HIV :: Circumcision Reduces Risk of HIV
Medically performed circumcision significantly reduces a man?s risk of acquiring HIV?the virus that causes AIDS?through heterosexual intercourse, according to 2 studies.
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Chlamydia :: University and health science center in San Antonio collaborate to find chlamydia vaccine
The University of Texas at San Antonio and the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio have had success in early trials to discover a vaccine that will prevent chlamydia — the most common bacteria-related sexually transmitted disease in the United States.
Gene :: RNAi shows promise in gene therapy
Three years ago Mark Kay, MD, PhD, published the first results showing that a biological phenomenon called RNA interference could be an effective gene therapy technique. Since then he has used RNAi gene therapy to effectively shut down the viruses that cause hepatitis and HIV in mice.
Norwalk :: Norwalk virus outbreak closes Toronto hospital
Bridgepoint Health, a canadian hospital in Toronto’s east end says it will remain closed to visitors and new patients until later this week following an outbreak of the highly contagious Norwalk virus.
Bird Flu :: Bird Flu confirmed in Moscow
Russian health authorities have confirmed an outbreak of bird flu in the Moscow region. Several dead birds found in the village of Pavlovsky tested positive for the disease.
Avian Flu :: Long road ahead in developing effective avian flu vaccination strategy
The near inevitability that influenza will explode into a pandemic in the coming few years has kept researchers searching for a way to prevent the worst effects of infection. The ultimate prize is a highly effective vaccine that could be produced and deployed rapidly.
Avian Flu :: Sharing of avian influenza viruses and pandemic vaccine production
This statement is the result of a meeting today between the Minister of Health of Indonesia Siti Fadillah Supari, and Dr David Heymann, WHO Acting Assistant Director-General for Communicable Diseases.
Avian Flu :: WHO reports some promising results on avian influenza vaccines
Experts meeting over the past two days at the World Health Organization (WHO) on advances in pandemic influenza vaccine development reported encouraging progress.
Avian Flu :: Suffolk avian flu reports published
Two reports have been published today in response to the outbreak of avian influenza in Suffolk.
HIV :: Australian scientists develop nano filter to sift out HIV from blood
HIV may one day be able to be filtered from human blood saving the lives of millions of people, thanks to a world-first innovation by Queensland University of Technology scientists.