News articles tagged with 'infection' (Page 3)
A more definitive test for a common sexually transmitted infection
— 9 Mar 2011 19:38 | HealthA study from the microbiology lab at Rhode Island Hospital has found that a new test may be more accurate in identifying a common sexually transmitted infection (STI), Trichamonos vaginalis…
HBV infection decreases risk of liver metastasis in colorectal cancer patients
— 9 Mar 2011 18:11 | HealthColorectal cancer (CRC) is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in Western countries. Metastatic liver disease more frequently develops metachronous metastasis following…
Rituximab combined with a TNF inhibitor and methotrexate shows no safety signal in RA treatment
— 9 Mar 2011 18:02 | HealthA recent trial of rituximab in combination with a tumour necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitor and methotrexate (MTX) in patients with active rheumatoid arthritis (RA) found the safety profile…
Laboratory-grown urethras implanted in patients, scientists report
— 8 Mar 2011 14:38 | HealthResearchers at the Institute for Regenerative Medicine at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Centre and colleagues reported today on a new advance in tissue engineering. The team…
Scientists find key mechanism of childhood respiratory disease
— 8 Mar 2011 14:23 | HealthResearchers have identified a critical part of the process by which one of the world's most common and dangerous early childhood infections, respiratory syncytial virus, causes disease…
Vaccinated children not at higher risk of infections or allergic diseases
— 5 Mar 2011 13:06 | HealthMay vaccinations put too much strain on or weaken children's immune systems and are therefore harmful? Roma Schmitz and her colleagues from the Robert Koch Institute investigate exactly…
Jekyll and Hyde: Cells' executioner can also stave off death
— 4 Mar 2011 16:00 | HealthAn enzyme viewed as an executioner, because it can push cells to commit suicide, may actually short circuit a second form of cell death, researchers at Emory University School of Medicine…
Study finds MRSA danger in gyms may be exaggerated
— 4 Mar 2011 15:57 | HealthCommunity gym surfaces do not appear to be reservoirs for MRSA transmission, according to a study published in the March issue of the American Journal of Infection Control, the official…
ATS issues report on emerging issues in HIV-associated pulmonary disease
— 4 Mar 2011 15:24 | HealthThe American Thoracic Society has released a new report detailing recent global changes in the management of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-associated pulmonary disease. The report…
Portable, less costly peritoneal dialysis shows no additional catheter risk factors
— 3 Mar 2011 13:23 | HealthPatients with end-stage renal disease who opt for peritoneal dialysis experience no greater risk of catheter infection than those who undergo haemodialysis, a retrospective study at…