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Houston area health officials say 6 deaths linked to H1N1
Health officials say there have been six confirmed deaths from H1N1 in the Houston area recently, KHOU 11 News confirmed Thursday afternoon.
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New Drug Candidates Show Promise for Cure for Chagas Disease
WASHINGTON, DC – December 26, 2013 – A team of researchers from Canada has developed a class of compounds which may help eradicate a neglected tropical disease that is currently hard to kill in its chronic form.
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Six new cases of MERS virus hit Saudi Arabia, UAE
Another five people in Saudi Arabia and one in the United Arab Emirates have become infected with the potentially deadly Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) virus, the World Health Organisation said on Tuesday.
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Why Ending Malaria May Be More About Backhoes Than Bed Nets
Wiping out malaria is a top goal for many leaders in global health. Fewer people are dying now from the mosquito-borne disease than at any other time in history. "And there's a very, very strong belief now that malaria can be eliminated," says Joy Phumaphi, who chairs the African Leaders Malaria Alliance. But when you look at the overall numbers on malaria, eradication almost seems like a pipe dream.
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ADHD does not exist
After a long career treating patients complaining of such problems as short attention spans and an inability to focus, neurologist Richard Saul is convinced that ADHD is a collection of symptoms, not a disease, and shouldn’t be listed in the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual.
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Sex Matters for Sleeping Sickness Microbes
Scientists are keeping a close eye on the mating habits of microscopic organisms, including those that cause African sleeping sickness.
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30-year-old Coachella Valley man dies from swine flu
The man tested positive for the H1N1 strain and died this week after being briefly hospitalized, according to Dr. Cameron Kaiser, Riverside County public health officer. Officials are investigating whether the patient had other underlying health issues that may have contributed to his death.
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India set to be declared polio-free
India will complete three years without any polio case on Monday. The last polio case was reported on January 13, 2011 from West Bengal.
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A Horrific 'Silent Epidemic' Is Spreading In The American Southwest
Every year, there are about 150,000 cases of a disease whose impact in the deserts of the American Southwest "is equal to the impact of polio... before the vaccine," John Galgiani, an infectious-disease physician told Dana Goodyear. Reported cases have increased tenfold between 1998 and 2011, "and in the most severe cases," Goodyear writes in The New Yorker, there is "no cure." What is it?
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Pakistan polio workers shot dead
Three polio workers have been killed in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi, a day after authorities began a new vaccination drive, officials say.
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How Vaccine Fears Fueled The Resurgence Of Preventable Diseases
An interactive map shows how measles and whooping cough have made a comeback in the U.S. and Europe.
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Smallpox: Last refuge of an ultimate killer
If a virus has killed hundreds of millions of people, why keep it alive? Two places on Earth guard the last remaining vials of smallpox, but as Rachel Nuwer discovers, they may not be there for long.
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US Launches Global Effort to Bolster Outbreak Preparedness
Controlling disease outbreaks that threaten global public health is the goal of a new, 26-nation partnership launched in Washington.
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Nazis 'researched war mosquitoes'
German scientists at Dachau concentration camp researched the possible use of malaria-infected mosquitoes as weapons during World War Two, a researcher has claimed.
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Cat parasite found in Arctic Beluga
The cat parasite Toxoplasma gondii, which can cause blindness in people, has been identified in Beluga in the western Arctic.
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Research Shows New Flu Viruses Often Arise In Domestic Animals
Scientists have apparently been wrong about where flu viruses come from and their link to horses.
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Diseases in managed honeybees blamed in decline in wild bee numbers
Diseases common in managed honeybee colonies are now spreading to wild pollinators in Britain including bumblebees, a study found.
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FDA considering 3-parent embryos
A promising way to stop a deadly disease, or an uncomfortable step toward what one leading ethicist called eugenics?
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30,000-year-old virus is revived. No Danger to Humans or Animals
An ancient virus has "come back to life" after lying dormant for at least 30,000 years, scientists say.
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Malaria 'spreading to new altitudes'
Warmer temperatures are causing malaria to spread to higher altitudes.
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