Archives mensuelles : novembre 2012

A study led by researchers from Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona (UAB) describes one of the mechanisms in which pathogenic bacteria populations control the way they spread over the surface of the organs they infect and stop when they detect the … Lire la suite →

Gay and lesbian advocates last week at the annual Creating Change conference in Denver called on the Obama administration to create a domestic HIV/AIDS strategy, the Denver Post reports. Conference Director Sue Hyde said, « People will have a hard time … Lire la suite →

Up to 3,000 injection drug users in China’s southwestern province of Guizhou have received treatment in 30 methadone clinics as part of the province’s efforts to control the spread of HIV, He Chongyuan, head of the provincial health department, said … Lire la suite →

Bacteria that consume heavy metals have been found in some of the most contaminated parts of the Peak District in the Southern Pennines and may be changing the pollutants into more toxic forms that could leak out into reservoirs, scientists … Lire la suite →

A human hormone known to stimulate the growth of cells throughout the body has a new role – helping to set up the proper nerve connections in the odor center of the brain, according to University of California, Berkeley, scientists. … Lire la suite →

Call it a chemical crystal ball. A new approach to predict whether a drug in development is likely to work and which dose is best could get antibiotics to market faster and more cheaply, say University of Florida researchers. In … Lire la suite →

Novavax, Inc. (Nasdaq: NVAX) announced that the company’s Phase I clinical trial to evaluate a new vaccine candidate to prevent respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection has been cleared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and is no longer … Lire la suite →

Behavioral HIV prevention interventions targeting heterosexual African Americans that are proven to work require several key characteristics, according to UCSF researchers. « Peer education, skills training and cultural tailoring were critical factors we found in interventions that reduced HIV risk behaviors … Lire la suite →

BD Diagnostics, a segment of BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE: BDX), announced that it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to market the BD MAX™ GBS Assay for Group B Streptococcus (GBS) on the … Lire la suite →

The Washington, D.C.-based Washington Free Clinic, which has provided low-cost or no-cost health care services since 1968 to people in the city, is scheduled to close on Friday, and its staff will be joining the Whitman-Walker Clinic, the largest provider … Lire la suite →