New evidence reported in the August issue of Cell Stem Cell, a publication of Cell Press, offers a novel perspective on how the HIV/AIDS virus leads to learning and memory deficits, a condition known as HIV-associated dementia.
For women with human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, use of the HPV-16/18 vaccine will not accelerate reduction of the virus and should not be used to treat the infection, according to a study in the August 15 issue of JAMA.
The incidence of squamous cell eye cancer is greater among kidney transplant patients and people with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) than the general public, which suggests the disease is associated with immune deficiency.
The Utah Department of Health (UDOH) is offering low-cost vaccines to prevent the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) to eligible women in Utah ? specifically, women between the ages of 19-26 who have no health insurance or have insurance that does not pay for the vaccine.
In a new study in the American Journal of Chinese Medicine, kinesiologists at the University of Illinois suggest that older adults who adopt an exercise regimen combining Taiji and Qigong may get an extra boost from their annual flu shot.
Few older women were interested in being tested for the virus that causes AIDS despite having significant risk factors for lifetime exposure, according to a study published in the July/August edition of the Journal of Women?s Health.
An Indonesian woman aged 29 years died this weekend on the island of Bali. Samples have tested positive for bird flu after an initial test, officials reported.
Abbott has received a supplemental Premarket Approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its recently introduced RealTime HIV-1 viral load test.
Weather conditions permitting, spraying to control adult mosquito populations will be conducted during the evening hours on Tuesday, Aug. 14, in Bristol and Bensalem townships, Bucks County.
The Department of Health reminded people living and holidaying in the north of Western Australia to take extra care against mosquito bites, following evidence of the spread of mosquito-borne viruses in the Kimberley and Pilbara regions.