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Even mildly premature infants have increased risk of a common respiratory tract infection

Medicine & Health / Diseases

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

Even mildly premature infants (gestational ages of 33 weeks through 36 weeks) have an increased risk of medically attended respiratory syncytial virus infection, which is the leading cause of lower respiratory tract infection ...


Detailed surface features of the matrix protein

Matrix protein key to fighting viruses

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Apr 29, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researchers from Durham University's Centre for Bioactive Chemistry are developing methods that show how proteins interact with cell membranes when a virus strikes. Using their approach, the team hopes to ...


More children need medical help for RSV than previously known

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created Feb 04, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

More than 2 million children with Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) are seen in hospitals, emergency rooms and doctors' offices in the United States every year -- many more than doctors know. In fact, only 3 percent of children ...





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Naturally occurring lipid blocks RSV infection in lungs

Medicine & Health / Research

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

Researchers at National Jewish Health have discovered that a naturally occurring lipid in the lung can prevent RSV infection and inhibit spread of the virus after an infection is established. RSV is the major cause of hospitalization ...


Amid the flu epidemic, don't forget RSV in young children

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created Nov 23, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Influenza, particularly H1N1, has understandably captured the attention of public health officials, the media and the public. However, an analysis from Children's Hospital Boston, based on patients seen in its emergency department ...


FDA warns: Swine flu scams lurk on the Internet (AP)

FDA warns: Swine flu scams lurk on the Internet

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Oct 22, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

(AP) -- Air "sterilizers." A photon machine. Supplement pills to boost the immune system. Protective shampoos and face masks. Even fake Tamiflu.


Microbiologists find defense molecule that senses respiratory viruses

Microbiologists find defense molecule that senses respiratory viruses

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Aug 23, 2009 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

A cellular molecule that not only can sense two common respiratory viruses but also can direct cells to mount a defense has been identified by microbiologists at The University of Texas Health Science Center ...


Ultrasensitive detector promises improved treatment of viral respiratory infections

Ultrasensitive detector promises improved treatment of viral respiratory infections

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

created Jun 29, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A Vanderbilt chemist and a biomedical engineer have teamed up to develop a respiratory virus detector that is sensitive enough to detect an infection at an early stage, takes only a few minutes ...


First of its kind study identifies risk factors for LRTIs in Inuit children

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created May 21, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

May 21, 2009 — Inuit children have the highest rate of hospital admission for Lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs) globally, but new research shows that lowering risk factors though public health interventions and an ...


Common childhood virus packs an increasingly potent punch

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created Jan 05, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Five-year-old Kate Levschan and her 18-month-old brother, Jacob, have never sat on Santa's lap. Their mother, Marti Levschan, wants to keep it that way.


Scientists solve failed vaccine mystery

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created Dec 15, 2008 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Research led by Johns Hopkins Children's Center scientists has figured out why a respiratory syncytial virus vaccine used in 1966 to inoculate children against the infection instead caused severe respiratory disease and effectively ...


Study first to show that RNA interference can facilitate vaccine development

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created Dec 10, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Pharmaceutical companies and universities are racing to develop drugs that use the gene silencing mechanism known as RNA interference to treat a host of diseases. Now, a new study opens up an entirely new possibility for ...


RSV may hide in the lungs, lead to asthma, researchers report

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created Oct 21, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Conventional wisdom has been that respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) – a common virus that causes infection in the lungs – comes and goes in children without any long lasting impact.



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