Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Sewage treatment contributes to antibiotic resistance
Wastewater treatment plants are unwittingly helping to spread antibiotic resistance, say scientists.
Jul 21, 2014
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Health
Ground pistachio coffee could be healthier alternative to decaf
Coffee made from ground pistachios could be a healthier option for decaf drinkers, say scientists.
Jun 26, 2014
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Health
Joggers are at higher risk of air pollution than walkers are
Joggers who run near busy roads may be putting themselves at a higher risk of breathing in air pollution compared to if they walked at an average pace, say scientists.
Apr 16, 2014
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Medical research
Bacteria in cystic fibrosis lung infections become selfish
Bacteria that infect the lungs of cystic fibrosis sufferers lose their ability to work together, becoming more selfish and less cooperative the longer the infection, say scientists.
Mar 26, 2014
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Medications
Building evolution-proof drugs
A new generation of drugs could help combat the growing number of bacterial diseases that are becoming resistant to antibiotics, a study reveals.
Mar 20, 2014
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Diabetes
Animal infection may trigger diabetes
Type 1 diabetes may be triggered by an infectious disease carried by animals, say scientists.
May 1, 2013
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Health
Prepare your barbeque properly this summer, warn scientists
As we break free from the shackles of an unusually long winter, thoughts may be turning towards that first barbecue of the summer. But before we lay down the season's first slab of meat, scientists are urging us to make sure ...
Apr 23, 2013
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Medications
Half of Tamiflu prescriptions weren't taken in 2009 swine flu pandemic
Around half the antiviral drug Tamiflu that was prescribed during the 2009 H1N1 swine flu pandemic was never used, researchers have discovered.
Apr 17, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Ecological approach could help cystic fibrosis sufferers, researchers find
Scientists more used to studying the communities of bacteria that live in natural environments like rivers and soils are helping transform doctors' understanding of a life-threatening illness, and could ultimately shed light ...
Dec 20, 2012
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Climate-change effects on malaria risk
A new study suggests that climate change, driven by greenhouse-gas emissions and land-use changes, will cause patterns of malaria infection to change over the next 50 years.
Feb 3, 2012
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