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Queensland Hospitals Reeling Under Norovirus Attack

...se hospitals had been affected by the virus, which causes vomiting, diarrhea, nausea, stomach cramps, fever and headaches. It is estimated that about 70 staff and patients have fallen ill at the RBWH over the past 10 days, while another 50 have been affected at the Gold Coast Hospital in the past few weeks...

Texan Battles Flesh-eating Bacteria Contracted While Swimming

...can infect people who eat contaminated seafood and causes nearly all seafood-related deaths in the United States, the agency says. While everyone who eats seafood should be aware of the risk of infection, healthy swimmers don't need to worry, said Dr. Robert Atmar, a professor at Houston's Baylor College ...

Asia Must Overcome HIV Stigma, Say Research Chiefs

...rus spread. "It is difficult for us since stigma causes infected people not to speak out and this quietly spreads the infection," said Ly Peng Sun, deputy director of the National Centre for HIV/AIDS and Dermatology. "Bias can prevent us from fighting the virus successfully." Vietnam has introduced la...

Indian Government Asks the Supreme Court to Keep Off Environmental Issues

...stry, and social activists, who may espouse social causes without any background of scientific issues that may have given rise to that issue, have tried to influence hearings in the cases through submissions on aspects which are in the domain of forestry science." Such a situation may not only lead to err...

Simple Chemical Reaction may Help Early Disease Diagnosis

...tom. Because we can easily detect this isotope, it causes these tagged metabolites to effectively pop out against the background of all of the others, Raftery said. The findings of the study were published in the July issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences....

Thousands Gather in Sydney for HIV Conference

...ted 40 million are now living with the virus which causes AIDS....

Glaucoma can Be Cured by Oven Cleaner!

...ts have found a cure for one of the worlds leading causes of blindness in an oven cleaner. Drops containing a substance commonly used to polish glass and remove grease could be used to treat glaucoma, claim researchers. University of Central Florida scientists report in the latest issue of the Journal ...

UK Suggestion for Restricted Use of Anti-AMD Drugs Draws Flak

...lood under the retina. The resulting scarring then causes irreversible sight loss. The anti-VEGF drugs inhibit the growth of new blood vessels, thereby minimising the risk of scarring. Treatment with anti-VEGF drugs requires regular injections into the eye. In the case of Macugen six weekly injections ar...

Singapore's HIV/AIDS Cases Rise by Record Levels in 2006

...mselves for HIV," it said. HIV is the virus that causes deadly Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), which is transmitted largely through unprotected sex and sharing intravenous needles. There is no cure for AIDS. It breaks down a person's immune system, rendering them vulnerable to infection and di...

2 Minute Delay in Cutting Cord can Give Babies a 'significant' Health Boost

...e of oxygen-carrying haemoglobin in the blood that causes paleness, tiredness, shortness of breath and can affect brain development. Delayed clamping has previously been linked to an increased risk of jaundice, which in serious cases can harm the baby and affect the brain. As a part of the study, boffin...

Gene Study Throws Up New Targets for Leishmaniasis

...e identified potential chinks in the parasite that causes leishmaniasis, a disfiguring and sometimes fatal d...mpared the genetic code of Leishmania major, which causes the cutaneous form of leishmaniasis, with those of L. infantum and L. braziliensis, which cause the ...

Climatic Change Cause of Dafur Conflict-UN

...fur must be built on solutions that go to the root causes of the conflict," he said. The U.N. chief called for sustained economic development, possibly involving new irrigation and water storage techniques and efforts to improve health, education and roads. "The international community needs to help org...

Risk of Water Intoxication in Endurance Athletes

...of drinking excessive amounts of plain water which causes a low concentration of sodium in the blood needed for the organ to function. There is much more fluid in the body than the kidney can excrete. Once a rare occurrence at sporting events, it is becoming more prevalent as participation increases and mor...

World Epilepsy Week - 2007

... nerve cells in the brain) becomes disturbed. This causes strange sensations, emotions, and behavior or sometimes convulsions, muscle spasms, and loss of consciousness. In ancient times, epileptic fits marked by violent spasms and foaming at the mouth, were considered manifestations of the evil spirits poss...

Breast-feeding Protects Mothers from Rheumatoid Arthritis

...rheumatoid arthritis (RA), a chronic disorder that causes inflammation of the joints and surrounding tissues, a new study suggests. While previous studies have suggested that hormonal factors play a part in the development of RA, the new study found that breast feeding for 13 or more months was associate...

New Technology Makes Diagnosis of Abnormal Pregnancy Cheaper

...o major complications, the doctors explained. It causes severe bleeding and in many cases endangers the mother's life. Most such pregnancies lead to stillbirth, they added. "People pay at least Rs.7,000 for such tests but our technology will certainly be 10 times cheaper. Many people in rural India earn...

Rare Womens Lung Disease May Yield Insights Into Common Diseases

...strike suddenly during pregnancy, Henske said. LAM causes the lungs to fill with abnormal cells. As a result... gene, which triggers TSC, a genetic disorder that causes tumors to form in many different organs, including the brain, eyes, heart, kidney, skin and lungs, p...

Inflamed Intestines Cost Australians Heavily

...lammatory disease of the intestines. It primarily causes ulcerations (breaks in the lining) of the small and large intestines, but can affect the digestive system anywhere from the mouth to the anus. It is named after the physician who described the disease in 1932. Crohn's disease is related closely to ...

Diabetic Womens Death Rate Shows No Decline

...d that among diabetic men, the death rate from all causes dipped from 42.6 to 24.4 deaths per 1,000 persons between the two time periods. Among men, "their mortality rates have declined," Gregg said, "and they've kept pace with their non-diabetic counterparts."But among diabetic women, the death rate actua...

Scientists Establish Link Between Foie Gras and Disease

...on explained. "More critical is determining what causes these diseases in the first place and, most important, developing new means of diagnosis and treatment designed to rid the body of harmful amyloid deposits or preventing them from occurring or progressing," he added....

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