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How to prevent dengue in the community
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How to prevent dengue in the community

Dengue fever is an acute infectious disease that can cause epidemics caused by dengue virus. The disease is spread by mosquitoes that burn infected people and then sprea…

December 14, 2018
Half a century in hospital
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Half a century in hospital

It is worth it for people to have a party. It happened at Nancy University Hospital (France) on December 18. Fernand Neault's patient had about 50 people including relat…

December 14, 2018
Newborn screening nationwide
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Newborn screening nationwide

To reduce the rate of children born with malformations or genetic diseases is not good, since 2008 newborn screening techniques will be deployed nationwide.

December 14, 2018
'Rocking' is extremely serious
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'Rocking' is extremely serious

Alcohol is a common cause of fights. Research shows that kicking someone during a fight can be more dangerous than using a sharp or blunt weapon.

December 14, 2018
Bacteria in the gut causing obesity?
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Bacteria in the gut causing obesity?

The 'culprit' of obesity is most likely the bacteria in the gut, according to studies published in Nature yesterday. Through research, scientists at Washington Universit…

December 14, 2018
The man survived thanks to
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The man survived thanks to

Slipping his feet while climbing and unconscious between Japanese winter weather, Mitsutaka Uchikoshi, 35, is still alive when found 24 days later. Doctors think that st…

December 14, 2018
Gold, future therapies cure cancer?
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Gold, future therapies cure cancer?

According to the French National Research Institute of Science (CNRS), researchers are currently conducting many experiments on gold nanoparticles, including tests that…

December 14, 2018
Intestinal diseases and risks in pregnant women
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Intestinal diseases and risks in pregnant women

Analyzing the results of 12 studies over the past 20 years, the team at St Mary's Hospital (UK) said women with Crohn's disease (intestinal disorder) and colon inflammat…

December 14, 2018
Born 5 babies in 4 minutes
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Born 5 babies in 4 minutes

Look at a wonderful success of creation in the field of medicine in Siegen - Germany. One birth 5 in the 7th month by complete caesarean section within 4 minutes.

December 14, 2018
Germany: Replace heart valves without surgery
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Germany: Replace heart valves without surgery

Yesterday (December 15), a 14-year-old German boy will receive a new heart valve made from a cow's vein at the Heart Research Center in Muenchen. The process of heart va…

December 14, 2018
Genetic map: a new tool for malaria research
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Genetic map: a new tool for malaria research

An international team of scientists has announced the completion of a large genome map that represents the genetic variation of human malaria parasites of the Plasmodium…

December 14, 2018
Prospects to treat some diseases with stem cells
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Prospects to treat some diseases with stem cells

Along with the continuous development of biotechnology, scientists around the world have made much progress in research and development of stem cell therapy, opening up…

December 14, 2018