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[Comment] Infectious diseases in Pakistan: a clear and present danger

Many diseases are common in Pakistan, including endemic and epidemic infectious diseases, emerging infections, and an increasing burden of non-communicable diseases. An estimated 8–9 million people in Pakistan are infected with the hepatitis C viru...

Tuberculosis Pathogen Proteome Atlas

Photographers know the problem all too well: with the naked eye, you can see which branch a bird is sitting on, but spotting the bird in the blur of branches through the telephoto lens for high-magnification images requires considerable skill. It is...

Identification of biomarkers for Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection and disease in BCG-vaccinated young children in Southern India

Monolaurin: A Wonder Immune Boosting Component

MUMBAI, India, May 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- An activecomponent of lauric acid, monolaurin shows promising anti - microbial results Coconut oil is the second best source after mother's milk A workshop conducted by HEAL Foundation in the city recently identified a 12 carbon medium chain fatty acid namely Lauric acid which showed superior immune modulating property. Experts revealed that lauric...

Proteome atlas for the tuberculosis pathogen

(ETH Zurich) Researchers from ETH Zurich have mapped the coordinates for all the proteins of the tuberculosis pathogen Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Thanks to this "atlas", scientists are now able to easily find and accurately measure every protein of...

Betmiga, Lucentis and Elvanse accepted by SMC

Three medicines have been accepted for use in NHS Scotland by the Scottish Medicines Consortium, according to advice issued yesterday (13 May 2013). Mirabegron (Betmiga) is accepted for the symptomatic treatment of urgency, increased micturition...

Significant Near-Term Top-Line Data Catalyst And Platform Technology Should Propel Insmed

By Scott Matusow:The Orphan Drug Act was passed in January 1983 to encourage companies to develop drugs that treat rare medical conditions. Companies that receive Orphan Drug Status gain certain financial incentives such as a longer period of exclusivity, enhanced patent protection, clinical research financial subsidization, and even tax breaks. Additionally, companies have greater success in gett...

ACTCM Faculty Presents at Second Annual Asian Health Symposium in San Francisco

The American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine faculty members, Dr. Bingzeng Zou and Dr. Steve Given, presented their expertise in traditional Chinese medicine during the Asian Health Symposium, bringing more awareness to this culturally sensitive medical topic. San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) May 14, 2013 The second annual Asian Health Symposium focused on the unique challenges health practition...

Join the Livestream of the GBCHealth Conference 2013. World’s Premier Conference on Business and Global Health

SOURCE: GBCHealth DESCRIPTION:New York, NY, May 13, 2013 /3BL Media/ - Join the GBCHealth annual Conference via livestream for the only event focused exclusively on the role of the private sector in tackling the most urgent global health problems of our times. The GBCHealth  annual conference in New York City May 15-17 will bring together hundreds of business leaders  and the biggest voices in...

With suspected TB, behavioral support curbs smoking

(HealthDay)—Behavioral support with or without bupropion is effective at achieving smoking cessation in patients with suspected tuberculosis, according to a study published in the May 7 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine.

AHF, KANCO organize NO RETREAT ON AIDS march to call for more global HIV/AIDS funding

Concerned that key partners in the fight against HIV & AIDS like the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria and the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief are losing funding due to government cuts, AIDS Healthcare Foundation, in conj...

ITM researchers develop, test a combination of tools to diagnose SN-TB

Researchers at the Institute of Tropical Medicine have successfully developed and tested a combination of simple clinical, radiological and laboratory tools to diagnose smear-negative tuberculosis.

Structural guidance for malaria and TB

The Structural Genomics Consortium, with grant support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, is spearheading a project to develop pharma-quality medicinal chemistry capabilities in malaria and tuberculosis. The plan…

Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection

Get updated on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommendations on use of the new 3-month isoniazid-rifapentine regimen. Seminars in Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Rapid, Accurate Diagnosis Of Tuberculosis And Other Bacterial Infections Using Portable Device

A handheld diagnostic device that Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators first developed to diagnose cancer has been adapted to rapidly diagnose tuberculosis (TB) and other important infectious bacteria. Two papers appearing in the journa...

Association between tuberculosis infections and non-pulmonary malignancies: a nationwide population-based study

Munich Re Assumes Administration For NetGuarantee

NEW YORK, May 7, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Malaria No More, the New York-based parent company of NetGuarantee LLC (NetGuarantee), today announced that Munich Re will assume administration for the NetGuarantee program. Established by Malaria No More in 2009, NetGuarantee — a first-of-its-kind innovative finance mechanism — was created to help accelerate the delivery of life-...

How a British painting helped thwart universal health care in U.S.

The Lancet ran a fascinating essay last month on how the American Medical Association (AMA) used the iconic 19th-century painting “The Doctor” to successfully keep the United States from duplicating the United Kingdom’s implementation of universal government health insurance after World War II.First exhibited by its British painter, Sir Luke Filde...

FDA Grants Fast Track Designation for Cubist’s Late-Stage Antibiotic Candidate

Fast Track Status Provided for ceftolozane/tazobactam in HABP/VABP and cUTI Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBST) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted the Company’s late-stage antibiotic candidate ceftolozane/tazobactam (CXA-201) Fast Track status in the previously granted Qualified Infectious Dise...

Aeras, Oxford University, Okairos: TB, HIV and Malaria Vaccine Research Gets Major Boost

$2.9 million Grant to Advance Chimpanzee Adenovirus Platform Aeras, a nonprofit biotech advancing TB vaccines for the world, the University of Oxford and Okairos, a biopharmaceutical company specializing in T-cell vaccines, today announced a $2.9 million grant to Aeras in support of a collaboration among the three parties to support the...

Aeras receives grant to support the development of vaccines against TB, HIV and malaria

Aeras, a nonprofit biotech advancing TB vaccines for the world, the University of Oxford and Okairos, a biopharmaceutical company specializing in T-cell vaccines, today announced a $2.9 million grant to Aeras in support of a collaboration among the t...

TB, HIV and malaria vaccine research gets major boost

(Burness Communications) Aeras, a nonprofit biotech advancing TB vaccines for the world, the University of Oxford and Okairos, a biopharmaceutical company specializing in T-cell vaccines, today announced a $2.9 million grant to Aeras in support of a...

Portable device provides rapid, accurate diagnosis of tuberculosis, other bacterial infections

(Massachusetts General Hospital) A handheld diagnostic device that Massachusetts General Hospital investigators first developed to diagnose cancer has been adapted to rapidly diagnose tuberculosis and other important infectious bacteria. Two versions...

Christiana Care Health System features world-renowned Infectious Disease experts at 50th anniversary symposium

Physician who spearheaded global effort to eradicate smallpox to deliver keynote address Christiana Care Health System will welcome world-renowned infectious disease experts to its 50th Anniversary William J. Holloway Infectious Disease Symposium next Tuesday, May 7. Held in the John H. Ammon Medical Education Center in Christiana Hospital the s...

Ratting Out TB: Scientists Train Rodents to Diagnose Disease -- NPR News

Jonathan Kalan reports on infectious disease surveillance and an innovative approach that trains rats to sniff-out tuberculosis cases. "A group in Tanzania is training rats to detect tuberculosis [TB] in people...African giant pouched rats...have very poor vision, [but]...they make up for [it] with a keen sense of smell...the rat's olfactory prowess [has been utilized] to detect buried land mines....