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December 24, 2012
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Pigs in southern China infected with avian flu
Washington DC (SPX) Dec 24, 2012
Researchers report for the first time the seroprevalence of three strains of avian influenza viruses in pigs in southern China, but not the H5N1 avian influenza virus. Their research, published online ahead of print in the Journal of Clinical Microbiology, has implications for efforts to protect the public health from pandemics. Influenza A virus is responsible both for pandemics that have killed millions worldwide, and for the much less severe annual outbreaks of influenza. Because pigs can be in ... read more
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Revealed: secrets of ancient Chinese medicinal herb
Scientist in the United States on Sunday offered a molecular-level explanation for how a Chinese herbal medicine used for more than 2,000 years tackles fever and eases malaria. ... more
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Tracking the origins of HIV
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) may have affected humans for much longer than is currently believed. Alfred Roca, an assistant professor in the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental ... more
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Super-fine sound beam could one day be an invisible scalpel
A carbon-nanotube-coated lens that converts light to sound can focus high-pressure sound waves to finer points than ever before. The University of Michigan engineering researchers who developed the ... more
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US doctors defeat leukemia with modified HIV
US doctors say they have saved a seven-year-old girl who was close to dying from leukemia by pioneering the use of an unlikely ally: a modified form of the HIV virus. ... more


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Measuring skull pressure without the headache
Space research has developed a new way of measuring the pressure inside your skull using simple sound waves from headphones. The device is an effective early-warning system for patients recovering f ... more
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WHO head warns diseases set to rise
The head of the World Health Organization warned Thursday that infectious diseases will spread more easily in the future due to globalisation, changing lifestyles and rising population densities. ... more
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Toward a new model of the cell
Turning vast amounts of genomic data into meaningful information about the cell is the great challenge of bioinformatics, with major implications for human biology and medicine. Researchers at ... more
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US warship makes first call at Cambodia's Chinese-renovated naval base; Chinese coast guard rescues Philippine sailors in disputed waters
Japan PM says US alliance would collapse if Tokyo ignored Taiwan crisis
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3 Palestinians dead from swine flu: health ministry
Three Palestinians in the West Bank have died in the past week from the H1N1 influenza strain known as swine flu, the Palestinian health ministry said on Thursday. ... more
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US to open military ties soon with Myanmar: official
The United States is poised to take "nascent steps" to open up military ties with Myanmar as a way of bolstering political reforms undertaken by the former pariah state, a senior US defense official said Wednesday. ... more
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Lights to combat astronaut insomnia
NASA says it will use lighting technology to help astronauts on the International Space Station sleep better during their "nights" in orbit. ... more
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Reality check for DNA nanotechnology
Two major barriers to the advancement of DNA nanotechnology beyond the research lab have been knocked down. This emerging technology employs DNA as a programmable building material for self-assemble ... more
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Viruses cooperate or conquer to cause maximum destruction
Scientists have discovered new evidence about the evolution of viruses, in work that will change our understanding about the control of infectious diseases such as winter flu. Researchers at the Uni ... more
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US monster storm kills 30
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The Bacterial Ecology of Humans Has Changed Dramatically in the Last 100 Years
A University of Oklahoma-led study has demonstrated that ancient DNA can be used to understand ancient human microbiomes. The microbiomes from ancient people have broad reaching implications for und ... more
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Four-year-old dies from bird flu in Indonesia
A four-year-old boy has died of bird flu in Indonesia, the health ministry said Tuesday, the 10th fatal case in the country this year. ... more
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Fungus responsible for 5 deaths in the wake of massive tornado
A fast growing, flesh-eating fungus killed 5 people following a massive tornado that devastated Joplin, Mo., according to two new studies based on genomic sequencing by the Translational Genomics Re ... more
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360,000 Haitians still displaced after 2010 quake: IOM

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Cellphone, GPS data suggest new strategy for alleviating traffic tie-ups

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What howler monkeys can tell us about the role of interbreeding in human evolution

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Mussel goo inspires blood vessel glue
A University of British Columbia researcher has helped create a gel - based on the mussel's knack for clinging to rocks, piers and boat hulls - that can be painted onto the walls of blood vessels an ... more
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Automated design for drug discovery
A system of 'automated design' for new drugs could help develop the complex therapies needed for many medical conditions while also improving drug safety and efficiency, new research from the Univer ... more
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Why some strains of Lyme disease bacteria are common and others are not
New clues about the bacteria that cause Lyme disease could lead to a novel strategy to reduce infections, according to a study to be published in mBio, the online open-access journal of the American ... more
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Indonesia says it has found more virulent bird flu strain
Indonesia has identified the bird flu virus that killed hundreds of thousands of ducks in recent weeks as a more virulent type which is new to the country, according to a letter seen Tuesday. ... more
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More S.African pregnant women contracting HIV: study

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Birds may spread, not halt, fever-bearing ticks

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Zambia court told HIV prisoners denied drugs, proper food

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Stigma for Central America's HIV-positive kids

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AIDS: Chinese study raises flag over drugs-as-prevention hope

Pakistan clerics join fight against AIDS

Activist discusses challenge of growing old with HIV

British AIDS charity marks 30 years of fear and hope

Blind patient reads words stimulated directly onto the retina

New method for diagnosing malaria

Scripps Research Institute scientists describe elusive replication machinery of flu viruses

China AIDS activists reject Li olive branch

US unveils road map to AIDS-free generation

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Nestle ventures into Chinese medicine with pharma deal

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Nearly half a million Arabs HIV-infected: UN

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