Blood
14 Jan 2008
Preventing Needle Stick Injuries
Needlestick injuries are common and concerning accidents for healthcare professionals, as needlesticks may cause infections like HIV and hepatitis C.
Children's health
11 Jan 2008
HRV Associated with Paediatric Respiratory Tract Infections
Using a rapid, sensitive, and inexpensive diagnostic tool called MassTag PCR, scientists at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health’s Center for Infection and Immunity identified a new human rhinovirus in cases of severe paediatric respiratory tract infections in Europe. Their findings are published in the December 15 issue of…
Children's health
10 Jan 2008
New PBS Listings for January 2008
People with pleural mesothelioma, eye conditions, those who want to stop smoking and infants with chest infections will benefit from changes to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS). The listing of pemetrexed disodium (Alimta(R)) in combination with the drug cisplatin has been extended to include the treatment of pleural mesothelioma.
Blood
08 Jan 2008
Introduction to Clinical Trials
Clinical trials are a type of clinical research used to investigate the effectiveness of medicines, prevention programs and diagnostic techniques.
Children's health
10 Dec 2007
The Genetic Journey of HIV from Birth to Death
University of Florida scientists have discovered how HIV evolves over the course of a person’s lifetime into a more deadly form that heralds the onset of full-blown AIDS. The findings could pave the way for new therapeutic agents that target the virus earlier in the disease process, before it takes…
Children's health
03 Dec 2007
Tinea of the Nails Underdiagnosed in Children
Two doctors from Hospital del Mar in Barcelona and Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona professors have observed, through a research carried out during the past 9 years, an increase in the number of children affected by tinea of the nails, as well as an underdiagnosis of this affection by paediatricians. In…
Children's health
03 Dec 2007
Ear Infection Superbug Resistant to all Paediatric Antibiotics
Researchers have discovered a strain of bacteria resistant to all approved drugs used to fight ear infections in children, according to an article published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). A pair of paediatricians discovered the strain because it is their standard practice to perform an uncommon…
Children's health
30 Nov 2007
Combination Vaccine Okay for Infants
A University of Rochester study brings relief to new parents who, while navigating a jam-packed childhood vaccine schedule, can expect to soothe their newborn through as many as 15 “pokes” by his or her six-month checkup. The study, recently published in The Journal of Pediatrics, shows that no efficacy or…
Blood
27 Nov 2007
Ozone Shuts Down Early Immune Response in Lungs and Body
As policy makers debate what levels of ozone in the air are safe for humans to breathe, studies in mice are revealing that the inhaled pollutant impairs the body’s first line of defence, making it more susceptible to subsequent foreign invaders, such as bacteria. While it has long been known…
