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Avecia Launches Toolkit For Production Of Antibody Fragments

Categorie : Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses
Avecia Biologics has announced it has created a 'toolkit' of technologies to meet the production challenges for the next generation of antibody-based therapeutics. The toolkit consists of four elements, bringing together Avecia's high yield microbial expression system - pAVEway™ - with innova ...

read more Avecia Biologics has announced it has created a 'toolkit' of technologies to meet the production challenges for the next generation of antibody-based therapeutics. The toolkit consists of four elements, bringing together Avecia's high yield microbial expression system - pAVEway™ - with innova read more Wed May 2009 Wed May 2009

Institute For Oneworld Health Announces Successful Collaboration To Fight Neglected Diarrheal Diseases In Developing Countries

Categorie : Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses
The Institute for OneWorld Health, the US-based non-profit pharmaceutical company that develops drugs for people with neglected infectious diseases in the developing world, today announced that it has successfully completed its first screening campaign of the Roche proprietary compound library and w ...

read more The Institute for OneWorld Health, the US-based non-profit pharmaceutical company that develops drugs for people with neglected infectious diseases in the developing world, today announced that it has successfully completed its first screening campaign of the Roche proprietary compound library and w read more Wed May 2009 Wed May 2009

Link Between Vitamin D Insufficiency And Bacterial Vaginosis In Pregnant Women

Categorie : Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses
Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is the most common vaginal infection in US women of childbearing age, and is common in pregnant women. BV occurs when the normal balance of bacteria in the vagina is disrupted and replaced by an overgrowth of certain bacteria. Because having BV puts a woman at increased risk ...

read more Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is the most common vaginal infection in US women of childbearing age, and is common in pregnant women. BV occurs when the normal balance of bacteria in the vagina is disrupted and replaced by an overgrowth of certain bacteria. Because having BV puts a woman at increased risk read more Wed May 2009 Wed May 2009

Nine New Innovative Collaborations To Receive Funding From UTSA

Categorie : Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses
In February 2009, the Office of the Vice President of Research at UTSA announced it would offer approximately $242,000 through its Collaborative Research Seed Grant Program (CRSGP) and its Tenure-track Research Award Competition (TRAC). ...

read more In February 2009, the Office of the Vice President of Research at UTSA announced it would offer approximately $242,000 through its Collaborative Research Seed Grant Program (CRSGP) and its Tenure-track Research Award Competition (TRAC). read more Wed May 2009 Wed May 2009

Achaogen Data Show Rapid Rise In Rates Of Resistance To Current Antibiotics

Categorie : Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses
Achaogen, a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company addressing the issue of multi-drug resistant bacterial infections through the discovery and development of innovative broad-spectrum antibiotics, announced today the presentation of research on aminoglycoside (AG) resistance trends and comparative ...

read more Achaogen, a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company addressing the issue of multi-drug resistant bacterial infections through the discovery and development of innovative broad-spectrum antibiotics, announced today the presentation of research on aminoglycoside (AG) resistance trends and comparative read more Wed May 2009 Wed May 2009

AdvanDx Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance For GBS PNA FISH(R) For Rapid Detection Of Group B Strep From Lim Broths

Categorie : Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses
AdvanDx announced it received FDA 510(k) clearance for GBS PNA FISH® for detection of Streptococcus agalactiae, aka Group B Strep, from turbid Lim Broths inoculated with vaginal and rectal swabs obtained from pregnant women between 35 and 37 weeks gestation. The 90 minute molecular diagnostic tes ...

read more AdvanDx announced it received FDA 510(k) clearance for GBS PNA FISH® for detection of Streptococcus agalactiae, aka Group B Strep, from turbid Lim Broths inoculated with vaginal and rectal swabs obtained from pregnant women between 35 and 37 weeks gestation. The 90 minute molecular diagnostic tes read more Wed May 2009 Wed May 2009

What Is Lyme Disease? What Are Symptoms Of Lyme Disease?

Categorie : Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses
Lyme disease was coined Lyme because it was first reported in three Connecticut towns, including Lyme and Old Lyme, in 1975. It was originally thought to be juvenile rheumatoid arthritis in these three towns. A study carried out by scientists from the Yale School of Public Health, USA and the Univ ...

read more Lyme disease was coined Lyme because it was first reported in three Connecticut towns, including Lyme and Old Lyme, in 1975. It was originally thought to be juvenile rheumatoid arthritis in these three towns. A study carried out by scientists from the Yale School of Public Health, USA and the Univ read more Wed May 2009 Wed May 2009

Cempra Pharmaceuticals Closes $46 Million Series C Financing

Categorie : Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses
Cempra Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a clinical-stage company developing novel antibiotics for difficult-to-treat and drug-resistant infections, announced that it has successfully raised $46 million in a Series C financing. The funds will be used for the continued clinical development of CEM-101, Cempra's ...

read more Cempra Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a clinical-stage company developing novel antibiotics for difficult-to-treat and drug-resistant infections, announced that it has successfully raised $46 million in a Series C financing. The funds will be used for the continued clinical development of CEM-101, Cempra's read more Wed May 2009 Wed May 2009

NHS Staff Survey Highlights Improvements In Infection Control And A Decline In Bullying, Harrassment And Abuse

Categorie : Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses
Many more NHS staff say they are trained in infection control and that hand-washing materials are always available when they need them, the Healthcare Commission said. Findings of the sixth annual survey of NHS staff also show a decline in the number of workers who say they experienced bullying, h ...

read more Many more NHS staff say they are trained in infection control and that hand-washing materials are always available when they need them, the Healthcare Commission said. Findings of the sixth annual survey of NHS staff also show a decline in the number of workers who say they experienced bullying, h read more Fri Mar 2009 Fri Mar 2009

Anti-microbial Catheter To Cut Infection Risk For Dialysis Patients

Categorie : Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses
Medical experts at The University of Nottingham have shown that an innovative anti-microbial catheter could vastly improve treatment and the quality of life for many community-based dialysis patients. ...

read more Medical experts at The University of Nottingham have shown that an innovative anti-microbial catheter could vastly improve treatment and the quality of life for many community-based dialysis patients. read more Fri Mar 2009 Fri Mar 2009

Calixa Therapeutics Announces Positive Phase 1 Results For CXA-101, A Novel Intravenous Cephalosporin Antibiotic

Categorie : Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses
Calixa Therapeutics Inc. announced positive results from a Phase 1 trial of intravenous CXA-101, a novel cephalosporin antibiotic with excellent in vitro anti-pseudomonal activity. The results from this first Phase 1 study demonstrated that CXA-101 was well tolerated, with a clinical and laborato ...

read more Calixa Therapeutics Inc. announced positive results from a Phase 1 trial of intravenous CXA-101, a novel cephalosporin antibiotic with excellent in vitro anti-pseudomonal activity. The results from this first Phase 1 study demonstrated that CXA-101 was well tolerated, with a clinical and laborato read more Fri Mar 2009 Fri Mar 2009

Sagent Pharmaceuticals Announces U.S. FDA Approval Of Azithromycin For Injection

Categorie : Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses
Sagent Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a privately held specialty pharmaceutical company, announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of azithromycin for injection, a semi-synthetic, macrolide antibiotic that is used to treat a wide variety of bacterial infections. Sagent will offer azithromyc ...

read more Sagent Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a privately held specialty pharmaceutical company, announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of azithromycin for injection, a semi-synthetic, macrolide antibiotic that is used to treat a wide variety of bacterial infections. Sagent will offer azithromyc read more Fri Mar 2009 Fri Mar 2009

Disease In Wheat Could Spread Faster Than Expected

Categorie : Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses
Both plant and human diseases that can travel with the wind have the potential to spread far more rapidly than has been understood, according to a new study, in findings that pose serious concerns not only for some human diseases but also a new fungus that threatens global wheat production. The r ...

read more Both plant and human diseases that can travel with the wind have the potential to spread far more rapidly than has been understood, according to a new study, in findings that pose serious concerns not only for some human diseases but also a new fungus that threatens global wheat production. The r read more Fri Mar 2009 Fri Mar 2009

FDA Warns Against Consuming Peanuts And Peanut Products Sold By Westco Fruit And Nuts Inc.

Categorie : Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning consumers not to consume any peanuts or peanut-derived products sold by Irvington, New Jersey-based Westco Fruit and Nuts Inc. (Westco/Westcott) due to possible Salmonella contamination. Peanuts in such products may have been distributed by the ...

read more The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning consumers not to consume any peanuts or peanut-derived products sold by Irvington, New Jersey-based Westco Fruit and Nuts Inc. (Westco/Westcott) due to possible Salmonella contamination. Peanuts in such products may have been distributed by the read more Fri Mar 2009 Fri Mar 2009

http://www.remedies-for-acne.com

Categorie : Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses
When you develop acne, it can have a major change in your strong and active personality.   It has the power to make you feel helpless, insecure, and bashful.   To get a smooth and clear face, you need a new attitude about your health.   Your acne and treatment that you use f ...

read more When you develop acne, it can have a major change in your strong and active personality.   It has the power to make you feel helpless, insecure, and bashful.   To get a smooth and clear face, you need a new attitude about your health.   Your acne and treatment that you use f read more Thu Mar 2009 Thu Mar 2009

Hajj Pilgrims Warned To Take The Threat Of Meningitis Seriously

Categorie : Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses
Over 2 million pilgrims from all over the world are expected to arrive in Makkah, Saudi Arabia to perform Hajj pilgrimage within the next few weeks. The Association of British Hujjaj (Pilgrims) UK (A.B.H) has extended its full support to the strict guidelines issued by the Saudi Health Ministry whi ...

read more Over 2 million pilgrims from all over the world are expected to arrive in Makkah, Saudi Arabia to perform Hajj pilgrimage within the next few weeks. The Association of British Hujjaj (Pilgrims) UK (A.B.H) has extended its full support to the strict guidelines issued by the Saudi Health Ministry whi read more Sun Oct 2007 Sun Oct 2007

Virtual Study Of Epstein-Barr

Categorie : Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses
Researchers at Tufts University School of Medicine in collaboration with the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute at Virginia Tech have created a computer program called Pathogen Simulation (PathSim) to study the progression of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) in humans. [click link for full article] ...

read more Researchers at Tufts University School of Medicine in collaboration with the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute at Virginia Tech have created a computer program called Pathogen Simulation (PathSim) to study the progression of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) in humans. [click link for full article] read more Sun Oct 2007 Sun Oct 2007

Pneumonia Risk In Nursing Home Elderly May Be Reduced By Zinc

Categorie : Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses
When elderly nursing home residents contract pneumonia, it is a blow to their already fragile health. Simin Nikbin Meydani, DVM, PhD of the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University and colleagues report that maintaining normal serum zinc concentration in the blood ...

read more When elderly nursing home residents contract pneumonia, it is a blow to their already fragile health. Simin Nikbin Meydani, DVM, PhD of the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University and colleagues report that maintaining normal serum zinc concentration in the blood read more Sun Oct 2007 Sun Oct 2007

Legionnaire's Bacterial Proteins Work Together To Survive

Categorie : Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses
Proteins within the bacteria that cause Legionnaire's disease can kidnap their own molecular "coffin" and carry it to a safe place within the cell, ensuring their survival, Yale School of Medicine researchers report in Nature Wednesday. [click link for full article] ...

read more Proteins within the bacteria that cause Legionnaire's disease can kidnap their own molecular read more Sun Oct 2007 Sun Oct 2007

New Theory Of How Viruses May Contribute To Cancer Proposed In Study

Categorie : Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses
A new study suggests that viruses may contribute to cancer by causing excessive death to normal cells while promoting the growth of surviving cells with cancerous traits. Viruses may act as forces of natural selection by wiping out normal cells that support the replication of viruses and leaving beh ...

read more A new study suggests that viruses may contribute to cancer by causing excessive death to normal cells while promoting the growth of surviving cells with cancerous traits. Viruses may act as forces of natural selection by wiping out normal cells that support the replication of viruses and leaving beh read more Sun Oct 2007 Sun Oct 2007

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