VIRUS popularity and VIRUS trends

Chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is endemic in some regions, such as sub-Saharan Africa and the Pacific rim. Before widespread vaccination against HBV, the virus was predominantly acquired perinatally or in childhood. Infection early in life confers a high risk of chronicity, and thus establishes entrenched patterns of endemicity because of repeated cycles of mother-to-infant transmiss...

In honor of the great Scienceblogs migration, and inspired by Ethan’s wonderful post about the migration of the universe, I thought I would talk about something on a smaller scale: cell migration. The scale is small, but the problem is huge. Most of your organs are locked in place – your heart never needs to…

Cameroon scientists are already tracking a HIV-like virus called simian foamy virus, and fear more viruses could spread and lead to a global health crisis.

Ganaba 1000.000 euros al mes alquilando los ordenadores que tenía bajo sus órdenes

Carriers of hepatitis B virus are now allowed to work at kindergartens and nurseries, under a new guidelines on health and hygiene at kindergartens.

Antibodies isolated from infected mothers' breast milk can inhibit the virus that causes AIDS, says a new discovery.

@ Tomtom: Nicht erwähnt wurde, dass das Virus bei Hitze den Geist aufgibt und bei gekochten Muscheln eigentlich kein Problem darstellen sollte. Tja, nur leider werden Muscheln nicht immer ausreichend durchgekocht. Ich erinnere eine Reportage aus den 90ern, wo in der Türkei an verschiedenen Urlaubsorten Muscheln bei Strassenhändlern direkt vom Grill gekauft und danach im Labor untersucht wurde...

A court in Armenia on Tuesday gave a four-year jail sentence to the alleged Russian mastermind behind a computer virus crime group which infected some 30 million computers worldwide.

Scientists have invented a way to store a single rewriteable bit of data within the chromosome of a living cell—a kind of cellular switch that offers precise control over how and when genes are expressed. For three years, Jerome Bonnet, Pakpoom Subsoontorn, and Drew Endy of Stanford University tinkered with the switch in Escherichia coli [...]

Identitätskrisen gibt es für Menschen wie für Filme und ihre Feste. In Cannes beschwört deshalb der 89-jährige Alain Resnais seine Jugendliebe Eurydike und schafft bei aller Nostalgie Platz für das Neue. Auch Regieneuling Brandon Cronenberg widmet sich menschlicher Identität: Er setzt die bizarren Körperfantasien seines Vaters fort.

The World Health Organisation is expected this week to declare polio a global health emergency as it battles complacency in an attempt to eradicate the deadly virus forever.

When Magic Johnson announced to the world that he was infected with HIV in November of 1991, he instantly became the face of the virus. But not too long after he made his announcement, the world focused its eyes on another face: a sweet, 7-year-old girl who had a hard time dealing with her HIV-positive status.Read More...More on Magic Johnson

US baby boomers are advised to get tested for the liver-destroying virus hepatitis C, in a move health officials say could save 120,000 lives.

(Reuters) - All baby boomers should be tested at least once for the liver-destroying hepatitis C virus, according to proposed guidelines from U.S. health officials released on Friday.

How scientists made a killer virus airborne — and who should know

The Angels misplay multiple balls and starter C.J. Wilson, who was battling a stomach virus, walks six batters in less than four innings of a 6-1 loss. Mark Trumbo has a career-high four hits.The Angels lost Thursday because they couldn't see into a blinding sun and because pitcher C.J. Wilson couldn't seem to find home plate.

Pitbull is gonna be pissed he didn't release this song! Like Mr. Saxobeat meets Loca People by the way of We No Speak Americano with a dash Hotel Room Service, this song mashes up the best elements of some of our favorite songs into a super catchy and world-sounding party anthem! This is gonna infect your [...]

Despite approval by FDA panel this week, Health Ministry unlikely to approve home test for AIDS virus anytime soon.

If you have sex, you should get tested for HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, on the regular. In reality, not enough of us do—or at least not as frequently as we should. That all might change, now, thanks to an over-the-counter take-home HIV test that was approved by the 17 members of the FDA in an unanimous vote today. More »

Slow play is a virus that has been hurting the game for years, and it’s getting worse

An FDA advisory panel asked the agency to let an HIV test be sold in retail stores so consumers don't have to go to a health facility to get tested for the virus.

Trois ans après la sortie du premier « Prototype », Activision nous propose la suite sur les consoles de salon. Même base, même décor mais d'une manière générale : en mieux. Rendez-vous avec James Heller, nouvelle victime du virus, bien décidé à venger sa famille décimée. Et sans faire dans la dentelle.Articles en rapportLa fièvre de l´or, nouveau fléau de l´Amérique latineMartine Aubry dans le...

El índice Ibex 35 de la Bolsa de Madrid perdió este lunes 2,66% (-186,20 puntos), hasta cerrar en 6.809,40 enteros una sesión dominada por las incertidumbres sobre el futuro de Grecia y las nuevas provisiones exigidas a la banca por el gobierno español.

U.S. drug regulators last week affirmed landmark study results showing that a popular HIV-fighting pill can also help healthy people avoid contracting the virus that causes AIDS. ...

Les ministres des Affaires étrangères de l’Union européenne, réunis à Bruxelles, ont adopté une déclaration critiquant durement la politique israélienne d...lire la suitehistoires liées16:41 Procès « Carolo bis » : nouveau report et nouvelle expertise pour Despiegeleer16:50 Procès Chimirec : renvoi du procès16:54 Violences au Nigeria : les journalistes en colère17:00 Le virus de Schmallenberg d...

A science journal is poised to publish a study that some experts believe could give a recipe to bioterrorists.

Vor sieben Jahren holten Forscher ein tödliches Virus aus den Gräbern der Vergangenheit - in Sorge um die Gegenwart. Dann dachten sie an eine Zukunft, in der es noch schrecklichere Viren geben könnte. Und schufen eines.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Food and Drug Administration is considering approval of the first over-the-counter HIV test that would allow consumers to quickly test themselves for the virus at home, without medical supervision....

Un premier cas de virus Schmallenberg, qui provoque des malformations à la...

The first drug shown to prevent HIV infection won the endorsement of a panel of US federal advisers, clearing the way for a landmark approval in the 30-year fight against the virus that causes AIDS.

MEDICAL panel endorses the first drug to prevent HIV infection, clearing the way for a landmark approval in the 30-year effort against the virus that causes AIDS.

Regulatory advisers have endorsed the first drug shown to prevent HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.

Regulatory advisers have endorsed the first drug shown to prevent HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.

The virus affecting Air India pilots spread on Thursday with their counterparts in Kingfisher Airlines, too, reporting “sick”. HT reports. Kingfisher pilots report sick | 'Everything is negotiable' 

The stomach bug, called norovirus, settled on the grocery bag when an infected member of the Beaverton team was being sick in the bathroom.

Die Zeitschrift Science berichtete darüber - man muß es wirklich leider so deutlich sagen und es ist eine glatte Schande für Europa, denn die Europäer sind schuld daran und der Tadel der restlichen Welt trifft uns zurecht.Seit ein einzelner Mann im April 2009 die Masern von Deutschland nach Nordbulgarien eingeschleppt hat, waren dort 24.000 Neuansteckungen und 24 Tote zu verzeichnen! Von Bulgar...

The FDA affirmed landmark study results showing that a popular HIV-fighting pill can also help healthy people avoid contracting the virus that ...

A long-term follow-up analysis of participants in the Step Study, an international HIV-vaccine trial, has confirmed that certain subgroups of male study participants were at higher risk of becoming infected after receiving the experimental vaccine compared to those who received a placebo. The vaccine used in the study did not contain the HIV virus, but it did contain HIV genes which were delive...

An FDA panel will decide whether to recommend for the first time that certain healthy but at-risk people take a drug to help prevent them from contracting the virus that causes AIDS.

The prestigious “SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN” Journal of April 2012 has reported in an article titled “POLIO’S LAST ACT” by Helen Branswell that “As the number of cases of the paralytic disease fall, world health officials have to grapple with a vexing problem: a component of the most widely used polio vaccine now causes more disease than the virus it is supposed to ...

The prestigious “SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN” Journal of April 2012 has reported in an article titled “POLIO’S LAST ACT” by Helen Branswell that “As the number of cases of the paralytic disease fall, world health officials have to grapple with a vexing problem: a component of the most widely used polio vaccine now causes more disease than the virus it is supposed to ...

Un total de 22 prostitutas han sido detenidas y encarceladas esta semana en Grecia acusadas de "transmitir intencionalmente" el virus del sida, lo que ha levantado un considerable escándalo en un país que se dirige mañana a las elecciones.

Your computer is more likely to contract a virus by visiting a religious website than a porn site, according to the surprising results of a s…

Recent rain has not only damaged the wheat but the melon crop also.The humid weather has led to a spurt in viral diseases, which according to experts, has adversely affected 30-40% of the crop.

L'enquête HBSC menée par l'OMS montre qu'à l'entrée au lycée, certaines consommations régulières sont déjà ancrées: 15% des élèves en fin de 3e sont ainsi déjà des fumeurs quotidiens. » INFOGRAPHIE - Bilan de santé contrasté des adolescents françaisArticles en rapportLes travaux sur le virus mutant H5N1 finalement publiésBilan de santé contrasté des adolescents françaisBébé : mieux détecter les...

It’s not a huge secret that the new .xxx gTLD isn’t doing as well, five months after launch, as ICM Registry would have hoped, but how does it shape up against other top-level domains? Domain Name News earlier this week published an analysis of the top one million most-trafficked web sites, according to Alexa rankings, [...] Related posts:YouPorn imposes embargo on .xxx sites Was .xxx’s launc...

Web wanderers are more likely to get a computer virus by visiting a religious website than by peering at porn, according to a study.

As few as three changes to the main gene on some H5N1 flu viruses might allow the virus to transmit efficiently among mammals, study suggests

Federal health officials plan to issue new recommendations that all baby boomers get tested for hepatitis C, a blood-borne virus that can lead to liver cancer, liver failure and death.  Many boomers unknowingly contracted the virus in younger years from using drugs or having blood transfusions before screening was improved during the AIDS crisis. Unaware of the risk and without symptoms, most h...

After months of controversy, an experiment describing how H5N1 avian influenza can be modified into potentially human-contagious forms was published May 2. The uproar, however, is far from over: Flu researchers and biodefense experts continue to argue over the findings' safety and scientific value.

Publication of bird flu study was delayed after warnings that the information could be exploited by terroristsControversial research on a hybrid strain of bird flu that could potentially spread between humans was published on Wednesday in Nature after security restrictions on the work were lifted.Scientists created the virus by merging a mutated strain of bird flu with the "swine flu" virus tha...

Para que haya gobernanza económica y fiscal hay que ceder soberanía

The pacer brings Delhi into the game after Rahane threatens to take shine off Viru's fourth fifty in a row. Debjeet Kundu reports. Scorecard | The 19th sensation

Arsenal midfielder Abou Diaby will be assessed ahead of Saturday's Barclays Premier League game at Stoke after suffering from a virus.

Auf einer Mauer sitzt Claudia B. und posiert für ein Urlaubsbild. Fünf Jahre ist das her – fünf Jahre, in denen das Leben der Einzelhandelskauffrau völlig aus der Bahn geriet.Foto: privatMehr zum ThemaFranz Beckenbauer - Respekt vor Chelsea und Wut auf die UefaFC St. Pauli - Naki rettete Mann das LebenAlba gegen Braunschweig - Legt ein Virus Idbihi fürs letzte Spiel flach?Für die Liga-Rettung!...

Ein dubioses Mail, das einen Lottogewinn verspricht, eine holprig geschriebene Aufforderung, die Daten seines Online-Bankkontos zu ändern, oder ein Virus, das den Computer lahmlegt: Es gibt kaum einen Internetnutzer, der nicht früher oder später mit Cybercrime konfrontiert ist. Wer jedoch ein paar Ratschläge berücksichtigt, kann den dreistesten Abzocken entgehen.

The 'DNS Changer' virus will cause more than 350,000 computers to lose web access on July 9, the FBI has claimed.

Death rates from measles fell 74% between 2000 and 2010, missing an internationally agreed target for a 90% fall mainly because of low vaccine coverage in India and Africa where the virus kills tens of thousands a year.  

Das Ölministerium in Teheran ist das Ziel einer Cyber-Attacke geworden. Demnach haben Hacker die Rechner des Ministerium mit einem Virus infiziert.Mehr zum ThemaDen Hahn zugedreht - Kairo stoppt Gaslieferungen an IsraelArbeitslosengeld reicht nicht zum Leben - Unter dem Existenzminimum – Erwerbslose benötigen Hartz IVDer Fall Prof. Jekabs Leititis - BGH verstärkt den Schutz vor Altersdiskrimini...

Lookout, a company that offers security services for a number of smartphone platforms, is continuing its international expansion to Europe with a strategic partnership with European telecommunications giant. Deutsche Telekom. Financial terms of the partnership were not disclosed. For background, Lookout’s web-based, cloud-connected applications for Android, Windows Mobile, BlackBerry and iOS d...

Manche Bilder und Videos verbreiten sich wie ein Virus im social Web und machen damit Ideen oder Produkte bekannt. Auf diese Verbreitung setzen die auch Agenturen. Wir haben die besten Viralkampagnen in Bildern.

A Dutch experiment on the bird flu virus looks less lethal, for now, but a better review process is essential.

Gilead (GILD) jumped 15% in early trading after announcing that its experimental Hepatitis C drug GS-7977 showed success in clearing the virus when taken in conjunction with an antiviral called ribavirin. The results indicate that Gilead has an advantage in the competition to find the best treatment for Hepatitis C. The drug could bring in [...]

La Secretaría de Salud aplicará cerca de 40 mil dosis contra el virus con la finalidad de prevenir el cáncer cérvico-uterino

The Flashback Virus is one of the largest-scale virus attacks to ever hit the Mac. As a long-time Mac user I am not used to the concept of viruses, we usually think those are left to the PC users of the world! Most Mac users don’t use any kind of virus protection software and if [...]

Auf Compact-Flash-Karten, die zusammen mit den Switches ausgeliefert wurden, lauert in einigen Fällen ein Schädling.

Die Regisseurin Doris Dörrie erinnert sich an die Freistilringer von Mexiko-Stadt: Auf dem Weg zur Arena und in der Show treten Gut und Böse gegeneinander an.

The virus struck in an e-mail 80 days ago, flagged by a federal team that monitors cyber threats. The target was a small job-development bureau in the Commerce Department. The infiltration was so vicious it put Commerce’s entire computer network at risk. Read full article >>

A Trojan horse virus called “Fakeflash” or “Flashback’ is infecting Macs running OS X and has given criminals access to more than 600,000 computers.

Chatter about a new Trojan affecting Macs fails to acknowledge where the real vulnerability lies: With Oracle's Java and not Apple's OS X itself.

Après une semaine européenne prolifique mais éprouvante pour le football espagnol, la Liga reprend ses droits ce week-end. Avec une question récurrente après chaque rencontre de C1 ou de C3 : les clubs qui ont brillé en milieu de semaine auront-ils gardé des forces ?

Flashback Trojan reportedly turns Mac computers into bots.

Specialists from the USA have decided to authorise the publication of research on the Bird Flu virus, despite the fact that new research on a mutant strain was classified last December as being too risky in terms of security by the Biosecurity Council.

Results of tests for a suspected virus at a private nursing home in Co Donegal where six elderly people died are expected later today.

A mouse version of Epstein-Barr seems to prevent, not trigger, symptoms of autoimmune disease

Provocative new research might help explain why black women are so much more likely than whites to develop and die from cervical cancer.

Um sich bei riskantem Sex vor dem Virus zu schützen, werden HIV-Medikamente vorsorglich eingenommen. Für den Massen-einsatz sind die Präperate viel zu teuer. mehr...

AMSTERDAM (AP) -- A Dutch court awarded (EURO)1 million ($1.33 million) in compensation to a Palestinian doctor tortured and jailed in Libya along with five Bulgarian nurses for purportedly infecting children with the AIDS virus, the doctor's lawyer said Tuesday....

The 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic showed the speed with which a novel respiratory virus can spread and the ability of a generally mild infection to induce severe morbidity and mortality in a subset of the population. Recent in vitro studies show that the interferon-inducible transmembrane (IFITM) protein family members potently restrict the replication of multiple pathogenic viruses. Both the ma...

After being dormant for nearly a year, the H1N1 virus has made an appearance in Mumbai. A six-year-boy from Mulund tested positive for the virus that claimed several lives during and after the 2009 pandemic, and still continues to haunt neighbouring Pune.

La vie de cet homme attachant raconte l'histoire d'une volonté nourrie sans cesse par la confiance, depuis le petit enfant né deux ans après le retour de son papa des camps de travail en Tchécoslovaquie jusqu'à l'actuel dirigeant opiniâtre de Genoscreen, une pépite biotech qui lutte à l'institut Pasteur de Lille contre les virus vengeurs et les bactéries criminelles du monde entier.

A la suite de la découverte d'une variante «douce» du virus, non dangereuse pour les humains, les bêtes devaient être abattues dimanche.

Cancer Research UK has attributed the increase to rising rates of the human papilloma virus (HPV) infection, especially through high-risk strains of the sexually transmitted virus.

The Economic Development Administration, a small job-development agency in the Commerce Department that gives out grants to low-income communities, is in its eighth week of a cyber-blackout. Commerce officials say they still haven’t determined what is behind the virus that has affected all of EDA’s computers since mid-January, prompting the government to take the network off-line. Read full ar...

TENNIS - Un sérieux virus intestinal perturbe le tournoi californien depuis ce week-end. Neuf joueurs et joueuses ont déjà été contraints à l'abandon, frappés par l'épidémie. Et celle-ci n'est pas terminée…

Frappé par un virus, Nikolay Davydenko a déclaré forfait pour son...

La tenante du titre Caroline Wozniacki, a eu toutes les peines du monde à se débarrasser de la Suédoise Sofia Arvidsson au 3e tour à Indian Wells tandis que le virus continue ...lire la suite

(Reuters) - Scientists, stymied for decades by the complexity of the human immunodeficiency virus, are making progress on several fronts in the search for a cure for HIV infections, a leading medical research conference was told this week in Seattle.

Un virus décime Indian Wells depuis quelques jours. Le forfait de Gaël Monfils, touché par cette maladie, ne fait que s'ajouter à une longue liste. Pour le moment, les têtes d'affiche sont épargnées mais la menace plane. Le tournoi est-il en danger ?

Women who were getting infected with the AIDS virus may not have taken a pill intended to prevent infection.

Utl.: Denkfehler der Industriellenvereinigung. Absolute Energieverbrauchsreduktion unumgänglich Wien (OTS) - Eine scharfe Warnung, vor der "Energieeffizienzfalle" kommt von der Umweltorganisation VIRUS. "Energieeffizienzsteigerungen können ein wichtiges Mittel zum Zweck sein, den ...

Am Friedrich-Loeffler-Instituts (FLI) ist es erstmals gelungen, das Virus der gefährlichen Schmallenberg-Seuche sichtbar zu machen. Der Erreger ist für Missbildungen bei neugeborenen Lämmern und Kälbern verantwortlich. Einen Impfstoff gegen die Tierseuche gibt es noch nicht.

Este ensayo se realizará en 26 personas seropositivas, infestadas con el virus pero no enfermas, y dispuestas voluntariamente a participar; la vacuna ya ha sido probada en ratones

Die Polizei warnt vor einem "Polizei-Virus": Damit wollen unbekannte Betrüger mit Hilfe des Polizeilogos an Geld kommen. Mit dem Virus landet ein schädliches Programm auf dem Computer und sperrt das Gerät. Um die Sperre aufzuheben, soll ein Geldbetrag überwiesen werden.

The Michelangelo virus is unleashed upon the quivering computer-using masses. In the end, a yellow-striped kitten could have done more damage.

Her heart may go on, but her Las Vegas show won't—at least not for now. Celine Dion has canceled a slew of Sin City performances after contracting a virus that inflamed her...

LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Singer Celine Dion has canceled more shows at Las Vegas' Caesars Palace, citing a virus causing an inflammation of her vocal cords....

United Nations health officials have unveiled new guidelines to help countries throughout the Americas detect and prevent transmission of the mosquito-borne chikungunya virus - a disease which has already infected more than two million people around the world.

Lamar Odom's father says he's NOT gravely ill ... and was only suffering from a stomach virus earlier this week ... but he's grateful that his famous son would skip an NBA game to be by his side. Joe Odom was out in L.A. yesterday and explained,…

Wien (OTS) - Der bereits seit längerem bekannte "Polizei-Virus" ist erneut und tritt nun mit neuem Outfit auf. Dieser Virus gibt nun vor, von der Bundespolizei und dem Bundeskriminalamt zu stammen. Zu diesem Virus gesellt sich eine weitere Schadsoftware, welche ebenfalls Teile des ...

[[367396]] WASHINGTON (AFP) : Le virus de l'Hépatite C, qui se traduit par une maladie incurable du foie, a causé plus de morts aux Etats-Unis en 2007 que le Sida, selon les autorités sanitaires américaines. Plus de 15.000 personnes sont décédées cette année-là d'une hépatite C contre 12.734 qui...

Das Vogelgrippe-Virus H5N1 ist für den Menschen lebensgefährlich. Die Forschungen an dem Virus werden dennoch unterbrochen. Das hat die WHO in Genf entschieden. Zu groß sei die Gefahr, Bioterroristen in die Hand zu spielen. Was bedeutet das für den Pandemie-Fall?

Security assessments must however be carried out first before the two studies can be published and the research can continue, scientists agreed at a two-day meeting at the World Health Organization.

The World Health Organization has delayed a decision about whether controversial research into the H5N1 bird flu virus should be published.

Pour traiter les personnes infectées par le virus de l'immunodéficience humaine (VIH), les médicaments antirétroviraux sont désormais disponibles à l'échelle planétaire, grâce à la mobilisation de la communauté internationale. La recherche est cependant essentielle pour offrir aux patients non plus un (...) / Industrie pharmaceutique, Recherche, Santé, Science, Médecine - 2012/01

Virus attempts to gain access to DOD computer systems

A potentially deadlier form of the bird flu virus poses one of the gravest known threats to humans and justifies an unprecedented call to censor the research that produced it, a top U.S. biosecurity official said on Tuesday

Outbreak of deadly horse virus has put two equestrian facilities under quarantine and state monitoring.

THE SOUTH African government’s decision late last year to introduce a new policy to combat the HIV virus is expected to cause a dramatic turnaround in the fight against the disease by 2020, a United Nations official said recently.

Mila Jovovic rempile pour un 5ème volet de Resident Evil. Elle devra affronter un terrible virus transformant les hommes en zombies.

Bisher kein Gesundheitsrisiko für Menschen

(Reuters) - Researchers studying a potentially deadlier, airborne version of the bird flu virus have voluntarily suspended their studies for 60 days because of concerns it could be used as a devastating form of bioterrorism, according to a letter published in the journals Nature and Science on Friday.

Indonesian officials confirm a second bird flu death this month, with Vietnam and Cambodia both reporting one death this week from the H5N1 virus.

Digging into reports on Tamiflu's effectiveness yielded some surprises — and a $200 settlement.In recent weeks I've had occasion to wonder whether Talmudic scholars of yore ever debated the question of what to do when a nice Jewish boy came down with swine flu. Less shameful than a diagnosis of trichinosis, perhaps, in which the subject would surely be harshly judged for his complicity in havin...

Herpes germs and a strange foamy virus were identified in illegal imports of primate 'meat' confiscated at U.S. airports

India has been free of new cases of polio for a year, putting it on track to end its status as a country where the virus is endemic, officials say.

Crystal Palace manager to wait until 5pm Tuesday to name team for League Cup semi-final with Cardiff because of player illness.

Le spécialiste belge de cyclo-cross Bart Wellens, hospitalisé depuis samedi...

Mächtige gewöhnen sich an eine Art psychischen Vip-Zustand. Der Psychologe Hans-Jürgen Wirth erklärt, wie Politiker in den Rausch eines übersteigerten Narzissmus geraten.

Da ich nun seit einigen Tagen meine neue Assistentenstelle am Institut für Virologie der TU München angetreten habe hier mein Virologieblogpost: Eigentlich wollte ich schon letzten Sommer einen Artikel über die Studie des HIV Prevention Trials Networks(HPTN) schreiben. Meines Erachtens ist die Bedeutung dieser Ergebnisse in der Berichterstattung zu kurz gekommen. Das Ergebnis belegt: Bei kont...

Da ich nun seit einigen Tagen meine neue Assistentenstelle am Institut für Virologie der TU München angetreten habe hier mein Virologieblogpost: Eigentlich wollte ich schon letzten Sommer einen Artikel über die Studie des HIV Prevention Trials Networks(HPTN) schreiben. Meines Erachtens ist die Bedeutung dieser Ergebnisse in der Berichterstattung zu kurz gekommen. Das Ergebnis belegt: Bei kont...

Ronaldo a été victime du virus de la dengue. Agé de 35 ans, "El Fenomeno", ancien triple meilleur joueur du monde, a même dû être hospitalisé

China has reported a suspected human case of the H5N1 virus, or bird flu, in a southern city bordering Hong Kong, officials said today.

Sollten Forscher eine Anleitung für ein tödliches Virus publizieren? Oder sich lieber zensieren? Wissen zurückzuhalten, ist keine Lösung, kommentiert Stefan Schmitt.

AN OUTBREAK of the winter vomiting virus which has led to visiting restrictions being introduced in two of Dublin’s main hospitals has been described by doctors as one of the worst seen here in recent years.

The culling is part of a series of precautionary steps being taken after the chicken carcass was found to have a “highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza virus,” officials said.

Top Dutch scientist who re-engineered H5N1 to make it more contagious says recreating it to harm people is not easy.

Trotz Drucks von Seiten der US-Behörden wollen die zwei Wissenschaftsjournale "Science" und "Nature" möglicherweise mit Informationen über ein besonders gefährliches tödliches Virus an die Öffentlichkeit gehen.

L'abattage de 17.000 poulets a débuté mercredi dans un marché aux volailles de gros à Hong Kong, la présence du virus H5N1 de la grippe aviaire ayant été vérifiée sur un volatile retrouvé mort, a annoncé un porte-parole du gouvernement. Les autorités locales ont de plus suspendu pour 21 jours le...

The National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity has urged Science and Nature to keep details out of reports that they intend to publish on a highly transmissible form of the bird flu.

Canadian officials deny any cover-up of cases of infectious salmon anemia, a potentially lethal virus that conservationists have long feared could spread from farmed fish to wild salmon.

Golf superstar Rory McIlroy thinks he might have picked up a virus while playing in South Korea or China.

Religious repression typically occurs in Islamic or authoritarian regimes. Saudi Arabia, China, Iran, Cuba, Pakistan, and Burma come to mind. But it appears that European...

ISLAMABAD (APP) - The country may not achieve its targets of kinnow production and consequently exports this year owing to attack of virus. “The spots of ring which appear on the skin of kinnow due to virus hurt the export. This virus and ring hits in those orchards where excellent… Visit: http://www.nation.com.pk for full story

Sunday Times Editorial: THIS past Thursday, December 1, the world marked another Aids Day, a sobering reminder that millions still succumb to the deadly HI virus. It was also a chance to reflect on the dedicated fight against the disease.

Philadelphia defenceman will undergo knee surgery has headaches and nausea

Infectious salmon anemia not present after follow up tests on samples collected by Simon Fraser University

A new variant of a flu virus that circulates in pigs has been jumping occasionally into people, providing a surprisingly early opportunity for public health officials to test out some of the lessons learned from the 2009 H1N1 pandemic . [More]

David Cameron today joined people worldwide in uniting in the fight against HIV.

The Food Standards Agency finds that most British-grown oysters it tested contains the winter vomiting bug, norovirus.

LONDON — The AIDS epidemic is leveling off and the number of people newly infected with the virus that causes it has remained unchanged since 2007, the United Nations said in a report Monday. Critics say that the body’s aim of wiping out the disease is overly optimistic, however, considering there is no vaccine, millions remain untreated and donations have slumped amid the economic crisis. Read...

FACEBOOK users complain after hardcore porn and violent images appear

TEHRAN (AFP) - Iran said on Sunday it had found a way to "control" the computer malware Duqu, which is similar to Stuxnet virus which in 2010 attacked its nuclear programme and infected more than 30,000 computers."The software to control the (Duqu) virus has been developed and made available to organisations and corporations" in Iran, head of civil defence Brigadier General Gholamreza Jalali to...

The BBC's Rory Cellan-Jones confronts a cold-calling computer virus scammer

Parents are snapping up lollies licked by a stranger's sick child at £31 a piece. Their aim is to expose their children to the virus because the disease can be more dangerous if caught in later life.

LOS ANGELES — If Magic Johnson had known just how well he could live with HIV, he wouldn’t have retired from the Lakers on Nov. 7, 1991. Johnson would never change what he did for the fight against the HIV/AIDS epidemic when he publicly revealed his diagnosis to a stunned world. His courage that day, along with two subsequent decades of vibrant living, forever altered attitudes about the virus ...

Researchers say a fatal fish virus has been found in Lake Superior for the first time, meaning it has spread to all the Great Lakes.

A new drug suppresses the virus in chimps without generating resistance.