HIV & AIDS
Do some people really want to get HIV?
(The names used by the interviewees in this article are pseudonyms.)
Oct 19, 2018
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News tagged with bugs
Overweight & Obesity
Genes, joules or gut bugs—which one is most to blame for weight gain?
With obesity on the rise, so too is the diet and weight loss industry, currently valued at US$70 billion in the US alone. But most of us are still confused about the factors that lead to weight gain.
Sep 18, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
How long are you contagious with gastro?
There's no way you'd want to go to work when you've got the telltale signs of gastro: nausea, abdominal cramps, vomiting and diarrhoea. But what about when you're feeling a bit better? When is it safe to be around colleagues, ...
Aug 27, 2018
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Medical research
Gut microbes are tiny sensors of your general health
The number of studies that have found a link between a disease and a specific gut microbiome composition seems to be ever increasing. Until recently, though, almost all these studies have looked at single diseases in isolation. ...
Jul 10, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
What is norovirus? Stomach bug hits Winter Games
Norovirus, also known as the winter vomiting bug, has officials at the Pyeongchang Games scrambling to stop its spread. The bug apparently began spreading when private security workers at the games came down with headaches, ...
Feb 7, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Has flu season, in full swing, reached its height?
Flu is now widespread in every state except Hawaii, but the good news is the season appears to already be peaking.
Jan 12, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Central America 'kissing bug' carries two main subtypes of Chagas disease parasite
Trypanosoma cruzi, the parasite that causes Chagas disease, is divided into six strains, each of which differs in where they are found and in how important they are in human infections.. Now, researchers have found that most ...
Sep 28, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
How the microbiome could tackle antibiotic resistant infections in the lungs
Understanding how microbes contribute to respiratory health and immunity could help tackle drug resistant infections in the lungs, say scientists.
Aug 10, 2017
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Health
Foodborne illness is often avoidable
Each year, Americans develop more than 50 million cases of foodborne illness. While some are caused by eating out, others originate in home kitchens. Still more result from contact with someone already infected.
Jul 28, 2017
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Medical research
The bug hunters and the microbiome
Trevor Lawley and Gordon Dougan are bug hunters, albeit not the conventional kind. The bugs they collect are invisible to the naked eye. And even though we're teeming with them, researchers are only beginning to discover ...
Jun 21, 2017
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