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Saturday, November 21, 2009 6:55 PM

Infectious Diseases

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Name: Infectious Diseases
First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 12 hours ago - 3 Documents (in Environment)
Climate change to have a profound impact on global public health
An emerging body of evidence suggests that the changing global climate is already affecting infectious disease transmission patterns. As noted today in a symposium at the 58th annual meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH), ... [News-Medical.Net - 12 hours ago]
First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 3 Documents (in Medicine)
H1N1: Bridging the knowledge gap
A commentary in the December issue of The Lancet Infectious Diseases brings to light the gaps in knowledge on the transmission of a common pathogen - the influenza virus - and its impact on decisions about how best to protect health care workers. Infectious ... [News-Medical.Net - 11/20/2009]
First Reported 21 hours ago - Updated 13 hours ago - 2 Documents (in Medicine)
Cluster of Tamiflu-resistant swine flu cases reported
A cluster of four Tamiflu-resistant cases of H1N1 flu at Duke University Medical Center have raised concerns that changes in the virus may make severe infections more difficult to treat.Three of the Duke patients died. All were adults, including two women ... [Individual.com - 13 hours ago]
First Reported 18 hours ago - Updated 18 hours ago - 2 Documents (in Biology)
Study spotlights asthma risk in kids
1 Division of Infectious Diseases, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.2 Division of Infectious Diseases, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont. and the Department of Health Policy, Management ... [Canadian Medical Association Journal - 18 hours ago]
First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 2 Documents (in Health)
VACCINE: Last year's flu shot may help ward off H1N1, study shows
People who received last year's seasonal flu vaccine may have gained some protection against the swine flu virus, according to a study presented Thursday at the 58th annual meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, in Washington, ... [USA Today - 11/20/2009]
First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents (in Health)
Accuracy of serological assays for detection of recent infection with HIV and estimation of population incidence: a systematic review
The Lancet Infectious Diseases ... [MDLinx - 11/19/2009]
First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents
Georgia reports first serious case of H1N1 virus
Georgia, Tbilisi, Nov. 19 / corr. Trend News N.KirtzkhaliaGeorgia reported the first serious case of the H1N1 virus. An infected 61-year-old woman was taken to the Tbilisi Infectious Diseases Hospital Nov. 14, the National Disease Control Center said ... [Trend News Agency - 11/19/2009]
First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents
Surgical management of placenta accreta: a cohort series and suggested approach
The Journal of Reproductive Medicine, 11/04/09 Relevance Score: 68%Placenta, 11/03/09 Relevance Score: 44%Placenta, 11/09/09 Relevance Score: 43%The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 10/29/09 Relevance Score: 43%BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 10/27/09 ... [MDLinx - 11/19/2009]
First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents
TOMI(ES) Licenses Its Infectious Disease Control Technology to
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Nov. 19, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TOMI Environmental Solutions, Inc., (OTCBB:TOMZ) www.tomiesinc.com, the Professional Infectious Disease and Air Remediation Company, which has safely harnessed two of the most powerful disinfectants ... [GlobeNewswire via MSN Money - 11/19/2009]
First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents (in Health)
U.S. makes big push to prevent global pandemic
Fifteen entities called on for their expertise in fighting zoonotic diseases Recognizing the threat to animal and human health, the federal government has launched a multimillion-dollar initiative in the hopes of preventing the next global pandemic.The ... [American Veterinary Medical Association - 11/19/2009]
First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents (in Health)
TX: On a scale of 1 to 50, we're only a fat #14
The state ranked 39th among the 50 states in overall health. Other Texas rankings:16: Rate of cancer deaths22: Prevalence of binge drinking26: Prevalence of smoking43: Public health dollars per person44: Rate of infectious disease casesSource: America's ... [Stateline - 11/19/2009]
First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents
21 CASES OF SWINE FLU IN ARMENIA
Six new cases of swine flu were reported on Tuesday in Armenia bringing the overall number of infections to 21, Armenia's chief epidemiologist Ara Asoyan told A1+. "They are being treated at the Nork hospital for infectious diseases and have all tested ... [Armtown.com - 11/19/2009]

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...For no other common infectious disease is there such varied opinion, reflecting gaps in our knowledge about a common human pathogen." He adds, "Our limited understanding of such events leaves us vulnerable since we cannot predict which influenza-infected person is a superspreader." – A superspreader is a person who produces high amounts of H1N1 aerosols
Expert weighs in on H1N1 protection for health workers [EMax Health - 4 hours ago]
"More frequent heat waves are projected to lead to a rise in heat exhaustion and heat stroke, potentially resulting in death, especially among elderly and poor urban dwellers. Declining air and water quality, an increase in infectious diseases, and a shrinking food supply are expected to contribute to disease and malnutrition, increase the migration of affected populations, and increase armed conflict and global instability." says the report
USA: Medically defensible energy policy on climate: phase out Coal [Climate IMC International - 10 hours ago]
...Gerald Evans, president of the AssociationAssociation of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Disease Canada. "Even though we've had some tragic deaths ... it's way less than we would have had in that worst-case scenario." As well, specialists say, the unprecedented wealth of scientific knowledge accumulated in the last few months will lead to years of study, and a new...
Worst Of Flu Pandemic Behind Us, Experts Say [National Post - 11 hours ago]

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Death and Life on American Samoa: Update [American Thinker - 1 hour ago]
Expert weighs in on H1N1 protection for health ... [EMax Health - 4 hours ago]
Rapid Influenza Tests Pose a Dangerous Public H... [Occupational Health & Safety - 5 hours ago]
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Video: Wet Ones(R) Wipes Pledge Brings Moms Tog... [Ulitzer - 8 hours ago]
HIV-TB: International Calls for New Strategy by... [Third World Network - 10 hours ago]
USA: Medically defensible energy policy on clim... [Climate IMC International - 10 hours ago]
Worst Of Flu Pandemic Behind Us, Experts Say [National Post - 11 hours ago]
Study shows Invega efficient in lowering metabo... [PharmaBiz - 11 hours ago]
Climate change to have a profound impact on glo... [News-Medical.Net - 12 hours ago]
Cluster of Tamiflu-resistant swine flu cases re... [Individual.com - 13 hours ago]
Rates of infection by the 2009 H1N1 influenza v... [News-Medical.Net - 13 hours ago]
Antibiotic resistance a growing problem, partic... [News-Medical.Net - 14 hours ago]
Hu Jintao Holds Talks with US President Obama [Ministry Foreign Affairs People's Republic China - 14 hours ago]
Whose Recession Is It, Anyway? [New York Times - 17 hours ago]
How Silver Can Bring a New Element to Green Che... [GreenBiz - 17 hours ago]
Symposium on emerging and reemerging infectious... [ResearchSEA - Asia Research News - 18 hours ago]
Antigenics Inc. (New York) (AGEN) Cancer Vaccin... [BioSpace - 18 hours ago]
Biocryst Pharmaceuticals (BCRX) Announces Prici... [BioSpace - 18 hours ago]
SaBTO Recommends Use of ProMetic Life Sciences ... [BioSpace - 18 hours ago]
Study spotlights asthma risk in kids [Canadian Medical Association Journal - 18 hours ago]
Nov 19 CMAJ study abstract [Canadian Medical Association Journal - 18 hours ago]
Glaxo recalls vaccine lot over allergic reactions [CTV.ca - 18 hours ago]
Nov 20 CTV report [CTV.ca - 18 hours ago]
WHO calls on quake victims to sprinkle salt on ... [Antara News - 18 hours ago]
CLIMATE CHANGE: Health at Risk [Inter Press Service - 19 hours ago]
Podcast: H1N1 in decline? Marois reignites Queb... [National Post - 20 hours ago]
Focus Places 3M Integrated Cycler at Cedars-Sin... [GenomeWeb - 20 hours ago]
Drug resistant swine flu found in U.S. and U.K. [USA Today - 21 hours ago]
CDC Confirms Four New Cases of Oseltamivir (Tam... [DukeHealth.org - 21 hours ago]
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Sir John Crofton, TB combination therapy pionee... [ScienceBlogs : Combined Feed - 11/20/2009]
Denise Gellene in the New York Times is reporting this morning that Scottish physician, Sir John Crofton, passed away on 3 November at age 97. Crofton is best ...
The uninsured and surviving an accident [Effect... [ScienceBlogs : Combined Feed - 11/20/2009]
Swine flu is a special danger to the young, but the biggest danger to the young is not an infectious disease but unintentional accidents. No matter what your age ...
Laying the Foundation for US-India Collaboratio... [Switchboard, from NRDC - 11/20/2009]
On Sunday, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will embark on a five day trip to the United States for the first official state visit of the Obama administration.  ...
Technology In The Service Of Humanity [Silicon Valley Watcher - conversations and obse ... - 11/19/2009]
I'm looking forward to the black-tie event of the year for Silicon Valley: The Tech Awards - celebrating technology that helps humanity.You can watch it live at ...
Tips from the top: Mentoring is really, super i... [ScienceBlogs : Combined Feed - 11/18/2009]
Recently I had the opportunity to attend a talk by Gail Cassell, a member of the National Academies' Institute of Medicine, and one of the authors of the NAS report ...
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Audio/Video

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Family Cat Dies from H1N1 [ABC News Video: Health - 11/20/2009]
Has Swine Flu Peaked? [ABC News Video: Health - 11/20/2009]
H1N1 Update [UC Television - YouTube - 11/19/2009]
Santas Ask for Priority Flu Shots [ABC News Video: U.S. - 11/18/2009]
Why has the global response to swine flu been s... [Slate Magazine - 11/17/2009]
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