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Teen girls diagnosed with STI more likely to seek treatment for partners after watching video

Medicine & Health / Other

created Nov 05, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A study at Johns Hopkins Children's Center found that girls diagnosed with pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) who watched a short educational video were three times more likely to discuss their condition with their partners ...


A new explanation of 'Asian paradox'

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Oct 28, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 1

There is abundant evidence of an association between Helicobacter pylori chronic infection and gastric cancer. The incidence of gastric cancer is much higher in Japan than Indonesia. A research from Indonesia and Japan found ...


Triple-combo drug shows promise against antiviral-resistant H1N1, researcher says (w/ Video)

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Oct 27, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

An experimental drug cocktail that includes three prescriptions now widely available offers the best hope in developing a single agent to treat drug-resistant H1N1 swine flu, says a virology researcher in the University of ...


To better control Chagas disease, focus funds more efficiently, scientists say

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Sep 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Controlling the bug that causes Chagas disease, a chronic infection of 10 million people worldwide with no available cures or vaccines, is the primary goal of public health officials in the developing world. ...


Updated guidelines highlight primary care needs of those living with HIV

Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS

created Aug 13, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

With HIV patients living longer thanks to advances in treatment, the primary care needs of those living with HIV have never been more important. Updated, evidence-based guidelines from the HIV Medicine Association (HIVMA) ...


Oral/body inflammatory connection explained

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Jul 09, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Is your head where your heart is? It may be now. A strong connection between periodontal disease and cardiovascular disease (CVD) has been suggested in recent clinical studies. As many as 75 percent of adults in the United ...


Chronic infection now clearly tied to immune-system protein (w/Video)

Medicine & Health / Research

created May 14, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (6) | comments 0

A new study finds the cross-talk between 'killer T-cells' and 'helper T-cells' can only happen in the presence of interleukin-21, a powerful immune-system protein. UAB researchers say if interleukin-21 is missing, the immune ...


Scientists identify how key protein keeps chronic infection in check

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created May 08, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Why is the immune system able to fight off some viruses but not others, leading to chronic, life-threatening infections like HIV and hepatitis C?


Sugar on bacteria surface serves as base for a web of resistance

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Apr 21, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

The bacteria responsible for chronic infections in cystic fibrosis patients use one of the sugars on the germs' surface to start building a structure that helps the microbes resist efforts to kill them, new research shows.


Two distinct molecular pathways can make regulatory immune cells

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Mar 03, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Finding a way to bypass the molecular events involved in autoimmunity - where the body's immune system mounts a self-directed attack - could lead to new treatments for autoimmune disorders and chronic infections. A study ...


Poor people suffer disproportionately from chronic infections

Medicine & Health / Health

created Feb 05, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Kids from low-income families are much more likely to suffer from serious infections such as herpes or hepatitis A than their counterparts in wealthier households.