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Foot and Mouth Disease :: Foot and Mouth Disease in UK

The UK Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that the Prime Minister had held a meeting this morning with the President and Director General of the National Farmers U nion (NFU) to discuss the current outbreak of Foot and Mouth disease and the issues that would arise as we went forward. The Prime Minister thanked the NFU for their close co-operation on this matter, and both parties expressed the desire for that co-operation to continue, both on this outbreak and on other rural issues in the future.

Foot and Mouth Disease :: UK PM meets with farmers to discuss outbreak of foot and mouth disease

The Prime Minister has met with leaders of the National Farmers’ U nion to discuss the recent outbreak of foot and mouth disease.

Liver Cancer :: New test improves detection of liver cancer

Cancer of the liver is very difficult to detect, and it is a major cause of death in Asia and Africa, with rising incidence in Western countries as well. Now, VIB researchers connected to Ghent University, in collaboration with research centers in Beijing and Shanghai in China, have developed a test to detect liver cancer in an early stage.

Foot and Mouth Disease :: UK PM says Foot and Mouth Disease outbreak will be contained

Gordon Brown has promised that the Government will “contain and control” the outbreak of foot and mouth disease on a Surrey farm.

Foot and Mouth Disease :: UK Government working night and day to eradicate an outbreak of foot and mouth disease in Surrey

The UK Government is working “night and day” to eradicate an outbreak of foot and mouth disease in Surrey, the Prime Minister has said.

Skin :: Green tea holds promise as new treatment for inflammatory skin diseases

Green tea could hold promise as a new treatment for skin disorders such as psoriasis and dandruff, Medical College of Georgia researchers say.

Oral Cancer :: Lab on a Chip for Oral Cancer Shows Promise

Finding out whether that unusual sore in your mouth is cancerous should become a lot faster and easier in the years ahead. Scientists supported by the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR), part of the National Institutes of Health, have engineered the first fully automated, all-in-one test, or lab on a chip, that can be programmed to probe cells brushed from the mouth for a common sign of oral cancer.

West Nile Virus :: RevolutionHealth.com launches West Nile Watch

Halfway through West Nile season, more than 180 cases of West Nile virus have been reported in 22 states: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Virginia and Wyoming.

Heart Failure :: Novel candidate biomarker for heart failure also strongly predicts risk of death

A potential new biomarker for heart failure may be more powerful than established measures in identifying patients at increased risk for death from several causes. In a report to appear in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology that has received early online release, an international research team describes finding that blood levels of a protein called ST2 both indicate the presence of heart failure among patient with shortness of breath and powerfully predict the risk that a patient will die during the following year.

Foot and Mouth Disease :: UK PM visits foot and mouth zone

UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown has visited the area of Surrey affected by the recent outbreak of foot and mouth disease.