Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
If your pet has this tapeworm, it could kill you
Dogs are sending us an early warning signal about the spread of a potentially deadly tapeworm in North America.
Dec 4, 2017
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Do women receive appropriate counseling when they freeze their eggs?
Oocyte cryopreservation is on the rise, and whether a woman freezes her eggs before undergoing medical treatment that could leave her infertile or undergoes an elective procedure to avoid concerns about reproductive aging, ...
Nov 20, 2017
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Immunology
Allergy amplifier implicated in asthma also intensifies food allergy
Almost eight percent of children under three years old and four percent of adults suffer food allergies, which trigger not only discomfiting symptoms like dermatitis and diarrhea but can cause deadly anaphylactic shock. Allergic ...
Nov 13, 2017
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Is freezing human eggs really 'extremely unsuccessful'?
Freezing eggs is extremely unsuccessful. Although it's never admitted, it is true from the national statistics, how poor the chances of pregnancy are afterwards.
Nov 9, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Will this year's flu shot be as weak as last season's?
(HealthDay)—Lots of people came down with influenza last year despite getting a flu shot—and researchers can't promise this season's vaccine will be any more effective.
Nov 8, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
H3N2 mutation in last year's flu vaccine responsible for lowered efficacy
The low efficacy of last year's influenza vaccine can be attributed to a mutation in the H3N2 strain of the virus, a new study reports. Due to the mutation, most people receiving the egg-grown vaccine did not have immunity ...
Nov 6, 2017
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
National study identifies best method for achieving a healthy IVF birth
Research presented today at the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) by scientists from the University of Colorado and Duke University concludes that fresh donor eggs during in vitro fertilization (IVF) provide ...
Nov 1, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
How flu shot manufacturing forces influenza to mutate
According to a new study from scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI), the common practice of growing influenza vaccine components in chicken eggs disrupts the major antibody target site on the virus surface, ...
Oct 30, 2017
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Immunology
New study suggests 21 percent increase in childhood peanut allergy since 2010
Parents often worry about peanut allergies because the reaction to peanuts can be very severe. New late-breaking research being presented at the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI) Annual Scientific ...
Oct 27, 2017
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Health
International patients increasingly seek in vitro fertilization treatment in U.S.
A new study from the Georgia Institute of Technology and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finds that the use of assisted reproductive technology (ART) in the U.S. by non-U.S. residents is growing. These ...
Oct 19, 2017
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