Respiratory infectious diseases continue to be a huge and rising burden to health-care systems and societies worldwide. Published by Wiley-Blackwell, the latest issue of Respirology includes an invited review series focused on infectious pulmonary diseases.
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Brian Mandeville, a 6-foot-6, 255-pound tight end, who caught 63 passes for 863 yards and seven touchdowns in three seasons with the Northeastern University Huskies, has been told to retire by NFL combine doctors.
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The medical field as for long been hailed has a profession which constantly brings new findings and innovations. However, even with all the available wealth of information in the medical filed, there has been no central website which offers an online collaborative medical encyclopedia for use by the general public. That is why the creation of supposedly the world’s largest online medical encyclopedia called Medpedia was announced today.
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IRI Separation Technologies (TSX.V:IRI) is the manufacturer of a remarkable new dietary supplement that enhances the human body’s natural immune system through direct supplementation of actual antibodies . The product will be available in the United States and Canada under the brand name “Muno Boost” and will be available as an over-the-counter dietary supplement in pharmacies and through direct marketing.
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The 2nd Granddaughter of Minnesota Powerball Winners Tested For Krabbe Disease Baby Allison gets tested for Krabbe disease.
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The recent outbreak of hand-foot-mouth disease (HFMD) will not affect the Beijing Olympic Games, health ministry spokesman Mao Qun'an said in Beijing Wednesday.
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Animals like plants, can build tolerance to infections at a genetic level, and these findings could provide a better understanding of the epidemiology and evolution of infectious disease, according to evolutionary biologists.
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As Virginia teen dies of the a bacterial infection called MRSA or methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus, the 'Superbug' we are faced with two important health facts:
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Billions of dollars are being spent on disease-specific aid programmes in developing countries. But in this week's BMJ, Roger England, Chairman of Health Systems Workshop, argues that these programmes distort countries' efforts to deal with their problems.
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UN agencies have confirmed a cholera epidemic in northern Iraq and placed the whole country on high alert in response to the outbreak.
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