Disease and Condition:
Research and publications on disease and conditions.
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Sep 24th, 2009
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health announced that a horse from Peabody has been diagnosed with Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE).
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Sep 24th, 2009
Researchers have identified a genetic mutation that accounts for a perplexing condition found in people with an inherited immunodeficiency. The disorder, called combined immunodeficiency, is characterized by a constellation of severe health problems.
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Sep 24th, 2009
Researchers have found that taking safe doses of the common pain medication acetaminophen could help prevent several age related conditions including muscle loss by regulating an important enzyme.
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Sep 23rd, 2009
UCLA researchers have discovered that a combination of drugs, electrical stimulation and regular exercise can enable paralyzed rats to walk and even run while supporting their full weight on a treadmill.
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Sep 23rd, 2009
After spinal cord injury, certain immune cells collect in the spinal fluid and release high levels of antibodies. What, if anything, those antibodies do there is unknown.
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Sep 23rd, 2009
FDA gave the green light Friday for a clinical trial of a new stem cell treatment for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
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Sep 23rd, 2009
A person, usually a child, dies of rabies every 20 minutes. However, only one inoculation may be all it takes for rabies vaccination.
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Sep 21st, 2009
Eleven children and two adults came down with E. coli days after visiting the petting zoo at the Pacific National Exhibition this summer.
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Sep 21st, 2009
The New Mexico Department of Health announced today that a 61-year-old woman from Taos County is hospitalized at University of New Mexico Hospital in Albuquerque with Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome.
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Sep 21st, 2009
While September 22 marks the end of summer – "Mosquito season" lasts into November.
