Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Student researchers track emerging tick-borne disease
Collecting tick specimens is easy—you drag a white piece of canvas over the right piece of ground, then turn it over. Voila—ticks!
Jul 12, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Tick-borne illness babesiosis a hazard for seniors: FDA
(HealthDay)—A tick-borne illness that can be severe or fatal among seniors, newborns and people with weakened immune systems is becoming more common in certain parts of the United States, federal health officials warn.
Jul 2, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New tick-borne illness may be misdiagnosed
(HealthDay)—Physicians say a new kind of tick-borne infection that's similar to Lyme disease can mislead doctors into thinking it's a different condition.
Jul 1, 2013
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Cardiology
A tick's spit leads to an entire lesson in blood clotting
There really is such a thing as tick spit – that is, the saliva of a tick. And there's something about it that might help fight heart disease and stroke.
Jul 1, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Tick-caused bobcat fever can be deadly to domestic cats
(Medical Xpress)—Kansas State University veterinarians are warning pet owners to watch out for ticks carrying a disease that could kill cats.
Jun 25, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Large-scale study of preventive antibiotic usage against Lyme disease
Today, at the start of the "Tick Week", the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) and Wageningen University are commencing a large-scale study to discover whether preventive use of antibiotics can ...
Apr 16, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Climate and environmental changes affect the occurrence of diseases transmitted between animals and humans
How are human and animal diseases in general affected by the climate becoming "wilder, wetter and warmer"? Solveig Jore's doctoral research shows that the tick Ixodes ricinus has spread over larger geographical areas in Norway ...
Apr 15, 2013
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Health
Mums giving babies solid foods later, research shows
Australian mums have been given a tick of approval when it comes to choosing the right time to give their babies solid foods.
Apr 10, 2013
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Pediatrics
Delayed allergy reactions seen with pediatric meat consumption
(HealthDay)—Immunoglobulin E (IgE) antibody specific for galactose-α1,3-galactose (α-Gal), which is associated with delayed anaphylaxis and urticaria that occurs several hours after eating beef, pork, or lamb, has been ...
Apr 9, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Researchers show that in some cases, what looks like Lyme could be completely different illness transmitted by same bug
Under the microscope, Sam Telford surveyed the tiny, spiral bacteria floating in spinal fluid taken from an 80-year-old woman. They looked very similar to the spirochete bacteria that can cause Lyme disease. But in fact, ...
Mar 4, 2013
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