Medications
Report: West Virginia has top rate of drug overdose deaths
A report on injury prevention says West Virginia has by far the highest rate of drug overdose deaths in the nation.
Jun 17, 2015
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News tagged with fatal diseases
Neuroscience
Is diabetes protective against amyotrophic lateral sclerosis?
A study of patients in Denmark suggests that type 2 diabetes may be associated with a reduced risk for the fatal neurodegenerative disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), according to an article published online by JAMA ...
Jun 1, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Litchi fruit suspected in mystery illness in India
A mysterious and sometimes fatal brain disease that has afflicted children in northeastern India for years could be linked to a toxic substance in litchi fruits, US researchers said Thursday.
Jan 29, 2015
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Health
Pollution, smoking, roads, obesity kill 4.7m Chinese a year
Air pollution, smoking, obesity and accidents, especially on the road, kill at least 4.7 million Chinese a year and cost the country tens of billions of dollars, researchers said on Friday.
Aug 29, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study identifies protein that helps prevent active tuberculosis in infected patients
UCLA-led study has identified a protein that appears to play a key role in protecting people infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis—the bacterium that causes tuberculosis—from developing the active form of the disease. ...
Aug 20, 2014
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Neuroscience
Study examines dietary fatty acid intake, risk for Lou Gehrig disease
Eating foods high in ω-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) from vegetable and marine sources may help reduce the risk for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), the fatal neurodegenerative disease commonly referred to as ...
Jul 14, 2014
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Medical research
Scientist makes major cystic fibrosis breakthrough
A Queen's University doctor has played a key role in a major breakthrough to change the lives of cystic fibrosis sufferers.
Jun 26, 2014
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Neuroscience
Findings point toward one of first therapies for Lou Gehrig's disease
Researchers have determined that a copper compound known for decades may form the basis for a therapy for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), or Lou Gehrig's disease.
Jun 12, 2014
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Medical research
Overlooked cells hold keys to brain organization and disease
Scientists studying brain diseases may need to look beyond nerve cells and start paying attention to the star-shaped cells known as "astrocytes," because they play specialized roles in the development and maintenance of nerve ...
Apr 28, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Greece reports 1st MERS case, patient critical
Greece has recorded its first case of the potentially fatal respiratory disease known as MERS, and the patient is in critical condition.
Apr 22, 2014
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