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A new case in China adds unknowns to bird flu (Update)

A new case of bird flu in China's capital, a 4-year-old boy who displayed no symptoms, is adding to the unknowns about the latest outbreak that has caused 63 confirmed cases and 14 deaths, health officials ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Apr 15, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New surprising finding could alter the face of dengue vaccine development

As efforts to create a strong and effective vaccine for the dreaded dengue virus continue to hit snags, a new study from researchers at the La Jolla Institute for Allergy & Immunology offers surprising evidence that suggests ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Apr 15, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

China H7N9 bird flu area spreads, two new deaths: govt (Update)

China's H7N9 bird flu spread west to the central province of Henan on Sunday, as government websites and state media reported two deaths and 11 new cases nationwide.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Apr 14, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Polio vaccine developer Koprowski dies

Dr. Hilary Koprowski, the Polish-born researcher who developed the first successful oral vaccination for polio, died this week at his Philadelphia home. He was 96.

Medications created Apr 14, 2013 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1

New bird flu strain seen adapting to mammals, humans

A genetic analysis of the avian flu virus responsible for at least nine human deaths in China portrays a virus evolving to adapt to human cells, raising concern about its potential to spark a new global flu pandemic.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Apr 12, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

China reports new bird flu death, two new infections

(AP)—Chinese health authorities have reported another death and two new infections from a new strain of bird flu.

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Discovery points to new approach to fight dengue virus

Researchers have discovered that rising temperature induces key changes in the dengue virus when it enters its human host, and the findings represent a new approach for designing vaccines against the aggressive ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Apr 11, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Animal health agency: Bird flu poses 'exceptional situation' (Update)

The World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) on Thursday said H7N9 bird flu posed an "exceptional situation" as the outbreak among Chinese poultry claimed a 10th human victim.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Apr 11, 2013 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Some types of papilloma virus might prevent cervical cancer

(Medical Xpress)—Certain types of papilloma virus might actually prevent cervical cancer, according to a new study by researchers from The University of Manchester.

Cancer created Apr 10, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

1,233 new cases of AIDS in Saudi Arabia last year

(AP)—The head of Saudi Arabia's AIDS charity foundation says the country saw 1,233 new cases of the disease last year.

HIV & AIDS created Apr 09, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Co-infections not associated with worse outcomes during H1N1 pandemic

A study at Rhode Island Hospital has found that despite complications, patients co-infected with the pandemic 2009-2010 influenza A H1N1 (pH1N1) and a second respiratory virus were not associated with worse outcomes or admission ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Apr 09, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New bird flu no immediate threat, US experts say

(HealthDay)—At this point, there's no reason to believe that the emerging H7N9 strain of bird flu that has sickened at least 24 people and killed seven in China is cause for alarm, health officials in the ...

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Cambodia fights surge in bird flu deaths

As China scrambles to contain a deadly new strain of bird flu, Cambodia is battling a spike in the better known H5N1 strain that is baffling experts a decade after a major outbreak began in Asia.

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Vietnam reports first bird flu death in 14 months

A four-year-old child has become Vietnam's first victim of the H5N1 bird flu virus in more than a year, a health worker said on Tuesday, amid growing regional concerns about the virulent disease.

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Research advances therapy to protect against dengue virus

Nearly half of the world's population is at risk of infection by the dengue virus, yet there is no specific treatment for the disease. Now a therapy to protect people from the virus could finally be a step ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Apr 08, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast