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IOM report released on species-jumping diseases
Sep 22, 2009 |
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Significant weaknesses undermine the global community's abilities to prevent, detect early, and respond efficiently to potentially deadly species-crossing microbes, such as the pandemic H1N1 influenza virus sweeping the globe, ...
Pitt receives grant to create virtual models for epidemics
Jul 31, 2009 |
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As the world prepares for a probable resurgence of H1N1 in the coming months, University of Pittsburgh researchers are controlling the spread of infectious diseases virtually with a $13.4 million National Institutes of Health ...
Paris Hilton not only one confused about swine flu
May 01, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Paris Hilton says "I don't eat that" when asked about swine flu in an online video. She's not the only one confused about the outbreak.
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New iPhone app 'Outbreaks Near Me' locates H1N1, infectious diseases
Sep 01, 2009 |
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A new iPhone application, created by researchers at Children's Hospital Boston in collaboration with the MIT Media Lab, enables users to track and report outbreaks of infectious diseases, such as H1N1 (swine ...
Should noninvasive ventilation be considered a high-risk procedure during an epidemic?
Oct 13, 2009 |
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Contrary to current policies recommending that non-invasive ventilation be avoided during an infectious outbreak, the author of a commentary in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) argues that it should be used exped ...
Experts say Toronto unprepared for TB
Feb 24, 2008 |
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Health experts warn there could be an outbreak of tuberculosis in Toronto, which reportedly lacks a centralized system of TB clinics.
Syphilis cases grown in New Zealand
Aug 26, 2007 |
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Health experts are worried about an outbreak of syphilis in New Zealand.
Report: Source of Okla. E. coli outbreak a mystery
Apr 09, 2009 |
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(AP) -- An extensive investigation has failed to determine how E. coli bacteria was introduced into a northeastern Oklahoma restaurant linked to hundreds of illnesses and one death, the state health board said in a report ...
'Outbreaks Near Me' app now available for Android mobile phones
Dec 01, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- "Outbreaks Near Me," an up-to-the-minute disease-tracking system released as an iPhone application in September, is now available for use on Android mobile phones, greatly increasing the number of people ...
Weather, stomach bugs and climate change: Refining the model
Jun 04, 2008 |
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Monitoring extreme weather, such as periods of high temperature, is one way to predict the timing and intensity of infectious diseases like cryptosporidiosis, an intestinal disease that causes upset stomach and diarrhea. ...
New model may help scientists better predict and prevent influenza outbreaks
Oct 29, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Each year, the influenza virus evolves. And each year, public health officials try to predict what the new strain will be and how it will affect the population in order to best combat it.
Few people changed their behaviour in the early stages of the swine flu outbreak
Jul 06, 2009 |
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Few people changed their behaviour in the early stages of the swine flu outbreak, finds a study published on bmj.com today. But the results do support efforts to inform the public about specific actions that can reduce the ...
Influenza pandemic planning needed to assure adequate care for pregnant women and newborns
May 13, 2009 |
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Pregnant women and newborns are at greatest risk in a flu epidemic, but more planning must be done to ensure that they receive priority treatment should an outbreak occur, according to a University of Pittsburgh Medical Center ...
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