News tagged with acute diarrhea
New tick-borne disease discovered in Gothenburg
Researchers at the University of Gothenburg's Sahlgrenska Academy have discovered a brand new tick-borne infection. Since the discovery, eight cases have been described around the world, three of them in the Gothenburg area, ...
Dec 06, 2011 |
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New trial casts doubt on role of zinc supplements in diarrhea treatment
Zinc supplementation can be ineffective in the treatment of diarrhea. A randomised controlled trial published in the open access journal BMC Medicine has shown that supplementation with either zinc or zinc and copper is no ...
May 05, 2009 |
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Latest illnesses point to raw milk's popularity
(AP) -- An outbreak of bacterial infections on the East Coast illustrates the popularity of raw, unpasteurized milk despite strong warnings from public health officials about the potential danger.
Feb 03, 2012 |
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Drought returns to Sahel, bringing hunger
(AP) -- For the third time in the past decade, drought has returned to the arid, western shoulder of Africa, bringing hunger to millions. Aid agencies are warning that if action is not taken now, the region known as the ...
Jan 22, 2012 |
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AML patients have high response rate with vorinostat added to treatment
Adding a drug that activates genes to frontline combination therapy for acute myeloid leukemia resulted in an 85 percent remission rate after initial treatment, researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center ...
Dec 13, 2011 |
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Vaccine against epidemic gastroenteritis being tested
(Medical Xpress) -- A new vaccine is being tested in the US that may protect against the norovirus, which causes "stomach flu" or acute viral gastroenteritis, that can occur in confined living settings such as cruise ships, ...
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Dec 09, 2011 |
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RI Hospital finds dehydration scales not accurate for determining dehydration levels in children
A physician team from Rhode Island Hospital led a study to evaluate the accuracy of the commonly used dehydration scales as they apply to children in a low-income country. Based on their experience in Rwanda, ...
Nov 08, 2011 |
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Human norovirus in groundwater remains infective after two months
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers from Emory University have discovered that norovirus in groundwater can remain infectious for at least 61 days. The research is published in the October Applied and Environmental Microbiology.
Oct 21, 2011 |
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Survival increased in early stage breast cancer after treatment with herceptin and chemo
Treating women with early stage breast cancer with a combination of chemotherapy and the molecularly targeted drug Herceptin significantly increases survival in patients with a specific genetic mutation that results in very ...
Oct 05, 2011 |
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Blue-green algae a danger for people, pets
(Medical Xpress) -- Warning signs have been showing up all summer: Several lakes and ponds in Kansas have been reporting contamination from toxic blue-green algae.
Sep 02, 2011 |
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UN says cholera epidemic in Somalia
(AP) -- World Health Organization officials said Friday that famine-hit Somalia faces a cholera epidemic as dirty water and poor sanitation are leading to an increase in outbreaks of the disease.
Aug 12, 2011 |
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Outbreak C. difficile strain common in Chicago hospitals, investigation finds
An outbreak strain of Clostridium difficile, a bacterium that causes diarrhea and sometimes life-threatening inflammation of the colon, is common in Chicago-area acute care hospitals, an investigation published in the Se ...
Aug 11, 2011 |
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