Bird Flu :: Bird flu situation in Bangladesh serious – FAO
The United Nations food agency has said the bird flu situation in Bangladesh remains serious and sought a long-term strategic campaign to bring the deadly disease under control.
Virus
Viral Disease :: Hand-foot-mouth outbreak affects 863 people in east China
A hand-foot-mouth outbreak that began in April in Linyi city of east China’s Shandong Province has hit 863 people, mostly children, but no new deaths have been reported, a local official said.
HIV :: Bush’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief is proving effective
US President Bush’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) is proving effective, according to Alec Mally, counselor to the U.S. Mission to the United Nations.
Viral Disease :: Hand-foot-mouth outbreak in Linyi update – 2nd child died
A viral hand-foot-and-mouth disease killed a 14-month-old boy in eastern China’s Shandong province, state media reported.
Bird Flu :: UN agency urges response to bird flu outbreaks in Bangladesh
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) today warned that the bird flu situation in Bangladesh remains serious and called for action to get it under control.
Mosquito :: K-State biologist hopes mosquito can break viral chain
Most people do their best to avoid mosquitoes. But this summer Rollie Clem will play the wary host to his own homegrown swarm of Aedes aegypti, the yellow fever mosquito. He’s made a room ready for them, and even a menu.
Hepatitis C :: Cure for hepatitis C announced by VCU researcher
The use of peginterferon alone, or in combination with ribavirin, points to a cure for hepatitis C, the leading cause of cirrhosis, liver cancer and the need for liver transplant, a Virginia Commonwealth University researcher said today.
Hepatitis C :: Celgosivir with Peginterferon and Ribavirin in Chronic Hepatitis C
Celgosivir is a new class of antiviral medicine in clinical development for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. Researchers tested this new antiviral medicine and measured its potential to offer improved treatment outcomes when combined with other anti-HCV drugs.
HIV :: HIV in breast milk killed by flash-heating
A simple method of flash-heating breast milk infected with HIV successfully inactivated the free-floating virus, according to a new study led by researchers at the Berkeley and Davis campuses of the University of California.
Eye :: UF researchers awaken vision cells in blind mice
University of Florida researchers used gene therapy to restore sight in mice with a form of hereditary blindness, a finding that has bearing on many of the most common blinding diseases.