Nine people have died in Benin from Lassa fever, a viral disease common in West Africa with symptoms similar to Ebola, the country's health minister said.
Nov 26, 2014
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Cloaking immune cells with antibodies that block T cell trafficking to the gut can substantially reduce the risk of viral transmission in a non-human primate model of HIV infection, scientists report.
Nov 24, 2014
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Common viral infections can pave the way to autoimmune disease, Australian scientists have revealed in breakthrough research published internationally today.
Oct 17, 2014
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A new form of gene therapy for boys with X-linked severe combined immunodeficiency syndrome (SCID-X1), a life-threatening condition also known as "bubble boy" disease, appears to be both effective and safe, according to a ...
Oct 8, 2014
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The incidence of type 1 childhood diabetes has been increasing rapidly worldwide. If blood sugar levels aren't well-controlled, juvenile diabetes can affect nearly every organ of a child's body. And while long-term complications ...
Oct 3, 2014
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Johnson & Johnson is buying the biopharmaceutical company Alios BioPharma Inc. for about $1.75 billion.
Sep 30, 2014
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The immune system is great at making sure infections such as the herpes virus do not repeatedly infect a person, a condition known as a superinfection. Yet how the immune system combats superinfection is not well understood.
Sep 1, 2014
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(HealthDay)—Similar viral infections among 14 infants in the Kansas City area are being investigated by health officials. The infections were caused by HPeV3, a virus that can cause meningitis and other inflammation. No ...
Aug 14, 2014
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(HealthDay)—About one-third of children with viral infections severe enough to land them in the hospital end up with serious complications—such as pneumonia, seizures and brain swelling, a new study finds.
Aug 4, 2014
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Chikungunya, a viral disease transmitted by mosquitoes, has been identified in five Texas counties—four of them in South Central Texas—and may become endemic to the state, according to Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service ...
Aug 1, 2014
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