Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Saudi announces new death from SARS-like virus
An elderly Saudi man has died from the MERS virus, bringing the kingdom's death toll from the SARS-like infection to 33, the health ministry said.
Jun 22, 2013
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Medications
Study finds new pneumococcal vaccine appears to be as safe as previously used vaccine
The new 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13) appears to be as safe as the previous version used prior to 2010, the 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7), according to a Kaiser Permanente study published ...
May 22, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Nobel laureate plays down flu pandemic scaremongering
A Nobel prize-winning scientist Tuesday played down "shock-horror scenarios" that a new virus strain will emerge with the potential to kill millions of people.
May 21, 2013
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Medical research
Researchers report islet cell advancement increases impact on transplantation
A study published in the current issue of Cell Transplantation (21:8), now freely available on-line, reports that a team of researchers in South Korea have successfully engineered islet cell clusters (ICCs) that will improve ...
Nov 27, 2012
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Pediatrics
Massage therapy may enhance immunity in preterm infants
(HealthDay)—For stable, preterm infants, daily massage therapy (MT) is positively associated with higher natural killer (NK) cell cytotoxicity and weight gain, according to a study published online Nov. 12 in Pediatrics.
Nov 13, 2012
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Medical research
Research sheds light on important role of autophagy, or self-eating cells, in developing new anti-inflammatory therapies
Research just carried out in the Immunology Research Centre, led by Dr James Harris, based in the School of Biochemistry and Immunology, Trinity College Dublin, shows that the process of autophagy regulates the production ...
Oct 24, 2012
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Immunology
Choice of psoriasis treatment affects CVD event rates
(HealthDay)—Compared with other anti-psoriatic therapies, systemic anti-inflammatory treatment of patients with severe psoriasis with biologic agents or methotrexate is associated with a lower combined risk of death, myocardial ...
Sep 27, 2012
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
In lab, drug-on-the-cob fights rare disease
Biologists in Canada have made a medical enzyme using genetically-engineered corn, a feat that could one day slash the cost of treating a life-threatening inherited disease, a journal reported on Tuesday.
Sep 18, 2012
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Oncology & Cancer
Study: Post-menopausal women with diabetes at greater risk of breast cancer
(Medical Xpress)—Women with type II diabetes are nearly 30 per cent more likely to get breast cancer, according to results of a comprehensive review published in the British Journal of Cancer today (Friday).
Sep 14, 2012
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Immunology
Short-term intestinal parasite infection triggers specific cytokines that can prevent the development of type 1 diabetes
(Medical Xpress) -- Short-term infection with intestinal worms may provide long-term protection against type I diabetes (TID), suggests a study conducted by William Gause, PhD, and colleagues at the University of Medicine ...
Jul 19, 2012
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