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The Secretions Influence Opposite Sex

Human secretions affect opposite sex ..........it is official now. ...y, observes that like rats and some insects, human secretions too influence the physiology of the opposite sex. His claim continues "Many people argue that human ...

CMV Vaccine Prototype Successfully Tested in Guinea Pigs

...ding to pregnancy loss. CMV is present in bodily secretions and is spread through close personal contact, such as kissing or sharing eating utensils. For example, an infant in daycare could give the virus to her pregnant mother by kissing her on the lips, said Dr. Schleiss. The virus can enter through mucosal...

South Africa: Nigerian Man Treated for Lassa Fever

...tact with the blood, urine, faeces or other bodily secretions of a person with Lassa fever. According to the World Health Organisation there is no epidemiological evidence supporting airborne spread between humans. Their statistics show that up to 500 000 cases of Lassa fever are diagnosed in West Africa ev...

Patients Own Dental Plaque may Cause Ventilator-associated Pneumonia

...as aeruginosa. Samples of plaque from teeth and of secretions from the trachea were obtained from ICU patients on the day of admission and every third day thereafter, up to 21 days. Bronchial alveolar lavage samples also were collected from those suspected of having developed pneumonia. Samples from nine pati...

Right Treatment Could Cure Chronic Cough

...’s defense system by clearing the airway of excess secretions and foreign bodies,” note the authors. “However, in some patients cough may be excessive and unnecessary and may lead to a general deterioration in quality of life.” From the patient’s perspective, the most prevalent problems observed in a recent s...

West Wants Developing Countries to Cut Down on Greenhouse Gas Emissions

...top limestone scaffolding, which is built from the secretions of the coral creatures called polyps. The vivid colors of the coral come from the symbiotic algae that live in the polyps and supply them with much of their nutrients. When disease or stressful environmental conditions, such as changes in ocean te...

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