Pregnancy :: Risk of preterm birth appears to vary by season
Women who become pregnant in spring are more vulnerable to preterm birth than those who conceive in other seasons, according to researchers at the University of Pittsburgh.
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Health :: Indian Ardh Kumbh serves as health platform
Alongside religion, this year’s Ardh Kumbh mela served as a platform for health campaigns.
Von Willebrand Disease :: FDA approves new product to treat Von Willebrand Disease
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the approval of Antihemophilic Factor/von Willebrand Factor Complex (Human), Alphanate. The product is approved for patients undergoing surgery or invasive procedures with von Willebrand disease (vWD) in whom the hormone desmopressin is either ineffective or contraindicated.
HIV :: p21 stops HIV-1 in its tracks in hematopoietic stem cells
Hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) are one of the few cell types able to resist infection with HIV-1 despite expressing the cell surface molecules to which HIV-1 binds before entering a cell. In a study that appears in the February issue of the Journal of Clinical Investigation, researchers from Harvard Medical School, Boston, show that HSC expression of a protein known as p21Waf1/Cip1/Sdi1 (p21) is required for HSCs to be resistant to infection with HIV-1.
HIV :: New compound shows promise in halting HIV spread
A new compound has shown promise in halting the spread of HIV by preventing the virus from replicating.
Rift Valley Fever :: Rift Valley Fever appears in decline in Kenya
The months-long outbreak of Rift Valley Fever (RVF) in Kenya appears to be in decline after more than 500 suspected cases, 169 of them fatal, there and in Somalia, the United Nations health agency reported today.
Hepatitis :: New culture method for hepatitis C virus uses primary hepatocytes and patient serum
Researchers open the way for improved study of hepatitis C virus by devising a novel virus culture system that allows replication of patient-isolated virus in nontransformed hepatocytes, instead of culture-adapted virus strains in transformed cell lines.
Flu :: Rapid flu testing is associated with decreased antibiotic use in hospitalized adults
Rapid influenza testing is associated with reductions in the use of antibiotics in hospitalized adults, according to a report posted online today that will appear in the Feb_26, 2007, print issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
DNA :: Common mechanisms for viral DNA replication
Crystal structures of the SV40 large T antigen (T-ag) origin binding domain (obd) with and without DNA show how two T-ag obds orient head-to-head and engage with the major groove.
HIV :: Selenium supplements may contribute to reduced HIV viral load
Taking daily selenium supplements appears to increase the level of the essential mineral in the blood and may suppress the progression of viral load in patients with HIV infection – Archives of Internal Medicine, JAMA/Archives journal.