
August 3, 2004... 2004 AUG 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- European and U.S. activists accused wealthy countries of being stingy and not contributing enough to the U.N. fund established 30 months ago to fight AIDS and two other deadly diseases, at the recent at...

Addressing women's issues crucial in fight against AIDS.
August 3, 2004... 2004 AUG 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The global fight against HIV will fail without serious progress in addressing the plight of women in the developing world, including ways they can protect themselves from infection without their...

New York City says 1 in 14 middle-aged black men have HIV or AIDS.
August 3, 2004... 2004 AUG 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Black men between the ages of 40 to 54 are nearly three times as likely as other New Yorkers to have HIV or AIDS, according to a new report by the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene....

Thailand to distribute 100,000 condoms to prisoners.
August 3, 2004... 2004 AUG 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Thailand's health minister handed 100,000 condoms to the Corrections Department on July 15, 2004, for distribution to prisoners in a bid to prevent HIV infections among them. It is the first time...

Ukraine signs joint declaration to combat AIDS.
August 3, 2004... 2004 AUG 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Facing one of the fastest growing AIDS infection rates in the world, Ukraine joined an international alliance to battle the disease, Ukrainian health officials said. By joining the alliance,...

HIV/AIDS drug users shunned by healthcare providers.
August 3, 2004... 2004 AUG 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The vast majority of HIV patients in many countries of Asia and Eastern Europe are injecting drug users, and they often lack access to prevention and treatment services because of discrimination and...

China appeals for help in AIDS fight.
August 3, 2004... 2004 AUG 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- China appealed for outside help in its fight against HIV, with one of its top health officials telling the International AIDS Conference that his country lacks the resources to properly deal with its...

WHO says world has 'failed miserably' in getting AIDS drugs to millions.
August 3, 2004... 2004 AUG 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The World Health Organization (WHO) said July 13, 2004, the world has "failed miserably" in getting lifesaving drugs to millions afflicted with HIV, and France accused the United States of bullying poor...

North Dakota officials advise not panicking over whooping cough cases.
August 3, 2004... 2004 AUG 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Health officials in Minot, North Dakota, say people should use common sense and not panic in dealing with an outbreak of whooping cough. The state Health Department reported 88 cases statewide as of...

Malignant hematopoietic disease from internal exposure to Pu-239 uncertain.
August 3, 2004... 2004 AUG 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Development of malignant hematopoietic disease from internal exposure to Pu-239 is still uncertain. According to recent research published in the journal Health Physics, "Neither Fisher's Exact...

Study to evaluate vaccination methods for most vulnerable in bioterrorist attack.
August 3, 2004... 2004 AUG 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) have been awarded a $10 million program grant to investigate methods for vaccinating those most susceptible to biological attacks or natural...

Reprocessing endoscopes in the United States reviewed.
August 3, 2004... 2004 AUG 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers review the reprocessing of endoscopes in the United States in a recent issue of the Journal of Hospital Infection. According to research from the United States, "Endoscopes are used...

Scientists part of EU project to fight drug-resistant "superbugs".
August 3, 2004... 2004 AUG 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The John Innes Center (JIC) Norwich has announced its key role in an EU-funded consortium to develop novel antibiotics in the war against drug-resistant superbugs. The "CombiGyrase" consortium of...

Developmental genomic changes identified in L. major.
August 3, 2004... 2004 AUG 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Developmental changes in Leishmania major gene expression have been identified. "To complete its life cycle, protozoan parasites of the genus Leishmania undergo at least three major developmental...

Company receives license for new meningococcal B vaccine for New Zealand.
August 3, 2004... 2004 AUG 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Chiron Corp. (CHIR) has received a license for its new meningococcal B vaccine for New Zealand, MeNZB. Chiron developed the vaccine, in close collaboration with the New Zealand Ministry of Health...

Vermont child dies of meningococcal disease; others warned.
August 3, 2004... 2004 AUG 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The Vermont Health Department said a child who had attended an Essex Junction day care center died of meningococcal disease. The child was not publicly identified, but families with other children...

Human attraction patterns of culicine mosquitoes in Peru reported.
August 3, 2004... 2004 AUG 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Scientists report the seasonal distribution, biology, and human attraction patterns of culicine mosquitoes in a forest in Peru in a recent issue of the Journal of Medical Entomology. "This study...

Space tech captures toxic micro-organisms.
August 3, 2004... 2004 AUG 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Sophisticated technology developed to ensure clean air for astronauts onboard space stations is now used in hospitals to capture and destroy airborne fungi, bacteria, spores and viruses. It can also...

Novel murine model of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis developed.
August 3, 2004... 2004 AUG 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A novel murine aspergillosis model may facilitate research on this opportunistic infection. Scientists in California devised a "model of invasive aspergillosis (IA) that recapitulates human...

Severe childhood malnutrition increases morbidity/mortality risk in HIV/AIDS.
August 3, 2004... 2004 AUG 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Severe childhood malnutrition increases the morbidity and mortality risk in children with HIV/AIDS. "The worldwide epidemic of human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome...

Whooping cough making dangerous comeback.
August 3, 2004... 2004 AUG 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Whooping cough, one of those ancient scourges that infant vaccination was meant to wipe out, is making a dangerous comeback: It turns out the vaccine that babies get starts wearing off by adolescence....

Health groups reinstate recommendation for third dose of pediatric Prevnar.
August 3, 2004... 2004 AUG 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Public health and physician groups have recommended that healthcare providers increase the number of doses of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7, trade name Prevnar) administered to healthy children...

Researchers discover a role for Pneumococcus in viral pneumonia.
August 3, 2004... 2004 AUG 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Bacterial and viral cases of pneumonia might not be as independent as previously thought, suggests a new study. In a clinical trial of more than 37,000 children, published in the August 2004 issue...

Multiplex PCR dissects the etiology of community-acquired pneumonia.
August 3, 2004... 2004 AUG 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Multiplex PCR dissects the etiology of community-acquired pneumonia. According to a study from Japan, "a multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was developed for the simultaneous detection of...

RT-PCR method specifically for European bat lyssavirus 1 developed.
August 3, 2004... 2004 AUG 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers have developed a hemi-nested RT-PCR method for the specific determination of European bat lyssavirus 1. According to published research from France, "A simplified hemi-nested reverse...

Novel protein from SARS coronavirus identified.
August 3, 2004... 2004 AUG 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Scientists have identified a novel protein 3a from severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus. "The open reading frame 3 of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV) genome...

SARS exposure led to infection among 4.7% of ED workers in Taiwan study.
August 3, 2004... 2004 AUG 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- SARS exposure led to infection among 4.7% of emergency department workers in a Taiwan study. According to published research from Taiwan, "Of 193 emergency department workers exposed to severe acute...

New report outlines steps needed to lessen smallpox threat.
August 3, 2004... 2004 AUG 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The best approach for averting the deadly spread of smallpox following release of the virus by terrorists may rest with the establishment of a major collaborative research effort to develop new...

Antibiotic-resistant syphilis spreading.
August 3, 2004... 2004 AUG 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A fast-spreading mutant strain of syphilis has proved resistant to the antibiotic pills that are offered to some patients as an alternative to painful penicillin shots. Since the late 1990s,...

Rabies deaths raise awareness in medical community.
August 3, 2004... 2004 AUG 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- After an artery infected with rabies led to the death of a transplant patient, health officials have been discussing the possibility of developing a better tracking system for donated vessels. The...

Virginia Health officials find tuberculosis bacteria in more than 100 patients.
August 3, 2004... 2004 AUG 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- About 105 people have tested positive for tuberculosis bacteria during screenings prompted by the death of a nurse last month, health officials said. During the past few weeks, health officials have...

Hantavirus cases spark warning.
August 3, 2004... 2004 AUG 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Two recent cases of ranch workers contracting hantavirus prompted health officials in Cheyenne, Wyoming, to caution residents on avoiding the virus. The 2 cases showed up in Laramie County over the...

California tally of West Nile cases grows to 23.
August 3, 2004... 2004 AUG 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Three more cases of West Nile virus have been confirmed in Southern California, bringing the state total this year to 23. Los Angeles County health officials on July 14, 2004, confirmed that a...

First Texas West Nile case confirmed.
August 3, 2004... 2004 AUG 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The first confirmed 2004 human case of West Nile disease in Texas was reported July 13, 2004, by the Texas Department of Health, which said a person in Orange County contracted the illness and died. ...

NIAID expands WNV treatment trial.
August 3, 2004... 2004 AUG 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, one of the U.S. National Institutes of Health, has expanded its clinical trial of an experimental West Nile virus (WNV) treatment to about 60...

No change in West Nile virus cases in North Dakota.
August 3, 2004... 2004 AUG 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- There has been no change in mid-July in the number of West Nile virus cases in North Dakota, the state Health Department says. The number remained at 20 on July 13, 2004. All of the cases were...

No human West Nile cases in Louisiana; 12 more birds die.
August 3, 2004... 2004 AUG 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Though no humans have been diagnosed with the West Nile virus in the state this year, more than half the birds tested in Louisiana had died of the disease. The 22 birds tested included one found in...

Scientists to develop climate-based model for predicting mosquito viruses.
August 3, 2004... 2004 AUG 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cornell University scientists are launching a full-scale study on the influence of climate on mosquito populations that transmit diseases such as West Nile virus (WNV) to humans. Funded by a...

Staten Island man tests positive for West Nile; first in New York City this year.
August 3, 2004... 2004 AUG 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A 66-year-old Staten Island man has tested positive for the West Nile virus, the first New Yorker to become ill from the disease this year, health officials announced. The man, from the Fresh Kills...

Trial of West Nile treatment planned for University of South Alabama.
August 3, 2004... 2004 AUG 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A clinical trial of an experimental West Nile virus treatment is planned for the University of South Alabama. The trial, sponsored by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, will...

MRSA and vancomycin-resistant enterococci associated with adverse outcomes.
August 10, 2004... 2004 AUG 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and vancomycin-resistant enterococci are associated with adverse outcomes. "Two types of cohort studies examining patients infected with...

Nalidixic acid-resistant typhoid fever responds poorly to ofloxacin.
August 10, 2004... 2004 AUG 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Nalidixic acid-resistant typhoid fever responds poorly to ofloxacin. According to recent research published in the journal Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene,...

Alternate measure of obesity epidemic sensitive to changes in BMI distribution.
August 10, 2004... 2004 AUG 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- An alternate measure for the obesity epidemic is sensitive to changes in BMI distribution. "This article considers alternate measures of the overweight epidemic that are more robust to measurement...

Protease inhibitor nelfinavir inhibits replication of coronavirus.
August 10, 2004... 2004 AUG 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The protease inhibitor nelfinavir inhibits the replication of coronavirus. "A novel coronavirus has been identified as an etiological agent of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). To rapidly...

Yellow fever outbreak reported in Imatong, southern Sudan.
August 10, 2004... 2004 AUG 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Investigators report an outbreak of yellow fever in Imatong, southern Sudan. According to a study from Kenya, "In May 2003, the World Health Organization received reports about a possible outbreak...

Maximum levels of benzene found at traffic stops and gas stations in Mumbai city.
August 10, 2004... 2004 AUG 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Maximum levels of benzene have been observed at traffic stops and gas stations in Mumbai city in India. "An attempt has been made to determine the levels of benzene in air at different locations...

Terbinafine and amphotericin B effective against Fusarium infection.
August 10, 2004... 2004 AUG 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A regimen of terbinafine and amphotericin B can resolve life-threatening Fusarium infections. Physicians in Germany presented a "case of disseminated infection with Fusarium oxysporum following...

Bird flu resurfaces in parts of Indonesia, prompts vaccination.
August 10, 2004... 2004 AUG 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Bird flu has resurfaced in parts of Indonesia, prompting officials to launch a massive campaign to vaccinate chickens, the government announced. Tri Satya Putri Naipospos, MD, director of animal...

More than 4,000 chickens culled in southern Vietnam as bird flu precaution.
August 10, 2004... 2004 AUG 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Health officials slaughtered more than 4,000 chickens in a southern province as a precaution against bird flu following signs of the disease at two farms, authorities said July 21, 2004. About...

Prompt action urged on avian influenza outbreaks in Asia.
August 10, 2004... 2004 AUG 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The World Health Organization has urged authorities in Asian countries newly affected by outbreaks of avian influenza to make viral isolates available so that they can be analyzed by international...

Staph outbreak hits North Carolina prisons.
August 10, 2004... 2004 AUG 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- North Carolina's corrections department has suspended all inmate transfers between prisons to try to halt an outbreak of a potentially life-threatening bacterial infection in three prisons. Two...

Two hospitalized after being infected with bacteria while fishing.
August 10, 2004... 2004 AUG 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Two men from Houston have been hospitalized in Victoria after contracting a bacterial infection while wade-fishing in a Port O'Connor bay. Both men, whose names were not released, had open wounds...

Clostridium sordellii lethal toxin maintained in multimeric protein complex.
August 10, 2004... 2004 AUG 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Clostridium sordellii lethal toxin is maintained in a multimeric protein complex. According to a study from the U.S., "Clostridium sordellii lethal toxin (TcsL) is distinct among large clostridial...

Study offers framework for understanding the role of sulfur molecules in TB.
August 10, 2004... 2004 AUG 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The bacteria causing tuberculosis produce a large number of molecules containing sulfur. Virulence of these bacteria correlates with the abundance of one group of such molecules, collectively called...

West Nile prompts rethinking of blood donors.
August 10, 2004... 2004 AUG 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- People with signs of West Nile infection, including headache and fever, should be barred from donating blood until nearly 2 months after the symptoms wane, federal health officials proposed. A...

Arbovirus nonstructural protein plays role in cellular pathogenesis.
August 10, 2004... 2004 AUG 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- An arbovirus nonstructural protein plays a role in cellular pathogenesis and virus release. According to published research from England, "The insect-borne Bluetongue virus (BTV) is considered the...

Autoimmune response induced by Trypanosoma cruzi proteins.
August 10, 2004... 2004 AUG 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A cardiac myosin-specific autoimmune response is induced by immunization with Trypanosoma cruzi proteins. According to a study from the United States, "Trypanosoma cruzi is the protozoan parasite...

Organ-specific selection can occur during cryptococcosis.
August 10, 2004... 2004 AUG 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Organ-specific selection can occur during cryptococcosis. According to recent research published in the journal Infection and Immunity, "Cryptococcus neoformans capsule structure modifications...

Government says Sri Lanka having dengue epidemic.
August 10, 2004... 2004 AUG 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Sri Lanka urged citizens to prevent mosquitoes from breeding amid a dengue fever epidemic in the tropical island country. Residents were being told to keep their premises clean and ensure that...

National diabetes prevention and control program integrates science and health.
August 10, 2004... 2004 AUG 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The national diabetes prevention and control program integrates science and health. According to a study from the U.S., "The National Diabetes Prevention and Control Program has a dynamic and...

T. vaginalis infection in men detected by sampling multiple genitourinary sites.
August 10, 2004... 2004 AUG 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Trichomonas vaginalis infection in men can be detected by sampling multiple genitourinary sites. According to a study from the U.S., "Variations in estimates of prevalence of trichomoniasis in men...