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New vaccine developed for preventing 'uncommon cold' virus

... a week of sneezing, aches and pains and then fade away leaving only a sore nose and a few used sick days behind. But what if that cold turned out to ... known as the "uncommon cold" because the infection's symptomsrunny nose, sore throat, cough and feverare eerily similar to those of the common cold ...

The science of hammering

... a few clean, sharp strokes of the hammer, whereas for the rest of us a similar challenge is likely to end up with the nail bent in the middle, a sore thumb and a wounded pride. Dr. Duncan Irschick and his colleagues at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst have measured hammering performance ...

How to text message and avoid pain

... While it is well known that excessive text messaging can result in sore thumbs, less is known about its possible effects on the neck, arms and hands. Young adults with symptoms in these parts of the body use a different ...

Deadly rugby virus spreads in sumo wrestlers

... can cause coldsores. It is spread through direct skin-to-skin contact so it is common among rugby players and wrestlers. Symptoms can start with a sore throat and swollen glands and the telltale blisters appear on the face, neck, arms or legs. The disease is highly infectious, so players who are ...

Francisella tularensis: Stopping a biological weapon

... depending on the route of infection. For example, infection via an insect bite can lead to a swollen ulcer or fever, chills, malaise, headaches and a sore throat. When infection occurs by eating contaminated food, symptoms can range from mild diarrhoea to an acute fatal disease. If inhaled, F. ...

Failure to bridle inflammation spurs atherosclerosis

... When a person develops a sore or a boil, it erupts, drawing to it immune system cells that fight the infection. Then it resolves and flattens into the skin, often leaving behind a ...

Vaccine for Ebola virus

... So far, there have been over 1500 cases of Ebola haemorrhagic fever in humans. Illness starts abruptly and symptoms include fever, headache, sore throat, weakness, joint and muscle aches, diarrhoea, vomiting and stomach pain. A rash, red eyes and bleeding may also occur. Ebola haemorrhagic ...

Surprise -- cholesterol may actually pose benefits, study shows

... One possible explanation is through cholesterols important role in the inflammation process, he noted. As you exercise, your muscles can become sore because they are rebuilding muscle mass. More cholesterol may result in a more robust inflammatory response. We know that inflammation in some areas, ...

Children overprescribed antibiotics for sore throat

... antibiotics for more than half of children with sore throat, exceeding the expected prevalence of ... most common manifestation of acute pharyngitis is sore throat. The main bacterial cause of sore throat and the only common cause ...

Penicillin, amoxicillin: Step aside for strep throat treatment

... medications used to treat the strep germ, the bug that causes millions of sore throats in U.S. children every year, simply aren't doing the job and ... Microbiology and Immunology. "The treatment paradigm for treating strep sore throats has been changing slowly, and endorsing the use of cephalosporins ...

Common blood test can help distinguish between mononucleosis and tonsillitis

... are both common ear, nose and throat conditions with similar symptoms, according to background information in the article. These symptoms include sore throat, fever, painful swallowing, white plaque on the tonsils and redness of the throat and tonsils. "The importance in differentiating patients ...

Search on for treatment of slow-healing wounds

... medical patients and elderly get bedsores that turn into chronic wounds annually. Due to the poor blood circulation of many diabetics, a foot sore can develop into an open ulcer that won't heal. For diabetics, such wounds contribute to a foot or lower-leg amputation rate 10 to 15 times ...

New biologic treatment for tennis elbow may replace surgery for chronic sufferers

... Approximately a half-teaspoon (2 to 3 mL) of this material ?over 500% richer in platelets than whole blood ?was then injected into the tendon of the sore elbow. These 15 patients had tennis elbow for 15 months and the average patient age was 48 years. Their baseline score on the pain scale was 80.3. ...

World first research to speed up cure for ear infections

... Ear infections can occur when ear drums burst as a result of a loud explosion, trauma or most commonly by infection spread by a common cold or sore throat. LEHI's Senior Research Scientist Dr Reza Ghassemifar, said he was looking forward to starting the three-year research project after ...

Chemical warfare agent detection technology used to treat lung disease

... associated with different conditions with extreme sensitivity. It can also be configured to block out molecules produced by common ailments such as sore throats or chesty coughs which may interfere with the accuracy of data. "What is unique about this sensor, and the use of the microDMx technology, ...

Rochester scientists develop fast-working biosensor

... Miller said. A physician someday, for example, could use the technology in his office to confirm a streptococcal infection in a patient with a sore throat. The Rochester research team calls the technology "arrayed imaging reflectometry." The system utilizes a silicon chip that is made so that ...

Human trial proves ricin vaccine safe, induces neutralizing antibodies; further tests planned

... Participants in the study, however, reported only mild side effects that were consistent with any intramuscular vaccine injection, such as a sore arm or mild headache that might be experienced with a tetanus or a flu shot, said Dr. Robert Munford, a professor of internal medicine and a ...

Infectious disease expert warns of spread of Rocky Mountain spotted fever

... accompanied by headache and a sudden high fever, sometimes as high as 105 degrees Fahrenheit (or 40.5 degrees Celsius). Symptoms may also include sore throat and nausea. The spotty rash, which occurs in at least 85 percent of patients, does not appear until later in the infection and resembles a ...

Millennium Ecosystem Assessment: Many of 2 billion dryland dwellers at risk as land degrades

... experts from 95 countries. "An increase in desertification-related dust storms is widely considered to be a cause of ill-health (fever, coughing, sore eyes) during the dry season," says the report. "Dust emanating from (the Gobi desert) and the Sahara has also been implicated in respiratory problems ...

Turning viruses into allies against cancer

... American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), researchers describe their latest studies with their engineered versions of these viruses. Cold sore Virus Modified to Halt Growth and Spread of a Variety of Tumors: Abstract 5292 A modified herpes simplex virus, built with a potent immune ...