Researchers Aim to Eliminate Hepatitis B and C as a Public Health Problem in the United States
April 20th 2016Researchers from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine report that there is a possibility of eliminating the transmission of both Hepatitis B and C in the United States.
Zika Linked to Second Neurological Disorder as NIAID Predicts Local Outbreaks
April 18th 2016According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the first case of locally transmitted Zika virus infection in the continental United States is now inevitable. The virus already brings with it fears for pregnant women, and those women trying to become pregnant, but now, a Zika virus infection is likely a risk for all adults as the virus has been linked to yet another neurological disorder.
Parasitic Diseases of the Central Nervous System: Treatment and Control
April 13th 2016This article is the third in a 3-part series on parasitic diseases of the central nervous system (CNS) and it highlights some of the treatment advances that are available for patients with these diseases, as well as disease control strategies that have been implemented by the World Health Organization (WHO) and other partners.
Experimental Ebola Vaccine Administered to Hundreds in Guinea as Outbreak Spreads to Liberia
April 8th 2016Recent Ebola-linked deaths in Guinea caused the World Health Organization (WHO) Guinea office to implement a “ring vaccination” strategy in which it administered an experimental Ebola vaccine on 800 of 1000 suspected cases, including 182 suspected at high-risk.
Long-Term Antibiotics No Benefit for Chronic Lyme Disease Symptoms
April 6th 2016The results of a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial in patients with persistent symptoms of Lyme disease have shown that long-term antibiotic treatment does not lead to better outcomes than short-term antibiotic treatment does.
Parasitic Diseases of the Central Nervous System: The Diagnostic Challenge
April 6th 2016This article is the second in a 3-part series on parasitic diseases of the central nervous system (CNS) and highlights some of the techniques that clinicians use for the diagnosis of parasitic diseases of the CNS.
Insecticide-Treated Nets Prove to be Effective Malaria Control
April 5th 2016The findings of a new study reinforce the value of making insecticide-treated nets and indoor residual spraying of insecticides universally available—even in countries where the mosquitoes that transmit disease bite primarily outdoors.
Utilizing Whole Genome Sequencing to Combat MRSA Infections
April 4th 2016Researchers at Jiangsu University in China have demonstrated that whole genome sequencing can be used to confirm findings from traditional bacterial genotyping methods to identify outbreaks of MRSA and control nosocomial transmission.