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According to new research from Virginia Commonwealth University, hospital staff should wear scrubs impregnated with antimicrobial compounds to reduce the risk of... Read More »
Research suggests that aspirin could inhibit the development of cervical cancer in HIV-infected women. Authors of a new report discovered that HIV induces expression... Read More »
Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute have genetically engineered the immune system of the Anopheles mosquito to block the transmission of... Read More »
Poor hygiene in a hospital has severe consequences and is a major cause of hospital-acquired infections; for this reason, many hospitals have stringent hygiene... Read More »
Janssen International NV, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, announced yesterday that the European Commission approved the drug EDURANT® as a... Read More »
While most of the US is aware of the health consequences of reusing a syringe, most are unaware of exactly how widespread, costly and damaging this practice is. Seven ... Read More »
Sniffly, sneezy, achy, feverish and overall icky is what is in store for the 5 to 20 percent of the US population that will suffer from the flu this year. Over... Read More »
(Reuters) - A genetically engineered smallpox vaccine reduced the risk of death for patients with advanced liver cancer by nearly 60 percent in a mid-stage study... Read More »
Traditionally, drugs were discovered by identifying active ingredients in known remedies or through serendipitous discovery, such as penicillin. Currently, drug... Read More »
Bristol-Myers Squibb is combining its protease inhibitor Reyataz (atazanavir sulfate) with a pharmacoenhancing agent from Gilead Sciences Inc. called... Read More »
GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Intellectual Property Organization launched a consortium on Wednesday that would allow the public and private sector to... Read More »
In addition to damaging the immune system, HIV may also damage brain circuitry. Fifty percent of HIV patients develop cognitive decline, which is associated with a... Read More »
One of the most dreaded diseases to haunt the human race, AIDS has continued to mock the field of medicine in its own fashion. No one has been able to combat it... Read More »