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| Monoclonal Neutralizing Antibodies Show Promise Against Avian Flu |
06/04/07 |
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Starting with blood of patients who survived a bout of avian flu (infection with the H5N1 strain), Cameron Simmons (of the Oxford University Clinical
Research Unit at the Hospital for Tropical Diseases in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam) and colleagues gene |
| Will The Healthcare Workers Go To Work During Disasters? |
05/23/07 |
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When disaster strikes, getting care to the victims is at the top of everyone's attention. But who will provide that care? In two studies to be presented at the 2007 Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM) Annual Meeting, researchers examined the f |
| WHO Director-General Highlights Opportunity To Build "Health Legacy" For Women And The People Of Africa |
05/23/07 |
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The World Health Assembly opened on Monday with an optimistic assessment of the global health scene from the new WHO Director-General, Dr Margaret Chan, and a call for global health leaders to build a "health legacy" for women and the people of Africa. |
| Major House-To-House Survey Finds New Orleans Area Residents Hit Hard By Katrina And Struggling With Serious Life Challenges |
05/23/07 |
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Eight in 10 (81%) of those now living in Greater New Orleans have seen their quality of life deteriorate in at least one of seven critical aspects of their lives in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, including economic well-being and access to health |
| White House Threatens Veto Of New Supplemental Appropriations Bill |
05/23/07 |
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White House spokesperson Tony Snow on Wednesday said that President Bush would veto a supplemental appropriations bill (HR 2206) for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, in part because the legislation includes funds for health care and other n |
| Peanut Allergies Overstated, Study Finds |
05/23/07 |
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Despite hundreds of families being told their children have peanut allergies every year, many of the children may be able to eat peanuts safely, a study by researchers at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) and Sydney Children's Hospital has found.
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| Hotter Is Better For Removing Allergens In Laundry |
05/23/07 |
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A new study finds that the heat setting you choose when doing laundry makes all the difference when it comes to killing dust mites. The researchers found that washing laundry in hot water--140 degrees Fahrenheit (60 ºC) or higher--kills all house dust m |
| House Dust May Protect Against Allergic Disease Early In Life |
05/23/07 |
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Endotoxin, a toxic substance made by certain types of bacteria, may reduce the risk of developing the allergic skin condition eczema or wheezing in children if they are exposed to it up to age 3, suggests a study presented at the American Thoracic Societ |
| World-Leading Innovation In Child-Allergy Detection |
05/23/07 |
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In the past decade, food allergies have become a major point of concern for paediatricians, especially those treating very young children. The number of cases has almost doubled over the last ten years. EUREKA project E! 3292 MULTI-PATCH has helped to de |
| Ranbaxy Receives Tentative FDA Approval For Fexofenadine Hydrochloride Tablets |
05/23/07 |
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| Premature Infants Do Not Seem To Be Predisposed To Food Allergies |
05/23/07 |
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Premature infants do not have an increased risk of developing food allergies than normal-birth-weight infants, according to new research in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (JACI).
The study, "The risk of developing food allergy in prematu |
