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Enterovirus in China - update

11 May 2008 - General Infection News
As of 5 May, 4,496 cases, including 22 deaths, of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) due to enterovirus 71 (EV71) have been reported among infants and young children in Fuyang City, Anhui Province, ... - more

Staffers, supplies on standby to avert potential public health crisis in Myanmar

11 May 2008 - Hot Infection Topics
With the death toll from the Myanmar cyclone likely to climb to 100,000 people or more, Oxfam is warning that a public health catastrophe could hit 1.5 million storm survivors if they don't quickly ... - more

Bread mold may hold secret to eliminating disease-causing genes

9 May 2008 - General Infection News
When most people discover mold on their bread, they immediately throw it out. Others see a world of possibilities in the tiny fungus. A University of Missouri scientist, along with a collaborative ... - more

Superbug genome sequenced

7 May 2008 - Hot Infection Topics
The genome of a newly-emerging superbug, commonly known as Steno, has just been sequenced. The results reveal an organism with a remarkable capacity for drug resistance. The research was carried out ... - more

Steroids provide no survival benefit for children with bacterial meningitis

7 May 2008 - General Infection News
Corticosteroids given to children who are hospitalised for bacterial meningitis do not provide a benefit in survival or in reduced hospital stays, according to a large multicenter study by pediatric ... - more

Molecular espionage shows a single HIV enzyme's many tasks

7 May 2008 - General Infection News
Using ingenious molecular espionage, scientists have found how a single key enzyme, seemingly the Swiss army knife in HIV's toolbox, differentiates and dynamically binds both DNA and RNA as part of ... - more

New discovery on role of vital protein that fights meningitis

6 May 2008 - General Infection News
A University of Leicester researcher has discovered how a protein in the blood – linked to defence against meningitis - plays a more vital role than previously understood in the body’s ... - more

1 in 10 children using cough, cold medications

3 May 2008 - General Infection News
Researchers from Boston University’s Slone Epidemiology Center have found that approximately one in ten U.S. children uses one or more cough and cold medications during a given week. These ... - more

Prevention and control of childhood pneumonia

2 May 2008 - General Infection News
This month’s WHO Bulletin, led by the Global Action Plan for the Prevention and Control of Pneumonia (GAPP), focuses on the prevention and control of childhood pneumonia. It highlights research ... - more

Safe water? lessons from Kazakhstan

29 Apr 2008 - General Infection News
Despite significant efforts to improve access to safe water and sanitation, a new report co-authored by an expert at The University of Nottingham, argues that much more needs to be done. - more