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Viral immunity failure explained
Portland, OR (UPI) Apr 02, 2010
U.S. medical scientists say they've discovered how a virus can repeatedly infect people despite a strong and long-lasting immune response.
Researchers at the Oregon Health & Science University's Vaccine and Gene Therapy Institute said their study focused on the cytomegalovirus, known as CMV, which infects up to 80 percent of the U.S. population before age 40.
"CMV is one of a few ... more
Nine rescued alive from flooded China mine: state TV
Beijing (AFP) April 5, 2010
Nine workers were rescued alive from a Chinese coal mine early Monday, more than a week after the vast site flooded trapping 153 miners underground, state television said.
China Central Television showed live footage from the Wangjialing mine, in the northern province of Shanxi, of several of the rescued men - the first known survivors - being rushed to hospital in ambulances.
They wer ... more
Internet connects deepest Nepal to 'telemedics'
Kathmandu (AFP) March 31, 2010
Patients in rural Nepal will soon be able to consult specialist doctors over the Internet as part of an innovative scheme to improve health care in remote areas of the Himalayan country.
Over the next few weeks, the government will begin connecting 25 district hospitals, most of them located in the rugged and inaccessible Himalayas, to specialist consultants in the capital Kathmandu using sa ... more
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US military concerned about 'over-medication' of troops
