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Leukodystrophy: Take on your sneakers and beat the disease

Sat Oct 10, 15:11 / comments: 0

Leukodystrophy, disease that is difficult to beat but not unbeatable

"Take on your sneakers and beat the disease" with the European Association against leukodystrophy (ELA). It is an interdisciplinary educational project, a sporting event and solidarity, and action that promotes youth involvement.

Parkinson: a promising triple gene therapy

Thu Oct 15, 12:01 / comments: 0

According to the neurosurgeon, the injection of therapeutic genes in the striatum, which is done under general anesthesia, is technically easier than the implantation of stimulation electrodes in the subthalamic nucleus.

An H1N1 vaccine as nasal spray in the U.S.

Wed Oct 21, 09:04 / comments: 0

Vaccination against the H1N1 virus, based on FluMist, at a school in Miami (Florida)

FluMist is well accepted overseas, but has not been approved in Europe yet.

Systemic lupus erythematosus treatment: Positive clinical results

Tue Nov 3, 05:20 / comments: 0

GSK: positive clinical results for lupus treatment

The British pharmaceutical GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and U.S. Human Genome Sciences (HGS) announced on Monday positive clinical results for a second study of treatment against systemic lupus erythematosus, a chronic inflammatory disease.

H1N1 influenza: first case of Tamiflu resistance in the Netherlands

Thu Nov 5, 16:56 / comments: 0

A first case of resistance to Tamiflu in the Netherlands

A patient with severe symptoms of the flu has been infected with H1N1 virus resistant to oseltamivir, marketed under the name Tamiflu.

Influenza A transmissible to pets?

Tue Nov 24, 13:29 / comments: 0

The cases of influenza A reported at this time exclusively of cats and ferrets

Owners of animals infected with influenza A could transmit the virus to their pets.

Influenza A: Infection possible even 8 days after fever

Fri Oct 9, 00:15 / comments: 0

Some people infected with the H1N1 virus might indeed be contagious one week or more after the disappearance of fever

Mercury levels are the same in autistic and other children

Tue Oct 20, 00:18 / comments: 0

Blood levels of mercury similar in children with autism and other

A United States study shows that the mercury content in the blood of children with autism is similar to that of other children.

Swine fever hits the north of Russia

Thu Oct 22, 18:18 / comments: 0

African swine fever, a disease fatal to pigs but not transmissible to humans, has reached 2000 kilometers from south to north-west Russia

Diarrhea: The Grim Reaper's Crop

Wed Oct 14, 18:29 / comments: 0

Babies who are not breastfed during the first six months of life are six times more likely to die of infectious diseases, including diarrhea

Approximately 1.5 million children die each year from diarrheal diseases according to a report issued Wednesday afternoon by UNICEF and the World Health Organization (WHO).

Influenza A or seasonal: what are the differences?

Sat Oct 10, 00:01 / comments: 0

The authorities recommend getting vaccinated against seasonal flu first, followed by the vaccine flu A.

The vaccine for seasonal influenza is on sale. But it does not protect against influenza A. Everything you need to know about these two flu.

The vaccine effective for both influenza

Fri Oct 9, 00:01 / comments: 0

A vaccine against influenza A is crucial

A study suggests that the vaccine against seasonal influenza confer partial protection against influenza A.

Google Trends shows the Flu pandemic influenza A

Sat Oct 10, 15:21 / comments: 0

Results provided by the new tool are detailed with graphs maps and detailed statistics. They highlight the most common queries, but also those whose popularity is increasing most rapidly.

"Google Flu Trends " or "Google tracking the flu" is a new service giant Google designed to track influenza A (H1N1). This tool gives statistics on searches conducted by Internet users on all Google sites.

A few words about scabies

Tue Oct 13, 18:11 / comments: 0

Scabies, a highly contagious disease of the skin caused by a parasitic mite Sarcoptes scabiei.

Hepatitis C: the ongoing revolution

Thu Oct 22, 17:01 / comments: 0

Today, the treatment takes the form of weekly injections

New drug trials should improve the cure rate.

H1N1 vaccine: single dose is sufficient

Fri Oct 16, 18:09 / comments: 0

A single dose of vaccine may provoke a strong immune response

The British pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) said that the results of the second clinical trial of its vaccine confirmed that a single dose would be effective.

Giving paracetamol to children before or after a vaccine?

Sun Oct 18, 00:18 / comments: 0

In children treated preventively by this antipyretic, antibody levels were significantly lower

Giving paracetamol to children, to avoid the occurrence of fever reaction following a vaccination could reduce the formation of protective antibodies triggered by vaccination, suggests a study published in the British medical journal The Lancet, dated Saturday.