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A new century of Alzheimer's disease research

... significantly lower AB42 must be one without such severe side effects. So, the first NSAIDs that Drs. Golde and Koo screened were known as COX2 inhibitors because they were believed to be safer. (NSAIDs reduce inflammation because they target enzymes that are known as cyclooxygenases or COX, and classic NS...

Singapore Dengue Cases Return to Epidemic Level

... The disease leads to a sudden onset of fever with severe headaches, muscle and joint pains, and rashes....

Scientists Identify Antibodies That Block Human and Animal SARS Viruses

...ains of the virus responsible for the outbreaks of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). Working with collaborators from the United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID), scientists at the National Institutes of Health conducted in vitro experiments on a mouse model...

Electric Field Therapy to Zap Cancerous Tumours

... target rapidly dividing cells, but they can cause severe side effects by damaging the intestinal lining and bone marrow, where normal cells divide quickly. "One of the advantages of TTF therapy is that only a small fraction of its electrical fields can penetrate into these sensitive tissues," Palti said...

Adult Stem Cells Show Promise for Peripheral Vascular Disease

...n of new collateral vessels. The patients had no severe adverse effects or complications related to cell transplantation. "These preliminary results, while encouraging, must be further researched in future controlled studies and reinforced by separate studies by other laboratories," said Yang Xiao Feng,...

Bio-defense Lab Ordered Shut Down as Researchers Get Infected

...arts with a sudden high fever with muscle pain and severe headache symptoms similar to influenza. There may be chills, sweats, cough, muscle pains and fatigue. These symptoms usually last seven to 10 days and the person recovers completely though recovery may take longer in older people. Some people get...

Wet Weather Heralds the Mosquito Menace

...e reported, including 100 deaths. Among those with severe illness due to West Nile virus, case-fatality rate... become infected with West Nile virus will develop severe illness -- most people who get infected do not develop any disease at all. The main route of human...

Skin Rashes Signifies Longer Survival in Cancer Patients

...atients taking Tarceva who developed a moderate to severe rash, survival without progression of disease was ...t all. In fact, in the majority of cases, the more severe the rash, the longer a patient's cancer was held in check, researchers found. This rash, which oft...

Australian Father Gets 15 Year Jail Term for Forcing Bestial Acts on His Daughters

..." The judge said the man had been diagnosed with severe borderline personality disorder and had shown little remorse for his paedophilic and zoophilic deviant sexual behaviour at the time. He sentenced the man to 15 years jail, giving credit for his guilty plea and the fact he had not reoffended since. ...

FDA Extends GRAS Approval Listex to All Food Products

...used by Listeria monocytogenes, is one of the most severe food borne infections, with a mortality rate of 30%. It can take weeks after exposure before an infection becomes apparent. The US Food Safety and Inspection Service maintains a zero tolerance policy for the bacterium, which grows at refrigeration te...

Medicaid Data Analysis

...er. This pattern was clear both for persons with severe and less severe mental disorders. The study was published in the July 2007 issue of Psychiatric Services. This is ...

Dengue Surge in Singapore, Man Prosecuted for Breeding Mosquitoes

...r, nausea and a rash, is endemic to the region. In severe cases, it leads to internal bleeding and sometimes death. Though known for making a fetish of cleanliness, these days Singapore, the island of nation of 4.5 million, is unable to escape the fury of dengue, generally associated with poorer tropical ...

Great Lakes Fish in Canada Heavily Polluted

...tions in contaminants in parts of the Great Lakes, severe problems remain, particularly for fish caught in Lake Ontario, where there has been a marked rise in the number of advisories recommending reduced fish consumption. Contamination levels are also worrisome in Lake Huron and many areas with unsafe-to-e...

Diabetic Skip Jabs to Stay Slim

... which is sometimes called "diabulimia" - can have severe health consequences. It can speed up the development of other illnesses related to the disease such as blindness, heart failure and kidney disease. Cardiovascular disease can result from long periods of insulin abuse as well as nerve damage. This dan...

US Baby Dies of Salmonella from Pet Turtle

... said. "Salmonella infections in children can be severe and can result in hospitalization and occasionally in death," it said. Salmonella can be transmitted to humans by direct or indirect contact with a turtle or its feces, the CDC said. The CDC said that turtle-linked infections continue to occur be...

Dozens More H5N1 Bird Flu Cases in Germany

...dering the Czech Republic which is battling a more severe outbreak of the H5N1 avian flu. Germany's Friedrich Loeffler Institute, the national veterinary laboratory, has suggested the disease could have jumped the border from the Czech side where it has infected turkey and chicken farms. In Germany, the...

Kids With Crohn's Disease are at Ease Now

...ive system. Symptoms include diarrhea, sometimes severe enough to require frequent trips to the bathroom (up to 20 or more times a day); significant abdominal pain, bloody stool, blocked bowels, fever, extreme weight loss and anemia. Treatment includes drug therapy, education, nutritional and psychosocial...

Flu Outbreak Among Children Feared in Western Australia

...t, Western Australia, are bracing themselves for a severe flu that has the potential to kill young children within a day . The fear comes after three Perth children, all aged under five, died from the fatal strain in the past 72 hours. Staff at The Gold Coast Hospital admitted its Emergency Department h...

New Device to Treat Snoring and Sleep Apnea

...rd of care when treating patients with moderate to severe sleep apnea because it is a simple procedure and adjustable according to the patient's needs," added Hamans....

Inaccuracies in Cardiac PET-CT Scanning

... study. In 23 percent of those patients, it showed severe false abnormalities suggesting heart disease, whic...il to match, Gould said. It looks like someone has severe disease. On discovering the problems, Gould developed a solution with Tinsu Pan, Ph.D., associate ...

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