Colleen Hall

Although regulatory guidelines specify that gender‐based assessment of drug efficacy, toxicity and tolerability profiles should be incorporated into clinical trials, women are routinely underrepresented in HIV clinical trials.

Bordetella parapertussis, a “cousin” of B. pertussis, can cause a similar disease with the same symptoms.

Vaginal rings with multiple reservoirs present a promising way for preventing sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and notably HIV infection in young women with high risk of exposure.

Within less than five years from introduction, the rate of hospital admission due to rotavirus diarrhea in children younger than 2 years dropped by 78% and that of children younger than 2 years with x-ray-proven pneumonia dropped by 46%.

The aim of the study was to develop a sensor (Microbiosensor) embedded in the base of a contact lens case that changes color when a high level of bacteria is present.

Online survey notes rate of serology testing remain high in Canada, even when vaccination history is known.

The researchers measured anticapsular antibody responses against four serotypes – 6B, 14, 19F, and 23F, at baseline and one, three, six, nine months, and a year following vaccination.

Sixty percent of the healthcare professionals offered influenza vaccine to pregnant women in adherence with vaccination guidelines.

WHO officials recommended that all travelers to polio-affected areas be fully vaccinated against polio.

Greens are washed by commercial processes before they head to the grocery store. But these methods, which can include water and bleach rinses or irradiation, are not completely effective.