Influenza :: Iomai announces study of patch-based vaccine for seasonal influenza
Iomai Corporation (Nasdaq: IOMI) announced interim results from a Phase 1 clinical trial of its patch-based vaccine for seasonal influenza.
Virus
Bird Flu :: China reports soldier has bird flu
A 19-year-old Chinese soldier has been hospitalized with the H5N1 bird flu strain, the Chinese Health Ministry reported in a statement.
Healthcare :: Harm reduction action plan in UK
Around ?2-million is to be spent to help reduce the number of people dying from drug overdoses or contracting blood-borne viruses through injecting themselves with dirty needles.
Bird Flu :: Bird flu human cases in Britain – 4 cases
Four people have tested positive for bird flu after an outbreak of the avian flu virus on a North Wales farm in UK, reported by British health authorities.
HIV :: AHF counters GSK ads that promote fear of HIV treatment
AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the largest AIDS healthcare, prevention and education provider in the United States and operator of free AIDS treatment clinics in the US, Africa, Latin America/Caribbean and Asia unveiled a public awareness campaign targeting negative direct-to-consumer advertising of HIV/AIDS drugs by pharmaceutical companies.
Cerebral Palsy :: International recognition for cerebral palsy research
South Australian research which found a link between cerebral palsy and exposure to herpes viruses has been recognised as among the most significant of the past year by an international panel of neuroscientists.
Bird Flu :: Avian influenza ? situation in Indonesia ? update
The Ministry of Health of Indonesia has announced a new case of human infection of H5N1 avian influenza. A 5-year-old female from Wonogiri district, Central Java Province developed symptoms on 8 May, was hospitalized on 15 May and died in hospital on 17 May.
Hepatitis C :: Hepatitis C negatively impacts HIV
Researchers at Boston Medical Center (BMC) and Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) have found that persons infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), who also have alcohol problems, were negatively affected by co-infection with the hepatitis C virus (HCV).
Brain :: New adult brain cells may be central to lifelong learning
The steady formation of new brain cells in adults may represent more than merely a patching up of aging brains, a new study has shown. The new adult brain cells may serve to give the adult brain the same kind of learning ability that young brains have while still allowing the existing, mature circuitry to maintain stability.
Healthcare :: Indian Govt for quality healthcare for poor, women, children
Underlining focus on HIV/AIDS, polio and affordable and safe medicines, the Indian government said with National Rural Health Mission it has set in motion an improved access to quality healthcare for people, especially those living in rural areas, poor, women and children.