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China reports 8 cases of mutated swine flu virus

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Nov 25, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- China has detected eight people infected with mutated forms of the swine flu virus, a health official said Wednesday, but flu drugs and vaccines still work against it.


Scientists reveal malaria parasites' tactics for outwitting our immune systems

Scientists reveal malaria parasites' tactics for outwitting our immune systems

Medicine & Health / Research

created Nov 30, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Malaria parasites are able to disguise themselves to avoid the host's immune system, according to research funded by the Wellcome Trust and published today in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of ...


Scientists report first effective medical therapy for rare stomach disorder

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 25, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A drug used to treat colorectal cancer also can reverse a rare stomach disorder and should be considered first-line therapy for the disease, researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center report this week.


Severe asymptomatic heart disease may accompany narrowing in leg arteries

Medicine & Health / Research

created Dec 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Results of a randomized, controlled clinical trial presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) reveal that one in five patients with narrowing or blockage in arteries that supply ...


Careful diagnosis helps fracture patients put best foot forward

Medicine & Health / Diseases

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Located in areas of the foot that can be hard to visualize with X-rays and other imaging techniques, injuries to the ankle area of the foot are the most frequently misdiagnosed of all foot fractures. Delayed diagnosis can ...


Study shows that adults have dreamlike thoughts during sleepwalking and sleep terrors episodes

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A study in the Dec.1 issue of the journal Sleep shows that short, unpleasant, dreamlike mental activity occurs during sleepwalking and sleep terrors episodes, suggesting that people with these sleep disorders may be acting ...


MRI helps detect life-threatening pregnancy complication

Medicine & Health / Research

created Dec 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) revealed that MRI is a highly accurate means of identifying placenta accreta, a potentially life-threatening and increasingly ...


Biology of emergent Salmonella exposed

Biology of emergent Salmonella exposed

Biology / Biotechnology

created Nov 30, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers have characterised a new multi drug resistant strain of Salmonella Typhimurium that is causing life-threatening disease in Africa.


Long-term testicular cancer survivors at high risk for neurological side effects

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 25, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Long-term survivors of testicular cancer who were treated with cisplatin-based chemotherapy had more severe side effects, including neurological side effects and Raynaud-like phenomena, than men who were not treated with ...


Unified approach to premature infant care improves patient outcomes

Medicine & Health / Health

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A substantial number of premature infants born before 27 weeks gestational age encounter complicated medical problems. Although the survival rate of these infants has increased over the last two decades, the survival data ...



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