News tagged with herpes infection

HIV makes protein that may help virus's resurgence

New research enhances the current knowledge of how human immunodeficiency virus type-1 (HIV-1), which causes AIDS, controls the cell cycle of cells that it infects. The new findings may shed light on how the virus reactivates ...

Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS

created Feb 25, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Mobile phone app to diagnose sexually transmitted infections

(PhysOrg.com) -- An innovative plan in the UK aimed at cutting rising rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs, also known as sexually transmitted diseases or STDs) such as herpes, gonorrhea, and chlamydia ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 10, 2010 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (9) | comments 0 | with audio podcast report

AIDS breakthrough: Gel helps prevent infection

Researchers are reporting a breakthrough against AIDS. A vaginal gel containing an AIDS drug cut in half a woman's chances of getting HIV from an infected partner.

Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS

created Jul 19, 2010 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 9

Some HPV infection may be linked to increased risk of HIV acquisition in women

(PhysOrg.com) -- UCSF researchers have found a novel association between human papillomavirus (HPV) infection and increased HIV acquisition in women. The study team also identified specific types of HPV associated with HIV ...

Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS

created Apr 13, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Unwanted guests: How herpes simplex virus gets rid of the cell's security guards

A viral infection is like an uninvited, tenacious houseguest in the cell, using a range of tricks to prevent its eviction. Researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies have identified one of the ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Jan 21, 2010 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Chicken pox vaccine reduces shingles risk in kids -- study of 172,000 kids used EHRs

Herpes zoster, also known as shingles, is very rare among children who have been vaccinated against chicken pox, according to a Kaiser Permanente study in the December issue of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Journal.

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Dec 04, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Why circumcision reduces HIV risk

The decreased risk of HIV infection in circumcised men cannot be explained by a reduction in sores from conditions such as herpes, according to research published in PLoS Medicine.

Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS

created Nov 24, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 2

Vaccines on horizon for AIDS, Alzheimer's, herpes

(AP) -- Malaria. Tuberculosis. Alzheimer's disease. AIDS. Pandemic flu. Genital herpes. Urinary tract infections. Grass allergies. Traveler's diarrhea. You name it, the pharmaceutical industry is working ...

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Nov 17, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Exposure to several common infections over time may be associated with risk of stroke

Cumulative exposure to five common infection-causing pathogens may be associated with an increased risk of stroke, according to a report posted online today that will appear in the January 2010 print issue of Archives of ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Nov 09, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study evaluates use of corticosteroids and antiviral agents for treatment of Bell Palsy

Among patients with Bell Palsy, a facial paralysis with unknown cause, treatment with corticosteroids is associated with a reduced risk of an unsatisfactory recovery, and treatment with a combination of corticosteroids and ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Sep 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Gorillas are new source of HIV, scientists reveal

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have discovered that gorillas are a source of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1), having diagnosed a Cameroonian woman living in Paris with a strain that is different to those previously ...

Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS

created Aug 02, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 2

Scientists learn why even treated genital herpes sores boost the risk of HIV infection

New research helps explain why infection with herpes simplex virus-2 (HSV-2), which causes genital herpes, increases the risk for HIV infection even after successful treatment heals the genital skin sores and breaks that ...

Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS

created Aug 02, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2

Condoms associated with moderate protection against herpes simplex virus 2

Condom use is associated with a reduced risk of contracting herpes simplex virus 2, according to a report based on pooled analysis of data from previous studies in the July 13 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine.

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Jul 13, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scientists tackle viral mysteries

Scientists know that some cancers are triggered by viruses, which take over cellular systems and cause uncontrolled cell growth. Doctors - and patients who get shingles late in life - have also known for many years that ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Jun 29, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study characterizes eczema patients most at risk for dangerous viral infections

Eczema patients at risk for serious viral infections have more severe disease, are more likely to be allergic to food and other allergens, and have a frequent history of staph infections, according to researchers at National ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Jun 25, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0