News tagged with global epidemic
Two new diseases could both spark global outbreaks
Two respiratory viruses in different parts of the world have captured the attention of global health officials—a novel coronavirus in the Middle East and a new bird flu spreading in China.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
May 13, 2013 |
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Bugs without borders: Researchers track the emergence and global spread of healthcare associated Clostridium difficile
Researchers show that the global epidemic of Clostridium difficile 027/NAP1/BI in the early to mid-2000s was caused by the spread of two different but highly related strains of the bacterium rather than one as was previo ...
Genetics
Dec 09, 2012 |
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Why do anti-hunger and anti-obesity initiatives always fall short?
With widespread hunger continuing to haunt developing nations, and obesity fast becoming a global epidemic, any number of efforts on the parts of governments, scientists, non-profit organizations and the business world have ...
Overweight and Obesity
Jul 23, 2012 |
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350 million adults have diabetes: Study reveals the scale of global epidemic
A major international study collating and analyzing worldwide data on diabetes since 1980 has found that the number of adults with the disease reached 347 million in 2008, more than double the number in 1980. The research, ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jun 25, 2011 |
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Aggressive regimen reduces mortality in drug-resistant TB
(Medical Xpress)—Aggressive drug regimens used to treat multidrug-resistant tuberculosis reduce the risk of death by about 40 percent when they include at least five drugs likely to be effective against ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mar 15, 2013 |
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Drugs for diabetes: Scientists test the power of plants
(Medical Xpress)—New drugs to treat diabetes are being developed by scientists at the University of Greenwich.
Diabetes
Jan 16, 2013 |
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Call for a new approach to fighting tuberculosis
Each year, nearly 2 million people die from tuberculosis – a treatable disease that has been brought under control in the United States, but continues to ravage other parts of the world. This health inequity should prompt ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Sep 05, 2012 |
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HIV self-testing: The key to controlling the global epidemic
A new international study has confirmed that self-testing for HIV is effective and could be the answer to controlling the global epidemic. This major systematic review, led by the Research Institute of the McGill University ...
HIV & AIDS
Apr 02, 2013 |
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Study finds high fructose corn syrup-global prevalence of diabetes link
A new study by University of Southern California (USC) and University of Oxford researchers indicates that large amounts of high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) found in national food supplies across the world may be one explanation ...
Diabetes
Nov 27, 2012 |
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China bird flu mutates, might infect mammals
In a worrisome sign, a bird flu in China appears to have mutated so that it can spread to other animals, raising the potential for a bigger threat to people, scientists said Wednesday.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Apr 03, 2013 |
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Global 'epidemic' of gullet cancer seems to have started in UK in 1950s
The global "epidemic" of one type of gullet cancer (adenocarcinoma) seems to have started in the UK during the 1950s, sparked by some as yet unknown, but common, factor, suggests research published online in Gut.
Cancer
Aug 22, 2012 |
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Men with large waists face an increased risk of frequent urination
Men with large waists urinate more frequently than their slimmer counterparts, according to research in the August issue of the urology journal BJUI.
Health
Jul 31, 2012 |
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Scientists gain new understanding of latent tuberculosis
Scientists at the Forsyth have gained new insight on how Tuberculosis (TB) remains a global epidemic. Although drugs have been available to fight TB for 50 years, the disease still infects nearly 2.2 billion people worldwide ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jan 30, 2013 |
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Mexico declares bird flu 'emergency'
The Mexican government declared a national animal health emergency on Monday in the face of an aggressive bird flu epidemic that has infected nearly 1.7 million poultry.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jul 02, 2012 |
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Experts: 366 million people now have diabetes
An estimated 366 million people worldwide now suffer from diabetes and the global epidemic is getting worse, health officials said Tuesday.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Sep 13, 2011 |
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