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CDC report shows growing threat posed by antibiotic resistance

A new report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warns that antibiotic resistance poses a serious threat to public health that is undermining our ability to treat infectious diseases and health care...

8 October, 2013

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Vaccine refusal tied to pertussis outbreak

Refusal to vaccinate children against whooping cough might have played a role in the 2010 pertussis outbreak in California, researchers reported. Analysis of the outbreak — the largest in the state since 1947...

8 October, 2013

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CIDS to conduct continuous medical education programme on infectious diseases

In order to improve the understanding of common infectious diseases in India, Clinical Infectious Diseases Society (CIDS) in association with Infectious Diseases Training & Research Centre, Christian Medical College...

30 September, 2013

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New meningitis vaccine slashes cases by 94 per cent

A new vaccine being rolled out in the “meningitis belt” that stretches across north-central Africa has reduced cases of the potentially fatal disease by 94 per cent, doctors reported in The Lancet. Researchers monitored...

30 September, 2013

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A new way to fight antibiotic-resistant bacteria

At a time when scientists are quickly running out of options, McMaster researchers are using a new approach to fighting antibiotic-resistant bacteria. The technique involves researchers in the Michael G. DeGroote...

30 September, 2013

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Vaccine against pneumococcal infections has led to widespread reduction in serious disease

Vaccination with the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine-7 [PCV7—a vaccine that covers 7 strains (serotypes) of Streptococcus pneumoniae] is linked to overall decreases in the rate of serious infections caused by this...

30 September, 2013

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Antibiotic-resistant bugs have become a common cause of death, says first report of its kind

For the first time, the government is estimating how many people die from drug-resistant bacteria each year — more than 23,000, or about as many as those killed annually by flu. The Centers for Disease Control and...

23 September, 2013

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Johns Hopkins establishes center to study ELSI of applying genomics to infectious disease treatment

The National Human Genome Research Institute has selected the Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics to establish a “Center of Excellence” to study the ethical, legal and social implications (ELSI) of...

20 September, 2013

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Designer molecule causes AIDS virus to destroy itself

Researchers have designed a synthetic molecule that tricks the AIDS virus into destroying itself. The compound, called DAVEI, was developed by researchers at Philadelphia’s Drexel University and causes the deadly...

20 September, 2013

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Pentagon puts Ebola virus on bio-threat research list

The Pentagon is seeking new research on how to stop Ebola virus and a series of diseases and biological agents that “pose a material threat sufficient to affect the United States’ national security,” a...

20 September, 2013

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