Could a Newly Discovered Protein Lead to a Hepatitis C Vaccine?
New Light Shed on Hepatitis C Virus Hepatitis C has been a particularly problematic public health issue in recent years. The virus used to be a bit more contained, and generally, there were specific...
View ArticlePesky C. Parvum May Have Met Its Match
Pesky Parasite Is Target for New Treatment One of the more difficult parasitic outbreaks to treat and prevent involves a single-celled protozoa. This parasite, called C. parvum, has given the medical...
View Article‘Tired’ T Cells: HIV Infection Possibly Curtailed By a Certain Protein
Protein Identified that Could Help Immune System Fight HIV Viruses pose a particular threat to health, and medical science continues to battle against the stronghold viruses seem to have over our own...
View ArticleStopping Salmonella Food Poisoning in Its Tracks
Food poisoning is something we all try to avoid, but when you do get food poisoning some incidents are worse than others. Take salmonella, for example. These much-feared bacteria can be serious for...
View ArticleWhy Won’t My Infection Go Away?
Chronic infection is growing more and more commonplace. Perhaps you’ve had sinus infections, ear infections, or some other type of infection that seems to come back every month or two, almost as if on...
View ArticleProtect Yourself From Deer Ticks When Hiking
Hiking is the perfect activity to help distract oneself hectic pace of everyday life. So it’s understandable that you may not be thinking about some of the dangers that surround you. Sure you may...
View ArticleA Life-Saving Breakthrough for People With Hepatitis C and HIV
For more than 20 years I have specialized in infectious diseases, with most of my patients having HIV or hepatitis C (HCV), both of which were considered lifelong diseases for so long. This was...
View ArticleRisky Business: Teens and STDs
Have you spoken to your children about sexually transmitted diseases? Talking about sexually risky behaviors to your teen can be a difficult for parents but it’s critical to keep them safe. More than...
View ArticleHIV Drugs That May Treat Cancer – and Cancer Drugs for HIV
HIV and AIDS remain a top research priority for doctors and scientists, and researchers are branching out and thinking more holistically in their efforts against this disease. We cannot afford to...
View ArticleWhy Your Child Needs the HPV Vaccine
HPV (human papillomavirus) is one of the most common sexually transmitted diseases in the United States today. In fact, many doctors (myself included), refer to HPV as the common cold of sexually...
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