Clues to building a better herpes vaccine
Having herpes antibodies circulating in the blood alone is not enough to protect against genital herpes infection, new research finds. (Source: Yale Science and Health News)
Source: Yale Science and Health News - June 12, 2019 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
2003 to 2014 Saw Incidence of Herpes Zoster Drop in Children
MONDAY, June 10, 2019 -- From 2003 to 2014, there was a decrease in herpes zoster (HZ) incidence among children, with lower incidence rates for varicella-vaccinated versus unvaccinated children, according to a study published online June 10 in... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - June 10, 2019 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Sexually transmitted infections and screening for chlamydia in England, 2018
In 2018, there were 447,694 new diagnoses made at sexual health services, up from 424,724 in 2017 (5%). The most commonly diagnosed were chlamydia (218,095; 49%), first episode genital warts (57,318; 13%), gonorrhoea (56,259; 13%), and genital herpes (33,867; 8%). (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - June 7, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
What Causes Facial Nerve Palsy?
Discussion
Facial nerve palsy has been known for centuries, but in 1821 unilateral facial nerve paralysis was described by Sir Charles Bell. Bell’s palsy (BP) is a unilateral, acute facial paralysis that is clinically diagnosed after other etiologies have been excluded by appropriate history, physical examination and/or laboratory testing or imaging. Symptoms include abnormal movement of facial nerve. It can be associated with changes in facial sensation, hearing, taste or excessive tearing. The right and left sides are equally affected but bilateral BP is rare (0.3%). Paralysis can be complete or incomplete at prese...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - June 3, 2019 Category: Pediatrics Authors: pediatriceducationmin Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
What Causes Temporomandibular Joint Problems?
Discussion
The mandible normally grows in a symmetric downward and forward movement relative to the skull base. The condyle is the primary growth center. “The mandible is unique in that its 2 joints and growth centers function together as a single unit.” It is the last bone in the body to reach skeletal maturity. The mandible and its growth are important for maxillary growth and therefore many problems that affect the mandible affect the facial and skulls structures as well. These growth problems can be relatively insidious and therefore may need monitoring over longer periods of time such as patients with unde...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - May 27, 2019 Category: Pediatrics Authors: pediatriceducationmin Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus Cases Increased in 2004 to 2012
TUESDAY, May 14, 2019 -- From 2004 to 2012, there was a more than threefold increase in the incidence of herpes zoster ophthalmicus (HZO) across the United States, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Research... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - May 14, 2019 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
HSV Strains Recombining, Potentially Impacting Vaccine Development HSV Strains Recombining, Potentially Impacting Vaccine Development
Herpes simplex viruses 1 and 2 (HSV-1 and HSV-2) are recombining, suggesting that live attenuated HSV-2 vaccine candidates carry a"significant risk" of recombining with circulating HSV-1 strains to form an infectious virus, researchers say.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - May 13, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Medscape Today News Source Type: news
How to manage infected eczema
Red, itchy and inflamed skin is a well-known symptom of what's generally called eczema. While there are a variety of conditions described in this way, the most common type of eczema is atopic dermatitis. Occasionally, complications develop and the skin becomes infected. When this happens, there are a number of treatment options available. Consult your doctor or medical practitioner if you have any questions regarding your eczema treatment plan, but in the meantime, here are some things you'll want to know about the condition.
When eczema becomes infected, there are a variety of treatments.
What causes an ec...
Source: Advanced Tissue - May 7, 2019 Category: Dermatology Authors: AdvancedTissue Tags: Wound Care Wound Infection Source Type: news
Oral and genital herpes are 'having sex' and creating new viruses
Oral and genital herpes were thought to split off into two separate viruses six million years ago, but a new Washington University study found their DNA is mixing to form new viruses. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - May 4, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Herpes outbreak at Stagecoach country music festival
Last weekend, 114 people were diagnosed and sought treatment for the sexually-transmitted disease in Indio and Coachella Valley, HerpAlert reports. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 30, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Lines blurring between human herpes simplex viruses
(University of Washington Health Sciences/UW Medicine) The herpes simplex virus (HSV-1) that commonly infects the mouth, is continuing to mix with the genital herpes virus (HSV-2) to create new, different recombinant versions. Genital co-infection with both viruses could create opportunities for the viruses to recombine. This ability of the viruses to recombine poses problems for vaccine development, due to the risk of a live vaccine for genital herpes mixing with HSV-1 to form an infectious recombinant. (Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases)
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - April 30, 2019 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Herpes rate soared 20-fold at Coachella: Diagnosis site dealt with 250 cases a day - rather than 12
HerpAlert, a site that can offer a diagnosis from a photo and, if it's positive, send a prescription to the person's pharmacy, saw a spike in diagnoses in Indio, California, in the last month. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 25, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The Germiest Place in Your Bathroom Isn ’t Your Toilet
Have you hovered over a toilet seat in a public restroom, desperate not to touch it?
Chances are good that you have. Americans are so grossed out by the thought of touching things in public bathrooms that 64% of people who use them flush the toilet with their feet, according to a 2013 survey, and 60% use paper towels to open bathroom doors. Several studies over the years have revealed that scary-sounding bacteria and viruses cover the surfaces of bathrooms.
But there’s a lot you don’t know about the germs that lurk in the bathroom. Here are four surprising facts about the germs you encounter in restrooms at an...
Source: TIME: Health - April 25, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Julissa Treviño Tags: Uncategorized public health Source Type: news
A mother lode of protection
(Harvard Medical School) Now research conducted in mice offers new hope that neonatal herpes infections might eventually be avoidable by stimulating an immune response in mothers. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - April 18, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Dartmouth Researchers Offer New Insights into How Maternal Immunity Impacts Neonatal HSV
Findings from a Dartmouth-led study published in the journal Science Translational Medicine, are offering new insights into neonatal herpes, its impact on developing nervous systems, and how newborns can be protected from the disease. In this innovative study, investigators were able to measure not only mortality but also neurological consequences of infection in mice who acquired the virus. (Source: News at Dartmouth Medical School)
Source: News at Dartmouth Medical School - April 10, 2019 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Timothy Dean Tags: News Press Release Research David Leib herpes HSV immunology neonatal HSV Source Type: news
