Research team develops nonhuman primate model of smallpox infection
...n-fold lower dose, however, also resulted in lower mortality overall, so further refinement of the model is indicated. "Despite its limitations," the authors wrote, "the intravenous variola primate modelhas already provided valuable insight into the pathogenesis of this exquisitely adapted human pathogen." In ...New biosensor rapidly detects deadly foodborne pathogen
...eese, leads to higher rates of hospitalization and mortality than any other foodborne illness, said Tao Geng, r...ood science and the sensor's co-developer. "The mortality rate for people with listeriosis is very high, and for this reason, the FDA has a zero-tolerance rul...September/October 2004 Annals of Family Medicine tip sheet
...odalities used by physicians. With alcohol-related mortality still the most common cause of death in young adults, the authors recommend primary care providers make counseling for high-risk drinking in young adults a critical priority. Brief Physician Advise for High-Risk Drinking Among Young Adults By Paul...After flu exposure, mild exercise protects mature mice from dying
... in their study, "Protective effect of exercise on mortality due to influenza in mice," was "can exercise protect against morbidity and mortality?" While exercise protected mice from mortality, it didn't seem to have any affect on gross measures of sickness behavior like food intake and cage activity. Editors...New technique targets pesticide-resistant insects
...efly (Bemisia tabaci), and achieved virtually 100% mortality using pesticides that normally do not work." "Similar results were obtained from trials in southern Spain with highly resistant white flies (Bemisia tabaci)." Since resistance to pesticides first emerged in insect pests, more than 500 species of inse...Men with prostate permalignant lesions have increased likelyhood of invasive prostate cancer
...ent higher than that in white males and double the mortality rate. An estimated 29,900 American men lose their lives to prostate cancer each year. ...Promising new preventative treatment option for population of men at high risk of prostate cancer
...ent higher than that in white males and double the mortality rate. An estimated 29,900 American men lose their lives to prostate cancer each year. ...Iraqi civilian deaths increase dramatically after invasion
... other documentation. The researchers compared the mortality rate among civilians in Iraq during the 14.6 month...ence from combat in Falluja could skew the overall mortality rates. Excluding information from Falluja, they estimate that 100,000 more Iraqis died than would ha...Electronic records to improve care for children with asthma
...outpatient visits for asthma are rising, as is the mortality rate. Children who live in urban communities represent a disproportionate share of asthma sufferers. Electronic health records will ease communication among care providers, allow inter-disciplinary care planning, and provide clinical decision support...High-predator environment has unexpected impact on aging in fish
... predicted that organisms that are exposed to high mortality imposed by external factors, like disease or preda...predators and hence experienced either high or low mortality rates. The researchers evaluated aging in these fish by comparing their life spans, mortality rates,...Avian cholera could spread from Great Salt Lake
...h America since 1998, so we aren't certain if this mortality represents an isolated event or a renewal of regular outbreaks," says Mike Samuel, a USGS scientist and avian cholera expert. "Because recent research shows that birds are the primary reservoir for maintaining and spreading this disease, we need to c...Ground-level ozone linked to increased mortality
...-related deaths and cardiovascular and respiratory mortality in the 95 largest U.S. communities from 1987 to 20...tter pollution and seasonality, which could impact mortality rates. The researchers found that an increase of 10 parts per billion (ppb) in weekly ozone levels w...Study links ozone, mortality in urban areas
...round-level ozone, a common outdoor pollutant, and mortality in 95 large urban areas, covering 40 percent of th...f ozone on mortality, because it only captures the mortality impact associated with high ozone levels in the past few days, not the impact associated with a life...Sick Kids researchers confirm that cancer stem cells initiate and grow brain tumours
...ds. Brain tumours are the leading cause of cancer mortality in children and remain difficult to cure despite advances in surgery and drug treatments. In adults, most brain tumours are also among the harshest cancers with formidable resistance to most therapies. "Next, we are going to study the gene expression...New bulls may revive the Texas state Bison Herd
...over? Given the current problems with natality and mortality and the lack of variation at present, it's most likely in the next 50 years the population is probably not going to survive," she said. One solution is to bring in new genetic diversity from an outside source. "But in this herd, it's not something ...How the battle of Waterloo could help doctors fight death from multiple organ failure
.... Yet with all our technical advances in medicine, mortality rates from conditions such as sepsis (bacterial in...n be developed to reduce the period of illness and mortality rate. Preliminary work suggests that the body's ability to store and use energy efficiently may pla...US trees affected by growing number of health concerns
...and that 41 percent had been killed. This level of mortality is about a 30 percent increase since the initial s...eospatial patterns of disease development and tree mortality on the landscape. SUDDEN OAK DEATH AND RELATED DISEASES Since it was discovered in 1...JCI table of contents, December 1 2004
... Atherosclerosis, a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in Western nations, is caused by the accumulation of cholesterol-rich lipoproteins that adhere to vessel walls and develop into macrophages. These macrophages, laden with lipid, cause inflammation in the vessel and, over time, formation of a lesion. ...National study finds second cesarean section safer than normal delivery
...ry is associated with lower maternal morbidity and mortality rates than is cesarean section." But the instances of infection or inflammation of the wall of the uterus and the increased rate of transfusion mitigate that advantage. "During the past 25 years, as the number of repeated cesarean sections grew, vag......nsive vitamin A supplements that reduced childhood mortality by 34 percent in the developing world, saving mill...ional deficiencies of mothers and increased infant mortality in the developing world. Recently, she has been working in Bangladesh and Nepal on studies examining...