infectious diseases

(Public Library of Science) According to a new analysis published Sep. 24 in the open-access journal PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, neglected tropical diseases as a group may have surpassed HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria as the most prevalent infectious diseases in Latin America and the Caribbean.

(NIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases) Twelve investigators have received grants totaling $5 million over two years to lead high-impact, innovative studies of food allergy.

This program, called Exploratory Investigations in Food Allergy, will support research on the factors that contribute to the development of food allergy, the relationship between other immune system disorders and food allergy, and the epidemiology and genetics of food allergy.

Artemisinin-based suppositories can help "buy time" for malaria patients who face a delay in accessing effective, injectable antimalarials, according to research published in the online open access journal BMC Infectious Diseases.