Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Photographer covering Ebola: The world must see
The biggest danger in a war zone is not seeing the enemy. What people face here in Liberia is a war, and no one has seen the enemy.
Oct 5, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Fourth Sierra Leonean doctor dies from Ebola
A fourth Sierra Leonean doctor, a woman, died Sunday after contracting the dreaded Ebola virus, a top health official said, while a Dutch charity repatriated two doctors suspected of having been contaminated with the disease.
Sep 14, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Bubonic plague claims 32 lives in Madagascar (Update)
Bubonic plague, which wiped out a third of Europe's population in the Middle Ages, has reared its ugly head in the African island state of Madagascar where 32 people have died in a fresh outbreak of the so-called Black Death ...
Dec 20, 2013
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Medications
Mining for new drugs in the ocean
Each time we use an antibiotic, the weaker strains of infection are killed off while the stronger, more virulent strains are left behind to multiply. In the past, this has not caused much concern, as there has always been ...
Feb 28, 2013
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Computational methods reveal how hospital-acquired bacteria spread
Scientists at the Academy of Finland's Centre of Excellence in Computational Inference Research have developed novel computational methods that have yielded essential knowledge of how hospital-acquired bacteria spread and ...
Jan 16, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Dangerous form of MRSA, endemic in many US hospitals, increasing in UK
Prevalence of a particularly dangerous form of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) jumped three-fold in just two years, in hospitals in the United Kingdom, according to a paper in the October 2012 Journal of ...
Oct 23, 2012
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Vietnam hit by new 'highly-toxic' bird flu: reports
A new highly-toxic strain of the potentially deadly bird flu virus has appeared in Vietnam and is spreading fast, according to state media reports.
Sep 7, 2012
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Taiwan finds H5N1 virus in birds smuggled from China
Dozens of pet birds smuggled from southern China into Taiwan tested positive for the deadly H5N1 avian flu virus and were destroyed, Taiwanese authorities said Tuesday.
Jul 17, 2012
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HIV & AIDS
Researchers offer new approach to track former prisoners' access to community HIV care
A new monitoring approach developed by researchers from The Miriam Hospital could close a major gap by providing the ability to track whether HIV-positive prisoners are getting the community-based HIV care they need once ...
Jul 9, 2012
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Cambodian girl, 10, dies from bird flu: WHO
A 10-year-old Cambodian girl has died from bird flu, the World Health Organization said Monday, the country's third fatality from the virulent disease this year.
May 28, 2012
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