The Genosys, Inc. Nitric Oxide system is being researched for the treatment of Swine Influenza (Flu) Influenza A, Rhinovirus, Avian Flu Virus and Tuberculosis.
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he Genosys, Inc. Nitric Oxide system is being researched for the treatment of Swine Influenza (Flu) Influenza A, Rhinovirus, Avian Flu Virus and Tuberculosis.
Experts at the Centers for Disease Control address the subject of voluntary or involuntary placement of individuals in isolation or quarantine this way: "To contain the spread of a contagious illness, public health authorities rely on many strategies. Two of these strategies...
Critical reforms of IMF policies demanded Earlier this month the Group of Twenty (G-20) leaders had announced a USD 1.1 trillion booster-dose into the world economy by the end of 2010 through multilateral institutions like the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Health...
A resident doctor-in-training working at three Chicago hospitals has been diagnosed with tuberculosis, potentially exposing hundreds of patients and staff. Officials are contacting all who might have been exposed at...
We know about Dengue Fever, West Nile Virus and Lyme Disease - but have you heard of Leishmaniasis Disease, Chagas Disease and/or Chikungunya Virus? Probably not, unless you've been to places outside of the U.S....
opinion by Swan | 36 wks ago 492 views | 16 recommendations | 6 comments
Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has released its 11th annual top-ten humanitarian crises list highlighting what the organization sees as the 10 worst humanitarian crises in the world for...
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Researchers at University of Texas School of Public Health have found evidence that patients with Type 2 diabetes may be at increased risk of contracting tuberculosis. The cause is compromised immune systems, leading to difficult to treat lung infections.
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Climate change could be responsible for the spread of a deadly dozen of diseases, according to the Wildlife Conservation Society.Because these diseases are caused by an organism or virus that spreads quicker in...
created by Amy Judd | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago 185 views | 14 recommendations | 8 comments
Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. David Butler-Jones, released his first annual Report on the State of Public Health in Canada a few weeks ago. There’s been little to no commentary about the report...
created by Ahni | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago 317 views | 2 recommendations | 1 comment
Some do-gooders at ThePoint.com, a site that enables people to mobilize (and hopefully fund) activism campaigns, have started a petition asking Bono to stop being the world's most annoying philanthropist.As it...
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Another sad bad blow for the young gifted but flawed Amy Winehouse. The news that she might have TB is worrying and highlights the rise in TB infections in the UK and USA mainly amongst the very poor, homeless...
The American Society for Microbiology is helping African nations foster a scientific community that is better able to address the current and future problems that threaten not only the local population, but the...
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Three million people
develop tuberculosis in the Southeast Asian region every year, India
reporting 22 per cent of these, and over half a million die of the
disease, says the latest World Health Organisation (WHO) report
released on Monday. The 11 countries of the region...
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"""Imagine a world where vaccines are no longer injected - and can be used effectively in the battle to prevent tuberculosis infection. Imagine a world, where vaccines can be transported without worrying that it will be destroyed by heat. Imagine a world, where virtually...