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• 15 thoughts on eliminating neglected tropical diseases

  
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  We summarise the points made by a live chat panel on how the global health community can work towards eliminating NTDs Dr Paul Emerson, trachoma control programme director, The Carter Centre , Atlanta, USA NTDs arent as remote or obscure as many think: Trachoma and worms used to be endemic to the US and ...
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• Southold eyes limit on use of Plum Island

  
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  As the federal government proceeds with plans to sell Plum Island, Long Island officials are taking steps to any development there.
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• 20% Of Handbags Carry More Bacteria Than A Toilet

  
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  Astonishingly, a high percentage of womens handbags carry more bacteria than the average toilet, says British company Initial Washroom Hygiene. The company reported that, on average, one in five handbags contains a significant amount of harmful bacteria that can pose a threat to human health. Technical Manager at ...
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• The Role Played By Processing Bodies In Cell Survival And Protection Against Viral Infection

  
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  As scientists learn more about processing bodies (PBs), granules present within normal cells, they are unraveling the complex role PBs play in maintaining cellular homeostasis by regulating RNA metabolism and cell signaling. Emerging research is revealing how virus infection alters PBs to enhance viral replication and ...
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• Bacteriophages Eradicate Bacteria On Medical Implant Materials

  
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  Theyre ba-ack! But in a new disease-fighting role. Viruses that infect and kill bacteria - used to treat infections in the pre-antibiotic era a century ago and in the former Soviet Union today - may have a new role in preventing formation of the sticky "biofilms" of bacteria responsible for infections on implanted ...
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• Produce Industry s Food Safety Push Takes Toll on the Environment

  
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  Clean greens are healthy greens. [More]
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• Daycare: a Petri dish for learning and for infections

  
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  May 10, 2013 This is a monthly column by Dr. Zahra Bardai in which she guides our path to well-being. “Doctor, my kid is always sick!” It’s the lament of many parents who have children in daycare. The mainstay of care for most preschool kids in Canada, daycare is a (relatively) affordable and convenient form ...
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• Health Talk Recommends: A more transparent battle with bird flu

  
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  Imagine a virus that could infect — and jump to and from — birds or mammals that is always adapting and changing, so by the time researchers have an answer for one strain, it’s already changed forms. The virus, of course, is influenza. In an editorial in the Washington Post , the editorial board explores ...
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• Elmhurst Hospital in Queens New York: A Medical Melting Pot

  
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  Elmhurst Hospital in Queens, New York provides care for nearly 2 million patients a year, and delivers medical care in more than 150 different languages. The international diversity of patients there, including many immigrants, makes the hospital a medical melting pot.
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• Novel Coronavirus Spreads To France

  
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  The new novel coronavirus (nCoV), which is similar to the SARS, is spreading across the globe. The French Ministry of Health has just reported the first case of the virus in France. The 65 year old Frenchman was diagnosed with nCoV following a visit to the United Arab Emirates. He had an underlying medical condition ...
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• During Formation Of Treatment-Resistant Colonies, Lucky Bacteria Strike It Rich

  
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  In biology, we often think of natural selection and survival of the fittest. What about survival of the luckiest? Like pioneers in search of a better life, bacteria on a surface wander around and often organize into highly resilient communities, known as biofilms. It turns out that a lucky few bacteria become the ...
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• The Use Of Nanosilver As An Antimicrobial Agent With Biomedical And Environmental Applications

  
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  Researchers from UNSW have cautioned that more work is needed to understand how micro-organisms respond to the disinfecting properties of silver nano-particles, increasingly used in consumer goods, and for medical and environmental applications. Although nanosilver has effective antimicrobial properties against ...
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• Valley Fever Throws Baseball a Curve

  
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  Conor Jackson had a big bat and a bright future. But after he contracted a rare illness in 2009 while playing with the Arizona Diamondbacks he was never quite the same. [More]
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• HIV Opportunistic Infection Guidelines Updated

  
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  Some very hard-working folks at the NIH, CDC, and IDSA have updated the  Guidelines for the Prevention and Treatment of Opportunistic Infections in HIV-Infected Adults and Adolescents , which are available for review here . As with the previous versions (the prior iteration is from 2009), the OI Guidelines are ...
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• GSK anonymously listens to online vax talk, then mines data for nuggets

  
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  GlaxoSmithKline has used a text analytics model to analyze public discussion boards in an attempt to assess patient sentiment about vaccines and glean insights into why vaccine fears persist despite clinical evidence of their safety.
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• Takeda takes on Sanofi with $250M dengue buyout

  
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  In 1977, dengue fever experts predicted a vaccine could be ready in 10 years. That prediction proved wildly optimistic, leaving the 2.5 billion people at risk from dengue fever without protection. Sanofi is at the forefront of dengue vaccine research but now faces a challenger from Japan.
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• Cheap Nanotech Filter Clears Hazardous Microbes and Chemicals from Drinking Water

  
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  About 780 million people--a tenth of the world’s population--do not have access to clean drinking water. Water laced with contaminants such as bacteria, viruses, lead and arsenic claims millions of lives each year. But an inexpensive device that effectively clears such contaminants from water may help solve this ...
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• Unprecedented Insight Into Causes Of Pneumococcal Disease Offered By Genome Sequencing

  
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  A new study led by researchers from Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) and the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute in the UK has, for the first time, used genome sequencing technology to track the changes in a bacterial population following the introduction of a vaccine. The study follows how the population of ...
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• No Need To Toss Your Toothbrush After A Sore Throat

  
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  Word on the street has it you should replace your toothbrush after suffering from a cold, the flu or a bout of strep throat. That may not be necessary - at least when it comes to sore throats, according to a study presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) annual meeting in Washington, DC. Some health care ...
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• New Approach To Gene Sequencing Enables Rapid Identification Of Tick-Borne Lone Star Virus

  
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  The tick-borne Lone Star virus has been conclusively identified as part of a family of other tick-borne viruses called bunyaviruses, which often cause fever, respiratory problems and bleeding, according to new research led by scientists at UC San Francisco (UCSF). What made the work especially promising, said ...
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