News tagged with foreign bodies
Industrial salt sold as food salt in Iceland for 13 years
Industrial salt not intended for human consumption has been sold in Iceland as food salt for 13 years by mistake, Icelandic officials said Tuesday.
Jan 17, 2012 |
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Uncommon eye injury in autistic children has common cause
The presence of metallic foreign bodies in the eye is an uncommon injury in children, so much so that two children with autism presenting with this injury led to detective work by two physicians that found the common cause. ...
Apr 06, 2010 |
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Beverage can stay-tabs pose swallowing risk
Three decades ago, a study revealed that beverage can pull-tabs were being swallowed by children, prompting a switch by U.S. manufacturers to stay-tabs. But a study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological ...
Nov 30, 2009 |
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Immune reaction to metal debris leads to early failure of joint implants
Researchers at Rush University Medical Center have identified a key immunological defense reaction to the metals in joint replacement devices, leading to loosening of the components and early failure.
Mar 04, 2009 |
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Stress in cells activates hepatitis viruses
People who have received a donor organ need lifelong immunosuppressant drugs to keep their immune system from attacking the foreign tissue. However, with a suppressed immune system, many infectious agents ...
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Japan scientist makes 'Avatar' robot
A Japanese-developed robot that mimics the movements of its human controller is bringing the Hollywood blockbuster "Avatar" one step closer to reality.
Feb 10, 2012 |
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Researchers develop gene therapy to boost brain repair for demyelinating diseases
(Medical Xpress) -- Our bodies are full of tiny superheroes—antibodies that fight foreign invaders, cells that regenerate, and structures that ensure our systems run smoothly. One such structure is myelin—a ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Feb 09, 2012 |
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India outsourcers see export growth slowing
India's flagship information technology and business services sector forecast on Wednesday that export growth would slow in the next financial year amid global "economic uncertainties."
Feb 08, 2012 |
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Low levels of lipid antibodies increase complications following heart attack
Coronary patients with low levels of an immune system antibody called anti-PC, which neutralises parts of the "bad" cholesterol, run a greater risk of suffering complications following an acute cardiac episode and thus of ...
Medicine & Health / Cardiology
Feb 06, 2012 |
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Researchers discover key to immune cell's 'internal guidance' system
University of British Columbia researchers have discovered the molecular pathway that enables receptors inside immune cells to find, and flag, fragments of pathogens trying to invade a host.
Feb 05, 2012 |
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Stents and surgery for blocked neck arteries are neck-and-neck as lasting stroke prevention
A new comparison of the procedures to help prevent strokes by removing or relieving blockages in the arteries of the neck concludes they are equally effective at halting repeat blockage. Two years after treatment with either ...
Medicine & Health / Cardiology
Feb 01, 2012 |
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New technology gives implants a protective covering
A technology developed by labseed, an EPFL spin-off, could prevent most breast implant rejections. The final product should be commercially available as early as 2013.
Jan 30, 2012 |
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Briton with locked-in syndrome wants right to die
(AP) -- Former rugby player Tony Nicklinson had a high-flying job as a corporate manager in Dubai, where he went skydiving and bridge-climbing in his free time.
Jan 23, 2012 |
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Study: One-quarter of high-tech jobs lost from US in decade
More than a quarter of the nation's high-tech manufacturing jobs were lost in the past decade, according to a new government study.
Jan 18, 2012 |
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