http://oriollo.com Health Blog Tue, 22 Jul 2008 18:42:18 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Background: DOTS implementation in Tashkent City started in 2000. Of 1087 pulmonary TB patients started on treatment in 2005, 228 (21%) defaulted. This study investigates who the defaulters in Tashkent are, when they default and why they default. Methods: We reviewed the records of 126 defaulters (cases) and 132 controls and collected information ... http://oriollo.com/infectology/5742/default-from-tuberculosis-treatment-in-tashkent-uzbekistan-who-are-these-defaulters-and-why-do-they-default/ Background: The 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPV23) is recommended for persons aged 65 years or less with chronic medical conditions. We evaluated the risk and mortality from invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) among persons with and without the underlying medical conditions which are considered PPV23 indications. Methods: Population-based data on all episodes of IPD ... http://oriollo.com/infectology/5741/invasive-pneumococcal-infections-among-persons-with-and-without-underlying-medical-conditions-implications-for-prevention-strategies/ Background: The World Health Organizationas (WHO) case definition for childhood pneumonia, composed of simple clinical signs of cough, difficult breathing and fast breathing, is widely used in resource poor settings to guide management of acute respiratory infections. The definition is also commonly used as an entry criteria or endpoint in different ... http://oriollo.com/infectology/5740/clinical-case-review-a-method-to-improve-identification-of-true-clinical-and-radiographic-pneumonia-in-children-meeting-the-world-health-organization-definition-for-pneumonia/ (American Society for Microbiology) The following are tips from the Journals of the American Society for Microbiology: "Blue Light and Hydrogen Peroxide May Effectively Treat Biofilms That Cause Cavities and Gum Disease"; " Rotavirus Infection May Accelerate Type 1 Diabetes in Mice"; and "New Vaccine May Protect Against All Four ... http://oriollo.com/infectology/5739/tips-from-the-journals-of-the-american-society-for-microbiology-2/ (Public Library of Science) For malaria control goals to be achieved, we must in the future tie funding commitments closer to level of need, says new research by Bob Snow and colleagues from the Kenyan Medical Research Institute-Oxford University-Wellcome Trust Collaborative Program. http://oriollo.com/infectology/5738/malaria-control-goals-are-likely-to-be-unachievable/ (Arizona State University) The greatest danger in a pandemic flu outbreak is that it could spread quickly and devastate a broad swath of people across the United States before there is much of a chance to react. Now, a team of researchers, including one from Arizona State University, has taken ... http://oriollo.com/infectology/5737/study-outlines-measures-to-limit-effects-of-pandemic-flu-on-nursing-homes/ (Rockefeller University) Human ancestors fought back against an ancient retrovirus with a defense mechanism that our bodies still use today. Evidence of this battle has been preserved in our DNA for millions of years. http://oriollo.com/infectology/5736/new-evidence-of-battle-between-humans-and-ancient-virus/ (North Shore-Long Island Jewish (LIJ) Health System) A new anatomical path through which the brain and the spleen communicate. http://oriollo.com/infectology/5735/scientists-figure-out-how-the-immune-system-and-brain-communicate-to-control-disease/ (Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions) Giving children preventive antibiotics within one hour before they undergo spinal surgery greatly reduces the risk for serious infections after the surgery, suggests a Johns Hopkins study to be published in the August issue of Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. http://oriollo.com/infectology/5734/averting-postsurgical-infections-in-kids-give-antibiotics-within-hour-before-first-incision-2/ Although currently recovering from combination therapy's side effects, the well-respected vocalist Natalie Cole may have conquered the Hepatitis C virus.... http://oriollo.com/hepatology/5733/natalie-cole-optimistic-about-her-battle-with-hepatitis-c/