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Eye disease may cause sleep disorders
A study appearing in the February issue of Ophthalmology--the clinical journal of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the Eye M.D. Association, shows that inner retinal and optic nerve disease may be a significant risk factor for sleep disorders. more
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Social policy as a cause for depression: Could change in social policies reduce high rate of depression in men who have sex with men?
Recent experience as the target of anti-gay violence or threats, not identifying as gay, or feeling alienated from the gay community are the major predictors of depression in men who have sex with men (MSM) and public health officials should address these issues by seeking changes in social policies, say UCSF researchers.
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Pacifying bacteria prevents lethal post-op infections
Détente, and a good fence, can be far more effective than all-out assault in the age-old war between man and microbe, University of Chicago researchers report in the February issue of Gastroenterology. By injecting a protective coating into the intestines to pacify bacteria there instead of relying on antibiotics to kill them, the scientists were able to protect mice from otherwise lethal infections.
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UK laboratory one of three in world developing bird flu vaccine
A UK laboratory is one of just three in the world working to develop a vaccine which would combat the spread of bird flu. Researchers at the National Institute for Biological Standards and Control are using genetic technology to create the vaccine. It would be essential if the virus began to spread between people.
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Lancet controversy: Physicians write that insurers 'should see gene tests'
The results of tests for genetic diseases should be made available to insurance firms, say doctors. Writing in the Lancet medical journal, the University of East Anglia experts say it is unlikely the findings would be misused to treat customers unfairly.
A five-year moratorium on the use of data this way runs out in 2006. more
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Avian influenza A(H5N1) update: Family cluster investigated in Viet Nam; Possible first case of person to person transmission reported
Laboratory tests have confirmed an additional 2 cases of human infection with H5N1 avian influenza in Viet Nam. Both have died.
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WHO warning: Culling of more than 25 million chickens in 10 Asian countries hit by the bird flu epidemic could worsen the crisis
The culling of more than 25 million chickens in 10 Asian countries hit by the bird flu epidemic could worsen the crisis if not carried out properly, the World Health Organization said in a press conference held January 31, 2004. more
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