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| 2010/01/24 |
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| When it comes to Hepatitis C, we have been fortunate to see a decrease in infection rates of the disease for quite a number of years. Unfortunately, a lack of focus on managing the disease now threatens to increase the health costs for the condition. |
| tags hepatitis hepatitis C viral infection disease prevention antiviral liver cancer |
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| 2010/01/19 |
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| As far as medical technologies go, the bandages is not something that most of us would consider when thinking about advanced medicine. However, with much research being directed at creating a better bandage, we will soon be looking at bandages in a whole new light. |
| tags bandage infection wound healing gauze adhesive diabetic ulcer medical research health forums |
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| 2010/01/05 |
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| While Dengue Fever is frequently associated with tropical destinations, in recent decades its range has spread and the number of infections increased by orders of magnitude. Estimates suggest that 50-100 million people are infected annually with rates increasing. |
| tags dengue fever mosquito hemorrhagic fever medical research viral infection travel health risks |
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| 2009/10/09 |
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| As a condition that can kill only hours after infection, meningitis is not something that should be treated lightly despite the fact that there are many causes of infection that can result in the condition. Instead, it is important to be cautious and seek medical treatment. |
| tags meningitis viral meningitis viral infection fungal infection herpesviral meningitis |
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| 2009/08/21 |
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| For most of us, the worst effects of fungus that we will experience are limited to athlete's foot or ringworm in our children, However, for those with compromised immune systems, the effects of fungus can be much more severe and for some types of fungal infections, even lethal. |
| tags fungal infection ringworm athletes foot AIDS HIV candidiasis aspergillus tinea |
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| 2009/06/14 |
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| Although it is well known that stress is hard on our bodies, many of us don't think we are all that stressed. However, after experiencing a few colds back to back or a cold with some related infection, it might be time to reconsider whether our lifestyle might just be wearing us down. |
| tags stress immune system common cold respiratory infection |
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| 2009/05/15 |
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| As the the cause of 1 in 9 hospital related deaths, pneumonia can be a very dangerous condition for individuals who are already in a weakened state. Fortunately, research is developing an understanding of pneumonia that could give us the upper hand. |
| tags pneumonia antibiotic resistance hospital acquired infection |
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| 2009/04/22 |
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| The growing problem of tougher and tougher bacteria able to withstand our onslaught of antibiotic drugs has researchers looking at new alternatives for keeping the bugs under control. One important area of interest involves keeping surfaces super clean. |
| tags antibiotic resistance antibacterial surfaces super bugs MSRA staph infection bacterial infection |
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