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Forest Fragmentation Boosts Tick Populations and Diseases
WESTBROOK, Maine, May 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Experts agree that ticks and tick-borne diseases are on the rise, due in large part to increased forest fragmentation that creates pockets of disease in areas ...
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Chronic diseases are health ministers' target -WHO
GENEVA (Reuters) - The world's health ministers have agreed to try to cut premature deaths from chronic illnesses such as cardiovascular disease and cancer by 25 percent by 2025, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Friday. Heart disease, diabetes, cancers and chronic respiratory illnesses are the biggest killer globally, according to the United Nations agency. They account for 36 million ...
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Leaf 'stamp' could detect crop diseases
Crop diseases could be detected earlier and more easily if a new method that stamps a leaf with a color-changing biosensor is successful. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation awarded US$100,000 to Hideaki Tsutsui of the University of California, Riverside, earlier this month (9 May) to develop the early warning system for crop diseases.
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Generics in Cardiovascular Diseases Market to 2018 - Loss of Lipitor Market Exclusivities and Impending Patent ...
NEW YORK, May 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Generics in Cardiovascular Diseases Market to 2018 - Loss of Lipitor Market ...
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Medtronic Foundation Supports New Initiative to Develop National Plans Addressing Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDS)
In a continued commitment to help reduce the global burden of noncommunicable diseases such as cardiovascular disease and diabetes, the Medtronic Foundation is making a $435
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A boost in microRNA may protect against sepsis and other inflammatory diseases
Researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital have discovered that a microRNA called miR-181b can reduce the inflammatory response that is responsible for inflammatory diseases.
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Research and Markets: Orphan Disease Therapeutics Market to 2018 - Big Pharma to Target Orphan Diseases
Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Orphan Disease Therapeutics Market to 2018 - Improved
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Nationwide plan to counter 4 diseases
A single nation-wide plan that will jointly counter four common diseases is being readied by the UAE after the United Nations called for immediate action against non-communicable diseases (NCDs).
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Hard cases: Investigating rare & tough diseases
Dr. William Gahl is one of the last, best hopes for people suffering from rare, debilitating, and undiagnosed medical conditions
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Countries aim to cut quarter of premature deaths
The World Health Organization says its members are poised to agree to a target of cutting a quarter of premature deaths from chronic diseases by 2025.It is the first time that countries will set a concrete ...
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