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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

CDC: Multistate hepatitis A virus outbreak reported

(HealthDay)—A multistate outbreak of hepatitis A illnesses, possibly linked to a frozen berry and pomegranate mix, has been identified, according to a report published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control ...

Jun 07, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Physiotherapy patient interaction a key ingredient to pain reduction, research says

How many times have you been to a physiotherapist where you've had more time in the waiting room than face-time with the physio?

Jun 05, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Mandatory flu vaccination of healthcare personnel does not lead to worker exodus

Mandatory influenza (flu) vaccination, as a condition of employment, did not lead to excessive voluntary termination, according to a four-year analysis of vaccination rates at Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, ...

Jun 07, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Three out of 20 scopes used to examine GI tracts and colons improperly cleaned

Three out of 20 flexible gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopes used for screening were found to harbor unacceptable levels of "bio dirt" – cells and matter from a patient's body that could pose potential infection risk—according ...

Jun 07, 2013
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Vitamin D deficiency may help spread of hepatitis B throughout liver

Researchers from Germany have found that low levels of vitamin D are associated with high levels of hepatitis B virus (HBV) replication. Findings published online in Hepatology, a journal of the American Association for th ...

Jun 06, 2013
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Low cost pain drug can kill resistant tuberculosis

An off-patent anti-inflammatory drug that costs around two cents for a daily dose in developing countries has been found by researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College to kill both replicating and non-replicating drug resistant ...

Sep 10, 2012
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Low cost pain drug can kill resistant tuberculosis

An off-patent anti-inflammatory drug that costs around two cents for a daily dose in developing countries has been found by researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College to kill both replicating and non-replicating drug resistant ...

Sep 10, 2012
popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 4 | with audio podcast
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Studies showing how bird flu viruses could adapt to humans offer surveillance and vaccine strategies

Bird flu viruses are potentially highly lethal and pose a global threat, but relatively little is known about why certain strains spread more easily to humans than others. Two studies published today in the journal Cell identi ...

Jun 06, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

nCoV: Pandemic unlikely but possible

(Medical Xpress)—The deadly new coronavirus known as nCoV that recently emerged in the Middle East has a small chance of becoming a pandemic, according to Siouxsie Wiles an infectious diseases specialist from The University ...

Jun 06, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Study finds one in four patients with newly-diagnosed erectile dysfunction is a young man

In a recent analysis of one outpatient clinic, one in four men seeking medical help for newly-developed erectile dysfunction (ED) was younger than 40 years, and nearly half of young men with the condition had severe ED. While ...

Jun 06, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

School-located vaccination programs could reduce flu cases and deaths among children

Offering flu vaccines at elementary schools could expand vaccination rates and reduce costs, according to a new study reported in the scientific journal Vaccine by researchers from UC Davis Health System; the Monroe County ...

Jun 05, 2013
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Investigating a link between oral health and kidney function

(Medical Xpress)—Medical research has already documented a link between cardiovascular disease and periodontal disease, or serious gum infection. Now researchers say preliminary studies suggest a connection ...

Jun 05, 2013
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Monoclonal antibody effective in treating life-threatening renal disease

(Medical Xpress)—Two clinical studies have shown that the monoclonal antibody eculizumab is effective in treating patients with atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS), a life-threatening, chronic, and progressive inflammatory ...

Jun 06, 2013
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Bacillus thuringiensis Cry4B toxin kills Anopheles gambiae, a principal vector of malaria

Researchers at The University of Texas at Dallas (UTD), led by Dr. Lee Bulla, have characterized a protein produced by the soil bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. israelensis (Bti), which is highly toxic against Anoph ...

Jun 05, 2013
popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Screening at-risk adolescents for celiac disease proves cost-effective

The current standard practice of screening adolescents who are either symptomatic or at high-risk for celiac disease proves to be more cost-effective than universal screening. Additionally, the strategy is successful in preventing ...

Jun 10, 2013
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