Most biotech and pharmaceutical companies focus their research efforts on cures for chronic diseases that plague the majority of the population because that’s where the money lies; however, is the rise in devastating infectious diseases such as Zika redirecting the lens of many companies?
A troubling new study has reported the presence of genes that are resistant to antibiotics in air pollution.
What started as four infections at the University of Missouri has now grown into an outbreak.
In a new approach to fighting bacterial pathogens, Johns Hopkins University researchers have developed a new antibiotic intended to fight tuberculosis and other drug-resistant infections.
Recent article discusses how advanced practice registered nurses can help combat pertussis.
The Alabama Department of Public Health has issued a health advisory in an attempt to increase awareness and prevention efforts in Madison County after seeing a dramatic increase in reported syphilis cases since last year.
A recent study has found that the rate of multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections is increasing in children in the United States.
The Florida Keys are primed for the release of genetically modified (GM) male Aedes aegypti mosquitoes that pass a self-limiting gene to their offspring.
The US Department of Health and Human Services has added seven new substances to its list of carcinogens deemed harmful to human health.
A new service in the United Kingdom, made possible by the National Health Service, reportedly offers a fast and accurate diagnosis of bacterial throat infections, promising a new way to reduce unnecessary antibiotic prescriptions.
Although infection with the Zika virus remains a "public health challenge," as it is still circulating in many parts of the world, the World Health Organization no longer deems it one of international concern.
The US Food and Drug Administration has announced that Sabra Dipping Co., LLC has recalled certain hummus products due to concerns about Listeria monocytogenes.
Researchers have found that molecules left on a individual's phone can reveal a good deal about his/her lifestyle.
Phase 2a trial data show that GEN-003 can durably reduce herpes simplex virus (HSV)-2 shedding and clinical disease for up to 12 months after dosing.
Researchers from Lebniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research in Berlin, Germany conducted a study to test the hypothesis of host-restricted virus coevolution within gammaherpesviruses. The researchers produced the largest dataset of gammaherpesvirus sequences to date.
Researchers at Houston Methodist have discovered a protein that facilitates immunity against malaria and may be used to inform future vaccine development.
Fifteen countries continue to see 72% of all childhood deaths from pneumonia and diarrhea, the two biggest killers of children under five years of age worldwide, says a new global report.
For a small group of individuals with immunodeficiencies, the MMR vaccine can be deadly.
New research out of the University of Pennsylvania on a DNA-based Zika virus vaccine is showing promising results.
Buyers clubs are still going strong in the United States and around the world as the offer a low-cost alternative for individuals with HIV and hepatitis c virus (HCV) who often find themselves struggling to pay for the expensive medications they need to treat their illness.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has published new research showing that the Zika virus is able to infect healthy neonatal mice.
Leishmaniasis infections in the United States are on the rise as US soldiers and ecotourists make their way home.
In a new study, researchers from the United Kingdom have found that cystic fibrosis patients are more likely to pick up multi-drug resistant infections in hospitals than was previously believed.
Researchers in the United Kingdom have made a new genetic discovery in the link between Epstein-Barr virus and related cancers, including a potential way to stop the cancer-causing effects of these infections.
A new study suggests that a homeopathic syrup may be an effective way to rid a child of bothersome cold symptoms.
Scientists from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases have discovered a broadly neutralizing antibody that is able to neutralize 98% of HIV strains.
Researchers have found that the Zika virus is able to survive for at least eight hours on hard, non-porous surfaces.
The pharmaceutical giant, Bayer, began enrolling participants in a Phase III clinical trial in January 2016 with hopes to find appropriate dosing of Nifurtimoxin for children and newborns.
A tropical species of bed bugs has made a surprise appearance in Florida, according to a team of state entomologists, raising questions and concerns about a possible outbreak
As health officials investigate a recent outbreak of acute flaccid myelitis in Washington State, more cases of the rare condition have appeared in other Western states; questions about the cause remain unanswered.
