Nitric oxide can ward off deadly infections
July 24th, 2011 - 3:40 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, July 24 (IANS) Nitric oxide acts against Salmonella -- a common food poisoning bug -- by disrupting its metabolism, thereby keeping infection at bay.
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Chemist solves riddle of killer anthrax, meningitis
June 24th, 2011 - 3:26 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 24 (IANS) Anthrax, septicemia and meningitis are some of the planet's most lethal infections. Now a chemist has uncovered the mechanism behind these deadly infections.Christian Marcus Pedersen from ... Read more...
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New family of ’super-antibiotics’ capable of beating MRSA
August 5th, 2010 - 5:44 pm ICT by ANI
London, August 5 (ANI): Scientists have created a family of 'super-antibiotics' capable of beating MRSA and other deadly infections.During the study, one of the drugs killed strains of the hospital superbug resistant ... Read more...
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US IQ study slammed as racist
July 3rd, 2010 - 1:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) A US research suggesting that people in developing countries have lower intelligence quotient (IQ) because their bodies divert energy from the brain to fighting diseases has been ... Read more...
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Rates Of Infections In American Hospitals Continue To Augment
April 14th, 2010 - 9:46 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
April 14, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): The American hospitals are not successfully sheltering patients from possibly deadly infections, in spite of years of avoidance movements. This information was revealed by the ... Read more...
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Eat candies to ward off rare, but deadly infections
January 5th, 2010 - 12:23 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 5 (ANI): A new study has shown that a compound extracted from licorice root, commonly used in candies, can help fight rare, but deadly infections.A team of scientists from the ... Read more...
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Soon, spray-on skin that heals burns in days
November 23rd, 2009 - 2:23 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, November 23 (ANI): A clinical trial of spray-on skin that heals burns in days is set to begin in the US in December.Dr James Holmes of the Wake Forest Institute for ... Read more...
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How salmonella can be used to kill tumours
September 9th, 2009 - 5:38 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, September 9 (ANI): German scientists have shown how the bacteria migrate into tumours.Sara Bartels and Siegfried Weiss, of the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI) in Braunschweig, say that a messenger ... Read more...
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Malaria drug takes on two deadly emerging viruses
March 6th, 2009 - 1:46 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, March 6 (IANS) Two lethal viruses that have emerged in recent outbreaks met their nemesis in chloroquine, an established drug to prevent and treat malaria, according to a new study.
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Discovered: How do germs fight immunity
October 18th, 2008 - 1:37 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 18 (IANS) Researchers have uncovered the mechanism of how viral infections block output of immune system proteins that protect one from diseases like HIV, TB and measles. These kind of ... Read more...
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Using antibiotics for cough and cold increases superbug resistance
September 11th, 2008 - 1:47 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept 11 (ANI): The British Governments Health Protection Agency is urging people not to seek antibiotic treatment for cough and cold problems that are caused by viruses, warning that this ... Read more...
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Vaccines for deadly superbugs may be available in 10yrs
July 14th, 2008 - 5:34 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 14 (ANI): If UK experts are to be believed, vaccines to keep deadly superbug infections at bay will be available in hospitals within a decade.The Department of Health ... Read more...
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Compounds that may provide promising therapies for cystic fibrosis identified
March 19th, 2008 - 4:44 pm ICT by admin
Washington, March 19 (ANI): University of Toronto scientists say that they have identified several compounds that may pave the way for developing innovative therapies against cystic fibrosis, a serious disease that ... Read more...
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