News tagged with disease severity
From mild-mannered to killer plague: New study explains plague's rapid evolution
In the evolutionary blink of an eye, a bacterium that causes mild stomach irritation evolved into a deadly assassin responsible for the most devastating pandemics in human history. How did the mild-mannered Yersinia pseudotuberculosis become ...
Aug 29, 2011 |
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'A-maize-ing' discovery could lead to higher corn yields for food, feed and fuel
Scientists may have made an "a-maize-ing" discovery that could lead to higher corn yields in the United States. In a new research report published in the March 2010 issue of the journal Genetics, scientists used tropical maize ...
Mar 25, 2010 |
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Low vitamin D causes problems for acutely ill patients
A group of endocrinologists in Sydney have observed that very sick patients tend to have very low levels of Vitamin D. The sicker they are, the lower the levels.
Apr 30, 2009 |
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Patients with sickle cell disease have high rate of acute care usage and rehospitalization
Patients with sickle cell disease average about 2.5 hospital visits per year, with 18- to 30-year old patients more likely to require acute care or rehospitalization, according to a study in the April 7 issue of JAMA.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Apr 06, 2010 |
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'Mini' transplant may reverse severe sickle cell disease
Results of a preliminary study by scientists at the National Institutes of Health and Johns Hopkins show that "mini" stem cell transplantation may safely reverse severe sickle cell disease in adults.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Dec 09, 2009 |
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More pain means real gain in complex regional pain syndrome treatment
The saying "more pain, more gain" may be true for those already in terrible pain due to a chronic and debilitating condition, contrary to received wisdom. For those with Type I Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS), working ...
Nov 12, 2009 |
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Harnessing the Web and supercomputers to track pathogens as they evolve
Pathogens can now be easily tracked in time and space as they evolve, an advance that could revolutionize both public health and inform national security in the fight against infectious diseases. Developed ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Apr 12, 2010 |
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Can telemedicine improve geriatric depression?
Studies have shown a high rate of depression among elderly homebound individuals, and few patients receive adequate treatment, if any. To address this issue, researchers at Rhode Island Hospital and other organizations have ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 03, 2010 |
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Type 2 diabetics warned on dangers of low blood sugar
People with type two diabetes who suffer episodes of critically low blood sugar levels (severe hypoglycemia) are at greater risk of suffering subsequent vascular problems such as a heart attack, stroke and kidney disease, ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Oct 07, 2010 |
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In swine flu, key moments and decisions lie ahead
(AP) -- The most pivotal moments in the swine flu saga are yet to come. Will it sweep through impoverished Southern Hemisphere countries in the next few months? Will it roar back in the rest of the world ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
May 10, 2009 |
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