In this contribution, we provide an overview of gold compound applications against viruses
or parasites during recent years. The special properties of gold have been the subject of …

The medical uses of gold have a long history; rheumatoid arthritis is currently treated with
gold-based drugs and there is increasing interest in the application of gold complexes as …

Interest in antimicrobial gold complexes originated from the work of Robert Koch at the end
of 19th century, who demonstrated that potassium dicyanidoaurate (I), K [Au (CN) 2], showed …

An overview of the use of gold drugs in the alleviation of the symptoms associated with the
debilitating disease rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is presented. Other potential therapies based …

Gold has been employed in medicine since very ancient times. At the beginning of the past
century Koch described the bacteriostatic properties of Au (CN) 2, thus offering a scientific …

The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)
that subsequently develops remain major health concerns even after three decades since …

Goldâ•’Based Therapeutic Agents: A New Perspective Page 1 7 Gold-Based Therapeutic
Agents: A New Perspective Susan J. Berners-Price 7.1 Introduction 7.1.1 An Historical …

Nanomaterials are currently considered for many biological, biomedical and environmental
purposes, due to their outstanding physical and chemical properties. The synthesis of gold …

Gold, in a variety of forms, has been used in medicine throughout the history of civilisation. In
the twentieth century gold complexes were introduced for the treatment for rheumatoid …

The Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases, based at and
executed by the World Health Organization (WHO), states that these maladies affect millions …