Shkreli's KaloBios buys Chagas disease drug rights, shares soar
(Reuters) - KaloBios Pharmaceuticals Inc, which recently appointed controversial head of Turing Pharmaceuticals Martin Shkreli as CEO, said it was acquiring worldwide rights to a compound being developed for the treatment of Chagas disease. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 3, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
No, Kissing Bugs Are Not a New Scourge
Despite a sudden surge in news reports, the bugs have been in the United States for a long time, and the C.D.C. considers deaths from a disease they carry to be rare. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - November 25, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: JONAH BROMWICH Tags: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Southern States (US) Chagas Disease Parasites Source Type: news
US and Mexico must jointly combat Chagas disease
(Rice University) Chagas disease -- the third most common parasitic infection in the world -- affects approximately 7.5 million people, mostly in Latin America. To help reduce outbreaks of this disease in their countries, the United States and Mexican governments should implement a range of programs as well as fund research for the development of Chagas vaccines and treatments, according to a new policy brief by tropical-disease and science policy experts at Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy. (Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases)
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - November 2, 2015 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Carbohydrate-binding proteins mitigate parasitic infection in heart tissue
(PLOS) Chagas disease is the main cause of infectious heart disease in Latin America. Researchers from the INGEBI and IBYME Institutes in Argentina explored the effect of glycan binding protein interactions between the human host and Typanosoma cruzi parasite. They found that a glycan binding protein expressed in humans modified the infection in cells of the heart muscle, showing the importance of galectins in the response to parasite infection. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - October 9, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Guideline Updates: Adult & Adolescent OI Guideline
Authors of the Guidelines for the Prevention and Treatment of Opportunistic Infections in HIV-Infected Adults and Adolescents have recently released updates to the following sections:
HPV - This update provides new recommendations regarding the cervical cancer screening interval for HIV-positive women after 3 consecutive normal Pap tests, and the use of HPV co-testing among HIV-positive women >30 years of age. It additionally includes recommendations regarding the use of 9-valent HPV vaccine among HIV-positive females and males ages 9-26 to prevent HPV infection.
HSV - This update provides new information...
Source: AIDSinfo At-a-Glance: Offering Information on HIV/AIDS Treatment, Prevention, and Research, A Service of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) - September 25, 2015 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Chagas Disease Parasite Prevalent in Texas 'Kissing Bugs'
Study finds almost two-thirds of these insects could transmit potentially deadly infection (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - September 22, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Chagas Disease Parasite Prevalent in Texas 'Kissing Bugs'
Study finds almost two-thirds of these insects could transmit potentially deadly infection
Source: HealthDay
Related MedlinePlus Pages: Chagas Disease, Insect Bites and Stings, Parasitic Diseases (Source: MedlinePlus Health News)
Source: MedlinePlus Health News - September 22, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
UTHealth researcher awarded CDC grant to study Chagas disease in Texas
(University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston) A researcher at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston School of Public Health was awarded a five-year, $544,329 grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to conduct outreach and education on Chagas disease in South Texas. (Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases)
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - September 14, 2015 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Risk of Chagas disease in Texas higher than thought
Stephen FellerEL PASO, Texas, Sept. 9 (UPI) -- The risk of contracting Chagas disease in Texas is higher than previously thought, based on a study of insects found carrying the parasite that causes it. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - September 9, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
High rate of Texas bugs carrying Chagas disease
A deadly parasite that causes Chagas disease is widespread in a common Texas insect, according to a new study. The finding suggests that the risk of Texans contracting the disease may be higher than previously thought. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - September 9, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
High rate of Texas bugs carrying Chagas disease
(The University of Texas at El Paso) A deadly parasite that causes Chagas disease is widespread in a common Texas insect, according to a new study by University of Texas at El Paso researchers. The finding suggests that the risk of Texans contracting the disease may be higher than previously thought. (Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases)
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - September 9, 2015 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
PodMed: A Medical News Roundup From Johns Hopkins (with audio)
(MedPage Today) -- This weeks topics include treatment of Chagas disease, whether tired surgeons make more mistakes, sleep and common colds, and management of chronic sinusitis (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - September 5, 2015 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Quashing Parasite Doesn't BENEFIT in Chagasic Heart DiseaseQuashing Parasite Doesn't BENEFIT in Chagasic Heart Disease
"The specific way patients with Chagas disease are now treated in everyday practice is actually ineffective," a leading heart-failure expert said about lessons from the largest-ever trial of the disorder. Heartwire from Medscape (Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - September 4, 2015 Category: Cardiology Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news
CardioNotes: Chagas Disease Myopathy, HF Monitoring, Gene Therapy (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- A slew of negative findings (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - September 1, 2015 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
DNDi and 4 pharmaceutical companies announce 'drug discovery booster' experiment
(Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative) DNDi and four pharmaceutical firms, Eisai Co Ltd., Shionogi & Co Ltd., Takeda Pharmaceutical Ltd., and AstraZeneca plc have announced the start of a ground-breaking initiative to accelerate and cut the cost of early stage drug discovery for two of the world's most neglected diseases, leishmaniasis and Chagas disease. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - June 2, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
