Biggest risk of outbreak is incoming
HORROR diseases like cholera, typhoid, diphtheria and tuberculosis are only a plane flight away.
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‘Western diseases ‘ drive drugs boom in Africa
As urban Africa grows richer, a rise in ‘Western’ diseases like heart disease and diabetes is predicted to drive a pharmaceuticals boom.
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Autoimmune Diseases Driven By Excessive Intake Of Dietary Salt
Alan McStravick for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Over the previous several years, medical professionals have noted and documented marked increases in the prevalence of autoimmune diseases . An international team of scientists and researchers have come together in an attempt to identify the cause behind the increase in diseases like multiple sclerosis , rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis and …
Possible link found between salt, autoimmune disease
A high-salt diet may be a risk factor for autoimmune diseases like multiple sclerosis (MS), according to three papers published in the journal Nature.
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New data offers details on U.S., global disease profiles
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Alzheimer’s disease is the fastest-growing threat to Americans’ health, while early childhood illnesses and interpersonal violence are declining in frequency, according to the most detailed research on the causes of death and disability in the country published on Tuesday. The findings of a research project show that among rich countries, noncommunicable diseases like …
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Dads' obesity may up offspring's risk of cancer
Washington, Feb 10 (ANI): A father's obesity is one factor that may influence his children's health and potentially raise their risk for diseases like cancer, according to new research by Duke Medicine.
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Avoiding a cartography catastrophe: Study recommends new tools to improve global mapping of infectious disease
Since the mid-nineteenth century, maps have helped elucidate the deadly mysteries of diseases like cholera and yellow fever. Yet today's global mapping of infectious diseases is considerably unreliable and may do little to inform the control of potential outbreaks, according to a new systematic mapping review of all clinically important infectious diseases known to humans.
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Emerging diseases like new coronavirus being monitored closely in Oman: WHO
(MENAFN – Muscat Daily) The World Health Organization (WHO) office in Muscat has said that emerging diseases like the new Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)-like virus outbreak are being …
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Embryo survival gene may fight range of diseases: study
HONG KONG (Reuters) – A gene that keeps embryos alive appears to control the immune system and determine how it fights chronic diseases like hepatitis and HIV, and autoimmune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis, scientists said on Monday.
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Sequenced Pig Genome Could Help Combat Human Diseases
An anonymous reader writes “Scientists announced Wednesday that they have mapped the entire genome of the domestic pig, revealing that besides providing tasty bacon and sausages, the animal may also be useful in fighting human diseases . The study published in the journal Nature found that pigs and humans share 112 DNA mutations that have previously been linked to diseases like obesity, diabetes …
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