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Penicillin, amoxicillin: Step aside for strep throat treatment

...good intentions directly lead to children becoming sick on and off for weeks or months, as the strep germ isn't quite killed off but instead lingers in the child's body. The children also become vulnerable to much more severe infections that will demand the use of even stronger drugs later on. All the whi...

Shorter colds, milder flu may follow from newly revealed immune mechanism

...at had respiratory infections. They found that the sick mice produced massive amounts of CCL5--about a hundred times more than they produced when healthy. "CCL5 was just off the chart compared to the other 30,000 mouse genes," Holtzman says. "Then the challenge was to figure out why CCL5 gene expression...

Hand sanitizer gel works

...s who are unable to get to a sink while caring for sick children. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, more than 7.5 million children under age 5 are enrolled in day care, placing them at high risk for respiratory and GI infections, which they readily transmit to household members. Although handwashing...

Anthrax stops body from fighting back, study shows

... person can die before they know they are terribly sick at all," Hanna said. Symptoms of inhalation anthrax resemble the common cold and progress to breathing problems, shock and often death, according to the CDC. But in the 2001 attacks, only half the 10 people who contracted inhalation anthrax died. T...

Volunteers sought for avian flu vaccine study

...n countries. Humans have contracted the virus from sick animals, and evidence has pointed to a small number ofcases in which human-to-human transmission is believed to have occurred. Identified as H5N1, the strain of the influenza virus has shown a high mortality rate - approximately 72 percent - with man...

Biologists Crack Genetic Code for Specialized Spider Silk

... at Harvard Medical School. “Many children who are sick with these disorders are now missed, because they can have normal IgA and IgG levels, yet they still have poor antibody responses and get the same bacterial and virus infections again and again.?/p> But the gene discovery will not immediately cha...

Agreement will speed research on microbicides for women

... at Harvard Medical School. “Many children who are sick with these disorders are now missed, because they can have normal IgA and IgG levels, yet they still have poor antibody responses and get the same bacterial and virus infections again and again.?/p> But the gene discovery will not immediately cha...

Defective Gene Linked to Two Inherited Immune Deficiencies

... at Harvard Medical School. “Many children who are sick with these disorders are now missed, because they can have normal IgA and IgG levels, yet they still have poor antibody responses and get the same bacterial and virus infections again and again.?/p> But the gene discovery will not immediately cha...

WCS says avian flu prevention should focus on farms, markets

...ic avian influenza long distances. "Wild birds are sick and dying, so they may be the victims rather than the vectors of the disease. Laboratory testing from surviving birds will tell us if they are able to carry the virus during the migration" explained Dr. Karesh. This information will allow countries i...

Protein amplification in melanoma is possible drug target

... at Harvard Medical School. "Many children who are sick are now missed, because they can have normal IgA and IgG levels, yet they still have poor antibody responses and get the same bacteria and viruses again and again." The gene discovery will immediately not change therapy, Geha adds. "For the time bei...

Gene for immune deficiency syndromes found

... at Harvard Medical School. "Many children who are sick are now missed, because they can have normal IgA and IgG levels, yet they still have poor antibody responses and get the same bacteria and viruses again and again." The gene discovery will immediately not change therapy, Geha adds. "For the time bei...

Bird samples from Mongolia confirmed as H5N1 avian flu

...ies were observed on the lake. The percentage of sick or dead birds was miniscule according to Gilbert following the survey, suggesting that either the virus had little effect on the birds or that very few were actually infected by the bug. Early results suggest that it may be the latter. Supported...

Secret of smallpox's success may lead to bioterror cure

...nd have proved harmless to mice that otherwise get sick from vaccinia. Currently, he is testing these stra...nt virus ?only 100 virus particles ?the mouse gets sick but eventually recovers. The more mutant virus the mice are given, the less sick they become. "If y...

Implanted Devices Detect High-Risk Heart Failure Patients

...would have a very wide footprint, while those with sick hearts would have a narrow footprint that represents the reduced variance in heart rate response," Gilliam explained. "These footprints provide us with an unbiased ?distinct from the patient's perception ?look at how the patient is truly doing. It is...

Study Links Ebola Outbreaks To Animal Carcasses

...uman-wildlife divide through hunters taking either sick animals or carcasses for meat. Hunters can then spread the disease to families and hospital workers, creating the conditions for an epidemic in the process. Between August 2001 and June 2003, researchers noted that wildlife outbreaks occurred prior ...

Newly discovered virus linked to childhood lung disorders and Kawasaki disease

Late updatetonight; my girlfriend is sick and I took care of her. First headline :a newly discovered virus causing respiratory infection. Let's hope itsjust a coincidence :) A newly discovered virus may be responsible for many respiratory tractillnesses in infants and children, and may be as...

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