Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
With climate change, US could face risk from Chagas disease
In the spring of 1835, Charles Darwin was bitten in Argentina by a "great wingless black bug," he wrote in his diary.
Mar 15, 2012
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News tagged with kisses
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
300,000 people in U.S. living with Chagas disease: report
(HealthDay) -- As many as 300,000 people in the United States may have chronic Chagas disease -- mostly spread by blood-sucking insects -- health officials report.
Jul 5, 2012
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Handshake? No thanks: coronavirus changes global habits
Say no to a handshake, refuse every peck on the cheek and definitely avoid hugging. Instead, try a direct gaze, or maybe a hand gesture.
Mar 2, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
What bloodsucking 'kissing bugs' like to eat
Researchers have overturned a century old assumption that "kissing bugs" only feed on blood. The Latin American insects are named after their habit of night time feeding on the face of the victim, often spreading the deadly ...
Mar 15, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
Spread of breast cancer linked to kisspeptins which normally inhibit metastasis
KISS 1 is a metastasis-suppressor gene which helps to prevent the spread of cancers, including melanoma, pancreatic and ovarian cancers to name a few. But new research from Western University's Schulich School of Medicine ...
Apr 16, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Why most of us lean to the right when we kiss
Your brain is an organ of two halves – the left side and the right side. And there are many brain functions, such as language skills or which hand you write with, which are organised mostly in one side of the brain or the ...
Dec 20, 2017
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Medications
Cure in sight for kissing bug's bite
Chagas disease, a deadly tropical infection caused by the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi and transmitted by biting insects called "kissing bugs," has begun to spread around the world, including the U.S. Yet current ...
Feb 14, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New study highlights Chagas disease as a growing health and socio-economic challenge
Today, The Lancet Infectious Diseases published a new report that examines the global economic burden of Chagas disease. In the first study of its kind, researchers measured the health and economic impact of Chagas disease ...
Feb 7, 2013
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Medications
Potential Chagas vaccine candidate shows unprecedented efficacy
Scientists are getting closer to a Chagas disease vaccine, something many believed impossible only 10 years ago. Research from the Sealy Center for Vaccine Development at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston ...
Mar 26, 2013
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'Mother's kiss' safe and effective for removing foreign objects from children's noses
A technique called the "mother's kiss" for removing foreign objects from the nasal passages of young children appears to be a safe and effective approach, found a study published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).
Oct 15, 2012
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