Two deaths, six new MERS virus cases in Saudi: WHO
Eight new cases of the deadly coronavirus MERS, a SARS-like infection, have been registered in Saudi Arabia, the World Health Organisation said on Wednesday.
View ArticleVaccination may make flu worse if exposed to a second strain
(Medical Xpress)—A new study in the U.S. has shown that pigs vaccinated against one strain of influenza were worse off if subsequently infected by a related strain of the virus.
View ArticleStudy carried out on ninety-year-olds reveals the benefits of strength...
After doing specific training for 12 weeks, people over the age of 90 improved their strength, power and muscle mass. This was reflected in an increase in their walking speed, a greater capacity to get...
View ArticleUS execution drugs harm breathing, heart function
Oklahoma changed its execution protocols twice this year. State officials have five options for lethal injections, including a new three-drug mixture. That combination was used for the first time...
View ArticleNew drug formulations to boost fight against respiratory illnesses and...
A team of five researchers and clinicians in Singapore led by Dr Desmond Heng, ICES, has developed a new combination of drugs to effectively combat bacteria in the lungs which lead to common...
View ArticleHunting viruses that play hide and seek
Every year, two million children die of acute respiratory infections. Among the culprits are several different viruses, one of which your child almost certainly has had without you or the doctors ever...
View ArticlePossible link between E-cigs, risk of infections
(HealthDay)—Vapor from electronic cigarettes may increase young people's risk of respiratory infections, regardless of whether or not it contains nicotine, according to a new laboratory study reported...
View ArticleEnzyme linked to respiratory system development in fruit flies comes from...
Research from the RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology has revealed that development of the respiratory system in fruit flies is controlled by a regulatory enzyme that is manufactured in the fat...
View ArticleOnline monitoring system for patients with sleep apnoea
The company Medco Health at the Business, Scientific and Technological Park, Espaitec, of the Universitat Jaume I of Castellón, has developed a telemedicine assistance system that allows online daily...
View ArticleNew device IDs disease-causing germs
(HealthDay)—A new spectrometer system designed to identify 193 yeast and bacteria that are capable of making people sick has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
View ArticleUS drinking water sanitation still a concern: CDC
(HealthDay)—While U.S. water sanitation has improved, bacteria-laden drinking water continues to cause disease outbreaks, according to a report released Thursday by federal health officials.
View ArticleHow to stop or slow sickness from going around this winter
It's hard to fend off illnesses when sniffles and coughs are "going around," says Dr. Ray Tsai, who rushed his 1-year-old daughter to the doctor when she developed croup, a respiratory disease that...
View ArticleMexican research proposes alternative therapy against lung cancer
Research from the National Institute of Respiratory Diseases (INER) reveals that besides smoking, there are other factors associated with the development of lung cancer such as the smoke from burning...
View ArticleWhat makes the newborn immune system in the lungs different and vulnerable?
Newborns are more susceptible to infections, presumably because of their immature and inexperienced immune systems. The most common dangerous condition in newborns and infants are lower respiratory...
View ArticleFat damages the lungs of heavy drinkers
Heavy drinking damages the body in many ways. In addition to liver failure, alcoholics are at a much greater risk of developing pneumonia and life threatening acute respiratory distress syndrome...
View ArticleStudy sheds light on asthma and respiratory viruses
People with asthma often have a hard time dealing with respiratory viruses such as the flu or the common cold, and researchers have struggled to explain why.
View ArticleMeasles outbreak tied to Disneyland grows to 70 illnesses
A measles outbreak traced to Disney theme parks in California led to warnings against visiting the happiest place on Earth if tourists or their children have not been vaccinated against the highly...
View ArticleResearchers participate in the design of a future vaccine for tuberculosis
Researchers from BIOCAPS will collaborate with scientists from seven countries to design a future vaccine against one of the most persistent diseases worldwide, an infectious disease that provokes one...
View ArticleResearcher develops bird flu vaccine using virus commonly found in dogs
Researchers at the University of Georgia have used a virus commonly found in dogs as the foundation for a new vaccine against H7N9 influenza, more commonly known as bird flu.
View ArticleHerpes offers big insights on coughing – and potential new remedies
Cough treatments could change dramatically after the herpes virus helped researchers discover that the respiratory tract links to two different parts of the nervous system.
View ArticleFast, accurate and cost-effective diagnoses to tackle respiratory infections
ecently published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, the study found that starting anti-HIV treatment within two weeks of TB being diagnosed improved survival rates among patients with both infections...
View ArticleTasty desserts that boost the immune system
Desserts that stimulate digestion through biotechnology strengthen the immune system, prevent the development of respiratory and intestinal diseases and benefit people with cancer. Examples of such...
View ArticleTeam identifies viral product that promotes immune defense against RSV
Almost all human beings are exposed to the respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, before their second birthdays. For most, the symptoms mimic those of the common cold: runny nose, coughing, sneezing,...
View ArticleBid to beat baby chest infection boosted by immune study
Babies at risk of a serious lung infection could be helped by a therapy based on the body's natural immune defences.
View ArticleRecurrent viral respiratory tract infections during first six months and risk...
In a study appearing in the May 3, 2016 issue of JAMA, Anette-Gabriele Ziegler, M.D., of Helmholtz Zentrum Munchen, Munich, Germany, and colleagues examined associations between infection types during...
View ArticleCould infant colds, other infections raise type 1 diabetes risk?
(HealthDay)— Colds and other infections in the first six months of life may boost the odds of a child developing type 1 diabetes by nearly 20 percent, new research suggests.
View ArticleDrug does not reduce digital ulcers in patients with systemic sclerosis
In an article appearing in the May 10, 2016 issue of JAMA, Dinesh Khanna, M.D., of the University of Michigan Scleroderma Program, Ann Arbor, and colleagues evaluated the efficacy of the drug...
View ArticleRespiratory syncytial virus vaccine enters clinical testing
A Phase 1 clinical trial to test the safety and tolerability of an investigational vaccine against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) has begun at the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center in...
View ArticleNew clues found to common respiratory virus
By age 2, most children have been infected with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), which usually causes only mild cold symptoms. But people with weakened immune systems, such as infants and the...
View ArticleDoctors warn of a common respiratory illness in children
Like most moms, Shanisty Ireland had dealt with many bugs being passed between her three children. Last winter, she thought her newborn, Adam, had the same cold that had caused her older children to...
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