TB & Outbreaks Week articles from May 2009

TB & Outbreaks Week archives from May 2009

Study findings from G.P. Hu et al broaden understanding of asthma.
May 5, 2009... "Purpose of review Indoor air pollution (IAP) resulting from the use of solid fuel for cooking and heating is a significant public health concern in developing countries. Recent studies have attempted to better characterize the epidemiology of...

New clinical infectious diseases research from University of California discussed.
May 5, 2009... According to recent research from the United States, "National recommendations for health care-associated infection and transmission metrics have arisen to address the diversity of health care measures in use today. Many of these...

Researchers from New York Medical College, Medical College provide details of new studies and findings in the area of enzyme research.
May 5, 2009... According to a study from the United States, "Bacterial topoisomerase I is a potential target for discovery of new antibacterial compounds. Mutant topoisomerases identified by SOS induction screening demonstrated that accumulation of the DNA...

Reports from A.M. Wendel and co-researchers add new data to research in Escherichia coli.
May 5, 2009... According to a study from the United States, "Escherichia coli O157:H7 infection often causes hemorrhagic colitis and hemolytic uremic syndrome. In 2006, the Wisconsin Division of Public Health and the Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene, in...

Research findings from Michigan State University update understanding of Escherichia coli.
May 5, 2009... According to recent research from the United States, "Integrating laterally acquired virulence genes into the backbone regulatory network is important for the pathogenesis of Escherichia coli O157:H7, which has captured many virulence genes...

Reports from J. Todd and colleagues advance knowledge in sexually transmitted disease.
May 5, 2009... In this recent report, researchers in Entebbe, Uganda conducted a study "To compare reported numbers of sexual partners in Eastern and Southern Africa. Sexual partnership data from four longitudinal population-based surveys (1998-2007) in...

Studies from University of London, Imperial College reveal new findings on sexually transmitted disease.
May 5, 2009... In this recent report, researchers in London, the United Kingdom conducted a study "To identify reporting biases and to determine the influence of inconsistent reporting on observed trends in the timing of age at first sex and age at marriage....

Capstone Temporarily Halts Operations at Cozamin in Response to Mexican Presidential Decree.
May 12, 2009... Capstone Mining Corporation (CS: TSX) reported that, in accordance with a Presidential Decree, that it will cease operations at its Cozamin Mine in Zacatecas from May 1 to May 5, 2009, with normal operations resuming on May 6, 2009. The...

Data on arthritis discussed by B. Erer and colleagues.(Clinical report)
May 12, 2009... "Anti-TNF-alpha agents are increasingly used in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) treatment and that is known to increase the risk of tuberculosis (TB) reactivation. Adenosine deaminase (ADA) levels are shown to increase to high levels in TB patients,"...

Studies from M. Stack and co-authors have provided new information about bovine-spongiform encephalopathy.
May 12, 2009... "During the 1980s, bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE)-contaminated meat and bonemeal were probably fed to sheep, raising concerns that BSE may have been transmitted to sheep in the UK. The human disease, variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease,...

Findings from University of Bielefeld provide new insights into cardiometabolic disease.
May 12, 2009... "Cardiovascular and diabetic disease are the leading and preventable causes of death worldwide. The currently prognosticated dramatic increase in disease burden over the next two decades, however, bespeaks a low confidence in our prevention...

New drug resistance research from Chungnam National University, Medical Department outlined.(Report)
May 12, 2009... "GP91(Phox)/NADPH oxidase (NOX) 2 is the main catalytic component of NOX, which mediates the phagocytic killing of ingested pathogens via the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS). However, Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) is relatively...

Data on sexually transmitted disease reported by K. Chudomirova and co-researchers.
May 12, 2009... "A 57-year-old heterosexual man presented with a 4-month history of apple-sized red-violaceous nodes and smaller infiltrates with central crusted ulcer in the presternal region and tumor-like lesions covered with normal skin on the lateral part...

Study data from P.Y. Zhou and colleagues update understanding of sexually transmitted disease.
May 12, 2009... "Early recognition of acquired syphilis in childhood is vital," scientists in Shanghai, People's Republic of China report (see also Sexually Transmitted Disease). "Children may acquire syphilis as a consequence of kissing, breast-feeding,...

New Study Shows Probiotic Strain Effective in Boosting Immune Response to Flu Virus.
May 19, 2009... A new study in the current issue of Postgraduate Medicine suggests that a specific strain of probiotics, Bacillus coagulans GBI-30, PTA-6086, increases the body's immune response to the flu virus(1). Study data showed significant increases in...

Pittsburgh Life Sciences Company Using Community Health Surveillance Platform to Track H1N1 Flu (Swine Flu).
May 19, 2009... Health Monitoring Systems (HMS) is a Pittsburgh-based company pioneering a new field in the healthcare information technology arena: Community Health Surveillance. HMS is currently supporting state and local public health departments as they...

Novartis investigational adjuvanted (MF59) pre-pandemic avian influenza vaccine Aflunov[R] shows long lasting, broadly cross-protective immune response.
May 19, 2009... A study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America shows that Aflunov, the Novartis investigational pre-pandemic avian influenza vaccine formulated with Novartis' proprietary MF59®...

Research from B.C. Lin and co-researchers yields new findings on bird flu.(Report)
May 19, 2009... According to recent research from the United States, "Zoonotic microbes have historically been, and continue to emerge as, threats to human health. The recent outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza virus in bird populations and the...

Research on brain metastasis reported by scientists at University of Texas.(Report)
May 19, 2009... According to a study from the United States, "To test the hypothesis that differential risks of developing leptomeningeal disease (LMD) exist in patients having a single supratentorial brain metastasis resected via a piecemeal or en bloc...

New emerging infectious diseases research has been reported by scientists at Nihon University.
May 19, 2009... "To evaluate the risk for emerging human infections caused by zoonotic Bartonella spp. from exotic small mammals, we investigated the prevalence of Bartonella spp. in 546 small mammals (28 species) that had been imported into Japan as pets from...

Reports from T.L.A. Nguyen and co-researchers add new data to research in emerging infectious diseases.
May 19, 2009... According to a study from Hanoi, Vietnam, "Fish-borne zoonotic trematodes (FZT) pose a risk to human food safety and health and may cause substantial economic losses in the aquaculture industry. In Nghe An Province, Vietnam, low prevalence of...

Research in the area of emerging infectious diseases reported from M.O. Mendes and colleagues.
May 19, 2009... According to recent research from Brasilia, Brazil, "We conducted an epidemiologic investigation of an outbreak of ocular disease among children to determine whether the disease was linked to Emmonsia sp., a rarely-reported fungus and an agent...

Studies from J.I. Tokars et al in the area of emerging infectious diseases described.
May 19, 2009... "BioSense is a US national system that uses data from health information systems for automated disease surveillance. We studied 4 time-series algorithm modifications designed to improve sensitivity for detecting artificially added data,"...

Studies from M.S. Oberste and colleagues reveal new findings on emerging infectious diseases.
May 19, 2009... "Etiologic studies of acute febrile disease were conducted in sites across South America, including Cusco and Iquitos, Peru. Patients' clinical signs and symptoms were recorded, and acute- and convalescent-phase serum samples were obtained for...

New findings reported from B.D.L. Marshall and co-authors describe advances in sexually transmitted disease.(Report)
May 19, 2009... According to recent research published in the journal Sexually Transmitted Infections, "Although supervised injecting facility (SIF) use has been associated with reductions in injection-related risk behaviours, the impact of SIFs on the sexual...

New sexually transmitted disease study findings reported from M. Collumbien and co-authors.
May 19, 2009... In this recently published study, investigators in London, the United Kingdom conducted a study "To distinguish between three distinct groups of male and transgender sex workers in Pakistan and to demonstrate how members of these stigmatised...

Studies from K. Mcbride and colleagues reveal new findings on sexually transmitted disease.
May 19, 2009... In this recently published article, scientists in the United States conducted a study "To develop and evaluate instructional and packaging materials for patient-delivered partner therapy (PDPT). 64 patients participated from an urban US...