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Fighting Cancer With The Help Of Salmonella
University of Minnesota researchers are using salmonella - the bacteria commonly transmitted through food that sickens thousands of U.S. residents each year - to do what was once unthinkable: help people...
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New Lupus Treatment Benlysta: FAQ
Title: New Lupus Treatment Benlysta: FAQCategory: Health NewsCreated: 3/10/2011 11:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 3/10/2011
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New Therapies May Follow Discovery Of Link Between Respiratory Syncytial Virus And Oxidative Stress
Researchers have identified a critical part of the process by which one of the world's most common and dangerous early childhood infections, respiratory syncytial virus, causes disease. The discovery could lead to badly needed new therapies for RSV, which in 2005 was estimated to have caused at least 3.4 million hospitalizations and 199,000 deaths among children under five worldwide...
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Drug Abuse
Title: Drug AbuseCategory: Diseases and ConditionsCreated: 12/22/2003Last Editorial Review: 3/9/2011
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Helicobacter Pylori Infection Linked To Decreased Iron Levels In Otherwise Healthy Children
Children without previous iron deficiencies or anemia who remained infected with Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) had significantly lower levels of iron compared to children who had the infection eradicated, according to researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth). "Half of the world's population is infected with H...
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British Polio Fellowship Leads Discussion On Use Of Orthotics In The Treatment Of Post Polio Syndrome
The British Association of Prosthetists and Orthotists (BAPO) conference (4 - 6 March) featured a joint presentation on the effects of Post Polio Syndrome (PPS), a neurological condition that can occur in those who contracted polio...
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Risk of Drug-Resistant Staph Infection in Gym Low: Study
Title: Risk of Drug-Resistant Staph Infection in Gym Low: StudyCategory: Health NewsCreated: 3/4/2011 4:05:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 3/7/2011
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Microbial Version Of The David And Goliath Story
University of British Columbia researchers have identified a small virus that attacks another virus more than 100 times its own size, rescuing the infected zooplankton from certain death. The discovery provides clues to the evolutionary origin of some jumping genes found in other organisms...
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Medical Groups Warn Of Climate Change's Potential Impact on Health
Title: Medical Groups Warn Of Climate Change's Potential Impact on HealthCategory: Health NewsCreated: 2/24/2011 8:05:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 2/25/2011
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Timely Care May Be Key to Treating Infected Cuts
Title: Timely Care May Be Key to Treating Infected CutsCategory: Health NewsCreated: 2/23/2011 8:05:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 2/24/2011
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