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Richard Herron

Child born with HIV cured by US doctors | Society | The Guardian - 0 views

www.guardian.co.uk/...us-doctors-cure-child-born-hiv

virology child hiv

shared by Richard Herron on 04 Mar 13 - No Cached
  • Doctors in the US have made medical history by effectively curing a child born with HIV, the first time such a case has been documented.
  • Dr Hannah Gay, who cared for the child at the University of Mississippi medical centre, told the Guardian the case amounted to the first "functional cure" of an HIV-infected child.
  • but it is likely that a tiny amount remains in their body.
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  • ypically, women with HIV are given antiretroviral drugs during pregnancy to minimise the amount of virus in their blood. Their newborns go on courses of drugs too, to reduce their risk of infection further. The strategy can stop around 98% of HIV transmission from mother to child.
    • Richard Herron
      Richard Herron on 04 Mar 13
       
      I had no idea modern medicine was this effective against transmission from mother to child.
  • "It is far too early for anyone to try stopping effective therapy just to see if the virus comes back," she said.
Amy Jorgenson

Coccidioidomycosis-A Fungal Disease of the Americas - 0 views

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/...PMC545195

shared by Amy Jorgenson on 24 Apr 13 - No Cached
  • Alison Prodzinski on 24 Apr 13
     
    This paper is an overview of Coccidioidomycosis. The explains the demographics, the life cycle, history, immunology, and treatment. The hope for a vaccine is also prevalent in this paper.  The paper summarizes Coccidioidomycosis and gives quick details about it.  Excellent paper on learning about the disease without diving in too deeply.
  • Amy Jorgenson on 08 May 13
     
    This article discusses the etiology and epidemiology of coccidiodiomycosis as well as the potential for a vaccine to treat the devastating symptoms brought about by this disease.
Charles Bach

No need to go in for a urine test? - 4 views

http://www.popsci.com/gadgets/article/2013-02/analyze-your-urine-your-phone

started by Charles Bach on 02 Apr 13 1 follow-up, last by Charles Bach on 02 Apr 13
Casey Finnerty

A superbug that resisted 26 antibiotics | Minnesota Public Radio News - 0 views

www.mprnews.org/...g-that-resisted-26-antibiotics

antibiotic resistance

shared by Casey Finnerty on 18 Jan 17 - No Cached
  • a woman in Nevada who died of an incurable infection, resistant to all 26 antibiotics available in the U.S. to treat infection.
  • as people cross borders and board airplanes, the bacteria spread in the same way that brought CRE to Reno.
  • all hospitals should double down on preventive efforts, including a travel history.
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  • But in this case, there was no effective antibiotic. "And we're going to see more of these, from a drip, drip, drip of cases to a steady drizzle to a rainstorm," predicts Johnson. "It's scary, but it's good to get scared if that motivates action."
  • The action needed is to use antibiotics wisely, in people and in animals, so strains of bacteria don't get a chance to develop resistance, says Johnson. And to continue research into development of new antibiotics.
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