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More than half a century living with artificial lungs
57 years ago, Dianne Odell contracted polio (a viral infection that caused spinal cord inflammation and paralysis). Since then she had to rely entirely on artificial lun…
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What do you understand about infections?
We are all susceptible to infections, mostly mild runny nose, but there are also a few more serious cases. We explain how the disease spreads, why are some people more s…
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Stop testing anti-AIDS gel
The World Health Organization (WHO) has asked to stop initial trials of new drugs designed to help women prevent AIDS viruses. The reason, according to WHO, is that this…
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New staph can cause death in 72 hours
Patients with pneumonia in the world and in hospitals are having a terrifying new staph bacteria capable of creating a dangerous toxin that can be fatal within 72 hours.…
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Deaf, brain complications from ear infections!
Ho Chi Minh City Otolaryngology Hospital operates about ten patients with osteoarthritis every day. Many cases have to accept permanent deafness after surgery to prevent…
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Campylobacter bacteria, the leading cause of food-borne illness in the United States, penetrates into cells like?
According to a report at the annual meeting of the American Society of Cell Biology held in San Diego last December, Yale University researchers now explain it.
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Creating antibodies from mustard seeds
Researchers from Ghent University in Belgium have successfully produced anti-hepatitis A antibodies from watercress seeds. This breakthrough could help scientists produc…
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Skin regeneration from genetically modified cells
Scientists at the University of Cincinnati, USA have successfully created skin against pathogens to regenerate the skin of severely burned patients by transplanting tran…
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Gonorrhea increases the risk of cancer
Men who have had gonorrhea will be at twice the risk of bladder cancer as normal people. This research has just been published in the British Journal of Cancer, scientis…
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Washing eggs with cold water can help prevent infection
According to scientists from the Agricultural Research Service (ARS), using water that is colder to wash eggs and shells during the second wash can help cool eggs faster…
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Raw eggs cause food poisoning
On the occasion of the end of the year, scientists from the French National Institute of Preventive Medicine (INVS) have just reminded in the Weekly Epidemiological Jour…
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Malaria increases the spread of Aids
The study, published in the journal Science, says the two diseases interact to spread faster. When people infected with Aids have malaria, the amount of HIV virus in the…
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Drug-resistant TB spreads in Africa
The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned of the spread of XDR-TB after the South Africa reported more than 300 human infections in the country yesterday.
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The number of new HIV infections in Vietnam began to slow down
In recent years, the number of new HIV infections every year is still high but there are signs of slowing down. In 2004 there were more than 14,000 new cases. This numbe…
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The number of HIV infections increased in Africa
A new report by UNAids said the sub-Saharan region of Africa is the place where the HIV / Aids epidemic is the worst. Nearly three-quarters of 2006 AIDS deaths are occur…