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NJ doctor in hepatitis B case fights for license
Apr 03, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Health inspectors described finding blood on the floor at the office of a New Jersey doctor whom they suspect is linked to a hepatitis B outbreak.
Study confirms vCJD could be transmitted by blood transfusion
Aug 29, 2008 |
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The findings underline the importance of precautions against vCJD transmission, such as the Government decision in 2004 to ban blood donations from anyone who had received a blood transfusion since 1980.
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Measuring and modeling blood flow in malaria
Nov 23, 2009 |
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When people have malaria, they are infected with Plasmodium parasites, which enter the body from the saliva of a mosquito, infect cells in the liver, and then spread to red blood cells. Inside the blood cells, the parasites ...
Immune cells predict outcome of West Nile virus infection
Oct 12, 2009 |
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Infection with West Nile virus (WNV) causes no symptoms in most people. However, it can cause fever, meningitis, and/or encephalitis. What determines the outcome of infection with WNV in different people has not been determined. ...
64 infected by hepatitis at hospital in China
Apr 02, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Police have detained the director of a Chinese hospital where at least 64 people were infected with the potentially deadly liver disease hepatitis C after receiving transfusions from blood collected illegally, state ...
Predicting fatal fungal infections
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Jun 16, 2009 |
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In a study published in The Journal of Infectious Diseases, researchers from Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have identified cells in blood that predict which HIV-positive indivi ...
Most koalas in Japan carry leukemia virus: report
Apr 12, 2009 |
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Nearly 90 percent of koalas in Japanese zoos are infected with a virus believed to cause leukemia in the marsupials, a report said.
Doppler Ultrasound Helps Scientists Understand Fescue Toxicosis
Oct 21, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Doppler technology -- the very same technology used by meteorologists to track thunderstorms -- is being used by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists to better understand the rate ...
Toward explaining why hepatitis B hits men harder than women
Nov 18, 2009 |
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Scientists in China are reporting discovery of unusual liver proteins, found only in males, that may help explain the long-standing mystery of why the hepatitis B virus (HBV) sexually discriminates -- hitting ...
'Window into the brain' reveals deadly secrets of malaria
Jan 15, 2009 |
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Looking at the retina in the eyes of patients with cerebral malaria has provided scientists with a vital insight into why malaria infection in the brain is so deadly. In a study funded by the Wellcome Trust and Fight for ...
Researchers demonstrate that stem cells can be engineered to kill HIV
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Dec 08, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- UCLA AIDS Institute researchers have for the first time demonstrated that human blood stem cells can be engineered to target and kill HIV-infected cells.
Study: Fluid buildup in lungs is part of the damage done by the flu
Feb 10, 2009 |
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In a fight against respiratory infections, the body typically produces a little fluid to help the lungs generate a productive cough. But new research suggests that the influenza virus can tip the balance toward too much fluid ...
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