Three or More Cups of Coffee Daily Halves Mortality Risk in Patients with Both HIV and HCV
Novel five-year study highlights importance of behaviors such as coffee drinking and not smoking on health and survival of HIV-infected patients, report investigators in the Journal of Hepatology
Chikungunya virus infection in Italy
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control issued a risk assessment on the ongoing outbreak of chikungunya virus infection in Italy. Two related clusters of autochthonous transmission…
Nurses’ regular use of disinfectants is associated with developing COPD
Regular use of disinfectants is linked to a higher risk of developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to new research looking at incidence of the disease in…
Safe sex messages in bars could reduce sexual risk taking
Placing safe sex messages in pubs, bars and clubs could improve the sexual conduct of drinkers.
Inadequate recognition and treatment of infants with bacterial meningitis could lead to tragedies, warn experts
Research has shown that bacterial meningitis in infants may not be being diagnosed or acted on quickly enough by medical professionals. Experts at St George’s University of London,…