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Children with inflammatory bowel disease have surprisingly high folate levels, study finds

Medicine & Health / Research

created Jan 24, 2009 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 2

Children with newly diagnosed cases of inflammatory bowel disease have higher concentrations of folate in their blood than individuals without IBD, according to a new study led by researchers at the University of California, ...





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Dengue fever strikes Taiwan

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Sep 14, 2006 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

At least 163 people in Taiwan have come down with infectious dengue fever, adding to a growing epidemic made worse by rainy weather.


Salmonella found in recalled pet food

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created Aug 28, 2007 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says it has found Salmonella bacteria in two Mars Petcare U.S. dry dog food products that are under recall.


Countries slow to use lifesaving diarrhea treatments for children

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created Oct 08, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Despite evidence that low-cost diarrhea treatments such as lower osmolarity oral rehydration salts (ORS) and zinc supplements could drastically reduce the number of deaths among children, little progress has been made in ...


Children's experts say doctors and parents can sort out symptoms with a checklist

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created Oct 07, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A young child arrives at the emergency room after several days of abdominal pain, vomiting, and diarrhea and is sent home with a diagnosis of viral gastritis and treatment for the symptoms. The child seems better for a while, ...


Dengue fever costs billions in health care, lost productivity and absenteeism

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created May 07, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers at Brandeis, in collaboration with several other institutions worldwide, have pinpointed for the first time the multi-country economic costs of dengue fever, the endemic and epidemic mosquito-borne illness that ...


Kefir, although rich in probiotics, didn't prevent diarrhea in children using antibiotics

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created Aug 03, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Kefir, one of the world's oldest "health" drinks, did little to prevent diarrhea in young children being treated with antibiotics, say researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC), who tested the drink in a ...


Salmonella causes illnesses in 14 states

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created Apr 14, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said at least 23 people in 14 states were diagnosed with salmonella poisoning caused by the same contaminated cereals.


Diarrhea disorder Giardiasis caused by two different parasite species

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Aug 21, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers from Uppsala University and the Karolinska Institute have found major genetic differences between the human variants of the intestinal parasite Giardia intestinalis. Sequencing of the genomes ...


NHS phone questions down, Web queries up

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created Jan 03, 2007 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

NHS Direct, Britain's National Health Services' telephone help line, reported answering nearly 250,000 inquiries during the 10-day holiday period.


Weather patterns help predict dengue fever outbreaks

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created Oct 26, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

High temperatures, humidity and low wind speed are associated with high occurrence of dengue fever according to a study published in the open access journal BMC Public Health.



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