Neurology :: An overview of neurological disorders in Wales
A paper written by a NPHS Consultant in Public Health Medicine and entitled ‘An overview of neurological disorders in Wales’ has been published in the Journal of Neuro-epidemiology.
Infectious Diseases
HIV :: Australia committed to reducing new HIV infections
On World Health Day the Australian Government recommits to combating the growing threat of HIV/AIDS in our region, the Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Greg Hunt, said.
Hepatitis C :: Hepatitis C virus is rife in SA prisons
Hepatitis C infection is endemic among the South Australian prison population, with 42% of the State’s 1700 prisoners infected with the virus, according to a University of Adelaide study.
HIV :: NIDA to look at drug-impaired decision-making and HIV transmission
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), is holding a two day meeting to explore wide-ranging issues related to drug abuse, impaired decision making, and HIV/AIDS.
Flu :: St. Jude named a Center of Excellence in flu research
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital has been designated one of six Centers of Excellence for Influenza Research and Surveillance funded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), a part of the National Institutes of Health.
Infant :: Weak immune response critical to disease that causes most infant hospitalizations
The most common cause of infant hospitalization in the United States, respiratory syncytial virus, infects virtually all children by age two. Along with the influenza virus, RSV is a major contributor to the approximately two million infant deaths worldwide caused every year by respiratory infections, according to the World Health Organization.
Avian Flu :: UC Davis wins new national center for avian flu research
UC Davis today was named a partner in a new $18.5 million national research center that will study influenza viruses with pandemic potential, such as avian influenza H5N1 (“bird flu”).
HIV :: Rabies-based vaccine could be effective against HIV
Rabies, a relentless, ancient scourge, may hold a key to defeating another implacable foe: HIV. Scientists at Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia have used a drastically weakened rabies virus to ferry HIV-related proteins into animals, in essence, vaccinating them against an AIDS-like disease.
Bird Flu :: $26 million NIH contract to establish new flu/bird flu Center of Excellence
A research team at the University of Rochester Medical Center has been awarded $26 million to establish a research center with the goal of making seasonal influenza and future influenza pandemics less deadly.
Bird Flu :: University of Alaska Fairbanks awarded $3.8M for bird flu research
The University of Alaska Fairbanks announced today a $3.8 million award for its role in one of six National Institutes of Health Centers of Excellence for Influenza Research and Surveillance to study influenza viruses with pandemic potential, such as avian influenza H5N1.