News tagged with chest infection
Better treatment for tuberculosis possible with biochemist's findings
Recent discoveries by a Virginia Tech biochemist could lead to a more effective drug design to combat the bacteria responsible for tuberculosis infection. Spread through the air from one person to another, tuberculosis is ...
Apr 16, 2012 |
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Acne bug could be the cause of your infections
A bacterium which causes acne and is commonly found on the skin, is now known to cause infections all over the body. Propionibacterium acnes (P. acnes) has been associated with infections of artificial joints and heart valves ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jan 12, 2011 |
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Scrap UK's flawed TB screen for immigrants from high-risk countries, urge doctors
The current UK screening scheme for TB, which targets newly arrived immigrants from countries where tuberculosis is endemic, doesn't work and should be scrapped, say leading specialist doctors in this month's Thorax.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Aug 03, 2010 |
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Study examines course and treatment of unexplained chest pain
Fewer than half of individuals who have "non-specific" chest pain (not explained by a well-known condition) experience relief from symptoms following standard medical care, according to a report in the February 8 issue of ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Feb 08, 2010 |
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Research project yields better understanding of the defective protein that causes cystic fibrosis
A team of researchers studying the protein that, when defective or absent, causes cystic fibrosis (CF) has made an important discovery about how that protein is normally controlled and under what circumstances ...
Dec 18, 2009 |
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Genetic link to vitamin A deficiency
(PhysOrg.com) -- Almost half of UK women may be lacking an important source of vitamin A due to a previously undiscovered genetic variation, scientists at Newcastle University have found.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Nov 17, 2009 |
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Study finds partner abuse leads to wide range of health problems
Women abused by intimate partners suffer higher rates of a wide variety of doctor-diagnosed medical maladies compared to women who were never abused, according to a new study of more than 3,000 women.
Oct 12, 2009 |
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Cambridge: Stephen Hawking on 'road to recovery'
(AP) -- Cambridge University says physicist Stephen Hawking is still hospitalized but recovering from a chest infection.
Apr 22, 2009 |
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