Illness | Page 35 of 96 | SpiritIndia.com

Tuberculosis :: Epidemiology of TB – Updates from CDC studies to be presented at ATS 2007

The latest research from two Centers for Disease Control and Prevention studies looking at the epidemiology of tuberculosis (TB) in the United States will be presented at the American Thoracic Society 2007 International Conference on Sunday, May 20, in San Francisco. The studies focus on two groups with higher-than-average rates of TB: foreign-born persons and African-Americans living in the southeastern United States.

West Nile virus :: UT Southwestern joins national clinical trial to uncover long-term effects of West Nile virus

UT Southwestern Medical Center has joined a national clinical trial to identify the long-term health effects of West Nile virus infection and to learn more about the disease’s progression, symptoms and mortality.

Norovirus :: Don’t eat oysters purchased from Bridgeport Seafood in Tiverton

The Rhode Island Department of Health (HEALTH) advises consumers not to eat any oysters purchased from Bridgeport Seafood in Tiverton.

Lincoln :: Why Lincoln fell gravely ill after delivering his Gettysburg Address

Many school children in the United States memorize President Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address, considered one of history’s most brilliant speeches and a model of brevity and persuasive rhetoric.

Melamine :: USDA clears swine for processing

Testing confirms that meat from swine fed rations supplemented with pet food scraps containing melamine and related compounds is safe for human consumption, prompting the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to allow swine held on farms to be released and approved for processing.

Pulmonary Embolism :: Ruling out pulmonary embolism with a simple bedside protocol

Although clots in the lung (pulmonary embolism or PE) are the second-leading cause of sudden death in the United States, blood tests and ultrafast CT scanning to detect PE are being used on so many patients that over 90% of these tests are negative.

Healthcare :: How will responders respond?

When disaster strikes, taking care of the victims is the top priority. But who will provide that care” In a study presented at the 2007 Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Annual Meeting, Temple University researchers uncovered psychological barriers that might keep doctors, nurses and support staff from reporting to work in a disaster.

SARS :: Getting to the core of an emergent public health threat

The outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in 2002 was a loud wake-up call for researchers studying infectious diseases. SARS infected over 8,000 people, killed 10 percent of those infected, and weakened most with pneumonia.

Diabetes :: Grain fiber and magnesium intake associated with lower risk for diabetes

Higher dietary intake of fiber from grains and cereals and of magnesium may each be associated with a lower risk of type 2 diabetes, according to a report and meta-analysis in the May 14 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

Vaccine :: Students Devise Oral Quick-dissolve Strips for Rotavirus Vaccine

A thin strip that dissolves in the mouth like a popular breath-freshener could someday provide life-saving rotavirus vaccine to infants in impoverished areas. The innovative drug-delivery system was developed by Johns Hopkins undergraduate biomedical engineering students.