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Parakeets Test Positive for Fatal Disease
The San Francisco Zoo knowingly imported parakeets with a contagious and often fatal bird disease for an exhibit encouraging human interaction, a zoo official said.
Hospital Has Legionnaires' Disease Cases
Ten cases of Legionnaires' disease have been diagnosed among patients and visitors at a San Antonio hospital, and health officials suspect the facility is the source of the outbreak.
Study Says Millions Have 'Rage' Disorder
To you, that angry, horn-blasting tailgater is suffering from road rage. But doctors have another name for it — intermittent explosive disorder — and a new study suggests it is far more common than they realized, affecting up to 16 million Americans.
86 Treated for Legionnaires' in Spain
Eighty-six people were being treated Sunday following an outbreak of Legionnaires' disease in the northern city of Pamplona, regional authorities said.
Colo. Patient Dies of Rare Brain Disease
Officials at a suburban Denver hospital alerted six brain surgery patients after another neurosurgery patient died of classic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, a rare degenerative brain ailment, the hospital said Thursday.
Whirling Disease Spreading in Utah
A disease that can deform trout, cause them to chase their own tail and eventually lead to their starvation, continues to spread swiftly through Utah's waterways.
FDA OKs Treatment for Rare Disease
The first-ever treatment for an extremely rare and often fatal genetic disease that interferes with the body's ability to tap built-up stores of sugar for energy received federal approval Friday.
Whirling Disease in Trout a Focus in Utah
A disease that can deform trout, cause them to chase their own tail and eventually lead to their starvation will get special attention this year from legislators, who want to try to reduce its effects on commercial and recreational fisheries.
Scientists: Oak Disease May Be From Asia
The fungus that causes sudden oak death likely arrived in a shipment to commercial nurseries from Asia, according to scientists.
Calif. Biologists Find Finches Ailing
A bacterialike disease that can cause blindness in birds has been detected for the first time in wild finches in California, the state Department of Fish and Game said Tuesday.
Patient Sues for Possible Disease Exposure
A woman has filed a lawsuit against Emory Healthcare after she underwent surgery there with instruments that had been exposed to a fatal disease similar to the human version of mad cow disease.
Ind. Institute to Study Heart Disease
The head of a newly formed medical research institute announced Tuesday that the group will launch a long-running study of heart disease and other illnesses, tracking patients' lifestyles and over factors over decades.
Study Shows Drug Reverses Heart Disease
High doses of a powerful cholesterol-lowering drug seemed to actually reverse heart disease — not just keep it from getting worse — new research showed.
Mentoring Course Aids Teens With Illnesses
Besides juggling school, sports and everything else that goes along with being a teenager, 16-year-old Corinne Cline also has to deal with managing her diabetes. But Cline is benefiting from a program that links teenagers with Dartmouth College students who also have chronic illnesses.
60 of 76 Deer Killed at Wis. Game Farm Ill
Sixty of the 76 deer killed at a Portage County game farm earlier this year tested positive for chronic wasting disease. It is the highest concentration of animals infected with the deadly ailment in a farm herd the state has found so far, officials said Friday.
Program for Ill Teens Faces Cash Crisis
In addition to juggling school, sports and everything else that goes along with being a teenager, 16-year-old Corinne Cline also faces daily showdowns with "The Diabetes Police."
Scientists See Growing Animal-Disease Risk
Humans risk being overrun by diseases from the animal world, according to researchers who have documented 38 illnesses that have made that jump over the past 25 years.
Animal Diseases Said a Threat to Humans
Mutating diseases that originate in the animal world and then infect humans pose a growing health threat to people around the globe, according to scientists.
Bird Flu Discovery Stokes Fears in Africa
The discovery of the fatal bird flu strain in Africa has raised concerns the continent may not be equipped to contain with the disease, especially as many villagers are unaware of the threat.
Smoking increases, fish & omega-3s decrease AMD risk
Source: Science Daily
Smoking increases risk of developing Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD) leading to blindness (as does obesity and high BMI); fish & omega-3 fatty acids in the diet decrease risk (lutein & zeaxanthin in diet do so also).
Viral Effect - The Campaign for Abstinence Hits a Dead End on HPV
Source: slate.com
In late June, a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine showed that consistent condom use protects against human papillomavirus, or HPV. This is good news for women.
94 year old man with Alzheimer's wanders off, 20,000 people get alert calls
Source: wzzm13.com
Ann Arbor (AP) - An automated late-night telephone alert system in Ann Arbor has prompted a wave of complaints to police. More than 20,000 Ann Arbor households received late-night calls Sunday about a 94-year-old man with Alzheimer's disease who had wandered off.
World's Women--Are they Equal??
Source: thestar.com
According to UN estimates: Up to 3 million women a year lose their lives to gender-based violence or neglect. Some 600,000 die in childbirth, many for lack of medical attention or sanitation.
Health care economics: Diseases are too profitable to prevent or cure
Source: newstarget.com
From the page:
CJD-Related Disease can Incubate for 50 Years
Source: nature.com
Last living cannibals aid predictions for modern prion epidemic.
Eat worms - feel better
Source: news.bbc.co.uk
Who would deliberately drink a dose of gut worms? The answer is Anna Glanz, an ordinary mother-of-two from Iowa. She's testing the remarkable theory that not all parasites are necessarily bad for us. Some of them may actually help us fight diseases.
Pesticide exposure raises risk of Parkinson’s
Source: newscientist.com
Exposure to pesticides – even at relatively low levels – may increase an individual’s risk of developing Parkinson’s disease by 70%, according to a study of more than 140,000 people.
Let's talk about Forgetfulness
Don't you hate it when you forget the small things. Something that isn't that big of a deal but it irks you nonetheless? Like not knowing exactly where the sunflower seeds are in your pantry. You know that you bought them and that they're in there, but you forget exactly where.
Mad cow disease could have 50+ years incubation period in humans
Source: news.bbc.co.uk
Variant CJD, the human version of mad cow disease (BSE), may have an incubation period as long as 50 years or more. To date there have only been 160 cases of vCJD in the UK prompting many to believe the original panic was massively overblown.
Man Accused Of Not Disclosing HIV To Fiancee
Source: Local 6
Man Accused Of Not Disclosing HIV To Fiancee A city worker in New Smyrna Beach, Fla., was arrested after being accused of failing to tell his fiance that he was infected with HIV before they had sex and she was diagnosed with the disease, according to a Local 6 News report.
Lifestyle More Important to Heart than Diet
Source: webmd.com
The new guidelines don't lay down the law about how much to eat, what to eat, and when to eat. They instead focus on healthy diet and lifestyle patterns. And they offer practical ways for real people to make lifesaving changes, says WebMD's director of nutrition, Kathleen M.
11 cousins have their stomachs removed to avoid cancer
Source: timesonline.co.uk
Eleven members of one family have all had their stomachs removed after advances in genetic testing showed they would probably die young from a rare hereditary form of gastric cancer.
BBC NEWS | Africa | Fighting rebels and cholera in Sudan
Source: BBC News
Genocide makes everything that much harder.
New WHO report highlights environmental causes of disease
Source: english.people.com.cn
Nearly a quarter of global diseases are caused by exposure to avoidable environmental hazards, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a report on Friday.
Cure Found For Huntington Disease In Mice Offers Hope For Treatment In Humans
Source: sciencedaily.com
Researchers at the University of British Columbia's Centre for Molecular Medicine and Therapeutics (CMMT) have provided ground-breaking evidence for a cure for Huntington disease in a mouse offering hope that this disease can be relieved in humans.
First official death from chronic fatigue syndrome
Source: NewScientist
Talk about your mother of mixed blessings--"yay, we finally recognize that you have a severely debilitating physical illness.... Oh, by the way, it kills you."
Coffee may cut alcohol liver damage
Source: news.yahoo.com
"Researchers reported on Monday that drinking coffee cuts the risk of cirrhosis of the liver from alcohol -- by 22 percent per cup each day -- but they stopped short of saying doctors should prescribe coffee for that reason."
Technology Review: Emerging Technologies and their Impact
Source: techreview.com
This may help alieviate or eliminate the upcoming Middle East Water Wars
Report focuses on the role good microbes play in future medicine
Source: eurekalert.org
Not all bacteria are bad. In fact, beneficial microbes could represent the future of medicine, with the potential to treat a variety of diseases in humans and animals from diarrhea and eczema to gum disease and autoimmune disorders
Asbestos Linked to Throat Cancer
Source: webmd.com
The conclusion means that thousands more workers exposed to asbestos could qualify for compensation from a fund under debate in Congress.
Fast-Food Breakfasts: Which are the worst?
Source: webmd.com
Some experts say fast food is one of the reasons why America is in the middle of an obesity crisis. Fast food tends to be high in calories, fat, and sugar, and low in fiber and important nutrients.
Myanmar detects first polio case in six years
Source: news.yahoo.com
An 18-month-old boy in central Myanmar has been diagnosed with polio, the first case detected in the military-ruled country in six years, an official has said.
Annan: The world is losing battle against HIV/AIDS
Source: iht.com
On the final day of a crucial United Nations special session on HIV/AIDS, Secretary General Kofi Annan delivered a gloomy assessment Friday of global efforts to fight the epidemic, saying the world was losing the battle. "The epidemic continues to outpace us," he told a jamme …
Study: Millions May Have Rage Disorder
Source: webmd.com
As many as 16 million American adults may have had the disorder at some point, depending on how it is defined, according to a study published in the Archives of General Psychiatry.
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