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Media Myths Cloud Joint Hearings on Pandemic VaccineEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The commentary discusses the impact of media myths on joint hearings on pandemic vaccine shortfalls. (11/19/09 17:17) (Source: Recombinomics)
Source: Recombinomics - November 20, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: info

Preventing H1N1 spread to health care workers: Dilemma, debate and confusionEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A new article brings to light the gaps in knowledge on the transmission of the influenza virus and its impact on decisions about how best to protect health care workers. Infectious diseases specialists look at the ongoing debate in light of the H1N1 pandemic, what past research tells us about the spread of influenza and what is missing in the debate. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - November 20, 2009 Category: Science Source Type: news

Military Study Shows Prevention Of Novel A/H1N1 Virus Infection Is Vaccine-Type And Age-DependentEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Immunization with either live attenuated influenza vaccine (LAIV, also known as FluMist®), or trivalent inactivated influenza vaccine (TIV), appears to offer a protection (~ 45%) against the novel A/H1N1 virus, the cause of the present influenza pandemic. However, the benefit was largely attributed to the youngest age group. The finding emerges from an evaluation of medical encounters and seasonal influenza immunization of U.S. military service members. (Source: Immune System / Vaccines News From Medical News Today)
Source: Immune System / Vaccines News From Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Allergy & Immunology Tags: Swine Flu Source Type: news

Respirators And H1N1 Information Distributed To Registered Nurses At Sacred Heart Medical Center Out Of Concern For Nurse And Patient SafetyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Washington State Nurses Association (WSNA), representing more than 1,600 registered nurses at Sacred Heart Medical Center, is holding a press conference to highlight serious concerns about the safety of nurses and patients at Sacred Heart Medical Center during this H1N1 pandemic. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Swine Flu Source Type: news

Military Study Shows Prevention Of Novel A/H1N1 Virus Infection Is Vaccine-Type And Age-DependentEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Immunization with either live attenuated influenza vaccine (LAIV, also known as FluMist®), or trivalent inactivated influenza vaccine (TIV), appears to offer a protection (~ 45%) against the novel A/H1N1 virus, the cause of the present influenza pandemic. However, the benefit was largely attributed to the youngest age group. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Swine Flu Source Type: news

Respirators And H1N1 Information Distributed To Registered Nurses At Sacred Heart Medical Center Out Of Concern For Nurse And Patient SafetyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Washington State Nurses Association (WSNA), representing more than 1,600 registered nurses at Sacred Heart Medical Center, is holding a press conference to highlight serious concerns about the safety of nurses and patients at Sacred Heart Medical Center during this H1N1 pandemic. (Source: Nursing News From Medical News Today)
Source: Nursing News From Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Nursing Tags: Swine Flu Source Type: news

Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 - update 75Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
As of 15 November 2009, worldwide more than 206 countries and overseas territories or communities have reported laboratory confirmed cases of pandemic influenza H1N1 2009, including over 6750 deaths. (Source: WHO Swine Flu)
Source: WHO Swine Flu - November 20, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: organizations

The economy-wide impact of pandemic influenza on the UK: a computable general equilibrium modelling experimentEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion Balancing school closure against "business as usual" and obtaining sufficient stocks of effective vaccine are more important factors in determining the economic impact of an influenza pandemic than is the disease itself. Prophylactic absence from work in response to fear of infection can add considerably to the economic impact. (Source: BMJ Online First)
Source: BMJ Online First - November 20, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Smith, R. D, Keogh-Brown, M. R, Barnett, T., Tait, J. Tags: Infectious diseases, Epidemiologic studies, Immunology (including allergy) RESEARCH Source Type: journals

The economic impact of pandemic influenzaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
(Source: BMJ Online First)
Source: BMJ Online First - November 20, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Maynard, A., Bloor, K. Tags: Infectious diseases, Health policy, Immunology (including allergy), Pain (neurology), Adult intensive care, Health economics, Health service research EDITORIALS Source Type: journals

Managing Mixed Dyslipidemia in Special PopulationsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Controlling low-density lipoprotein cholesterol is one of the major focuses of cardiovascular care. However, the twin global pandemics of obesity and diabetes are promoting an increased prevalence of associated cardiometabolic risk factors. These factors include mixed dyslipidemia, which is prevalent among several important subgroups of the overall population. Cardiovascular risk increases as women reach and extend beyond menopause, partly reflective of dyslipidemia. In addition, women with polycystic ovary syndrome display a cluster of risk factors reminiscent of the metabolic syndrome. Certain ethnic groups are also at i...
Source: Preventive Cardiology - November 20, 2009 Category: Cardiology Authors: Michael Miller Source Type: journals

[Editorial] Hajj and 2009 pandemic influenza A H1N1Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
More than 2·5 million Muslims from over 160 countries will be going on Hajj—a pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia—this year during Nov 25–30. Such a mass gathering, with up to seven people per m2, increases the risk of spreading infectious diseases, particularly the 2009 pandemic influenza A H1N1. (Source: LANCET)
Source: LANCET - November 20, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Authors: The Lancet Tags: Editorial Source Type: journals

[Public Health] Establishment of public health security in Saudi Arabia for the 2009 Hajj in response to pandemic influenza A H1N1Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Mass gatherings of people challenge public health capacities at host locations and the visitors' places of origin. Hajj—the yearly pilgrimage by Muslims to Saudi Arabia—is one of the largest, most culturally and geographically diverse mass gatherings in the world. With the 2009 pandemic influenza A H1N1 and upcoming Hajj, the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Health (MoH) convened a preparedness consultation in June, 2009. Consultants from global public health agencies met in their official capacities with their Saudi Arabian counterparts. The MoH aimed to pool and share public health knowledge about mass gatherings, and revie...
Source: LANCET - November 20, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Authors: ZA Memish, SJN McNabb, F Mahoney, F Alrabiah, N Marano, QA Ahmed, J Mahjour, RA Hajjeh, P Formenty, FH Harmanci, H El Bushra, TM Uyeki, M Nunn, N Isla, M Barbeschi, the Jeddah Hajj Consultancy Group Tags: Public Health Source Type: journals

H1N1 Vaccine as Safe as Seasonal Vaccine, WHO SaysEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The WHO emphasizes that the pandemic H1N1 influenza vaccine appears to be as safe as the seasonal influenza vaccine, with few reports of adverse events. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news

WHO: Safety of Pandemic VaccinesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
To date, WHO has received vaccination information from 16 of around 40 countries conducting national H1N1 pandemic vaccine campaigns. (Source: PandemicFlu.gov RSS Feed for News Releases)
Source: PandemicFlu.gov RSS Feed for News Releases - November 19, 2009 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Immune systems and ageingEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion This well-conducted scientific study looked at complex immune pathways in mice and appears to have been over-interpreted in the study’s press release and lay media reports, which suggest that these findings have important implications for seasonal flu and H1N1 vaccination. It is important that scientists study the complex mechanisms in animal and human immunity, and this early research warrants further exploration. However, given the experimental nature of this animal study, it is premature to conclude that this study is relevant to flu vaccination programmes. Links To The Headlines Elderly people succumb to ...
Source: NHS News Feed - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Older people Source Type: news

Asthma common in kids with severe H1N1: studyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Asthma appears to be a significant risk factor for severe cases of disease in children who get the pandemic flu virus, compared to seasonal flu, Canadian researchers say. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Weekly pandemic flu media updateEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The consultation rate for flu-like illness in England from the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) scheme has decreased slightly to 35.9 per 100,000 in week 46 compared to 37.8 in week 45. This is still above the English baseline threshold of 30/100,000. (Source: Health Protection Agency)
Source: Health Protection Agency - November 19, 2009 Category: UK Health Source Type: organizations

RBD D225G in China and Australia Raise Ukraine ConcernsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The commentary discusses appearance of the receptor binding domain change, D225G, on multiple pandemic H1N1 backgrounds, including those in China and Australia. A map of locations in China is linked. (11/18/09 14:41) (Source: Recombinomics)
Source: Recombinomics - November 19, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: info

H1N1 (swine flu) weekly update: Nov. 11 – 17Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Here are this week’s H1N1 updates from the HealthMap team of the Children’s Hospital Informatics Program. Burundi and Greenland have reported their 1st cases of H1N1, while North Cyprus, Bosnia, Poland, Kosovo, Tunisia, and Morocco have reported their 1st H1N1 deaths. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommended early administration of antiviral medicines to prevent death in pregnant women, very young children, and people with underlying medical problems who fall ill with H1N1. Additionally, the WHO has warned of the dangers of H1N1 spreading rapidly at any big sporting or cultural events, as Saudi Arabia prepares ...
Source: Thrive, Children's Hospital Boston - November 19, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Authors: The HealthMap Team Tags: All posts H1N1 (swine flu) Flu vaccine HealthMap swine flu vaccine Source Type: organizations

Avoiding panic in pandemicsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Public health officials walking a tightrope between massive demand for vaccines and intense public scrutiny of side effects now have a new standard for evaluating the safety of their vaccination programs. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - November 19, 2009 Category: Science Source Type: news

Deaths not linked to H1N1 vaccines: WHOEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
GENEVA (Reuters) - A small number of people have died after being inoculated against H1N1 pandemic flu, but investigations have shown that the deaths are not due to the vaccines, a senior official at the World Health Organization said on Thursday. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news

Avoiding Panic In PandemicsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Public health officials walking a tightrope between massive demand for vaccines and intense public scrutiny of side effects now have a new standard for evaluating the safety of their vaccination programs. Widespread concern about the 'swine flu' is prompting H1N1 vaccination programs in many countries - seldom seen on such a massive scale. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Swine Flu Source Type: news

Safety of pandemic vaccinesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
To date, WHO has received vaccination information from 16 of around 40 countries conducting national H1N1 pandemic vaccine campaigns. Based on information in these 16 countries, WHO estimates that around 80 million doses of pandemic vaccine have been distributed and around 65 million people have been vaccinated. National immunization campaigns began in Australia and the People’s Republic of China in late September. (Source: WHO Swine Flu)
Source: WHO Swine Flu - November 19, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: organizations

Avoiding Panic In PandemicsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Public health officials walking a tightrope between massive demand for vaccines and intense public scrutiny of side effects now have a new standard for evaluating the safety of their vaccination programs. Widespread concern about the 'swine flu' is prompting H1N1 vaccination programs in many countries - seldom seen on such a massive scale. Meanwhile, media and Internet chatter about side effects may provoke public anxiety and result in a lower vaccination rate. (Source: Public Health News From Medical News Today)
Source: Public Health News From Medical News Today - November 19, 2009 Category: Primary Care Tags: Swine Flu Source Type: news

Swine Flu Deception and Disinformation ExposedEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion - a recombinant strain produced from Bird Flu live viruses and a seasonal or Swine Flu strain can create a virus with morbidity (high widespread death rate).Last August, an international microbiologist in California, Joseph Moshe, called anti-vaccination activist Dr. A. True Ott, warning him of a bioweapon at Baxter's facilities in Ukraine that could be used to create a pandemic. Dr. Ott divulged this on Deagle's radio show after Moshe was forcefully apprehended.The Ukrainian IncidentUp until the 29th of October, there were only two non-lethal swine flu cases reported within Ukraine's 46 million population. Very...
Source: NaturalNews.com - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health Advice Source Type: news

Asthma a significant risk factor for complications in children with H1N1Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
(Canadian Medical Association Journal) A new study on pediatric H1N1 influenza admissions has found that asthma is a significant risk factor for severe disease in children with pandemic H1N1 compared with the seasonal flu. The study, led by researchers from the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Ontario, is published online today in CMAJ. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - November 19, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Preventing H1N1 spread to health care workers: Dilemma, debate and confusionEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
(Lifespan) A commentary in the December issue of the Lancet Infectious Diseases brings to light the gaps in knowledge on the transmission of the influenza virus and its impact on decisions about how best to protect health care workers. Infectious diseases specialist Leonard Mermel, DO, looks at the ongoing debate in light of the H1N1 pandemic, what past research tells us about the spread of influenza and what is missing in the debate. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - November 19, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Regulation, suspicion slow U.S. flu response: hearingEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Vaccine makers praised the U.S. response to the swine flu pandemic on Wednesday but said regulatory delays and public suspicion have held up innovative ways to speed and stretch the U.S. influenza vaccine supply. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news

Researchers identify why bird flu did not cause a pandemicEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Bird flu has so far failed to cause a pandemic because at least two simultaneous genetic mutations in the virus are required before it can be transmitted readily from human to human, latest research suggests. (Source: HealthcareRepublic Independent Nurse News)
Source: HealthcareRepublic Independent Nurse News - November 19, 2009 Category: Nursing Source Type: news

Curbing the menace of antimicrobial resistance in developing countriesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Several reports suggest that antimicrobial resistance is an increasing global problem; but like most pandemics, the greatest toll is in the less developed countries. The dismally low rate of discovery of antimicrobials compared to the rate of development of antimicrobial resistance places humanity on a very dangerous precipice. Since antimicrobial resistance is part of an organism's natural survival instinct, total eradication might be unachievable; however, it can be reduced to a level that it no longer poses a threat to humanity. While inappropriate antimicrobial consumption contributes to the development of antimicrobia...
Source: Harm Reduction Journal - November 19, 2009 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Chidi NwenekaNdey Tapha-SossehAnibal Sosa Source Type: journals

Swine flu prompts warning over critical care beds shortagesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Pandemic could lead to pressure on intensive care beds for childrenRelated items from OnMedicaUK stillbirth and infant death rates fallInfant death rate remains high in deprived areasWell-regarded pre-term baby treatment proved ineffectiveGPs receive guidance on the signs of child abuseParents of new babies should have whooping cough booster (Source: OnMedica Latest News)
Source: OnMedica Latest News - November 19, 2009 Category: UK Health Source Type: news

Severe Influenza A (H1N1)v in patients without any known risk factorEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
In Rello et al work 15 out of 32 critical pandemic flu patients did not have any risk factor. A further analysis in this subgroup of patients is needed. Antiviral treatment delay or any other management event differences perhaps were responsible for progressive illness. This data may help management in initial care of pandemic flu patients. (Source: Critical Care)
Source: Critical Care - November 19, 2009 Category: Intensive Care Authors: Carles Alonso-TarresCristina Cortes-LletgetSara PintadoAssumpta Ricart Source Type: journals

Differentiation of two distinct clusters among currently circulating influenza A(H1N1)v viruses, March-September 2009Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Analysis of all complete genome sequences of the pandemic influenza A(H1N1)v virus available as of 10 September 2009 revealed that two closely related but distinct clusters were circulating in most of the affected countries at the same time. The characteristic differences are located in genes encoding the two surface proteins - haemagglutinin and neuraminidase - and four internal proteins - the polymerase PB2 subunit, nucleoprotein, matrix protein M1 and the non-structural protein NS1. Phylogenetic inference was demonstrated by neighbour joining, maximum likelihood and Bayesian trees analyses of the involved genes and by t...
Source: Eurosurveillance latest news - November 19, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: journals

New research helps explain why bird flu has not caused a pandemicEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Research suggests human to human transmission of H5 influenza viruses is unlikely - News Release (Source: Imperial College News)
Source: Imperial College News - November 19, 2009 Category: Biomedical Science Source Type: organizations

Regulation, suspicion slow U.S. flu response: hearingEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Vaccine makers praised the U.S. response to the swine flu pandemic on Wednesday but said regulatory delays and public suspicion have held up innovative ways to speed and stretch the U.S. influenza vaccine supply. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news

Rapid H1N1 Tests Miss the Virus in Most ICU PatientsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The sensitivity of a rapid antigen test for pandemic H1N1 influenza was poor in Australian patients in intensive care, a small study showed. (Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease)
Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease - November 18, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news

AIDS, UTI, Herpes Vaccines May Exist In 5 YearsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Malaria. Tuberculosis. Alzheimer's disease. AIDS. Pandemic flu. Genital herpes. Urinary tract infections. Grass allergies. Traveler's diarrhea. You name it, the pharmaceutical industry is working on a vaccine to prevent it. Many could be on the market in five years or less. Contrast that with five years ago, when so many companies had abandoned the vaccine business that half the U.S. supply of flu shots was lost because of factory contamination at one of the two manufacturers left. (Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire)
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: consumer

Questions and Answers: 2009 H1N1 and Pneumococcal Disease in the NewsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Invasive pneumococcal disease is an infection caused by a type of bacteria called Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus). (Source: PandemicFlu.gov RSS Feed for News Releases)
Source: PandemicFlu.gov RSS Feed for News Releases - November 18, 2009 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Researchers Try to Solve the Mystery of HIV Carriers Who Don't Contract AIDSEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
More than half a million people in the U.S. have died from HIV infection , and more than a million currently live with the virus, but a relative handful of people infected with HIV never get treatment for it and never get sick from it. The immune systems of this small population--perhaps 50,000 Americans--somehow control the virus for long periods of time. Of course, there is typically a bell curve of response to any disease, but figuring out how these people control the virus is one of the most vexing mysteries of the AIDS pandemic . Solving it might unlock new ways to prevent and treat HIV infection, and now several rese...
Source: Scientific American - Official RSS Feed - November 18, 2009 Category: Science Tags: Health & Medicine,Society Policy,Infectious Diseases Source Type: journals

Swine flu vaccine uptakeEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Several newspapers have reported that pregnant women and other vulnerable people are refusing to have the swine flu vaccine. The Times reported that a poll of GPs found that only 46% of people who were offered the vaccine have accepted it, and one doctor estimated that only 5% of pregnant women have had it. The news reports are based on a “snapshot” survey of 107 GPs. The survey asked how likely they were to hit the government’s target of vaccinating at least half of their patients who are under 65 and in high-risk groups this winter. GPs were also asked to estimate how many of the people who were offered the vacci...
Source: NHS News Feed - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Swine flu Source Type: news

Vaccines on horizon for Alzheimer's, herpes, AIDSEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Malaria. Tuberculosis. Alzheimer's disease. AIDS. Pandemic flu. Genital herpes. Urinary tract infections. Grass allergies. Traveler's diarrhea. You name it, the pharmaceutical industry is working on a vaccine to prevent it. (Source: CTV Health)
Source: CTV Health - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Doctors say most Britons reject swine flu vaccineEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
LONDON (Reuters) - More than half of Britons being offered vaccination against pandemic H1N1 flu are turning it down because they fear side-effects or think the virus is too mild to bother, a survey of doctors showed on Wednesday. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news

A Tail of Tetherin: How Pandemic HIV-1 Conquered the World.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The study of successful versus failed zoonotic infections may provide important clues of how viral infection is naturally prevented. In this issue of Cell Host & Microbe, a collaborative group led by Frank Kirchhoff uncovers an important piece of the pandemic HIV-1 puzzle. PMID: 19917491 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Cell Host and Microbe)
Source: Cell Host and Microbe - November 18, 2009 Category: Microbiology Authors: Gupta RK, Towers GJ Tags: Cell Host Microbe Source Type: journals

Tetherin-Driven Adaptation of Vpu and Nef Function and the Evolution of Pandemic and Nonpandemic HIV-1 Strains.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
rchhoff F Vpu proteins of pandemic HIV-1 M strains degrade the viral receptor CD4 and antagonize human tetherin to promote viral release and replication. We show that Vpus from SIVgsn, SIVmus, and SIVmon infecting Cercopithecus primate species also degrade CD4 and antagonize tetherin. In contrast, SIVcpz, the immediate precursor of HIV-1, whose Vpu shares a common ancestry with SIVgsn/mus/mon Vpu, uses Nef rather than Vpu to counteract chimpanzee tetherin. Human tetherin, however, is resistant to Nef and thus poses a significant barrier to zoonotic transmission of SIVcpz to humans. Remarkably, Vpus from nonpandemic HIV...
Source: Cell Host and Microbe - November 18, 2009 Category: Microbiology Authors: Sauter D, Schindler M, Specht A, Landford WN, Münch J, Kim KA, Votteler J, Schubert U, Bibollet-Ruche F, Keele BF, Takehisa J, Ogando Y, Ochsenbauer C, Kappes JC, Ayouba A, Peeters M, Learn GH, Shaw G, Sharp PM, Bieniasz P, Hahn BH, Hatziioannou T, K Tags: Cell Host Microbe Source Type: journals

Vaccines on Horizon for AIDS, Alzheimer's, HerpesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
From Associated Press (November 18, 2009) MARIETTA, Pa._Malaria. Tuberculosis. Alzheimer's disease. AIDS. Pandemic flu. Genital herpes. Urinary tract infections. Grass allergies. Traveler's diarrhea. You name it, the pharmaceutical industry is... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - November 18, 2009 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Uganda: Like Aids, Climate Change Should Be CheckedEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
When it was coined more than a decade ago, the term 'zero-grazing' became and still remains a very effective "action prompter" in the fight against the HIV/Aids pandemic. (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs)
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - November 18, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news

New research helps explain why bird flu has not caused a pandemicEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
(Imperial College London) Bird flu viruses would have to make at least two simultaneous genetic mutations before they could be transmitted readily from human to human, according to research published today in PLoS ONE. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - November 18, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Protocol: Transmission and prevention of influenza in Hutterites: Zoonotic transmission of influenza A: swine & swine workersEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This article describes the study design and methods being used to assess influenza A transmission between swine workers and pigs. We hypothesize that transmission of swine influenza viruses to humans, transmission of human influenza viruses to swine, and reassortment of human and swine influenza A viruses is occurring. The project is part of a Team Grant; all Team Grant studies include active surveillance for influenza among Hutterite swine farmers in Alberta, Canada. This project also includes non-Hutterite swine farms that are experiencing swine respiratory illness. Methods: Nurses conduct active surveillance for influen...
Source: BMC Public Health - Latest articles - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Margaret RussellJulia KeenlisideRichard WebbyKevin FonsecaPam SinghLorraine MossMark Loeb Source Type: journals

Top Ten List of Long-Term Care Facility Preparations for the Upcoming Influenza SeasonEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A novel influenza A partly of virus of swine origin (2009 H1N1) emerged this spring, resulting in an influenza pandemic. This pandemic is anticipated to continue into the next influenza season. Given that the 2009 H1N1 and seasonal influenza A appear to be somewhat different in the human populations affected and that two influenza vaccines will be recommended this fall, those who manage long-term care facilities and treat patients in them will be faced with many uncertainties as they approach the 2009/10 influenza season. Ten specific suggestions are offered to those responsible for the care of patients in long-term care f...
Source: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society - November 18, 2009 Category: Geriatrics Authors: J. Rush Pierce Jr., Susan M. Kellie, Theresa A. West, J. Matthew Richardson, Devon A. Neale, Ona G. Montgomery, Stephanie C. McClure, Todd E. Bell Source Type: journals

Vaccines for AIDS, Alzheimer's, herpes on the horizonEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Malaria. Tuberculosis. Alzheimer's disease. AIDS. Pandemic flu. Genital herpes. Urinary tract infections. Grass allergies. Traveler's diarrhea. You name it, the pharmaceutical industry is working on a vaccine to prevent it. Many could be on the market in... (Source: OrlandoSentinel: Medical Research)
Source: OrlandoSentinel: Medical Research - November 18, 2009 Category: American Health Source Type: news