News tagged with foot
Paraguay confirms new foot-and-mouth outbreak
Major beef exporter Paraguay confirmed a new outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease Tuesday in the north of the country, four days after lifting a state of emergency imposed in the region in September.
Jan 03, 2012 |
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Hand, foot, mouth disease kills 156 in Vietnam
(AP) -- Vietnam says an outbreak of hand, foot and mouth disease has killed 156 people, mostly children, and sickened more than 96,000 through late November.
Dec 16, 2011 |
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Step forward in foot-and-mouth disease understanding
Researchers at the University of Leeds have been studying an enzyme – called 3D – which plays a vital role in the replication of the virus behind the disease. They have found that this enzyme forms fibrous structures ...
Dec 09, 2011 |
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S.America takes aim at foot-and-mouth disease
Agriculture ministers from six South American countries agreed at a meeting Wednesday to make the eradication of foot-and-mouth disease a regional priority.
Nov 23, 2011 |
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Faulty vaccine caused foot-and-mouth outbreak: Paraguay
A botched vaccine intended to protect Paraguay's livestock against foot-and-mouth disease was responsible for transmitting the ailment to hundreds of animals that later had to be destroyed, the government said Tuesday.
Medicine & Health / Medications
Nov 01, 2011 |
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Some answers about orthotics: Researchers examine effectiveness of shoe inserts
It's one of those mysteries that has baffled runners and running doctors for decades: Why do orthotics work?
Nov 01, 2011 |
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Preschools shut as virus outbreak rages in Vietnam
(AP) -- More than a dozen kindergartens in Vietnam have closed to deal with an outbreak of hand, foot and mouth disease that has killed 109 children and sickening more than 52,000 this year, an official and state-run media ...
Sep 26, 2011 |
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Common virus kills nearly 100 children in Vietnam
(AP) -- The World Health Organization says an outbreak of hand, foot and mouth disease has surged in Vietnam, killing 98 children and sickening more than 42,000 others this year.
Sep 10, 2011 |
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Virus attacks childhood cancers
Researchers from Yale University are looking to a virus from the same family as the rabies virus to fight a form of cancer primarily found in children and young adults. They report their findings in the September 2011 issue ...
Aug 29, 2011 |
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Vietnam on alert as common virus kills 81 children
(AP) -- Vietnam's prime minister has put the country on alert as an outbreak of hand, foot and mouth disease continues to surge, killing 81 children and sickening more than 32,000 people nationwide so far this year, officials ...
Aug 19, 2011 |
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Mice point to a therapy for Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease
VIB researchers have developed a mouse model for Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) neuropathy, a hereditary disease of the peripheral nervous system. They also found a potential therapy for this incurable disease. The treatment ...
Aug 02, 2011 |
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Childhood virus kills 70 in Vietnam
(AP) -- A health official says a surging outbreak of hand, foot and mouth disease in Vietnam has killed 70 people so far this year and infected more than 23,000, mostly children under 5.
Jul 29, 2011 |
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Ancient footprints show human-like walking began nearly four million years ago
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at the University of Liverpool have found that ancient footprints in Laetoli, Tanzania, show that human-like features of the feet and gait existed almost two million years earlier ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Jul 20, 2011 |
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Cattle plague's defeat holds valuable lessons
(PhysOrg.com) -- Lessons learned from the recently successful 50-year campaign to rid the world of cattle plague (rinderpest), could assist in controlling other devastating diseases such as foot and mouth ...
Jul 04, 2011 |
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Fewer amputations in diabetic patients with dual isotope SPECT/CT
Research introduced at SNM's 58th Annual Meeting reveals the extent to which an ongoing study can help save life and limb for patients with diabetes-related foot infections. Diabetes can cause nerve damage and reduced blood ...
Jun 06, 2011 |
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