News tagged with rare infection
COPD patients at risk of dangerous bacterial infections
It is well known that COPD patients run a higher risk of contracting respiratory infections. However, a new thesis from Lund University in Sweden shows that they are also at higher risk of other bacterial infections, such ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jan 16, 2013 |
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Genetic error linked to rare disease that causes chronic respiratory infections
(Medical Xpress)—Scanning the DNA of two people with a rare disease has led scientists to identify the precise genetic error responsible for their disorder, primary ciliary dyskinesia.
Genetics
Oct 16, 2012 |
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7 dead in spreading US meningitis outbreak
At least seven people have died and 91 have fallen ill in the United States in a worsening meningitis outbreak tied to a contaminated drug, updated figures showed Sunday.
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Oct 08, 2012 |
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Afinitor disperz approved for rare pediatric cancer
(HealthDay)—The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Afinitor Disperz (everolimus tablets for oral suspension), the first form of the anti-cancer drug Afinitor to be created especially for children.
Medications
Aug 29, 2012 |
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Woman who fought flesh-eating illness goes home
(AP)—A 24-year-old Georgia woman who survived a rare, flesh-eating disease is back home after more than three months in the hospital and a rehabilitation clinic.
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Aug 23, 2012 |
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Parents read lips of woman with flesh-eating bug
(AP) -- The parents of a young Georgia woman battling a flesh-eating bacterial infection said Monday they've learned to read lips and are communicating with their daughter despite a breathing tube in her throat.
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May 14, 2012 |
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Georgia woman, 24, battles flesh-eating disease
(AP) -- Whether she was hiking in the woods, growing organic vegetables or working on her master's degree in psychology, Aimee Copeland embraced her passions with determination and a constant smile that made friends wonder ...
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May 11, 2012 |
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Pharma's niche focus spurs US aid for antibiotics
(AP) -- The pharmaceutical industry won approval to market a record number of new drugs for rare diseases last year, as a combination of scientific innovation and business opportunity spurred new treatments for diseases ...
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Jan 25, 2012 |
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FDA clears safety test to screen Tysabri patients
(AP) -- The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved a new diagnostic test to help identify patients who have an increased risk of developing a rare brain infection while taking Biogen Idec's multiple sclerosis drug ...
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Jan 20, 2012 |
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Three dead in US from brain-killing amoeba
Three young Americans have died this year from a rare water-borne amoeba that swims up through the nose and infects the brain, the Center for Disease Control (CDC) said Friday.
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Aug 19, 2011 |
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3 die of rare brain infection from amoeba in water
(AP) -- Two children and a young man have died this summer from a brain-eating amoeba that lives in water, health officials say.
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Aug 18, 2011 |
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