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New study suggests West Nile may cause kidney problems
Toronto :: Canada | about 7 hours ago
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While fear over West Nile virus has largely subsided in Canada, a new study says some people previously infected could be at risk for long-term effects. The study, to be published Jan. 1 in the Journal of Infectious Diseases and is available online, says...
Tags: west nile, nile virus, Dr. Kristy Murray, kidney failure, chronic symptoms, public health, Canada, Toronto, Health Medical Pharma, Zoonoses, Viral diseases, Viruses, Microbiology, Kidney, Renal failure, HIV, West Nile virus
Wards closed on bug outbreak
Glasgow :: United Kingdom | about 23 hours ago
Credibility Scottish hospital have been closed to new admissions following a rise in cases of the winter vomiting bug, it emerged yesterday. NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde said the wards at the Victoria Infirmary in Glasgow were not admitting new patients because...
Tags: United Kingdom, Glasgow, Health Medical Pharma, Viruses, Norovirus
Sars denies wasting money
Cape Town :: South Africa | 1 day ago
Credibility The South African Revenue Service (Sars) on Tuesday dismissed Democratic Alliance claims of "problems with management". "Sars has a proud history of acting against corrupt practices where they have occurred and have taken the strongest action where this...
Tags: South Africa, Cape Town, South African Revenue Service, Health in Toronto, Zoonoses, Canada, Severe acute respiratory syndrome, Viruses, Syndromes
AFRICA: Vaccination key to stemming rotavirus, say experts
Dakar :: Senegal | 1 day ago
Credibility African health experts are calling on governments to vaccinate all children against rotavirus, to end an “unacceptable” yet preventable situation in which the virus kills some 1,400 children in developing countries daily. The West African Rotavirus Advisory...
Tags: West African, George Armah, University of Dakar, rotavirus infection, Senegal, Dakar, Health Medical Pharma, GAVI Alliance, Rotavirus, Infectious diseases, Viral diseases, Pediatrics, Viruses, Vaccine, Gastroenterology
Jumpers, jabs, gym – how stars beat the cold
Glasgow :: United Kingdom | 1 day ago
Credibility Scottish celebrities all have their own ideas about how we can keep healthy this winter. Sports stars such as Sir Alex Ferguson and Alan Hansen and TV presenters including Gail Porter and Jenni Falconer have joined forces to urge Scots to "be ready" during...
Tags: Sir Alex, United Kingdom, Glasgow, Influenza, flu pandemic in the United Kingdom, Animal virology, Viruses, Common cold, Pandemics, Flu season, flu pandemic
U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson battling hepatitis C
Atlanta :: GA :: USA | 2 days ago
Credibility The Lithonia Democrat's already-thin frame has shed 30 pounds in the past year. His speech is slower than ever, and he regularly gets lost in thought in the middle of a discussion...In an exclusive interview with the AJC, Johnson disclosed he has been...
Tags: Hank Johnson of Georgia, Atlanta, Viruses, Gastroenterology, Hepatitis, Health Medical Pharma, Hepatitis C, Jade Ribbon Campaign, Viral hepatitis, Blood transfusion, Hepato-biliary diseases, Microbiology, Liver, Hepatitis B, Transfusion medicine
Delhi to have first govt-owned Liver Institute
New Delhi :: India | 2 days ago
Credibility She noted that although there were private hospitals in the capital that cater to the treatment of the disease, ''the expense incurred there added to the woes of the common man who cannot afford such expensive treatment.'' However, this institute would...
Tags: health minister, Delhi Health, Liver Institute New Delhi, India, New Delhi, Health Medical Pharma, Hepatitis, Hepato-biliary diseases, Hepatology, Viruses, Liver disease, World Hepatitis Day, Gastroenterology
FDA: Texas oysters linked to virus
Charlotte :: NC :: USA | 2 days ago
Credibility The U.S. government warned consumers Sunday to avoid oysters from San Antonio Bay in Texas after investigators found the oysters caused a highly contagious virus. Consumers who bought San Antonio Bay-harvested oysters on or after November 16 should throw...
Tags: Texas, San Antonio Bay, health department, Charlotte, Oyster, Infectious diseases, Viruses, Bivalves, Norovirus, Gastroenteritis, Disaster Accident, Aquaculture, Gastroenterology
Hepatitis C drug tested on San Antonio chimps shows promise
Copenhagen :: Denmark | 2 days ago
Credibility A Danish drug tested on San Antonio chimpanzees is showing promise as a new gene-based therapy that fights hepatitis C and potentially other diseases. The drug, developed by biopharmaceutical firm Santaris Pharma doesn't directly fight the virus, which...
Tags: Robert Lanford, Southwest Foundation, Santaris Pharma, Denmark, Copenhagen, Health Medical Pharma, Sexually transmitted diseases and infections, HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis, Hepatitis C virus, Microbiology, Viruses, Hepatitis C, Gastroenterology
Crown food scare tests point to virus
Sydney :: Australia | 5 days ago
Credibility State Government health inspectors have been investigating possible food poisoning at the casino after some of the 160 employees of superannuation fund Unisuper celebrating at a November 26 Christmas break-up suffered stomach pain, nausea, vomiting and...
Tags: Australia, Sydney, Infectious diseases, Microbiology, Viruses, Water-borne diseases, Norovirus, Foodborne illness, Gastroenteritis, Gastroenterology
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