News tagged with herpes lesions
Scientists learn why even treated genital herpes sores boost the risk of HIV infection
New research helps explain why infection with herpes simplex virus-2 (HSV-2), which causes genital herpes, increases the risk for HIV infection even after successful treatment heals the genital skin sores and breaks that ...
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Aug 02, 2009 |
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Potential new herpes therapy studied
A new therapy being developed at the University of Florida could, in time, produce another weapon for the fight against herpes.
Feb 03, 2009 |
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Research shows progress toward a genital herpes vaccine
An investigational vaccine protected some women against infection from one of the two types of herpes simplex viruses that cause genital herpes, according to findings in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Jan 04, 2012 |
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Tropical disease experts report missed opportunity to transform global HIV/AIDS fight
Global HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment efforts are missing a major opportunity to significantly improve health conditions in poor countries by simply adding low-cost care for the many other chronic and disabling diseases ...
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Dec 09, 2011 |
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Persons with herpes simplex virus type 2, but without symptoms, still shed virus
Persons who have tested positive for herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) but do not have symptoms or genital lesions still experience virus shedding during subclinical (without clinical manifestations) episodes, suggesting ...
Apr 12, 2011 |
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Old folk remedy revived: How tansy may be a treatment for herpes
For centuries tansy has been used as a folk remedy, but now scientists from Britain and Spain believe the plant may have medical benefits after all, as a treatment for herpes. The team's findings, published in Phytotherapy Re ...
Feb 22, 2011 |
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Patients with COPD have higher risk of shingles
Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are at greater risk of shingles compared with the general population, according to a study published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). The risk is g ...
Feb 22, 2011 |
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Preventing HPV might lower risk of HIV infection in men: study
(PhysOrg.com) -- Men infected with human papillomavirus (HPV) are at greater risk of becoming infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) than men who are not HPV positive, according to researchers at the University ...
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Apr 28, 2010 |
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Some HPV infection may be linked to increased risk of HIV acquisition in women
(PhysOrg.com) -- UCSF researchers have found a novel association between human papillomavirus (HPV) infection and increased HIV acquisition in women. The study team also identified specific types of HPV associated with HIV ...
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Apr 13, 2010 |
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Clinical trial to test whether vaccine can effectively treat melanoma
Rush University Medical Center is leading a nationwide Phase III clinical trial to determine whether a promising vaccine for advanced melanoma can effectively treat the deadly skin cancer.
Apr 06, 2010 |
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Study shows genital herpes virus reactivates widely throughout genital tract
Genital herpes caused by a reactivation of herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) is generally treated as a lesion in one specific area of the genital region. A new study, however, finds that the virus can frequently reactivate ...
Jan 22, 2010 |
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Discovery of protein that reactivates herpes simplex virus helps solve medical mystery
Research in PLoS Pathogens appears to solve a long standing medical mystery by identifying a viral protein, VP16, as the molecular key that prompts herpes simplex virus (HSV) to exit latency and cause recurrent disease.
Mar 27, 2009 |
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