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School nurse shortage hampers swine flu response
Sep 25, 2009 |
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(AP) -- As schools grapple with a resurgence of swine flu, many districts have few or no nurses to prevent or respond to outbreaks, leaving students more vulnerable to a virus that spreads easily in classrooms ...
When it comes to brain damage, blankets take the place of drugs
Jul 07, 2009 |
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Have you ever covered yourself with a blanket to stave off the shivers? A new study shows that a blanket can also help alleviate shivering in patients who have been cooled to prevent brain damage.
Dengue fever costs billions in health care, lost productivity and absenteeism
May 07, 2009 |
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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 ...
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Second dengue fever patient dies in Taiwan
Nov 01, 2006 |
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Taiwanese officials say dengue fever has claimed its second life this year in the southern city of Kaohsiung.
Fever may trigger heart failure in patients with the genetic disease LQT-2
Jun 12, 2008 |
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The potentially fatal heart disease LQT-2, which is characterized by the prolongation of a specific interval of time (known as the QT interval) in the heart's electrical cycle, is caused by mutations in the HERG gene.
Fever in mice linked to shorter life span
Nov 01, 2007 |
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Mice with shorter life spans use fever to fight infections more than longer living mice, said U.S. researchers who had expected the opposite finding.
Weather patterns help predict dengue fever outbreaks
Oct 26, 2009 |
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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.
Ayurvedic nightshade deadly for dengue mosquito
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Apr 03, 2008 |
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Mosquitoes responsible for spreading disease are increasingly becoming resistant to synthetic insecticides. Now research published in the online open access journal BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine suggests that t ...
Hay fever season peaking
Sep 03, 2007 |
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Last month's downpour in the Midwest has triggered an increase in mold spores but dampened the U.S. pollen count -- at least temporarily.
Giving babies Tylenol may blunt vaccines' effects
Oct 15, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Giving babies Tylenol to prevent fever when they get childhood vaccinations may backfire and make the shots a little less effective, surprising new research suggests.
Fever causing headaches for Aussie parents
Sep 06, 2007 |
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Australian parents need to be educated about managing fever in young children because many give medication incorrectly and often unnecessarily, according to a Queensland University of Technology nursing researcher.
Population movement can be critical factor in dengue's spread
Nov 10, 2009 |
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Human movement is a key factor of dengue virus inflow in Rio de Janeiro, according to results from researchers based at the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz) in Brazil. The results, based on data from a severe epidemic in ...
More than 2,700 dengue cases in India
Oct 04, 2006 |
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Medical officials say more than 2,700 cases of dengue fever have been reported in India, with at least 40 deaths.
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