Chemical treatment for colony collapse disorder temporarily worsens viral infections in honeybees

(PhysOrg.com) -- Acaricide, a chemical used against Varroa mites that infect honeybees, appears to render bees more susceptible to deformed wing virus infections, according to research published in the January issue of the journal Applied and Environmental Microbiology. Like the mites, these viruses have been identified as potential causes of colony collapse disorder.

Tips from the journals of the American Society for Microbiology

( American Society for Microbiology ) This announcement includes the following articles: Colony Collapse Treatment Worsens Infections in Honeybees; Mitochondrial Disfunction and Type II Diabetes; Avian Influenza Targets Lung Cells; Single Dose of Antibiotic Increases Vulnerability to Intestinal Disease.

Pine extract to treat infections

THE reality of modern living is this: We live in a world full of invisible, infectious threats. Infections are a challenge to both patients and doctors who are using increasingly stronger anti-infective medicines in a bid to control them.

Antiviral Therapeutics - Technologies, Markets and Companies

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In Bashkiria in 1.5 times increase in the number of HIV-infected

In Bashkiria in 2011, the increase of HIV infection compared with the year 2010 1.49 times, chronic viral hepatitis b and c respectively in 1.4 and 1.3 times, acute viral hepatitis a-17.2%, acute respiratory viral infections and flu-16.8%, varicella-7.6%, gonorrhea-4.6%, haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome by 3.8%. In addition, the poražënnost′ of head lice grew by 18.6%. On the 24 January ...