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8.24.10
Lancet seminar: lymphatic filariasis and onchocerciasis
National electronic Library for Medicines
This Lancet seminar gives a comprehensive overview of these tropical helminth infections. MORE
8.23.10
PLoS ONE is launched by the Public Library of Science
Public Library of Science
Until now, online scientific journals have been little more than electronic versions of the printed copy. MORE
8.20.10
Can Intestinal Parasites Help Crohn's Disease?
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Obsession with cleanliness has cleared out intestinal parasites that tamed the immune response; hence the rise in autoimmune disorders like Crohn's disease.
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7.30.09
Portuguese scientists show Schistosoma haematobium direct link to tumours
Schistosoma haematobium (S. haematobium) is a parasitic flatworm that infects millions of people, mostly in the developing world, and is associated with high incidence of bladder cancer although why is not clear. Now, however, two works by Portuguese researchers just out in The Journal of Experimental Pathology and the International Journal of Parasitology reveal that cells infected in laboratory with S. haematobium, acquire cancer-like characteristics and, when injected into mice develop into tumours. MORE
6.13.09
HIV/AIDS, Schistosomiasis, and Girls
Sub-Saharan Africa is losing the war on HIV/AIDS. Although the number of AIDS-related deaths declined between 2005 and 2007 from 2.2 million to 2.0 million, more than 2.7 million people were newly infected with HIV in 2007 alone. MORE
5.25.09
Africa’s 32 Cents Solution for HIV/AIDS
By preventing urogenital schistosomiasis in sexually active females through simple and low-cost methods, we have an innovative and timely opportunity to reduce and possibly interrupt HIV/AIDS MORE
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