The Zombie Virus
Could a zombie virus develop from diseases we know about such as Mad Cow Disease and Rabies.Contributor: Paula KiskadenPublished: May 15, 2013 (Source: Most Recent Health Wellness - Associated Content)
Source: Most Recent Health Wellness - Associated Content - May 16, 2013 Category: Other Conditions Source Type: blogs
Hilary Koprowski, 96
Virologist Hilary Koprowski died on 11 April 2013 at the age of 96. His main accomplishments are nicely summarized in the New York Times, but for a more comprehensive overview of his life, I highly recommend his biography Listen to the Music by Roger Vaughan. I did not have many opportunities to interact with Dr. Koprowski, but I did follow his work on poliovirus vaccines and I have a few reminiscences.
In the 1930s Max Theiler had found that propagating yellow fever virus in an unnatural host – the chick embryo – dramatically reduced its capacity to cause disease in humans. Theiler’s work (which gar...
Source: virology blog - April 26, 2013 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Tags: Basic virology Information AIDS attenuated chat Hilary Koprowski HIV polio vaccine poliovirus viral Source Type: blogs
This Group of Revolutionary Mothers Is Helping Save Children from Dangerous Vaccines
If you haven’t read the new book by the Thinking Moms’ Revolution (TMR), buy it now. As in today.
I got my long-awaited copy last week. I couldn’t put it down. I cried as I relived so many memories of my grandson Jake’s regression into autism after the rabies vaccine almost seven years ago. Wow. Seven years. I can’t believe it’s been that long. It felt like it was happening all over again while I was reading the stories of other families who went through the same pain. The same heartache. The same panic. The same sense of hopelessness. The same … everything.
Like thousands of other stories about vaccine-injur...
Source: vactruth.com - April 13, 2013 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Jennifer Hutchinson Tags: Jennifer Hutchinson Top Stories Adverse Reaction autism Thinking Moms' Revolution vaccine ingredients vaccine injury Source Type: blogs
Veterinary Applications of Real-time PCR for Detection and Diagnosis of Infectious Agents
from Alan McNally writing in Real-Time PCR: Advanced Technologies and Applications:The detection and diagnosis of veterinary infectious diseases is an area in which the potential of Real-time PCR has been best demonstrated. In particular Real-time PCR has been successfully applied as a front line tool in the diagnostic algorithm for notifiable veterinary viral pathogens such as Avian Influenza, foot-and-mouth disease, bluetongue virus, as well as rabies and Newcastle disease virus. The rapidly transmissible nature of these agents necessitates near real-time detection and diagnosis in suspected infected animals to allow imp...
Source: Microbiology Blog: The weblog for microbiologists. - April 11, 2013 Category: Microbiology Source Type: blogs
Going viral at Studio 360
Studio 360 with Kurt Andersen is a radio show co-produced by Public Radio International and WNYC. The show for the week of 8 March 2013 is called ‘Going Viral‘ and includes seven segments entitled ‘Viruses at the movies’, ‘Does your zombie have rabies’, and ‘Playing against the virus’. They did speak with one virologist for a segment called ‘Reconstructing viruses‘.
To record this segment of Studio 360 I traveled down to the WNYC studios on Varick Street in New York. I sat in a glass-walled, silent room with headphones and before a large microphone. I spoke with t...
Source: virology blog - March 12, 2013 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Tags: Information avian influenza H5N1 bioterrorism DURC Kurt Andersen Studio 360 viral virology virus Source Type: blogs
US Investigates Novartis Over Alcon Sales To Iran
As if Novartis did not have enough troubles, the US Attorney in Texas is investigating the sale of Alcon eye healthcare products to various countries that are subject to US trade sanctions, according to a filing the drugmaker made with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. And the filing specifically mentioned Iran in conjunction with a grand jury subpoena requesting documents dating back to 2005 (see page F-60 here).
Novartis took full control of Alcon three years ago after a year-long squabble with minority shareholders. The vision care unit generated $10 billion in sales last year, a 3 percent gain, and $1.5 billio...
Source: Pharmalot - January 24, 2013 Category: Pharma Commentators Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized Alcon Dan Vasella Flu Vaccines Iran Novartis Rabies Source Type: blogs
USMLE Questions – Characteristic Disease Findings
The United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) is designed to emphasize knowledge of clinical scenarios and clinical pearls, even on Step I. Listed below are some commonly encountered disease findings and characteristics.
Feature
Disease
45, X chromosome
Turner’s syndrome
5-HIAA increased in urine
Carcinoid syndrome
Aganglionic rectum
Hirschsrpung’s disease
Apple-core sign on barium enema
Colon cancer
Arched back (opisthotonos)
Tetanus
Argyll-Robertson pupil
Syphilis
Ash leaf on forehead
Tuberous sclerosis
Auer rods
Acute myelogenous leukemia
Austin Flint murmur
Aortic regurgitation...
Source: Inside Surgery - January 18, 2013 Category: Surgeons Authors: Editor Tags: Surgpedia USMLE diseases findings VMA water hammer pulse Source Type: blogs
TWiV 215: Illuminating rabies and unwrapping a SARI
On episode #215 of the science show This Week in Virology, Vincent, Alan, and Kathy review the finding that rabies virus infection alters but does not kill neurons, and provide an update on the novel coronavirus in the Middle East.
You can find TWiV #215 at www.twiv.tv. (Source: virology blog)
Source: virology blog - January 13, 2013 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Tags: This Week in Virology coronavirus EMC genome Middle East neuron rabid rabies receptor SARI SARS tropism viral Source Type: blogs
Rabies Shots
From a story about an Oregon man who was bitten and scratched during an attack by coyotes. As a result of the coyotes' attack, Scarberry spent a good portion of that evening in the emergency room being treated for scratches and one bite. In addition, he had to endure 26 painful rabies injections, two shots in his hip and 24 injections in his leg. I thought that a) the number of shots would be around five spread over several days... (Source: Dr. X's Free Associations)
Source: Dr. X's Free Associations - January 2, 2013 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: DrX Tags: Front Page Source Type: blogs
