Newswise — NEW YORK CITY (April 12, 2012) -- Anal cancer is on the rise among HIV-positive women, according to a...
Infections / 12.04.2012
Beach Sand May Contain Harmful Bacteria
CORAL GABLES, FL (April 11, 2012)--On warm days, the beach seems an ideal destination for family rest and relaxation. Who...
Diabetes, Infections, NYU / 15.03.2012
Study Suggests Link Between H. pylori Bacteria and Blood Sugar Control in Adult Type II Diabetes
Newswise — NEW YORK, March 14, 2012 – A new study by researchers at NYU Langone Medical Center reveals that...
HIV, Vanderbilt / 09.03.2012
HIV Rates for Black Women in Parts of the US Much Higher than Previously Estimated
Newswise — 3/09/2012 - Newark is one of six locations in the United States that are the focus of a...
HIV, STD / 09.03.2012
Bacterial STD Linked to Increased Risk of HIV
Newswise — 3/9/2012 — A common sexually transmitted bacterial infection more than doubles the risk of HIV infection in African...
Flu - Influenza / 13.09.2011
Study showed Flu vaccines for nursing home workers effective in reducing outbreaks
Eurekalert Sept 12 2011 Higher flu vaccination rates for health care personnel can dramatically reduce the threat of flu outbreak among...
Thursday, Sept. 8, 2011 CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – At any given time, one of every 20 hospital patients has a hospital-acquired...
HIV, Infections / 27.08.2011
HIV Virus Infection Rates Are on the Rise
Since HIV infection rates began to rise again around 2000, researchers have been grasping for answers on what could be...
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. – Researchers at Rutgers University and the University of Texas at Austin have reported a discovery that...
C. difficile, Hospital Acquired / 11.08.2011
BI C. difficile strain found common in Chicago hospitals
An outbreak strain of Clostridium difficile, a bacterium that causes diarrhea and sometimes life-threatening inflammation of the colon, is common...
Infections, JAMA, Urinary Tract Infections / 26.07.2011
Antibiotic appears more effective than cranberry capsules for preventing urinary tract infections
In premenopausal women who have repeated urinary tract infections (UTIs), the antibiotic trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX) appeared more effective than cranberry capsules...
Hepatitis - Liver Disease, HIV / 22.07.2011
Hepatitis C is transmitted by unprotected sex between HIV-infected men
Sexual transmission of hepatitis C virus (HCV) is considered rare. But a new study by researchers at Mount Sinai School...