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Cold viruses become active in colder temperatures, scientists confirm

Finally, there is scientific confirmation of what the world has always known. Researchers have confirmed that cold temperatures do trigger off the cold, that is, the most common global infection marked by runny noses...

23 May, 2013

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Thanks to debunked anti-vaccine study, U.K. sees dramatic surge in measles cases

U.K. public health officials are racing to contain a rash of measles outbreaks among older British children that threatens to spread the highly contagious disease throughout the country. The budding epidemic has been...

22 May, 2013

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Scientists develop new tool to fight anti-vaccine rumours

Scientists have developed a global media surveillance system that monitors public concern about vaccines in real-time. The system enables them to look for, and systematically monitor, up-to-the-minute rumours about...

14 May, 2013

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SARS-like virus vaccine unlikely, experts say

A virus similar to SARS has spread through hospitals in Europe and the Middle East, prompting fears of human-to-human transmission. But health officials said vaccines were unlikely to play a role in controlling the...

14 May, 2013

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Discovery may one day lead to herpes vaccine

Understanding specialized cells could be key to preventing genital herpes, researchers say A specialized kind of immune cell that patrols the skin of people infected with the herpes virus appears to prevent the outbreak...

10 May, 2013

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Scientist: Poultry trade may be spreading deadly bird flu

Poultry workers moving to and from wet markets and farms may be responsible for the spread of the deadly H7N9 virus in China, says a virologist who’s working with the World Health Organisation to investigate the...

10 May, 2013

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Toxic waste sites may cause health problems for millions

Exposure to lead and chromium particularly problematic for people living in three developing countries Living near a toxic waste site may represent as much of a health threat as some infectious diseases, a study in...

10 May, 2013

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Threat to measles elimination plans

Outbreaks of measles are putting Europe’s commitment to eliminate the disease by 2015 under threat, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned. Levels of vaccination have been too low in some countries...

9 May, 2013

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Mutation could cause ‘severe flu pandemic’

The head of the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention says the current strain of bird flu that is causing illness and deaths in China cannot spark a pandemic in its current form – but he added that there...

9 May, 2013

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Unknown toxin may be cause of pertussis cough

Many things about pertussis remain unknown, including the exact cause of the tell-tale non-productive paroxsysmal cough unique to only this respiratory infection. James D. Cherry MD, MSc, from the David Geffen School of...

6 May, 2013

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