Chagas disease

...symptoms on the internet. 'I typed in "red eye" as that was one of the most constant problems I'd had,' he says, 'and two options came up. One, Chagas disease, I could discount as I had not been to Central or South America but the other, Lyme...

In this article: Lyme disease, Antibiotic, Dog, Conjunctivitis, Borrelia burgdorferi, Arthritis, and PDSA

...the efficacy of Pfizer drug candidates against sleeping sickness, visceral leishmaniasis, and Chagas disease. According to Pfizer and DNDi, Chagas disease infects 8 million people and kills 14,000 each year. "They estimated that sleeping...

In this article: Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative, Pfizer, Sanofi-Aventis, Malaria, Visceral leishmaniasis, Sleeping sickness, Medical advice, African trypanosomiasis, and Amodiaquine

...that is designed to facilitate advancements in the battle against human African trypanosomiasis (HAT), visceral leishmaniasis (VL) and Chagas disease, which afflict vulnerable populations in the developing world. Under the agreement, DNDi...

In this article: Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative, Pfizer Inc, Neglected Diseases, Sleeping sickness, Malaria, Visceral leishmaniasis, and Ministry of Health

...do the most harm, according to virologist Dr Mike Leahy. "The really dangerous creatures are small. The Assassin Bug, which spreads Chagas disease - a slow-progressing infection that can cause fatal heart disease and deform the intenstines...

In this article: Crocodile, Nat Geo Wild, Oxford University, Venom, Borneo, Tiger, Lion, and Guinea pig

...from its manufacturing depots; FK Biotecnologia (Porto Alegre, Brazil) is developing point of care diagnostic testing platforms for Chagas' disease, dengue fever, leptospirosis, and syphilis, and is developing tests for schistosomiasis...

In this article: Dengue fever, Leprosy, Schistosomiasis, Shantha Biotechnics, AIDS, Malaria, Elephantiasis, and Shanghai

...and develop new and improved treatments for neglected diseases such as malaria, leishmaniasis, human African trypanosomiasis, and Chagas disease. With the objective to address unmet patient needs for these diseases, DNDi was established in...

In this article: Sleeping sickness, Eflornithine, Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative, Melarsoprol, World Health Organization, Nifurtimox, Neglected Diseases, Africa, Medical advice, and African trypanosomiasis

...often found in "poor rural areas, inner cities, and among Latin American immigrants." The show looks at several diseases, including Chagas, Toxocara and trichomoniasis. It includes interviews with doctors, CDC officials, patients and...

In this article: U.S., Uganda, Sudan, Maize, Chagas, Trichomoniasis, World Food Programme, and Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation

...comments from a skeptic of the study's conclusions (10/21). AlertNet Examines Efforts To Improve Diagnostics, Treatments For Chagas Reuters AlertNet examines efforts by Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) to improve diagnostics and...

In this article: Chagas, Mdr-tb, Zimbabwe, Morgan Tsvangirai, U.N., Latin America, Somalia, Medical advice, and Unicef

...group. O'Higgins has appeared with Cleo Laine and John Dankworth, Frank Sinatra and Ray Charles in a long career that has spawned 10 albums. Chagas played a selection of melodic ballads in the first set, which had gorgeous changes recalling...

In this article: London, Chagas, Antonio Carlos Jobim, U.K., London Jazz Festival, Recession, Pace University, and John Dankworth

...about the scale-up of male circumcision programmes" (Hankins et al., 9/8). JAMA Reflects On 100 Years Since The Discovery Of Chagas Disease In observance of the centennial anniversary of the discovery of Chagas disease, the Journal...

In this article: HIV, Circumcision, Malaria, Medical advice, Journal of the American Medical Association, and Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation