A drug once designed for dengue virus, then quietly abandoned by industry, is suddenly back in the spotlight, and it may be ...

Some antihistamines can cross the blood-brain barrier – a membrane that’s supposed to protect harmful substances from getting in - Getty If you’re blighted by hay fever or other allergies, you ...

NanoViricides announced that it has filed an Orphan Drug Application to the FDA for DengueCide, a drug candidate for the treatment of dengue and dengue hemorrhagic fever. DengueCide is a nanoviricide ...

Dengue fever is a serious and potentially life-threating illness, and remains on the World Health Organization’s list of Neglected Tropical Diseases despite the widespread infection rates. Dengue ...

The squishy little parasites are less than an inch long, but they cause a globe-girdling disease variously known as schistosomiasis, bilharziasis, or simply snail fever. The more man does to increase ...

An anti-fungal drug developed at the University of Arizona, now on a fast track for approval, could cure one of the most commonly reported infectious diseases in the state. Through Dec. 6, 5,310 cases ...

In eLife today (22 March), Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute scientists show how the parasite responsible for the neglected tropical disease Black Fever (visceral leishmaniasis) can become resistant to ...

Below is a full transcript of an interview with Dr. John Galgiani, director of the University of Arizona's Valley Fever Center for Excellence: An abbreviated Q & A with Galgiani appeared in a story in ...

Q: If fever is the body’s way of fighting infection, should I avoid anti-fever medicines such as acetaminophen and ibuprofen? A: The best evidence suggests that there is neither harm nor benefit to ...

Parents, especially new ones, freak out about fevers. A third of all pediatric visits involve worried parents bringing in feverish little ones. But there’s really no reason to fret when your kiddo’s ...