India, Bangladesh, Vietnam and mainland China also experienced new outbreaks of H5 N1 influenza in December. During the same period, four new human cases - in Egypt, Cambodia and Indonesia - were reported to the World Health Organization. A 16-year-old girl in Egypt and a 2-year-old girl in Indonesia have died. ·
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-birdflu4-2009jan04,0,3010223.story
India, Bangladesh, Vietnam and mainland China also experienced new outbreaks of H5 N1 influenza in December. During the same period, four new human cases - in Egypt, Cambodia and Indonesia - were reported to the World Health Organization. A 16-year-old girl in Egypt and a 2-year-old girl in Indonesia have died. ·
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-birdflu4-2009jan04,0,3010223.story
HMPV infection incidence ranged from 2.2% to 10.5% in outpatient cohorts. Infections were asymptomatic in at least 38.8% of each of these cases. Symptoms when apparent were typical of upper respiratory tract infection. ·
http://www.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUSTRE4BP23I20081226
HMPV infection incidence ranged from 2.2% to 10.5% in outpatient cohorts. Infections were asymptomatic in at least 38.8% of each of these cases. Symptoms when apparent were typical of upper respiratory tract infection. ·
http://www.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUSTRE4BP23I20081226
The Ministry of Health of the Democratic Republic of Congo has declared an outbreak of Ebola haemorrhagic fever. As of 26 December, WHO is aware of 34 suspected cases including 9 deaths associated with the ongoing event. ·
http://www.who.int/csr/don/2008_12_26a/en/index.html
The Ministry of Health of the Democratic Republic of Congo has declared an outbreak of Ebola haemorrhagic fever. As of 26 December, WHO is aware of 34 suspected cases including 9 deaths associated with the ongoing event. ·
http://www.who.int/csr/don/2008_12_26a/en/index.html
In the UK 164 people have died of variant CJD, which originally came from cows infected with BSE, and all cases to date shared the same version of the prion gene (MM). A new case has a different varian tof the gene (MV). Estimates are that up to 350 people could be affected in this new wave. ·
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7788627.stm
In the UK 164 people have died of variant CJD, which originally came from cows infected with BSE, and all cases to date shared the same version of the prion gene (MM). A new case has a different varian tof the gene (MV). Estimates are that up to 350 people could be affected in this new wave. ·
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7788627.stm
The herpes virus behind cold sores could be a major cause of the protein plaques that accumulate in the brains of people with Alzheimer's disease. ·
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7770680.stm
The herpes virus behind cold sores could be a major cause of the protein plaques that accumulate in the brains of people with Alzheimer's disease. ·
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7770680.stm
Researchers have have discovered a distinctive chemical signature for placental and cerebral malaria which kill hundreds of thousands of young children a year, giving the option of earlier,or more intense treatment in those who need it. ·
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7767303.stm
Researchers have have discovered a distinctive chemical signature for placental and cerebral malaria which kill hundreds of thousands of young children a year, giving the option of earlier,or more intense treatment in those who need it. ·
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7767303.stm
There are now 77,400 people with HIV in the UK, and there were more than 7,000 new diagnoses last year - a rise of 6% on the previous year. ·
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7747484.stm
There are now 77,400 people with HIV in the UK, and there were more than 7,000 new diagnoses last year - a rise of 6% on the previous year. ·
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7747484.stm