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Hurricane aftermath: Infectious disease threats from common, not exotic, diseases

... city poses a risk of infection. "Decaying bodies pose very little risk for major disease outbreaks," say...antibiotics. Over the long term, mold may also pose a threat. Mold growth is an indicator of excess moisture, and much will need to be done to dry out ...

NIEHS launches website with information for assessing environmental hazards from Hurricane Katrina

...tially hazardous environmental pollutants that may pose a risk to human health. The website draws from information that NIEHS has acquired from a variety of sources including its research programs, as well as through its Superfund Basic Research Program, Worker Education and Training Program, and Environm...

FDA approves child-friendly AIDS medicine

...tially hazardous environmental pollutants that may pose a risk to human health. The website draws from information that NIEHS has acquired from a variety of sources including its research programs, as well as through its Superfund Basic Research Program, Worker Education and Training Program, and Environm...

Studies on human genome variation provide insight into disease

...n of disease-related genes. "Although they should pose few difficulties when they are located close together on the same chromosome, they often occur on different chromosomes, where it is quite another story," explains Cardon. When this is the case, true disease genes cannot be distinguished from their ...

Housecat-sized Siberian tiger cubs get collared

...n of disease-related genes. "Although they should pose few difficulties when they are located close together on the same chromosome, they often occur on different chromosomes, where it is quite another story," explains Cardon. When this is the case, true disease genes cannot be distinguished from their ...

Researchers find Amchitka seafood safe for now

...ed for this project: "In one sense, these findings pose a difficult challenge for those responsible for pr... long-term attention to a site that may eventually pose potential risk to future generations." There is no currently known technology to address the radioac...

UK is first to administer new anti-clotting technology

...ng conditions. Blood thinners, or antithrombotics, pose a risk of bleeding, particularly during surgery. The ability to stop the anti-clotting effects quickly could help protect patients from uncontrolled bleeding. The Gill Heart Institute is one of two sites participating in the Phase 1 trial and is the...

Shade trees getting 'scorched' by plant disease

...ually decline to the point where the dead branches pose a safety risk and the tree must be removed. According to Gould, current management options of BLS in urban trees include : Maintain plant vigor. The development of BLS is enhanced by other diseases, insects, and environmental stresses such a...

Chernobyl: The true scale of the accident

...nd widespread contamination that would continue to pose a substantial threat to human health, with a few e...the former Soviet Union and mental health problems pose a far greater threat to local communities than does radiation exposure. * Relocation proved a "...

Scientists develop fungus-fighting vaccine

...nal of Experimental Medicine. Although these fungi pose little threat to people with healthy immune systems, they can cause fatal infections in those whose immune systems have been weakened by cancer treatments or post-transplant immunosuppressive therapies. No anti-fungal vaccines are currently available...

Polymer gel can block toxic leakage problem in gene therapy

...earing viruses to escape their intended target and pose risks elsewhere, the researchers found in a study the researchers reported in the April 2005 issue of the British Journal of Cancer. In that study, the researchers injected adenoviruses that produce glowing proteins in order to trace where the vira...

Katrina floodwaters not as toxic to humans as previously thought, study says

...oxic metals, especially copper and zinc, and could pose a long-term danger to the area's aquatic life, whi...human life was largely avoided, the floodwater may pose a chemical risk to aquatic life in the area, Pardue says. He believes that low oxygen levels in the ...

The dangerous legacy of lead

...is latest research underscores the burden lead may pose to many organ systems, McCabe said. The National Institutes of Health is funding the research. An estimated 434,000 children in the United States under age 5 have lead levels in their blood that are higher than the limit set by the Centers for Disea...

Report focuses on challenges to unlocking future promise of vaccines

...e report identifies over 40 infectious agents that pose significant human health problems in the United States or abroad, the most significant of which is HIV. Of the infectious agents identified, only 12 currently have effective vaccines. In addition, the report also identifies a number of infectious a...

New battery technology helps stimulate nerves

.... They're stable, nonflammable, non-toxic and they pose no threat to the environment," says West, an international authority on silicon chemistry. Silicon, the stuff computer chips are made of, is one of the Earth's most abundant elements. Organosilicons are compounds composed of silicon and other natural...

The bioweapon is in the post

... they screened orders for DNA sequences that might pose a bioterror threat. Of the 12 companies that repli...ynthesis orders for potential bioweapons shouldn't pose a huge challenge. Indeed, a company called Craic Computing,based in Seattle, has written opensource ...

Ocean 'dead zones' trigger sex changes in fish, posing extinction threat

...w study, Wu says, suggests these zones potentially pose a third threat to these species ?an inability of their offspring to find mates and reproduce. The researchers found that low levels of dissolved oxygen, also known as hypoxia, can induce sex changes in embryonic fish, leading to an overabundance of...

Powerful technique for multiplying adult stem cells may aid therapies

...amper embryonic stem cell research, but they still pose formidable scientific challenges. Chief among these is the doggedness with which adult stem cells differentiate into mature tissue the moment they're isolated from the body. This makes it nearly impossible for researchers to multiply them in the labo...

Common practices at petting zoos put visitors at risk

While petting zoos pose a risk for gastrointestinal illness, most visitors aren't aware that simple prevention measures could prevent infection. In addition, some engage in behaviors that might increase their risk of infection according to several studies being presented th...

Scientists reveal how deadly toxin hijacks cells

...eful in the clinic, it also means that botox A may pose a particularly dangerous threat as a biological weapon. The toxin enters neurons by binding to nerve endings and preventing the release of crucial chemical messengers, known as neurotransmitters, that communicate with muscles. When enough nerve end...

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