Researchers at Florida International University are on a mission to control and eliminate Chagas disease, which affects about 7 million people worldwide and can cause premature heart failure or gastrointestinal issues.
Dec 2, 2015
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Drug-resistant E. coli infections are on the rise in community hospitals, where more than half of U.S. patients receive their health care, according to a new study from Duke Medicine.
Oct 13, 2015
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A deadly parasite that causes Chagas disease is widespread in a common Texas insect, according to a new study by University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) researchers. The finding suggests that the risk of Texans contracting ...
Sep 9, 2015
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One rainy Friday morning in March 2015, Dr Laila Woc-Colburn saw two patients with neurocysticercosis (a parasitic infection of the brain) and one with Chagas disease, which is transmitted by insects nicknamed 'kissing bugs'. ...
Aug 11, 2015
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Rio de Janeiro -It could be a plot for a vampire story: In the middle of the night, blood-sucking creatures feed on peoples' faces and spread a deadly disease to the hearts of millions, who are then fated to endure a painful ...
Aug 6, 2015
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(HealthDay)—Travelers are bringing a drug-resistant strain of the Shigella sonnei bacteria to the United States and spreading it to other people, federal health officials warned Thursday. The report is published in the ...
Apr 2, 2015
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(HealthDay)—Until recently, insect-transmitted Chagas disease was found mainly in Latin America and South America, but it has made its way to the United States over the past few years.
Nov 18, 2014
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The Obama administration's health care website is stumbling on deadline day for sign-ups.
Mar 31, 2014
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A new strain of stomach bug was the virus responsible for almost 700 recent illnesses on a Caribbean cruise ship.
Feb 6, 2014
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A new study from Penn Medicine epidemiologists that looked at four years of bed bug reports to the city of Philadelphia found that infestations have been increasing and were at their highest in August and lowest in February. ...
Jan 8, 2014
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