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Tamiflu-resistant swine flu cluster reported in NC

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(AP) -- Four North Carolina patients at a single hospital tested positive for a type of swine flu that is resistant to Tamiflu, health officials said Friday. The cases reported at Duke University Medical Center over six ...

Mutation found in swine flu virus: WHO

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The World Health Organisation said Friday that a mutation had been found in samples of the swine flu virus taken following the first two deaths from the pandemic in Norway.

CDC: Swine flu cases seem to be dropping in US

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(AP) -- Health officials say swine flu cases appear to declining throughout most of the U.S., but the specter of Thanksgiving gatherings next week makes it hard to predict what will happen next.

New research helps explain why bird flu has not caused a pandemic

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Nov 19, 2009 | 5 / 5 (5) | 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Bird flu viruses would have to make at least two simultaneous genetic mutations before they could be transmitted readily from human to human, according to research published today in PLoS ON ...

Scientists find new link between insulin and core body temperature

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Nov 19, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

A team led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute have discovered a direct link between insulin—a hormone long associated with metabolism and metabolic disorders such as diabetes—and core body temperature. While ...

Experts say radical measures won't stop swine flu

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Nov 19, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

(AP) -- Health experts say extraordinary measures against swine flu - most notably quarantines imposed by China, where entire planeloads of passengers were isolated if one traveler had symptoms - have failed ...

Preventing H1N1 spread to health care workers: Dilemma, debate and confusion

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Nov 19, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

A commentary in the December issue of The Lancet Infectious Diseases brings to light the gaps in knowledge on the transmission of a common pathogen - the influenza virus - and its impact on decisions about how best to pro ...

Asthma a significant risk factor for complications in children with H1N1

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Nov 19, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

A new study on pediatric H1N1 influenza admissions has found that asthma is a significant risk factor for severe disease in children with pandemic H1N1 compared with the seasonal flu. The study, led by researchers from The ...

Research Finds Ritalin's Benefits in Treating Children with Autism

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Nov 19, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- UA researchers present evidence that the Ritalin is effective in treating preschoolers with Autism in a first-ever clinical trial to test the medication's efficacy with children with the disorder.

How to execute dietary management in eating disorder patients

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Nov 19, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

Substances that provoke gastrointestinal symptoms in patients with eating disorders (ED) can impact negatively on their nutritional rehabilitation. An Australian research group has found that ingestion of fructose-sorbitol ...

Study finds link between preeclampsia and reduced thyroid function

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Nov 18, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

Women who experience preeclampsia, a serious complication of pregnancy, may have an increased risk for reduced thyroid functioning later in life, report a team of researchers from the National Institutes of Health and other ...

Can EP4 agonist alleviate gastric lesions?

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Nov 18, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

Over 300 million patients use non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) in the world to treat pain, arthritis, fever and other diseases. Nearly 30% of the users suffer from gastric lesions and bleeding. To mitigate NSAIDs' ...

Vardenafil: A potential drug to protect gastric mucosa

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Nov 18, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

Indomethacin has been proved by epidemiological and experimental studies to be closely associated with peptic ulcer development. Vardenafil is a potent phosphodiesterase 5 inhibitor and its effects on the gastric mucosa havenot ...

What relates to the short-term effectiveness of biliary drainage?

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Nov 18, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

Biliary drainage is performed as a palliative treatment of hilar cholangiocarcinoma. The reduction of serum bilirubin is usually the hallmark of successful biliary drainage. However, some patients may have persistent jaundice ...

Immune system activated in schizophrenia

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Nov 18, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 1

Researchers at the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet have discovered that patients with recent-onset schizophrenia have higher levels of inflammatory substances in their brains. Their findings offer hope of ...

Unexplained liver hemorrhage after metastasis radiofrequency ablation

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Nov 18, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

Colorectal carcinoma is one of the most common cancers in the world. Approximately one in four of these patients have metastases at diagnosis, liver being the most common site involved. Although historically it was considered ...

Heart failure patients with kidney dysfunction don't recover well after hospital discharge

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Nov 18, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

Most heart failure patients who develop kidney failure in the hospital do not recover from it before going home and are at increased risk of either being re-hospitalized or dying within the year, according to a Henry Ford ...

Could Widely Used Rapid Influenza Tests Pose A Dangerous Public Health Risk?

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Nov 17, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Rapid influenza diagnostic tests used in doctors' offices, hospitals and medical laboratories to detect H1N1 are virtually useless and could pose a significant danger to public health, according to a Loyola ...