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CFS
, Studies
, Viruses and Viral Infection
on August 24, 2010
Also known as Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME), Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) is a serious systemic illness of unknown cause.
Now, another study in the US found that gene sequences of a family of mo...
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Kid's Health
, Viruses and Viral Infection
on June 18, 2009
This summer many parents are nervous about keeping kids healthy, especially with the threat of Swine Flu spreading.
Whether at camp or just the neighborhood pool or playground keeping kids healthy ...
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Kid's Health
, Obesity
, Studies
, Viruses and Viral Infection
on August 15, 2008
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Presented earlier this week at the still on-going American Psychological Association's 116th Annual Convention (Boston) are the study findings...
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Cases
, Viruses and Viral Infection
on June 9, 2008
I spent a long weekend out-of-town and got the mumps. I got home Sunday with a hard, painful swelling under my right ear.
Obviously I didn't get the mumps vaccine when I was a baby because I c...
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News
, Pain Management
, Viruses and Viral Infection
on May 15, 2008
Shingles is a condition that can cause debilitating chronic pain.
Shingles (herpes zoster) is an outbreak of rash or blisters on the skin that is caused by the same virus that causes chickenpox - t...
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Diarrhea
, Digestive Disorders
, FDA Approvals
, Treatment
, Viruses and Viral Infection
on April 3, 2008
Rotarix - the second oral U.S. licensed vaccine for the prevention of rotavirus (an infection that causes gastroenteritis (vomiting and diarrhea) in infants and children) - has been approved by the U...
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Diagnostics
, FDA Approvals
, Viruses and Viral Infection
on January 6, 2008
The FDA has recently cleared for marketing, the very first test that can simultaneously detect and identify 12 specific respiratory viruses in one sample.
The said test, called the xTAG Respiratory...
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Cancer
, Diagnostics
, Studies
, Viruses and Viral Infection
on October 30, 2007
A sensor technology that can detect a single molecule of the human papillomavirus (HPV) have been developed by Iowa State University researchers
We know that HPV is the virus associated with cervic...
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Cancer
, Diagnostics
, Viruses and Viral Infection
, Women's Health
on October 16, 2007
The human papilloma virus (HPV) is a common virus that can increase the risk of cervical cancer in women.
We all know that early detection is most beneficial, so is in the case of HPV and cervical ...
