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Fish oil can cure the flu
Influenza is an infectious disease caused by influenza virus that spreads rapidly when a person sneezes and coughs. Influenza virus causes people to have high fever, hea…
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Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's are not contagious
Despite concerns that faulty brain proteins can be passed from one person to another during treatment, a new US study shows non-infectious Alzheimer's and Parkinson's, a…
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Murder can spread like infectious disease
The team used a number of methods to track the spread of the epidemic in general and apply them to the number of murders in Newark, NJ, for about 26 years from 1982 to 2…
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Debate about children created by three people
UK public health and bioethics experts are openly discussing the techniques of giving birth to a mother and two children to prevent the risk of mother-to-child transmiss…
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Most sore throats do not need antibiotics
Many patients with sore throats are often prescribed by doctors to take antibiotics, but that treatment is not correct, according to US experts.
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Detecting strange diseases like AIDS in Asia
Researchers have discovered a new, mysterious disease that causes dozens of people in Asia and some in the United States to have symptoms similar to AIDS-related illness…
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61 people died of mysterious diseases in Cambodia
In a recent report, the World Health Organization (WHO) said infected children have unusual signs, high fever and rapid decline in respiratory system, while red blood ce…
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Infectious diseases and unexpected effects
Imagine a world without malaria, tuberculosis or flu ... With the scientific world, finding a method or vaccine to prevent viruses and eradicating infectious diseases is…
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The human body has 10,000 living organisms
The human body has up to 10,000 living organisms with 8 million microbial genes, yet they live peacefully with humans and have reciprocal benefits, according to Health24…
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The development of Alzheimer's as a contagious disease
The findings of scientists from Columbia University Medical Center (USA) have published in online magazine PloS One that Alzheimer's disease spreads from one part of the…
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Obesity is an infectious disease
We have heard that obesity can spread among friends if they copy each other's eating habits. However, a recent mouse study found early signs that obesity is indeed an in…
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Invented vaccine to prevent diarrhea-causing agents
According to a new study, US scientists are developing a vaccine to prevent norovirus (also known as virus cruise ship), a dangerous cause of diarrhea and vomiting in hu…
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South Africa: The climate warms up again with the outbreak of malaria
According to a study by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), released on November 26, climate warming could increase the risk of a recurrence of malaria in South…
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Disease affects IQ the most
Genetic and educational characteristics are often thought to have the greatest impact on intelligence, but a new study found that illnesses affect IQ more than both.