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Mystery solved at crossroads of immune response
29 July 2009Sydney scientists have solved an important mystery about our immune response, a finding that among other things could be used to help improve the body's reaction to vaccination. - more
Low-dose CT method, delivering 50% less radiation, correctly identifies patients with appendicitis
28 July 2009Patients with possible appendicitis are typically evaluated using a standard-dose contrast enhanced CT, but a low-dose unenhanced CT that delivers approximately 50% less radiation is just as ... - more
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Hepatitis C: No overall difference in sustained viral response in most widely used treatments
28 July 2009Findings from the largest study to date comparing the efficacy of competing treatments for chronic hepatitis C infection (HCV) show that the regimens are similar when it comes to safety and their ... - more
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How staph infections alter the immune system
26 July 2009Infectious disease specialists at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center have mapped the gene profiles of children with severe Staphylococcus aureus infections, providing crucial ... - more
New lab test helps predict kidney damage
26 July 2009Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a frequent complication in patients in intensive care. A new laboratory test called urine neutrophil gelatinase associated lipocalin (NGAL) helps predict if patients will ... - more
Improvements in sexual and reproductive health of teens and young adults slowing
25 July 2009After a period of improvement, trends in the sexual and reproductive health of US teens and young adults have flattened, or in some instances may be worsening, according to a new report from the ... - more
Discovery of new transmission patterns may help prevent rotavirus epidemics
24 July 2009New vaccines have the potential to prevent or temper epidemics of the childhood diarrhoea-causing disease rotavirus, protect the unvaccinated and raise the age at which the infection first appears in ... - more
Asthma mucus myth slammed
23 July 2009As the winter cold and flu season tightens its grip, the National Asthma Council Australia is concerned that Australians may be incorrectly pointing the finger at milk as the mucus-causing culprit. - more
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Flu mortality formula is potentially misleading, say scientists
22 July 2009A standard calculation used in forecasting potential numbers of deaths during the swine flu pandemic risks misleading healthcare planners by being open to both over- and under-estimation of the true ... - more
Osteoporosis drug may save lives by strengthening immune system
22 July 2009An osteoporosis drug proven to save lives after hip fractures may do so by strengthening the body's immune system, according to geriatrics researchers at Duke University Medical Center. - more
