MedWorm.com provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest items from the 'Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines' source. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:15:51 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5668179&cid=s_33134_20_f&fid=33134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F758115%3Fsrc%3Drsshttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F758115%3Fsrc%3Drss The Department of Health and Human Services has reported the incidence of hospital-associated infections for the first time. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines) Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5668179 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:36:22 +0100 5668179 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5649395&cid=s_33134_20_f&fid=33134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F757774%3Fsrc%3Drsshttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F757774%3Fsrc%3Drss A Massachusetts man has died after being critically ill for about a month with the state's first reported case of human rabies since 1935. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines) Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5649395 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:25:33 +0100 5649395 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5610351&cid=s_33134_20_f&fid=33134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F756932%3Fsrc%3Drsshttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F756932%3Fsrc%3Drss Infants with Down syndrome are at increased risk for hospitalization due to respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), a new study shows. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines) Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5610351 Wed, 18 Jan 2012 03:24:31 +0100 5610351 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5598874&cid=s_33134_20_f&fid=33134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F756879%3Fsrc%3Drsshttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F756879%3Fsrc%3Drss A fairly simple intervention helped reduce unnecessary antibiotic prescribing for lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs), particularly acute bronchitis, in primary care clinics in Spain. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines) Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5598874 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 22:42:43 +0100 5598874 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5583554&cid=s_33134_20_f&fid=33134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F756769%3Fsrc%3Drsshttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F756769%3Fsrc%3Drss Antibiotics for Mycobacterium ulcerans infection (Buruli ulcer) often don't work right away. Instead, patients commonly have new or progressive ulceration before healing sets in. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines) Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5583554 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:15:37 +0100 5583554 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5583553&cid=s_33134_20_f&fid=33134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F756791%3Fsrc%3Drsshttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F756791%3Fsrc%3Drss The listeriosis outbreak traced to cantaloupes that killed 30 people last year was likely caused by a Colorado farm's new processing equipment and lack of chlorine in its washing water. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines) Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5583553 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 21:57:03 +0100 5583553 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5553091&cid=s_33134_20_f&fid=33134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F756145%3Fsrc%3Drsshttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F756145%3Fsrc%3Drss In populations with low rates of latent tuberculosis, most positive results on the tuberculin skin test (TST) and the newer interferon gamma release assays (IGRAs) are false, a new study indicates. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines) Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5553091 Thu, 29 Dec 2011 17:23:14 +0100 5553091 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5506204&cid=s_33134_20_f&fid=33134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F755291%3Fsrc%3Drsshttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F755291%3Fsrc%3Drss Fosfomycin/tobramycin for inhalation (FTI) is a promising treatment for cystic fibrosis patients with chronic Pseudomonas aeruginosa airway infection and reduced lung function, researchers say. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines) Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5506204 Tue, 13 Dec 2011 23:28:34 +0100 5506204 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5305313&cid=s_33134_20_f&fid=33134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F750813%3Fsrc%3Drsshttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F750813%3Fsrc%3Drss Determining central line day rates on all patients in the hospital (vs just those in the ICU) is a big challenge. William R. Jarvis, MD, offers his thoughts on a recent study focusing on how to do that. Medscape Infectious Diseases (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines) Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5305313 Fri, 07 Oct 2011 16:00:00 +0100 5305313 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5286805&cid=s_33134_20_f&fid=33134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F750735%3Fsrc%3Drsshttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F750735%3Fsrc%3Drss With almost 30,000 cases of measles and eight deaths from the disease recorded in the European Union so far this year, a leading health official is urging doctors to do more to ensure parents have their children vaccinated with MMR. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines) Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5286805 Tue, 04 Oct 2011 01:28:16 +0100 5286805 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5286806&cid=s_33134_20_f&fid=33134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F750730%3Fsrc%3Drsshttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F750730%3Fsrc%3Drss A urinary tract infection may be more likely to spread to the bloodstream in patients who receive a red blood cell (RBC) transfusion, particularly in cases where "aged" blood is used, according to results of an observational study. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines) Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5286806 Tue, 04 Oct 2011 01:19:40 +0100 5286806 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5163606&cid=s_33134_20_f&fid=33134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F748157%3Fsrc%3Drsshttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F748157%3Fsrc%3Drss One of the 4 tenofovir-containing WHO-recommended regimens for initial ARV therapy has not been well studied. A review at IAS indicates that TDF/3TC/NVP may have high rates of virologic failure and emergent drug resistance. Learn more from Paul E. Sax, MD. Medscape HIV/AIDS (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines) Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5163606 Wed, 24 Aug 2011 16:00:00 +0100 5163606 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5145117&cid=s_33134_20_f&fid=33134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F748036%3Fsrc%3Drsshttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F748036%3Fsrc%3Drss A dangerous amoeba that thrives in warm freshwater in the heat of summer caused the recent death of a 16-year-old Central Florida girl, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control confirmed on Monday. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines) Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5145117 Tue, 16 Aug 2011 23:47:21 +0100 5145117 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5098784&cid=s_33134_20_f&fid=33134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F747504%3Fsrc%3Drsshttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F747504%3Fsrc%3Drss In the UK at least, second-generation fluoroquinolones - like ciprofloxacin -- should still be the first-choice therapy for microbial keratitis, a new study shows. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines) Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5098784 Sat, 06 Aug 2011 16:14:26 +0100 5098784 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5098785&cid=s_33134_20_f&fid=33134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F747464%3Fsrc%3Drsshttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F747464%3Fsrc%3Drss Scientists have identified an emerging "superbug" strain of Salmonella that is highly resistant to ciprofloxacin, and they fear it may spread around the world. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines) Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5098785 Thu, 04 Aug 2011 22:41:44 +0100 5098785 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5089201&cid=s_33134_20_f&fid=33134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F747466%3Fsrc%3Drsshttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F747466%3Fsrc%3Drss The agency says long-term use of fluconazole (Diflucan) in high doses in the first trimester may be associated with birth defects. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines) Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5089201 Wed, 03 Aug 2011 18:13:52 +0100 5089201 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5080964&cid=s_33134_20_f&fid=33134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F747023%3Fsrc%3Drsshttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F747023%3Fsrc%3Drss Around one third of the global population, or 2 billion people, are infected with hepatitis, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines) Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5080964 Thu, 28 Jul 2011 00:21:14 +0100 5080964 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5053779&cid=s_33134_20_f&fid=33134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F746653%3Fsrc%3Drsshttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F746653%3Fsrc%3Drss The pentavalent rotavirus vaccine RV5 prevents severe disease under field conditions as well as it did in clinical trials, registry data show. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines) Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5053779 Wed, 20 Jul 2011 23:42:23 +0100 5053779 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5021826&cid=s_33134_20_f&fid=33134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F746128%3Fsrc%3Drsshttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F746128%3Fsrc%3Drss Foreign-born adopted children are often infected with hepatitis-A, and transmission can occur among both direct and secondary contacts even when the child is asymptomatic, a new study has found. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines) Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5021826 Tue, 12 Jul 2011 18:57:36 +0100 5021826 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5010646&cid=s_33134_20_f&fid=33134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F744914%3Fsrc%3Drsshttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F744914%3Fsrc%3Drss What interventions are most important in reducing ventilator-associated pneumonia in the ICU? William R. Jarvis, MD, reviews new research findings. Medscape Infectious Diseases (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines) Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5010646 Wed, 06 Jul 2011 16:00:00 +0100 5010646 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5010647&cid=s_33134_20_f&fid=33134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F745706%3Fsrc%3Drsshttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F745706%3Fsrc%3Drss A California law that takes effect on Friday requires all students in grades 7 through 12 to get whooping cough booster vaccinations to combat what state health officials say is an outbreak of the illness. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines) Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5010647 Wed, 06 Jul 2011 11:35:45 +0100 5010647 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4987019&cid=s_33134_20_f&fid=33134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F745419%3Fsrc%3Drsshttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F745419%3Fsrc%3Drss New findings may ease fears about a connection between flu vaccines and Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS), French researchers say. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines) Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4987019 Wed, 29 Jun 2011 23:55:54 +0100 4987019 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4971206&cid=s_33134_20_f&fid=33134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F745207%3Fsrc%3Drsshttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F745207%3Fsrc%3Drss Health officials in Indiana were on alert today after five measles cases were confirmed in Noble County in the northeastern part of the state. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines) Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4971206 Fri, 24 Jun 2011 18:52:51 +0100 4971206 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4962141&cid=s_33134_20_f&fid=33134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F745066%3Fsrc%3Drsshttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F745066%3Fsrc%3Drss Antiviral therapy after hepatectomy improves survival in patients with hepatitis B virus (HBV)-related hepatocellular carcinoma, according to a report in the June Archives of Surgery. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines) Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4962141 Wed, 22 Jun 2011 22:51:45 +0100 4962141 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4938958&cid=s_33134_20_f&fid=33134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F744690%3Fsrc%3Drsshttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F744690%3Fsrc%3Drss A cheap new meningitis vaccine designed to treat a type of the disease common in Africa could significantly reduce or even halt future epidemics in Africa's so-called "meningitis belt," scientists said in the June 16th New England Journal of Medicine. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines) Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4938958 Fri, 17 Jun 2011 03:08:42 +0100 4938958 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4938959&cid=s_33134_20_f&fid=33134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F744572%3Fsrc%3Drsshttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F744572%3Fsrc%3Drss Germany's E.coli outbreak claimed its first child fatality on Tuesday when a two-year-old died from the bacteria in the northern city of Hanover, taking the death toll to 37. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines) Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4938959 Wed, 15 Jun 2011 18:31:51 +0100 4938959 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4938960&cid=s_33134_20_f&fid=33134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F744445%3Fsrc%3Drsshttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F744445%3Fsrc%3Drss Germany said on Friday that deadly E. coli bacteria that have killed 31 people and hit farmers across Europe almost certainly came from contaminated bean sprouts grown at an organic farm in northern Germany. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines) Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4938960 Tue, 14 Jun 2011 12:08:34 +0100 4938960 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4938961&cid=s_33134_20_f&fid=33134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F744444%3Fsrc%3Drsshttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F744444%3Fsrc%3Drss Health officials in Ohio are saying that a growing salmonella outbreak that has now spread to 15 states appears to be linked to a business in the state called Mt. Healthy Hatchery, which supplies chicks and ducklings to an unnamed nationwide agricultural feedstore. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines) Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4938961 Tue, 14 Jun 2011 12:05:00 +0100 4938961 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4914879&cid=s_33134_20_f&fid=33134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F744204%3Fsrc%3Drsshttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F744204%3Fsrc%3Drss Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines) Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4914879 Wed, 08 Jun 2011 13:26:14 +0100 4914879 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4914880&cid=s_33134_20_f&fid=33134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F743844%3Fsrc%3Drsshttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F743844%3Fsrc%3Drss A vaccine against Haemophilus influenzae and Neisseria meningitidis given to infants during their first year has an acceptable safety profile and induces protective antibody levels, according to a new report. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines) Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4914880 Sat, 04 Jun 2011 01:47:45 +0100 4914880 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4843560&cid=s_33134_20_f&fid=33134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F742866%3Fsrc%3Drss We now have real proof that treatment protects against HIV transmission. Paul E. Sax, MD, offers his perspective. Medscape HIV/AIDS (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines) Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4843560 Tue, 17 May 2011 16:00:00 +0100 4843560 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4832765&cid=s_33134_20_f&fid=33134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F742480%3Fsrc%3Drss Cases of dengue fever have more than doubled in Britain in the past year with the majority of infections linked to travel to India, health officials said on Wednesday, Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines) Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4832765 Fri, 13 May 2011 14:54:56 +0100 4832765 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4764285&cid=s_33134_20_f&fid=33134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F741676%3Fsrc%3Drss Armadillos, with their sharp claws and body armor, don't have a reputation for being cuddly. That's a good thing - because new research shows they're a potential source of leprosy in genetically susceptible humans. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines) Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4764285 Thu, 28 Apr 2011 18:56:45 +0100 4764285 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4749383&cid=s_33134_20_f&fid=33134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F741351%3Fsrc%3Drss Routine use of ophthalmic antibiotics may lead to microbial resistance, according to a study in patients receiving intravitreal injections for choroidal neovascularization (CNV). Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines) Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4749383 Mon, 25 Apr 2011 22:39:34 +0100 4749383 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4699174&cid=s_33134_20_f&fid=33134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F740486%3Fsrc%3Drss The number of infants born with "flat-head" syndrome has risen dramatically in Texas - but is probably not cause for concern, according to a new study. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines) Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4699174 Mon, 11 Apr 2011 20:19:31 +0100 4699174 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4659755&cid=s_33134_20_f&fid=33134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F738375%3Fsrc%3Drss This important study demonstrates that PET scans using an amyloid imaging agent may serve as a diagnostic tool for Alzheimer's disease by accurately detecting amyloid beta plaque. Journal Watch (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines) Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4659755 Thu, 31 Mar 2011 16:00:00 +0100 4659755 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4637239&cid=s_33134_20_f&fid=33134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F739518%3Fsrc%3Drss By 2015 more than two million people will contract a form of tuberculosis (TB) resistant to standard drugs and the fight against it must be stepped up, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines) Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4637239 Sat, 26 Mar 2011 16:35:51 +0100 4637239 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4617378&cid=s_33134_20_f&fid=33134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F738772%3Fsrc%3Drss How does international travel affect the spread of antimicrobial resistance and Metallo-β-Lactamase? Emerging Infectious Diseases (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines) Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4617378 Tue, 22 Mar 2011 16:00:00 +0100 4617378 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4602125&cid=s_33134_20_f&fid=33134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F739049%3Fsrc%3Drss A Cochrane Library review concludes that artesunate should replace quinine as the standard treatment for severe malaria. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines) Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4602125 Wed, 16 Mar 2011 22:12:05 +0100 4602125 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4596622&cid=s_33134_20_f&fid=33134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F738855%3Fsrc%3Drss This article takes a look. Malaria Journal (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines) Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4596622 Tue, 15 Mar 2011 20:13:50 +0100 4596622 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4571921&cid=s_33134_20_f&fid=33134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F738426%3Fsrc%3Drss Pneumococcal vaccination of patients, especially patients starting on immunosuppressive therapy with rheumatic diseases, is critically important, but is it happening? Medscape Rheumatology (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines) Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4571921 Fri, 11 Mar 2011 15:57:41 +0100 4571921 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4567362&cid=s_33134_20_f&fid=33134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F738317%3Fsrc%3Drss Septic shock is associated with a high mortality and vasopressors are an important intervention in managing associated hypotension. Medscape Emergency Medicine (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines) Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4567362 Thu, 10 Mar 2011 17:11:22 +0100 4567362 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4567363&cid=s_33134_20_f&fid=33134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F738594%3Fsrc%3Drss A panel of experts at Japan's health ministry found no direct link between vaccines made by Pfizer Inc and Sanofi-Aventis SA and the deaths of children, but said further checks were needed, Kyodo news agency reported on Tuesday. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines) Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4567363 Wed, 09 Mar 2011 22:25:02 +0100 4567363 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4562238&cid=s_33134_20_f&fid=33134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F738416%3Fsrc%3Drss Dr. Gerald Chodak discusses exciting advances in prostate cancer genomics that could help determine whether a patient is at high or low risk for aggressive disease. Medscape Urology (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines) Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4562238 Wed, 09 Mar 2011 17:10:56 +0100 4562238 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4546009&cid=s_33134_20_f&fid=33134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F738238%3Fsrc%3Drss Users of injection "black tar" heroin are particularly prone to recurrent episodes of wound botulism, researchers from California report in Clinical Infectious Diseases online February 11th. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines) Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4546009 Thu, 03 Mar 2011 22:33:29 +0100 4546009 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4546008&cid=s_33134_20_f&fid=33134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F738307%3Fsrc%3Drss Around 64,000 pounds of chicken and pork products containing broccoli have been recalled for possible Listeria contamination by a California company, the Department of Agriculture said late on Tuesday. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines) Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4546008 Thu, 03 Mar 2011 22:33:29 +0100 4546008 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4541775&cid=s_33134_20_f&fid=33134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F738313%3Fsrc%3Drss In a clinical report, the American Academy of Pediatrics suggests that in the case of fever, caregivers should focus on the child's comfort rather than normalizing the fever. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines) Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4541775 Thu, 03 Mar 2011 16:10:54 +0100 4541775 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4533267&cid=s_33134_20_f&fid=33134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F738017%3Fsrc%3Drss The risk of a pacemaker-related infection is low, but it gets higher as the patient has more pacemaker surgeries, a study from Denmark shows. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines) Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4533267 Tue, 01 Mar 2011 04:30:03 +0100 4533267 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4533268&cid=s_33134_20_f&fid=33134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F737990%3Fsrc%3Drss Using genetically modified fungi to infect mosquitoes that harbor malaria parasites could be an effective way to control the spread of malaria, researchers said on Thursday. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines) Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4533268 Tue, 01 Mar 2011 04:30:02 +0100 4533268 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4533266&cid=s_33134_20_f&fid=33134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F738039%3Fsrc%3Drss Three cases of measles are now suspected in Boston among residents who may have crossed paths with a 24-year-old woman whose diagnosis was confirmed earlier this month, health officials said on Friday. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines) Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4533266 Tue, 01 Mar 2011 04:30:02 +0100 4533266 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4523009&cid=s_33134_20_f&fid=33134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F737949%3Fsrc%3Drss A unique case of a medicinal leech transmitting an antibiotic-resistant bacterial infection during a tissue graft has raised concern among some researchers that it could happen again. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines) Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4523009 Fri, 25 Feb 2011 23:02:56 +0100 4523009 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4523008&cid=s_33134_20_f&fid=33134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F737964%3Fsrc%3Drss Health officials in Boston were working to contain the potential spread of a confirmed case of measles after two new suspected cases were reported on Thursday, authorities said. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines) Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4523008 Fri, 25 Feb 2011 23:02:56 +0100 4523008 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4523010&cid=s_33134_20_f&fid=33134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F737942%3Fsrc%3Drss Statewide quality-improvement (QI) initiatives in Ohio, California, and New York reduce infection rates in preterm infants, very low birth weight infants, and neonatal intensive care units (NICUs), according to findings published in the February 21st online issue of Pediatrics. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines) Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4523010 Fri, 25 Feb 2011 22:15:47 +0100 4523010 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4518665&cid=s_33134_20_f&fid=33134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F737992%3Fsrc%3Drss The FDA has approved the first test available for detecting the presence of norovirus , which may help identify and contain outbreaks. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines) Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4518665 Fri, 25 Feb 2011 17:10:47 +0100 4518665 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4518666&cid=s_33134_20_f&fid=33134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F737864%3Fsrc%3Drss Myanmar is stepping up its polio vaccinations after the crippling virus emerged for the first time in more than three years, infecting an infant, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines) Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4518666 Thu, 24 Feb 2011 22:31:37 +0100 4518666 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4513814&cid=s_33134_20_f&fid=33134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F737923%3Fsrc%3Drss One of the earliest indicators of a coming influenza outbreak may be a spike in sales of thermometers, according to data from a Maryland surveillance study. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines) Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4513814 Thu, 24 Feb 2011 17:10:21 +0100 4513814 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4513815&cid=s_33134_20_f&fid=33134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F737828%3Fsrc%3Drss People with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) may be at higher than average risk for shingles, a study published Tuesday suggests. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines) Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4513815 Thu, 24 Feb 2011 00:03:01 +0100 4513815 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4508570&cid=s_33134_20_f&fid=33134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F737734%3Fsrc%3Drss Nigeria has halted transmission of Guinea worm disease, bringing closer the moment when a disease is eradicated from the planet for just the second time in history, former U.S. President Jimmy Carter said on Thursday. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines) Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4508570 Tue, 22 Feb 2011 22:16:16 +0100 4508570 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4508569&cid=s_33134_20_f&fid=33134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F737732%3Fsrc%3Drss The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is helping partners in China improve child vaccines, roll out faster TB detection kits and make higher-yielding rice which it hopes can be used later in other parts of the world. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines) Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4508569 Tue, 22 Feb 2011 22:16:16 +0100 4508569 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4503270&cid=s_33134_20_f&fid=33134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F737780%3Fsrc%3Drss Researchers develop a faster method for developing influenza vaccine using cell culture, rather than embryonated hens' eggs. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines) Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4503270 Tue, 22 Feb 2011 17:11:07 +0100 4503270 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4503271&cid=s_33134_20_f&fid=33134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F735594%3Fsrc%3Drss Important new changes to guidelines for rabies post-exposure prophylaxis, and the reasons for these changes, are highlighted in this commentary from the CDC. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines) Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4503271 Tue, 22 Feb 2011 15:50:55 +0100 4503271 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4491151&cid=s_33134_20_f&fid=33134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F737559%3Fsrc%3Drss Idiopathic nonspecific interstitial pneumonia (NSIP) may be associated with autoimmune disorders, researchers from Italy report in the January 27th online European Respiratory Journal Express. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines) Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4491151 Thu, 17 Feb 2011 23:23:24 +0100 4491151 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4491150&cid=s_33134_20_f&fid=33134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F737562%3Fsrc%3Drss Pregnant women who take atovaquone- proguanil (Malarone) during their first trimester might not be increasing their baby's risk of birth defects, a new study suggests. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines) Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4491150 Thu, 17 Feb 2011 23:23:24 +0100 4491150 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4484926&cid=s_33134_20_f&fid=33134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F737592%3Fsrc%3Drss The American Heart Association says that dentists should not give patients prophylactic antibiotics just because the patients have implanted heart devices. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines) Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4484926 Thu, 17 Feb 2011 17:10:28 +0100 4484926 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4484927&cid=s_33134_20_f&fid=33134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F737591%3Fsrc%3Drss The American Heart Association says dentists should not give patients prophylactic antibiotics just because the patients have implanted heart devices. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines) Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4484927 Thu, 17 Feb 2011 16:41:45 +0100 4484927 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4478781&cid=s_33134_20_f&fid=33134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F737407%3Fsrc%3Drss A new emergency plan instituted at Dallas-Fort Worth airport seeks to provide a swifter response than what the World Health Organization pandemic phase directives dictate. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines) Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4478781 Tue, 15 Feb 2011 19:09:42 +0100 4478781 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4478782&cid=s_33134_20_f&fid=33134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F737336%3Fsrc%3Drss Can you guess which studies from 2010 made the list? Medscape Critical Care (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines) Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4478782 Tue, 15 Feb 2011 18:52:11 +0100 4478782 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4478784&cid=s_33134_20_f&fid=33134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F737301%3Fsrc%3Drss A growing number of livestock, such as cows and pigs, are fueling new animal epidemics worldwide and posing more severe problems in developing countries as it threatens their food security, according to a report released on Friday. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines) Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4478784 Tue, 15 Feb 2011 18:06:10 +0100 4478784 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4478783&cid=s_33134_20_f&fid=33134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F737307%3Fsrc%3Drss Clinically important pathogens are not commonly found on ultrasound probes used in the emergency department, according to a report in the January 21st online issue of Annals of Emergency Medicine. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines) Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4478783 Tue, 15 Feb 2011 18:06:10 +0100 4478783 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4456383&cid=s_33134_20_f&fid=33134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F737180%3Fsrc%3Drss Researchers find no difference in overall bacteria count or frequency of contamination with MRSA between freshly laundered, short-sleeved uniforms and traditional physicians’ coats. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines) Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4456383 Thu, 10 Feb 2011 17:10:08 +0100 4456383 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4456384&cid=s_33134_20_f&fid=33134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F737089%3Fsrc%3Drss The The $1,600 per dose price tag on palivizumab to prevent respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in premature babies may overshadow the benefit, according to a new study.,600 per dose price tag on palivizumab to prevent respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in premature babies may overshadow the benefit, according to a new study. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines) Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4456384 Thu, 10 Feb 2011 00:14:36 +0100 4456384 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4456385&cid=s_33134_20_f&fid=33134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F737040%3Fsrc%3Drss The World Health Organization urged more investigation into possible links between GlaxoSmithKline's Pandemrix - and possibly other H1N1 flu vaccines - and narcolepsy, a rare sleeping disorder. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines) Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4456385 Wed, 09 Feb 2011 23:41:17 +0100 4456385 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4447030&cid=s_33134_20_f&fid=33134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F737030%3Fsrc%3Drss An unvaccinated laboratory worker with a small cut became infected with cowpox virus after unintentional contact with contaminated surfaces. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines) Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4447030 Tue, 08 Feb 2011 17:10:20 +0100 4447030 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4451793&cid=s_33134_20_f&fid=33134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F735914%3Fsrc%3Drss Does a single dip in procalcitonin accurately predict severity of illness in sepsis? Critical Care (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines) Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4451793 Tue, 08 Feb 2011 04:00:00 +0100 4451793 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4447032&cid=s_33134_20_f&fid=33134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F736955%3Fsrc%3Drss With a resurgence of Chikungunya fever in Asia, there were more than 100 cases reported in the U.S. from 2006-2009 among returning travelers, a new study shows. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines) Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4447032 Mon, 07 Feb 2011 22:45:47 +0100 4447032 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4442976&cid=s_33134_20_f&fid=33134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F736972%3Fsrc%3Drss A report of community-acquired meningoencephalitis suggests that herpes simplex virus (HSV)-2 is a much more frequent cause of herpes encephalitis in Peru than in other parts of the world Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines) Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4442976 Mon, 07 Feb 2011 17:10:26 +0100 4442976 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4447031&cid=s_33134_20_f&fid=33134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewcollection%2F31896%3Fsrc%3Drss Read clinically focused news coverage of key developments from the meeting. Medscape Infectious Diseases (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines) Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4447031 Mon, 07 Feb 2011 16:01:08 +0100 4447031 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4437253&cid=s_33134_20_f&fid=33134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F736854%3Fsrc%3Drss Scientists have discovered a new type of mosquito in Africa unlike any documented before and say it could further complicate the fight to control malaria. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines) Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4437253 Fri, 04 Feb 2011 23:02:42 +0100 4437253 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4433880&cid=s_33134_20_f&fid=33134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F736874%3Fsrc%3Drss Initial studies show the assay can detect vCJD-infected human blood and could help researchers on the road to developing a screening test for blood donors. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines) Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4433880 Fri, 04 Feb 2011 15:32:57 +0100 4433880 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4433881&cid=s_33134_20_f&fid=33134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F736872%3Fsrc%3Drss The manufacturer expects the drug to be available later this year. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines) Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4433881 Fri, 04 Feb 2011 15:20:38 +0100 4433881 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4433882&cid=s_33134_20_f&fid=33134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F736781%3Fsrc%3Drss Stockpiling antiviral flu drugs and vaccines saves lives and reduces disease in a flu pandemic, but is too expensive for around two thirds of the world's population, scientists said on Wednesday. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines) Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4433882 Thu, 03 Feb 2011 21:34:32 +0100 4433882 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4430055&cid=s_33134_20_f&fid=33134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F736617%3Fsrc%3Drss A U.S. program to ensure hospital staff maintains strict hygiene standards lowered death rates in intensive care units by 10%, U.S. researchers reported on Monday. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines) Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4430055 Wed, 02 Feb 2011 21:24:16 +0100 4430055 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4430056&cid=s_33134_20_f&fid=33134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F736614%3Fsrc%3Drss The World Health Organization is reviewing the safety of GlaxoSmithKline's Pandemrix H1N1 flu vaccine after a Finnish study suggested children who got the shot were nine times more likely to suffer from narcolepsy. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines) Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4430056 Wed, 02 Feb 2011 19:14:28 +0100 4430056 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4430054&cid=s_33134_20_f&fid=33134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F736412%3Fsrc%3Drss of dengue fever have a reported in people who had traveled to in Key West. Prior to this no locally acquired cases had been documented in Florida since 1934. AccessMedicine from McGraw-Hill (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines) Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4430054 Wed, 02 Feb 2011 17:00:00 +0100 4430054 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4425510&cid=s_33134_20_f&fid=33134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F736563%3Fsrc%3Drss British health authorities issued new guidelines on Saturday to try to halt the spread of "superbug" infections that are resistant even to carbapenem antibiotics. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines) Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4425510 Tue, 01 Feb 2011 21:14:59 +0100 4425510 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4425511&cid=s_33134_20_f&fid=33134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F736482%3Fsrc%3Drss Seasonal influenza vaccine cuts influenza-related hospitalization amongst the elderly living in the community by nearly two-thirds, a new study shows. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines) Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4425511 Tue, 01 Feb 2011 00:10:49 +0100 4425511 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4412577&cid=s_33134_20_f&fid=33134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F736360%3Fsrc%3Drss Cholera bacteria have undergone important mutations in recent years, causing longer outbreaks of the disease with increased fatalities, researchers reported on Wednesday. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines) Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4412577 Fri, 28 Jan 2011 20:55:07 +0100 4412577 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4407502&cid=s_33134_20_f&fid=33134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F736300%3Fsrc%3Drss Polio can be stopped in all but one place within three years, billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates said on Monday, adding that he would step up his investment in a global plan to eradicate the crippling disease. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines) Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4407502 Fri, 28 Jan 2011 00:16:37 +0100 4407502 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4395549&cid=s_33134_20_f&fid=33134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F736122%3Fsrc%3Drss U.S. health officials are investigating a rise in reports of febrile seizures following vaccination with a Sanofi-Aventis SA flu vaccine, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Thursday. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines) Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4395549 Mon, 24 Jan 2011 23:59:23 +0100 4395549 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4383784&cid=s_33134_20_f&fid=33134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F736042%3Fsrc%3Drss The number of deaths in a seasonal flu epidemic in Britain has more than doubled in the past week to 254, up from 112 last week, figures from the government's Health Protection Agency (HPA) showed on Thursday. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines) Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4383784 Fri, 21 Jan 2011 23:15:00 +0100 4383784 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4383783&cid=s_33134_20_f&fid=33134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F736067%3Fsrc%3Drss GlaxoSmithKline has started a pivotal study testing intravenous zanamivir against Roche's best-selling pill Tamiflu as a treatment for patients hospitalized with influenza, it said on Wednesday. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines) Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4383783 Fri, 21 Jan 2011 23:14:59 +0100 4383783 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4379008&cid=s_33134_20_f&fid=33134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F735125%3Fsrc%3Drss Commentary on a study on the effect of sepsis on functional and cognitive ability in elderly patients, published in JAMA. Medscape General Surgery (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines) Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4379008 Fri, 21 Jan 2011 15:09:24 +0100 4379008 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4363989&cid=s_33134_20_f&fid=33134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F735865%3Fsrc%3Drss The World Health Organization is not performing well enough across the board because it is over-extended and needs to trim the scope of its operations, WHO Director-General Margaret Chan said on Monday. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines) Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4363989 Tue, 18 Jan 2011 21:27:15 +0100 4363989 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4350529&cid=s_33134_20_f&fid=33134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F735743%3Fsrc%3Drss Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines) Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4350529 Fri, 14 Jan 2011 22:46:54 +0100 4350529 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4350530&cid=s_33134_20_f&fid=33134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F735703%3Fsrc%3Drss Kids are less likely to get chickenpox if they get two doses of the chickenpox vaccine instead of just one, suggests a new study. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines) Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4350530 Fri, 14 Jan 2011 20:59:12 +0100 4350530 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4350531&cid=s_33134_20_f&fid=33134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F735663%3Fsrc%3Drss Drug-resistant malaria could spread from southeast Asia to Africa within months, putting millions of children's lives at risk, a leading expert warned on Wednesday. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines) Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4350531 Fri, 14 Jan 2011 19:50:55 +0100 4350531 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4332876&cid=s_33134_20_f&fid=33134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F735499%3Fsrc%3Drss A study of antibodies from people infected with H1N1 influenza adds proof that scientists are closing in on a "universal" flu shot that could neutralize many types of flu strains, including H1N1 flu and the H5N1 bird flu, U.S. researchers said today. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines) Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4332876 Tue, 11 Jan 2011 20:37:36 +0100 4332876 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4319488&cid=s_33134_20_f&fid=33134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F735335%3Fsrc%3Drss New evidence from a region in Chile with a history of arsenic contamination in drinking water suggests the chemical may have a surprising effect: tuberculosis (TB). Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines) Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4319488 Thu, 06 Jan 2011 21:08:12 +0100 4319488 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4315190&cid=s_33134_20_f&fid=33134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F735223%3Fsrc%3Drss Tinidazole is no more effective than metronidazole in bacterial vaginosis - which means that new treatments are still needed, researchers say. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines) Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4315190 Wed, 05 Jan 2011 19:55:05 +0100 4315190 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4306291&cid=s_33134_20_f&fid=33134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F735120%3Fsrc%3Drss Dr. Laura Barclay reviews a recent study evaluating the spectrum of neurological complications in children who were hospitalized in 2009 with H1N1. Medscape Neurology & Neurosurgery (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines) Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4306291 Tue, 04 Jan 2011 17:09:27 +0100 4306291 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4306295&cid=s_33134_20_f&fid=33134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F735098%3Fsrc%3Drss In Australia in the past few years, death rates in patients with hepatitis C virus have not increased - but they haven't improved, either, researchers say. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines) Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4306295 Tue, 04 Jan 2011 17:00:50 +0100 4306295 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4306292&cid=s_33134_20_f&fid=33134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F735136%3Fsrc%3Drss William R. Jarvis, MD, describes a recently published study on simple methods to reduce VAP. Medscape Infectious Diseases (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines) Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4306292 Tue, 04 Jan 2011 16:07:10 +0100 4306292 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4306293&cid=s_33134_20_f&fid=33134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F731792%3Fsrc%3Drss In this video commentary from CDC, Dr. Mona Saraiya explains why CDC believes that women are being overscreened for cervical cancer. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines) Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4306293 Mon, 03 Jan 2011 15:06:32 +0100 4306293 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4306294&cid=s_33134_20_f&fid=33134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F733802%3Fsrc%3Drss The authors examine the diagnostic value of individual symptoms combined with dipstick test results for the accurate diagnosis of urinary tract infections in women. BMC Family Practice (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines) Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4306294 Mon, 03 Jan 2011 04:00:00 +0100 4306294 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4296862&cid=s_33134_20_f&fid=33134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F734862%3Fsrc%3Drss A push to get US doctors to use amoxicillin in children with acute sinus inflammation appears to be paying off, a report published today in Pediatrics indicates. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines) Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4296862 Wed, 29 Dec 2010 02:15:42 +0100 4296862 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4296861&cid=s_33134_20_f&fid=33134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F734861%3Fsrc%3Drss A resurgent H1N1 swine flu virus has infected 1,172 people in Egypt and killed 56 since October 8, a Ministry of Health official said today. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines) Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4296861 Wed, 29 Dec 2010 02:11:16 +0100 4296861 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4282729&cid=s_33134_20_f&fid=33134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F734778%3Fsrc%3Drss Cholera strains matching the Haiti outbreak strain have been confirmed in Florida; more cases are expected with the anticipated increase in holiday travel. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines) Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4282729 Thu, 23 Dec 2010 17:09:01 +0100 4282729 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4282730&cid=s_33134_20_f&fid=33134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F734654%3Fsrc%3Drss Children with Chagas disease seem to tolerate the antiparasitic agent benznidazole (Radanil) far better than adults, with fewer and less severe side effects, research from Argentina suggests. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines) Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4282730 Wed, 22 Dec 2010 21:24:21 +0100 4282730 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4276243&cid=s_33134_20_f&fid=33134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F734526%3Fsrc%3Drss U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced on Friday the creation of an independent panel to investigate Haiti's cholera epidemic, which some Haitians have blamed on U.N. peacekeepers from Nepal. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines) Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4276243 Tue, 21 Dec 2010 04:26:16 +0100 4276243 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4276245&cid=s_33134_20_f&fid=33134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F734467%3Fsrc%3Drss A head-to-head study of GlaxoSmithKline's and Baxter's H1N1 flu vaccines found the GSK shot produced a swifter, stronger immune response and was likely to offer better protection. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines) Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4276245 Tue, 21 Dec 2010 04:24:53 +0100 4276245 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4276244&cid=s_33134_20_f&fid=33134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F734472%3Fsrc%3Drss Britain is the only country in Western Europe with rising rates of tuberculosis, and in London cases of the disease once dubbed "the white plague" have grown by nearly 50 percent since 1999, a commentary warned on Friday. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines) Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4276244 Tue, 21 Dec 2010 04:24:52 +0100 4276244 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4273188&cid=s_33134_20_f&fid=33134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F731790%3Fsrc%3Drss In this video commentary from the CDC, Dr. Workowski introduces new STD treatment guidelines. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines) Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4273188 Mon, 20 Dec 2010 21:08:55 +0100 4273188 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4268104&cid=s_33134_20_f&fid=33134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F731748%3Fsrc%3Drss What are the most effective tests for malaria? This new report investigates the options. Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines) Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4268104 Fri, 17 Dec 2010 04:00:00 +0100 4268104 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4268105&cid=s_33134_20_f&fid=33134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F734360%3Fsrc%3Drss In a new study, drinking cranberry juice did not appear to ward off urinary tract infection in young women; in fact, juice drinkers had recurrences more often than those who drank a placebo. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines) Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4268105 Thu, 16 Dec 2010 17:23:37 +0100 4268105 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4268106&cid=s_33134_20_f&fid=33134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F734265%3Fsrc%3Drss The world could stop malaria deaths by 2015 if massive investments are made to ramp up control measures, including wider use of insecticide-treated mosquito nets, the World Health Organization (WHO) said today. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines) Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4268106 Thu, 16 Dec 2010 16:28:02 +0100 4268106 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4260721&cid=s_33134_20_f&fid=33134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F734107%3Fsrc%3Drss In a retrospective study of patients with severe sepsis or septic shock, a single dose of etomidate (Amidate) before rapid sequence intubation didn't affect outcomes. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines) Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4260721 Wed, 15 Dec 2010 00:36:50 +0100 4260721 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4246857&cid=s_33134_20_f&fid=33134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F733828%3Fsrc%3Drss The World Health Organization (WHO) gave its backing on Wednesday to a new molecular test for tuberculosis made by Cepheid which can rapidly diagnose TB, one of the world's biggest killer diseases. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines) Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4246857 Thu, 09 Dec 2010 22:00:24 +0100 4246857 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4239105&cid=s_33134_20_f&fid=33134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F733741%3Fsrc%3Drss Paul G. Auwaerter, MD, MBA, describes some of the most interesting sessions he attended at IDSA 2010. Medscape Infectious Diseases (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines) Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4239105 Wed, 08 Dec 2010 17:08:41 +0100 4239105 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4239106&cid=s_33134_20_f&fid=33134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F733717%3Fsrc%3Drss Certain stem cells protect tuberculosis (TB) bacteria from being destroyed, which explains why TB can lie dormant for years or even decades in the human body, researchers said on Tuesday. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines) Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4239106 Tue, 07 Dec 2010 22:10:55 +0100 4239106 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4234686&cid=s_33134_20_f&fid=33134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F733624%3Fsrc%3Drss Thirty African migrants, among thousands deported by Saudi Arabia, have died in recent weeks after being dumped on Yemen's border where a humanitarian crisis is growing, an aid agency said on Friday. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines) Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4234686 Mon, 06 Dec 2010 23:11:52 +0100 4234686 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4234687&cid=s_33134_20_f&fid=33134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F733562%3Fsrc%3Drss Experts warned Friday that treating dengue, a potentially fatal disease caused by a mosquito-borne virus, will become more difficult in the future as more people around the world become overweight and obese. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines) Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4234687 Mon, 06 Dec 2010 21:44:01 +0100 4234687 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4209499&cid=s_33134_20_f&fid=33134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F733226%3Fsrc%3Drss Pregnant women who show sensitivity to infection with measles should be vaccinated immediately postpartum, Japanese researchers report in a November 4th online paper in BJOG. The findings are also applicable to other advanced countries with a measles problem. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines) Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4209499 Tue, 30 Nov 2010 00:20:43 +0100 4209499 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4201316&cid=s_33134_20_f&fid=33134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F733063%3Fsrc%3Drss In 2009, infections with seasonal flu seemed to protect against pandemic H1N1 infection, a new study reports. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines) Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4201316 Thu, 25 Nov 2010 21:18:14 +0100 4201316 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4192824&cid=s_33134_20_f&fid=33134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F732979%3Fsrc%3Drss U.S. health officials are making headway in preventing common sexually transmitted diseases in the United States, but the effect is largely among whites, and blacks continue to have high infection rates, according to a report released on Monday. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines) Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4192824 Wed, 24 Nov 2010 02:13:41 +0100 4192824 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4192823&cid=s_33134_20_f&fid=33134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F733006%3Fsrc%3Drss An interdisciplinary panel of experts from Canada has developed an evidence-based clinical practice guideline for reducing pain associated with childhood immunizations. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines) Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4192823 Wed, 24 Nov 2010 02:00:31 +0100 4192823 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4184580&cid=s_33134_20_f&fid=33134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F732855%3Fsrc%3Drss The cholera epidemic that has killed 1110 people and sickened thousands more in Haiti is part of a 49-year-old global pandemic and was likely brought to the Caribbean country by a single infected person, U.S. Centers for Disease Control officials said in this week's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines) Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4184580 Fri, 19 Nov 2010 17:14:29 +0100 4184580 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4180374&cid=s_33134_20_f&fid=33134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F732675%3Fsrc%3Drss The majority of U.S. kids who spend time in a children's hospital are prescribed an antibiotic at some point, but there's wide variation in how liberally antibiotics are used from hospital to hospital, a new study finds. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines) Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4180374 Thu, 18 Nov 2010 20:53:52 +0100 4180374 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4173075&cid=s_33134_20_f&fid=33134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F732489%3Fsrc%3Drss British scientists have created genetically sterile mosquitoes which use sex to kill off others in their species, and researchers say early field trials suggest the idea could help to halt the rapid spread of dengue fever. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines) Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4173075 Tue, 16 Nov 2010 21:51:33 +0100 4173075 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4153068&cid=s_33134_20_f&fid=33134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F732254%3Fsrc%3Drss A cholera epidemic that has killed nearly 600 people in Haiti has gained a foothold in earthquake-ravaged Port-au-Prince and is expected to spread widely and quickly in the sprawling city of 3 million people, health authorities said on Tuesday. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines) Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4153068 Wed, 10 Nov 2010 21:03:23 +0100 4153068 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4153069&cid=s_33134_20_f&fid=33134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F732243%3Fsrc%3Drss Respiratory infections such as influenza and other causes of pneumonia kill 4.25 million people every year, many of them young children, according to a report released on Tuesday. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines) Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4153069 Wed, 10 Nov 2010 20:33:16 +0100 4153069 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4145698&cid=s_33134_20_f&fid=33134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F732150%3Fsrc%3Drss Malnutrition and helminth infection lead to more indeterminate results of the QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube (QFT-IT) assay used to detect latent tuberculosis infection, according to a report in the December Pediatrics. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines) Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4145698 Wed, 10 Nov 2010 00:04:28 +0100 4145698 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4145699&cid=s_33134_20_f&fid=33134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F732105%3Fsrc%3Drss A survey of primary care providers and specialists in the United States indicates that travel medicine training is needed, particularly among those who see fewer travelers. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines) Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4145699 Mon, 08 Nov 2010 17:35:32 +0100 4145699 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4136091&cid=s_33134_20_f&fid=33134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F731910%3Fsrc%3Drss Contrary to some reports, Mycoplasma genitalium is an uncommon cause of pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) in women, a new study from the UK shows. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines) Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4136091 Thu, 04 Nov 2010 20:22:05 +0100 4136091 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4128060&cid=s_33134_20_f&fid=33134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F731811%3Fsrc%3Drss DNA tests show the cholera strain that has killed more than 300 people is most closely related to a strain from South Asia, U.S. health experts said on Monday. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines) Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4128060 Wed, 03 Nov 2010 19:57:50 +0100 4128060 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4128061&cid=s_33134_20_f&fid=33134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F731687%3Fsrc%3Drss In patients with chronic Chagas disease, the side effects of nifurtimox therapy cause many to abandon treatment, Swiss researchers report in the November 15th issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines) Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4128061 Tue, 02 Nov 2010 18:24:48 +0100 4128061 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4122558&cid=s_33134_20_f&fid=33134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F731492%3Fsrc%3Drss Eliminating malaria can be achieved only with repeated investment over the long term and will require a major shift in policy and funding now focused on control of the disease, researchers say. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines) Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4122558 Sun, 31 Oct 2010 23:30:59 +0100 4122558 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4120660&cid=s_33134_20_f&fid=33134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F731667%3Fsrc%3Drss The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices approved changes to both the child and adult 2011 immunization charts. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines) Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4120660 Sun, 31 Oct 2010 10:09:26 +0100 4120660 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4111060&cid=s_33134_20_f&fid=33134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F730569%3Fsrc%3Drss How accurate are rapid test kits at correctly diagnosing influenza? The Journal of Emergency Medicine (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines) Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4111060 Fri, 29 Oct 2010 18:09:24 +0100 4111060 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4111062&cid=s_33134_20_f&fid=33134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F731149%3Fsrc%3Drss A multifaceted program aimed at increasing compliance with preventive measures led to a sustained reduction in ventilator-associated pneumonias (VAP), a French team has shown. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines) Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4111062 Tue, 26 Oct 2010 20:22:43 +0100 4111062 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4111061&cid=s_33134_20_f&fid=33134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F731212%3Fsrc%3Drss Researchers estimate that severe sepsis may contribute to 20,000 new cases of moderate to severe cognitive impairment in the United States each year. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines) Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4111061 Tue, 26 Oct 2010 14:00:00 +0100 4111061 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4102003&cid=s_33134_20_f&fid=33134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F731062%3Fsrc%3Drss Two more patients taking Biogen Idec Inc's multiple sclerosis drug Tysabri (natalizumab) have developed progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML), the company said on Wednesday. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines) Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4102003 Mon, 25 Oct 2010 19:37:24 +0100 4102003 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4102002&cid=s_33134_20_f&fid=33134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F731084%3Fsrc%3Drss AstraZeneca's nasal flu vaccine has been recommended for approval in Europe, initially for children, although it is unlikely to go on sale until 2012. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines) Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4102002 Mon, 25 Oct 2010 18:10:39 +0100 4102002 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4090703&cid=s_33134_20_f&fid=33134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F731007%3Fsrc%3Drss Malaria kills around 205,000 people in India each year, more than 13 times the estimate made by the World Health Organization, researchers said on Thursday. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines) Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4090703 Fri, 22 Oct 2010 20:24:58 +0100 4090703 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4079083&cid=s_33134_20_f&fid=33134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F730614%3Fsrc%3Drss Light-emitting diode (LED) fluorescence microscopy of two smears prepared from a single sputum specimen is the most sensitive method for detecting tuberculosis in a setting with a high burden of TB and HIV infection, according to new findings. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines) Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4079083 Mon, 18 Oct 2010 17:49:55 +0100 4079083 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4069270&cid=s_33134_20_f&fid=33134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F730458%3Fsrc%3Drss Two commercially available scanners meant for use in airports and other public facilities can reliably detect people with fevers, making them useful during disease outbreaks, U.S. researchers reported on Wednesday. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines) Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4069270 Fri, 15 Oct 2010 22:59:23 +0100 4069270 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4069269&cid=s_33134_20_f&fid=33134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F730531%3Fsrc%3Drss Two-thirds of US children who contracted measles in recent years were not vaccinated because of their parents' personal beliefs, report health officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines) Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4069269 Fri, 15 Oct 2010 22:59:23 +0100 4069269 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4069273&cid=s_33134_20_f&fid=33134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F730447%3Fsrc%3Drss The World Health Organization laid out a new plan on Wednesday to combat tuberculosis and the nearly 2 million deaths it causes each year through a combination of better testing, diagnosis and drugs. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines) Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4069273 Thu, 14 Oct 2010 22:09:57 +0100 4069273 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4069272&cid=s_33134_20_f&fid=33134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F730446%3Fsrc%3Drss The world is tantalizingly close to wiping out polio, but experts are starting to worry about the high risk of failure and say it could have consequences for confidence in health battles far beyond this crippling disease. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines) Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4069272 Thu, 14 Oct 2010 22:09:57 +0100 4069272 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4069271&cid=s_33134_20_f&fid=33134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F730037%3Fsrc%3Drss This study takes a look back. Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines) Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4069271 Thu, 14 Oct 2010 16:00:00 +0100 4069271 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4062640&cid=s_33134_20_f&fid=33134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F730231%3Fsrc%3Drss Oseltamivir (Tamiflu) cuts the risk of death from H5N1 avian influenza even when started a week after symptoms begin, international registry data show. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines) Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4062640 Tue, 12 Oct 2010 18:23:00 +0100 4062640