In April 2018, Bill Gates freaked everyone out by reminding us we aren’t ready for a pandemic. Referencing research from the Institute for Disease Modeling, the Microsoft co-founder said that over 33 million people could die in a matter of months from a ...
There is a lack of information about the difference between influenza and the common cold. Most people struggle to distinguish between these two conditions, and this often leads to irritation and ...
Albireo is targeting PFIC, a cholestasis mediated disease. The company, an AstraZeneca spinoff, has deep expertise in liver diseases. We have a strong positive opinion about Albireo. Albireo ...
Scientists have discovered new ways in which the body regulates blood clots, in a discovery which could one day lead to the development of better treatments that could help prevent and treat conditions including heart diseases, stroke and vascular dementia.
Newswise — B. multivorans is a notorious pathogen that can cause infections such as pneumonia in immune-compromised individuals with underlying lung diseases, including cystic fibrosis. This pathogen can also cause rapid clinical deterioration in ...
Several tests with new doctors revealed baby Wyatt has two rare gastrointestinal diseases. Heather explained, "His body thinks that food is an allergen and it starts attacking itself, so he has a lot of difficulties with new foods and anything processed."
Scientists have discovered new ways in which the body regulates blood clots, in a discovery which could one day lead to the development of better treatments that could help prevent and treat conditions including heart diseases, stroke and vascular dementia.
While enjoying a Super Bowl party – at least the wings and the halftime show – a woman volunteered how much she enjoyed my column. Her thumb hurt though. She asked me to write on arthritis. Dr. Thomas W. LaGrelius I looked at her hand. She had obvious ...
The National Research Council of Canada (NRC) and Aspect Biosystems, a Vancouver-based biotechnology company, are collaborating to use bioprinting to study and treat brain diseases. Tamer Mohamed ...
Life in a single-family home in suburban America, one with a quiet and spacious backyard, surrounded by natural habitats, lush green vegetation, where beautiful birds, squirrels and other small ...
The vaccine market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 10.9% from 2017 to 2023, reaching $ 6.514 billion by 2023. The combined vaccine sector accounted for more than one-third of the global market in 2016. Vaccines use antigenic components to strengthen the ...
Parkinson's disease and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis are the newest frontiers for open science drug discovery, a global movement led by academic scientists in Toronto that puts knowledge sharing ...
The facility will be one of the most innovative and advanced biomedical research centres in Africa. It will be based at the university’s Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences in Tygerberg. Faculty dean, Professor Jimmy Volmink said the institute would ...
A Florida man was arrested last week after an undercover operation revealed that he was posing as a doctor and offering cures for various health issues provided that patients paid a fee for his services. According to the Hernando County Sheriff's Office ...
New research suggests that eating black carrots on a regular basis could have positive benefits in reducing the risk of neurological diseases such as Alzheimer’s. Some components of black carrots -including its anti-inflammatory properties and ...
An illness known as zombie deer disease has now been reported in 22 states and Canada. Now, scientists are concerned about the potential impact on humans. The scientific term is chronic wasting ...
New York, NY -- (SBWIRE) -- 02/16/2019 -- A new market assessment report on the Infectious Diseases market provides a comprehensive overview of the Infectious Diseases industry for the forecast period 2019 - 2026. The analytical study is proposed to ...
A dentist in Kingston, Ontario, is working with Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox & Addington (KFL&A) Public Health to contact patients about a potential risk of bloodborne infection. Patients of Dr. K. Luco Dentistry Professional Corporation who received ...
The study of natural toxins and their derivatives may help in the development of medicines to treat diseases like cancer and osteoarthritis, says coordinator of the Center of Excellence in New Target Discovery. Animal venoms are the subject of study at ...
When Kenya crossed the threshold to become a low-middle income country four years ago following the rebasing of its National Accounts, including Gross Domestic Product and Gross National Income, a new health burden begun to rise. The economic transition ...
Lead author Lynn Martin, PhD, is a professor at the University of South Florida College of Public Health. Credit: USF Health The 2014-16 Ebola virus epidemic that ravaged Western Africa, killing thousands, was the largest in history. An analysis of the ...
To the list of woes brought on by Venezuela’s economic and political turmoil, add one more: a crippled national vaccination program has resulted in record-high numbers in cases of measles, diphtheria and other vaccine-preventable diseases — a growing ...
Maria Carolina Inacio receives funding from NHMRC (APP1148106) and MRFF (APP1152268). Azmeraw T. Amare, Jyoti Khadka, Sarah Bray, Stephanie Harrison, and Tiffany Gill do not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or ...
Juba 20 December, 2018 – A new multi-purpose, Infectious Diseases Unit was officially opened today 20 December by His Excellency Gen. Taban Deng Gai; the First Vice President of South Sudan. The opening of the Dr John Garang Infectious Diseases Unit ...
Kevin Durant sure was confused when Kings PA announcer Scott Moak said the Warriors forward was getting bandaged for an "infectious disease." The comment quickly caught Durant's attention.
Korean researchers from Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) and Seoul National University (SNU) have used 3D bioprinting to create a biomimetic airway-on-a-chip. “We reproduced an in-vivo-like 3D vascular network by assembling ...
MUMBAI: With India seeing a high incidence of diseases spread by mosquitoes, Bajaj Allianz General Insurance has launched a health cover that is specifically targeted at seven vector borne diseases - dengue, malaria, chikungunya, Kala Azar, Japanese ...
Treating undernourished children, boosting nutrition for pregnant women, and even providing a statistical basis for the term “famine” have all become routine parts of humanitarian health programmes. But the routine is changing. As conflicts and crises ...