The Toll From Three Deadly Diseases
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/12/opinion/the-toll-from-three-deadly-diseases.html
International health agencies at the United Nations have documented enormous gains made over the past decade to curb three devastating diseases: AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria. Despite this great progress, there is still a big gap between what's been ...
The most infectious of all infectious diseases
http://www.cnn.com/2013/12/05/health/frieden-measles/
(CNN) -- My first investigation as a new Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) Officer with the Centers for Disease Control was of a large outbreak of measles, mostly among Hispanic children, many under a year old, and many who became infected when they ...
Antivirals for HCV improve kidney, cardiovascular diseases in diabetic patients
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/12/131211104125.htm
Results of the study published in Hepatology, a journal of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, show that incidents of kidney disease, stroke, and heart attack were lower in patients treated with pegylated interferon and ribavirin ...
Emerging economies 'underfund neglected disease R&D'
http://www.trust.org/item/20131212171525-oq14j/?source=hppartner
Developing nations' research and development (R&D) funding for neglected diseases remains low, despite hopes that emerging economies would provide new funding streams, according to a major annual report published today. Low- and middle-income ...
New Drug Approach Could Lead to Cures for Wide Range of Diseases
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/12/131209181101.htm
9, 2013 ? A team led by a longtime Oregon Health & Science University researcher has demonstrated in mice what could be a revolutionary new technique to cure a wide range of human diseases -- from cystic fibrosis to cataracts to Alzheimer's disease ...
Diseases on the move because of climate change
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/12/04/climate-change-disease/2623863/
SACRAMENTO ? Software engineer Andres Chavez is used to doing things quickly, efficiently and correctly. So he knew something was seriously wrong when, on a business trip in 2009, he was so confused he could barely sign a stack of paperwork.
UK women scientists have fewer infectious diseases studies funded than men
http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/portal/page/portallive/ED43CFD47AC2EA4FE040C69B47397E4F
Women scientists who work on infectious disease research are less likely to receive funding for studies than men, according to a new report. The study, published today in the BMJ Open journal, shows that women scientists specialising in infectious ...
New Coalition Draws Attention to Plight of Those with Rare Diseases
http://www.njspotlight.com/stories/13/12/11/nj-healthcare-coalition-draws-attention-to-plight-of-those-with-rare-diseases/
People with rare diseases face a wide range of challenges, including having few in-network doctors who specialize in treating their conditions; waiting for medications approved to treat their conditions; expenses for both treatments and existing drugs ...
