As a life-threatening condition that can evoke fear, Meningitis is becoming less of a threat because of advances by medical science. In fact, the dangers posed by Bacterial Meningitis to public health are being reduced one vaccine at a time.
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Nothing Romantic About Tuberculosis (TB)
March 25th, 2009
admin For a disease cured more than 60 years ago, tuberculosis is still very much a scourge to humankind. While we may think of it as a disease of the past, it is still affecting a third of the world’s population and as a result still deserves focused research.
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March 1st, 2009
admin Lyme Disease is a condition that polarizes the medical community and patients because it is hard to diagnose and poorly understood in some respects. However this polarization is coming at the cost of patient well being, but this should not be the case given the sheer numbers potentially afflicted.
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