Ebola a stark reminder of link between health of humans, animals, environment
For many, global public health seems like an abstract and distant problem - until the Ebola virus is diagnosed among people in our midst.
Nov 13, 2014
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For many, global public health seems like an abstract and distant problem - until the Ebola virus is diagnosed among people in our midst.
Nov 13, 2014
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Recent breakthroughs may pave the way for vaccines and new drugs for those infected by parasitic helminths. These flatworms, including tapeworms that cause hydatid diseases and neurocysticercosis, liver flukes, and blood ...
Oct 27, 2014
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Stroke researchers have confirmed that damage to the right frontal-subcortical network may cause ipsilateral spatial neglect. Among individuals with ipsilateral neglect, a much greater proportion had frontal subcortical damage ...
Oct 3, 2014
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Poverty—rather than biased reporting—seems to account for the higher rates of child abuse and neglect among black children, reports a study in the September Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics, the official ...
Sep 9, 2014
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Parents who physically neglect their boys may increase the risk that they will raise violent adolescents, according to Penn State sociologists.
Aug 19, 2014
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Previous research has shown that alcohol-dependent (AD) individuals exhibit frontal lobe abnormalities. A focus on memory-executive dysfunctions, however, has led to a neglect of several other high-level cognitive functions, ...
May 20, 2014
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At least 1.4 billion people worldwide require treatment for a group of "neglected" tropical diseases and almost two-thirds are going without adequate medical care, eradication campaigners said on Wednesday.
Apr 2, 2014
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If you live in Europe, you may never have heard of 'neglected diseases' from Trypanosomatidic infections. However, in countries like Brazil or Sudan these diseases are endemic.
Mar 19, 2014
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A new criminal offence of "wilful neglect" is needed for individuals and organisations in the healthcare sector, to send out a clear message that appalling care warrants public censure and sanction, say leading lawyers in ...
Mar 5, 2014
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A protozoan parasite that causes unhealing, potentially disfiguring skin sores appears to have a weakness for gold.
Feb 24, 2014
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