Publication In Nature Medicine Reveals New Diagnostic Tool To Identify Active Tuberculosis Quickly And Effectively

MARTES, 22 de Febrero 2011 (Dra. Perez) -  Tuberculosis (TB) remains one of the most pressing public health priorities for the 21st century, with over one third of the world population infected. Active TB disease is a major issue both for the patients who require specific treatment and at a population level, since these patients are contagious. Diagnosis of…

Why Personalize Your Homepage and Menu?

MARTES, 22 de Febrero 2011 (Dra. Pedraza) -  Medical News Today's standard homepage shows the latest news in the world of health. We now publish up to 170 medical and health news articles every day in 111 different therapeutic areas. We realise that you may not be interested in reading all of this news and that you may only be…

MIT Engineers Design New Nanoparticle That Could Lead To Vaccines For HIV, Malaria, Other Diseases

MARTES, 22 de Febrero 2011 (Dra. Lopez) -  MIT engineers have designed a new type of nanoparticle that could safely and effectively deliver vaccines for diseases such as HIV andmalaria.  The new particles, described in the Feb. 20 issue of Nature Materials, consist of concentric fatty spheres that can carry synthetic versions of proteins normally produced by viruses. These synthetic particles…

New Harris Poll suggests that many doctors dont help obese patients to lose weight

LUNES, 21 de Febrero 2011 (Dr. Peter Mark Lorenot) -  A new Harris Poll suggests that many doctors are doing little or nothing to help their overweight patients to lose weight.  Using classifications defined by the World Health Organization, 19% of those who are morbidly obese (with a Body Mass Index, or BMI, of 35.0 or greater), 46% of those…