Texas Tech researcher cites complacency, apathy for recent West Nile outbreak
(Medical Xpress)—With almost 1,600 cases of West Nile Virus and 66 mortalities reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) nationwide, officials are calling the recent West Nile virus outbreak the largest ...
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Sep 03, 2012 |
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Grass pollen allergy research tackles hay fever
Queenslanders can expect to endure a longer hay fever season than the rest of Australia thanks to flowering subtropical grasses.
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Sep 03, 2012 |
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10 dead in Quebec Legionnaire's disease outbreak
A Legionnaire's disease outbreak in Quebec City has killed 10 people since late July, health authorities in the francophone Canadian city said Saturday in an updated toll.
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Sep 02, 2012 |
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West Nile deaths in US mount, one dead in Maryland
The West Nile virus, responsible for more than 60 deaths in the United States so far this year, has now claimed its first victim in the eastern state of Maryland, state health officials said Thursday.
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Aug 30, 2012 |
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New strain of hand, foot and mouth virus worries parents, pediatricians
(Medical Xpress)—Your child goes to bed in perfect health. The next morning she wakes up with high fever, malaise and bright red blisters erupting all over her body. Johns Hopkins Children's Center dermatologists say the ...
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Aug 28, 2012 |
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Most people exposed to West Nile virus never have symptoms, but prevention is best defense
(Medical Xpress)—While the death toll from the West Nile virus cases in the U.S., currently 41, is alarming, most people exposed to it never develop symptoms, notes Tom Russo, MD, professor of medicine at the University ...
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Aug 28, 2012 |
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Precautions against West Nile virus recommended
"Fight the bite!" was the advice Vice President for Administration Kevin Kirby gave to Rice students, faculty and staff in an email Wednesday about precautions against the West Nile virus.
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Aug 24, 2012 |
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6 dead in Quebec Legionnaire's disease outbreak
Legionnaire's disease, which hit Quebec in mid-July, has infected 65 people and killed six, health authorities of the French-speaking Canadian province said.
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Aug 24, 2012 |
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UN warns over swine fever outbreak in Ukraine
The United Nations food agency on Tuesday warned that an outbreak of African swine fever in Ukraine could pose a risk for animal health in the region as a whole despite swift moves to limit its spread.
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Aug 21, 2012 |
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Non-invasive treatment for children with obstructive sleep apnea suggested by new study
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) researchers revealed that a majority of children suffering from Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) treated with montelukast, a drug approved for asthma or hay fever, showed significant ...
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Aug 16, 2012 |
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Cuba issues warning about dengue mosquitos
Cuban health officials warned Thursday about an increased number of mosquitoes in the country's urban areas that can spread diseases such as dengue fever.
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Aug 16, 2012 |
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West Nile virus kills 17 in Texas, sickens hundreds
The US state of Texas is battling an outbreak of the West Nile virus, with 17 deaths being blamed on the mosquito-borne disease, authorities said Wednesday.
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Aug 15, 2012 |
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Bird flu claims ninth victim this year in Indonesia
An Indonesian man has died of bird flu, the health ministry said Saturday, in the country's ninth fatal case this year.
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Aug 11, 2012 |
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Will humans lose the battle with microbes?
Consider an all-too-common scenario: You're burning up from a high fever after a routine surgical procedure, and an infection specialist is called to help treat your problem. You assume that a short course of antibiotics ...
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Aug 07, 2012 |
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'Green biased' yellow fever swept through Irish immigrants in 19th century US
New research by University of Warwick historian Dr Tim Lockley has found why yellow fever had a green bias in 19th century fever outbreaks in the southern states of the US. Almost half of the 650 people killed ...
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Aug 06, 2012 |
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