Medications
Hypoxia drugs join the fight against COVID-19
Oxygen is essential to all life forms, even viruses.
Apr 13, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Why is the flu more common during the winter season?
(Medical Xpress)—Influenza, commonly known as the flu, has distinct transmission patterns around the world. In temperate regions, influenza's occurrence peaks during the winter season, while in some tropical regions, the ...
Dec 13, 2012
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Immunology
Researchers find that influenza has an Achilles' heel
Flu epidemics cause up to half a million deaths worldwide each year, and emerging strains continually threaten to spread to humans and cause even deadlier pandemics. A study published by Cell Press on April 10 in the journal ...
Apr 10, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Better long-term outcomes with low hep C viral load
(HealthDay)—In patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV)-related hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), low HCV viral load predicts better long-term surgical outcomes, regardless of the serologic eradication of HCV, according to research ...
Mar 25, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Zika found in sperm after record 93 days: report
The Zika virus has been found alive in a man's sperm after a record 93 days, according to a new report that adds to the many unknowns surrounding the foetus-harming germ.
Jul 22, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
As second anniversary nears of Ebola breakout in West Africa, nurse provides firsthand account of combating Ebola
International nurse volunteers responding to the Ebola outbreak in West African encountered death on nearly every shift and worked under conditions that challenged their ingenuity in providing even basic care. That is according ...
Nov 25, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Statins may benefit cirrhotic patients with Hepatitis B or C infections
Infection with hepatitis B virus (HBV) or hepatitis C virus (HCV) can lead to cirrhosis as well as liver cancer. A Hepatology study from Taiwan has found that statins may provide benefits to patients with HBV- or HCV-related ...
Apr 24, 2017
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HIV & AIDS
Hepatitis C reactivation doesn't worsen survival for HIV+ patients diagnosed with lymphoma
More than a quarter of HIV+ patients are also infected with the Hepatitis C virus (HCV), which may complicate treatment and care decisions after a cancer diagnosis. The specifics of those complications haven't been well-researched ...
May 30, 2014
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