Other Infections
Herpes Simplex and Cytomegalovirus Linked to Cognitive Impairment
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- Category: Other Health News
- Published on Wednesday, 18 December 2013 00:00
- Written by University of Michigan
Latent herpes simplex virus (HSV) or cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection may contribute to impaired cognitive processing for people of all age groups, possibly due to resulting inflammation, according to study results published in the November 18, 2013, advance edition of the Journal of Infectious Diseases.
New Anti-TB Strategy Target: Elimination of the Disease
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- Category: Tuberculosis (TB)
- Published on Thursday, 21 November 2013 00:00
- Written by Theo Smart
A major shift in the global anti-tuberculosis (TB) strategy was announced at the Stop TB Symposium just prior to the 44th Union World Conference on Lung Health this month in Paris. Instead of setting modest targets for incremental improvements in TB control, which has been the norm for the past few decades, the TB community -- clearly driven by TB/HIV activism -- is now calling for a global effort to eliminate the ancient disease.
IDWeek 2013: HIV+ Young Women Have Adequate Response to Human Papillomavirus Vaccine
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- Category: HPV Vaccines
- Published on Tuesday, 15 October 2013 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
HIV positive girls did not respond as well to the quadrivalent human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine as HIV negative girls of the same age, but they responded as well as HIV negative older women, probably giving them sufficient protection from infection, according to a late-breaker presentation at the recent IDWeek conference in San Francisco.
KFF Greater Than AIDS Website Explains Affordable Care Act for People with HIV
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- Category: Health Care & Insurance Reform
- Published on Thursday, 21 November 2013 00:00
- Written by Kaiser Family Foundation
The Kaiser Family Foundation this month launched a new website to help people with HIV learn more about the Affordable Care Act (ACA), popularly known as "Obamacare."
IDWeek 2013: Low-income Girls Are Less Likely to Receive Full HPV Vaccine Series
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- Category: HPV Vaccines
- Published on Friday, 04 October 2013 00:00
- Written by IDWeek 2013
Low-income adolescents are not as likely to start or finish the 3-shot human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine series, which reduces the risk of cervical cancer. Cultural differences can help explain some of the reasons for this disparity and suggest targeted approaches for encouraging vaccination, researchers reported at Second IDWeek conference this week in San Francisco.
AASLD 2013: Label Warnings, Counseling Do Not Eliminate Risk of Acetaminophen Toxicity
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- Category: Other Liver Disease
- Published on Wednesday, 06 November 2013 00:00
- Written by AASLD
"Black box" warnings and written and verbal counseling from health care providers may not do enough to educate the public about the hazards of acetaminophen, which is the leading cause of acute liver failure in the U.S., according to a poster presentation at the 64th American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) Liver Meeting this week in Washington, DC.
CDC Report: Antibiotic Drug Resistance Is a Growing Threat
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- Category: Opportunistic Illness (OIs)
- Published on Friday, 27 September 2013 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
Bacterial resistance to multiple antibiotics is a growing problem, affecting at least 2 million people each year in the U.S. and resulting in at least 23,000 deaths, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which is available free online. The consequences of inaction, according to the report, are "potentially catastrophic."
Black Women More Likely to Carry Human Papillomavirus Strains Not Covered by Vaccines
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- Category: HPV Vaccines
- Published on Wednesday, 30 October 2013 00:00
- Written by Duke University
African-American women with precancerous cervical abnormalities are about half as likely to have cancer-causing human papillomavirus (HPV) types 16 and 18, and more likely to have other types for which the Gardasil and Cervarix vaccines do not provide protection, according to a study presented at the American Association for Cancer Research International Conference on Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research taking pace this week in Maryland.
ICAAC 2013: Novel Therapeutic Vaccine Reduces Genital Herpes Shedding
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- Category: Herpes
- Published on Tuesday, 17 September 2013 00:00
- Written by Genocea Biosciences
An experimental immune-modulating vaccine significantly reduced shedding of herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) in people with recurrent genital herpes, according to a late-breaker presentation at the 53rd Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC 2013) this week in Denver. The vaccine appeared safe and well-tolerated.
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