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Journal of Huntington's Disease studies examine options While Huntington's disease (HD) is currently incurable, the HD research community anticipates that new disease-modifying therapies in development may slow or minimize disease progression. The success of HD research depends upon the identification of reliable and sensitive biomarkers to track disease and evaluate therapies, and these biomarkers may eventually be used as outcome measures in clinical trials. Biomarkers could be...
Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network's annual walks raise record $300,000 BETHESDA, Md., May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- More than 5,000 people in 70 communities nationwide participated in the third annual Walks for Bladder Cancer to raise more than $300,000 to foster research programs, patient education and public awareness of this common, yet often overlooked cancer. Half of the funds raised through the Walks will be donated to promote bladder cancer research, a disease that,...
HASSELT, Belgium, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Complix, a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of Alphabodies(TM), a unique class of protein therapeutics that are active against intracellular disease targets, announces that its CEO Dr Mark Vaeck will present at BioEquity Europe 2013 in Stockholm, Sweden (May 22nd-23rd). Details of the presentation are listed below. Dr Vaeck will highlight Complix' recent progress in applying its...
GENEVA, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- - Campaign launched during World Health Assembly, where world's health ministers gather to address the large physical and economic costs of these disorders - Mental and neurological disorders (MNDs) affect 700 million people annually and account for 30 percent of global non-communicable disease (NCD) burden - 'Do You Mind?' helps patients, family members, policymakers and others to...
Human and Vet Researchers to Convene in Louisville, KY on 'Fibrosis Across Species' LOUISVILLE, Ky., May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Researchers from human and veterinary medicine want to know more about the lung disease that is killing horses, including thoroughbred horses and other domestic animals, just as it's claiming an increasing number of human lives - and are hoping the animals will hold a key to finding treatments faster for both. Pulmonary Fibrosis (PF) is a...
Continues to accept Medicare insurance for diabetes testing supplies WOONSOCKET, R.I., May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- CVS/pharmacy is reminding patients with diabetes that one of the most important ways they can manage their disease is to perform regular testing of their blood sugar (glucose) levels. While the number of providers that will accept Medicare coverage for diabetes testing supplies is expected to decline after July 1, 2013 due to Medicare changes, CVS/pharmacy is...
-- Despite high prevalence of symptoms, rate of gastroparesis diagnosis is low among those with type 2 diabetes -- BOSTON, May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Rhythm announced today the presentation of results from a new epidemiology study demonstrating a higher prevalence of gastroparesis symptoms among diabetic patients in the U.S. than previously recognized. Prevalence of these symptoms is high among patients with both type 1 and type 2 diabetes, but this condition is significantly...
Yeast Infection No More, created by Linda Allen, is a new yeast infection cure that helps people eliminate this disease naturally and effectively. A full Yeast Infection No More review is on the site Vkool.com, and indicates whether or not this program is worth buying. Seattle, Wa (PRWEB) May 17, 2013 The Yeast Infection No More program is a yeast infection cure that helps people naturally eliminate this disease within 2 months. The program reveals a 5-step exclusive formula that can beat...
Diet Doc offers prescription hCG diet plans that signal the body to release and burn years of trapped fat, resulting in fast weight loss, better health, and the reduction of risk for weight-related liver damage and disease. New York, NY (PRWEB) May 17, 2013 One of the United Kingdom's most senior doctors, Professor Christopher Hawkey, warns to an English newspaper that obesity will overtake alcohol as the main cause of liver cirrhosis in the not too distant future with more than five...
LAMP test will also improve diagnosis for imported UK cases A new, highly sensitive blood test that quickly detects even the lowest levels of malaria parasites in the body could make a dramatic difference in efforts to tackle the disease in the UK and across the world, according to new research published in the Journal of Infectious Diseases. In two studies led by researchers in the UK and Switzerland, the new LAMP (loop-mediated isothermal amplification) test was compared to existing...
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Yersinia enterocolitica is a species of gram-negative coccobacillus-shaped bacterium, belonging to the family Enterobacteriaceae. Infection from Yersinia enterocolitica causes the zoonotic disease yersiniosis. Most infected animals recover from the disease and become asymptomatic carriers. Acute infections lead to mild self-limiting entero-colitis or terminal ileitis in humans. Symptoms include watery or bloody diarrhea and fever. After oral uptake it replicates in the terminal ileum and...
Helicobacter pylori is a Gram-negative, microaerophilic bacterium that can inhabit various areas of the stomach, particularly the antrum. It causes low-level inflammation of the stomach lining and is linked to gastric ulcers and stomach cancer. Out of those infected, 80%, are asymptomatic. It was initially named Campyloacter pyloridis and then renamed C. pylori to correct the Latin grammar error. It was later placed in the genus, Helicobacter. Over 50% of the population has H. pylori in...
Clostridium perfringens (formerly known as C. welchii) is a Gram-positive, rod-shaped, anaerobic, spore-forming bacterium of the genus Clostridium. It is always present in nature and is a normal component of decaying vegetation, marine sediment, the intestinal tract of humans, other vertebrates, insects, and soil. It can be a human pathogen and also harmlessly ingested. Commonly it is encountered in infections as a component of the normal flora where it takes a minor role in the disease....
Zucchini Yellow Mosaic Virus (ZYMV) is an aphid-borne potyvirus and is regarded as a major pathogen of cucurbits. It affects pumpkins, squashes, vegetable marrows, courgettes, melons, watermelons, cucumbers, gherkins, and various gourds especially zucchinis. The effects are severe leaf mosaic, yellowing and eventually the leaves show "shoestring" symptoms. Fruits can become stunted, twisted and deformed by raised protuberances, which make them unmarketable. Infection may be spread through...
Yellow fever is an acute viral hemorrhagic disease with a 40 to 50 nm enveloped RNA virus with positive sense of the Flaviviridae family. It is transmitted by the bite of female mosquitoes and is found in tropical and subtropical areas in South America and Africa, but not in Asia. Primates and a few kinds of mosquitoes are the only known hosts. The origin of the disease is most likely Africa. From there it was introduced to South America through the slave trade in the 16th century. There...
