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After getting a massive infection, it looked like that Franklin Lloyd would lose his right leg. Aggressive antibiotic treatments just werent working and the infection kept spreading wider and deeper. The 67-year-old kidney transplant recipient has a
Hello, Im Dr. Tony Fiore with CDCs Influenza Division. Im here to speak with you today about antiviral drugs that can be used to treat or prevent human infections with a new type of H1N1 flu virus, which has also been called swine flu. Since March, 2
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When patients show up in the hospital with a respiratory illness, they are usually given an antibiotic which do not work against viral infections. Even though most of these respiratroy infections are viral, it is estimated that in these cases antibio
This is Scientific Americans 60-Second Science. Im Gretchen Cuda Kroen. Got a minute? Nasty bacteria cling to the surfaces of countertops. They also stick to medical devices - like catheters - that are placed inside the human body, where they can bec
Renee Montagne: This is Morning Edition from NPR News. I'm Renee Montagne. John Ydstie: And I'm John Ydstie. In Your Health this morning, two stories on medical report cards and how people are using them. We look first at efforts to rank hospitals a
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 18 September 2006 U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan has called on the U.N. Human Rights Council to focus as much attention on the tragic situation in Sudan's conflict-ridden province of Darfur as it has on the crises in the Mi
By Rory Byrne Phnom Penh 22 March 2007 On the face of it, Cambodia should be devastated by AIDS. Brothels are commonplace in the impoverished country, illegal drugs are widely available, and government spending on health care is only about two dollar
By Chad Bouchard Jogjakarta, Indonesia 01 June 2006 Aid organizations and foreign governments are providing field hospitals and medical care for those injured in Central Java's devastating quake. The
Reptiles, Amphibians in US Succumbing to Deadly Ranavirus Tracking the virus A few years ago, Scott Farnsworth, a graduate student at Towson University in Maryland, was sent to a wooded park in Maryland to relocate box turtles safely away from a new
World Bank Urges Greater HIV Prevention Efforts The World Bank says significantly better HIV prevention efforts are needed in Africa. It says a slow global economy and uncertain donor aid make preventing new infections a necessity. A new World Bank r
US Scientists Expand Scope of HIV Vaccine Study The worlds largest ongoing HIV vaccine study has been expanded to consider multiple ways a vaccine might boost immune response to the AIDS virus. The U.S. Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (N
By Peter Heinlein Addis Ababa 15 November 2009 The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Malaria and Tuberculosis has approved grants worth $2.4 billion to fight the diseases during the next two years. The amount represents a slight decrease in funding levels,
Aggressive HIV Found in Cuba 古巴发现一种侵袭性艾滋病毒 An aggressive form of HIV has been discovered in Cuba. It develops into full-blown AIDS within just three years. Researchers said the progression happens so fast that treatment with
A new program to reduce hospital infections with relatively simple and inexpensive quality control measures is saving lives, according to a new study. 研究显示,采取一些比较简单和低成本的医疗质量控制措施,就可以减少感染
By Melinda Smith Washington 17 July 2007 Antibiotics are designed to fight a multitude of bacterial infections. But some infections -- such as those in the urinary tract -- have become resistant to many antibiotics. VOA's Melinda Smith reports on a r
By Phuong Tran Dakar 12 February 2007 Africa's porous borders and location have made it an attractive destination for drug traffickers. Health and government officials worry how this trend affects the growing rate of HIV infection on the continent.
By Greg Flakus San Antonio, Texas 13 October 2009 Dengue carrying mosquitos According to the World Health Organization, there are around 50 million cases of dengue fever around the world every year. About two and a half billion people, two fifths of
Related reading: Chinese scientists on Wednesday announced the first direct evidence linking the Zika virus to microcephaly in mice experiments. Xu Zhiheng with the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in
Everybody loves the swimming pool. But how clean is the water in the average backyard or public pool? If you trust chlorine to take care of germs, you're in for a surprise. Chlorine and other disinfectants do indeed help to clean the water, but some