Young people with HIV rises in 2010, said Monroe County health officials

December 17, 2010

Monroe County health officials announced today a new trend in cases of HIV among teens and young adults. Preliminary data for 2010 indicates that nearly half of the cases of people diagnosed with HIV, or the human immunodeficiency virus, in Monroe County so far this year are younger than 25. Prior to this year, the [...]

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BioWatch: Maryland biotechs get FDA clearance for clinical trials

December 17, 2010

From depression to ulcers and anthrax infections, a handful of Maryland biotechs have been given the regulatory OK to either launch or resume clinical trials of their experimental treatments. Neuralstem reported that the Food and Drug Administration has approved its investigational new drug application to launch a phase 1a safety trial of its experimental small-molecule [...]

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Sea lions dying of leptospirosis

December 17, 2010

Leptospirosis, a highly contagious bacterial disease, has beendiscovered in a large number of sick or dead California sea lionsthat have washed up on Oregon beaches. “This is a sporadic disease,” Reedsport veterinarian mark Feltonsaid. “It periodically occurs in any number of animal species, includingrats.” Right now it is appearing in California sea lions living along [...]

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Liver Failure – Ayurvedic Herbal Treatment

December 17, 2010

Liver failure occurs when a major part of the liver has been damaged and it is no longer able to function. This condition may be either acute or chronic. Acute liver failure is usually caused by Hepatitis a, B and C, drug toxicity and food poisoning. Chronic liver failure is caused by Hepatitis B and [...]

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Esophageal Cancer Risk Lower Than Expected For Acid Reflux Disease Patients

December 17, 2010

Posted on: Thursday, 9 December 2010, 18:32 CST Those who sufer with very-common GERD have low incidence of rare but deadly cancer, according to U-M researchers The risk of esophageal cancer among patients who suffer from gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is not as high as many may think, according to new research from  University of [...]

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Can low blood sugar lead to diabetes? Or can the symptoms be confused with one another?

December 17, 2010

I have low blood sugar but recently I looked up symptoms of diabetes and I have: Blurry Vision Fatigue Irritation Increase hunger —- Even if I don't have diabetes, how does it explain my blurry vision? Can low blood sugar lead to diabetes? You have enough symptoms to justify a visit to a doctor. while [...]

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Influenza cases reported » Local news » The Norman Transcript

December 17, 2010

NORMAN — It’s not even winter, but the influenza virus has arrived. Norman Regional Health System spokesperson Kelly Wells said four Influenza A cases and three Influenza B have been reported. in the past month, at least two people have been hospitalized. Emergency room physicians haven’t treated many flu cases, but doctors are still prepared [...]

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Allergy study highlights risk for children

December 17, 2010

A lack of testing for food allergies is putting children's health at risk and could lead to life threatening reactions, a study has found. The study, Adverse reactions to food in new Zealand children age 0-5 years, was published today in the new Zealand Medical Journal. It looked at a cross-section of 110 children who [...]

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I have recently developed psoriasis and was wondering if the fact that I'm pregnant is worsening the symptoms?

December 17, 2010

Also I wanted to know if anyone has found a good medication that really cleared there skin Since you are pregnant, it would probably be best to consult your doctor before using any medications. I am a diabetic that has been fighting a systemic yeast infestation. This means I have high insulin, as well as [...]

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Long term chronic cough without any other symptoms?

December 17, 2010

I had the flu for 2 weeks with coughing, sore throat, fever, body aches, severe headaches (didn't take medicine/go to the doctor or anything) and didn't really rest either, I was working while I was sick. then finally I felt better for a couple days, but then I started having an extremely chronic phlegmy cough [...]

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