News tagged with viral agents

Combination of oral drugs suppresses common type of hepatitis C

A new combination of investigational drugs successfully suppressed hepatitis C genotype 1 infection in a high percent of patients who had not responded to previous treatment in a study led by a University of Michigan hepatologist.

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Jan 19, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Novel strategy stymies SARS: Versatile inhibitor prevents viral replication

Broad-spectrum antibiotics, which are active against a whole range of bacterial pathogens, have been on the market for a long time. Comparably versatile drugs to treat viral diseases, on the other hand, have remained elusive. ...

Medicine & Health / Research

created Oct 28, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Gene therapy reduces HIV levels in small trials

(Medical Xpress) -- This weekend at the Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy in Chicago, Illinois, researchers from two different study groups, one on the east coast and one on the west coast, ...

Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS

created Sep 20, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast report

Ultrasensitive detector promises improved treatment of viral respiratory infections

(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 ...

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

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

Shared equipment can lead to hepatitis B outbreaks

Patient-to-patient transmission of hepatitis B virus (HBV) can occur as the result of routine clinical practices incorrectly thought to be risk-free. A review of 33 HBV outbreaks, published in the open access journal BMC Me ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Apr 09, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0