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Researchers at UK’s Destiny Pharma believe they have developed a drug which can destroy the most virulent strains of MRSA. They are testing the drug code named XF-73 in the hope it can be used in hospitals by 2011.
Study results of the new drug, which is applied as a gel into patients’ noses, showed […]
Which? magazine in the UK swabbed their Head Office computer keyboards and the results, with horror, revealed some computer keyboards had dangerously high levels of bacteria normally associated with a toilet.
In summary, 4 of the keyboards were so infested with germs they posed a health hazard that could give someone a bad stomach upset; two […]
H3N2 flu virus (Courtesy www.primidi.com)
Each year, somewhere between five and 15 percent of the world’s population becomes infected during influenza A epidemics. These flu outbreaks are linked to as many as a half a million deaths annually, according to WHO. While vaccinations can be effective, influenza viruses often evolve so rapidly that creating effective vaccines […]
VereFluanalyser
A joint venture between a microelectronics company and a medical diagnostics company has produced the world’s first “lab-on-chip” portable device for detecting various types of flu, including bird flu, at the point of need.
The launch of VereFlu, described as a “breakthrough molecular diagnostic test that can detect infection with high accuracy and sensitivity”, was announced […]
(Photo credit: Flu viruses among cilia - National Geographic magazine http://www.nationalgeographic.com/)
US scientists have discovered a possible reason why the flu virus is seasonal and tends to infect people mostly in the winter. It has a jacket that melts in the summer causing the virus to die off, and stays hard in the winter, until it […]
Human Papilloma Virus
Further to my article on UK school girls being vaccinated against the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV), there is mounting evidence that the HPV immunization program should be extended to males.
HPV is known to cause cervical cancer in women, and there are vaccination programs in many countries to immunize girls and young women against the […]
Embryonic stem cell
A study of twin four year old girls has identified a rogue cell as a culprit in childhood leukemia.
Both twins were found to have the “pre-leukemic” cells in their bone marrow, although, to date, only one has developed leukemia. Researchers found they both have “pre-leukemic stem cells” containing a mutated gene, which forms when […]
(Merkel Skin Cancer - courtesy of DermIS, www.dermis.net)
US researchers have recently discovered a new virus they believe may be linked to a rare but extremely lethal type of skin cancer. Merkel cell carcinoma mostly afflicts the elderly and people with weaker immune systems, including AIDS and transplant patients. The newly discovered virus belongs to the […]
As a Mom who nearly lost her precious ten day old son to meningitis, I am delighted to report that a new experimental meningitis vaccine that protects against four strains of the bacterial disease has been successfully tested on babies in the UK and Canada. The study, which was sponsored by Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics, and carried […]
It’s World AIDS day on 1st December.
Kenya, a country of 35m has a very high HIV prevalence of 5.1%. The problem is growing and is starting to affect the country’s workforce.
In order to encourage their workers to be HIV tested, 26 Kenyan business leaders received HIV tests through the country’s National AIDS Control Council.
Elaine
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