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Current HIV Screening Guidelines Are Too Conservative
March 13, 2013 — Researchers report that the CDC's current HIV screening guidelines are too conservative and that more frequent testing would be cost-effective in the long run for both high- and low-risk groups. The ... > full story -
Preventing HIV Infection With Anti-HIV Drugs in People at Risk Is Cost-Effective
March 12, 2013 — An HIV prevention strategy in which people at risk of becoming exposed to HIV take antiretroviral drugs to reduce their chance of becoming infected (often referred to as pre-exposure prophylaxis or ... > full story -
Political Strife Undermines HIV Treatment
March 12, 2013 — Among other tragedies in countries with HIV epidemics, political violence can have the additional long-term consequence of an increase in viral resistance to treatment and HIV treatment failure, say ... > full story -
Antibiotic-Resistant Strain of E. Coli Increasing Among Older Adults and Residents of Nursing Homes
March 12, 2013 — Antibiotic-resistant Escherichia coli (E. coli) continues to proliferate, driven largely by expansion of a strain of E. coli know as sequence type ST131. A new study points to hospitals and long-term ... > full story -
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Nearly a Third of Antibiotic Prescriptions for Dialysis Patients Inappropriate, Experts Say
March 12, 2013 — Patients who receive hemodialysis are at a significant risk of developing infections, a leading cause of hospitalization and death in this patient population. A new study highlights the need to ... > full story -
Some Bacteria May Protect Against Disease Caused by Stomach Infection
March 12, 2013 — Half of the world's human population is infected with the stomach bacteria called Helicobacter pylori, yet it causes disease in only about 10 percent of those infected. Other bacteria living in the ... > full story -
Prediction of Seasonal Flu Strains Improves Chances of Universal Vaccine
March 12, 2013 — Researchers have determined a way to predict and protect against new strains of the flu virus, in the hope of improving immunity against the ... > full story -
No Increase in Risk of Death for Patients With Well-Controlled HIV
March 11, 2013 — For HIV-infected patients whose disease is well-controlled by modern treatment, the risk of death is not significantly higher than in the general population, according to a new ... > full story -
New Clues to How Flu Virus Spreads
March 7, 2013 — People may more likely be exposed to the flu through airborne virus than previously thought, according to new research. The study also found that when flu patients wear a surgical mask, the release ... > full story -
New Light Shed on Role of Climate in Influenza Transmission
March 7, 2013 — Two types of environmental conditions -- cold-dry and humid-rainy -- are associated with seasonal influenza epidemics, according to an epidemiological study. The article presents a simple ... > full story
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