Three cases of rare tick-borne disease reported in Chester CountyPhilly.comCHESTER COUNTY health officials are investigating three reported cases of a rare, sometimes fatal tick-borne disease, including one person in serious condition. The disease is called babesiosis, an infection caused by microscopic parasites that infect …
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Canine distemper virus: An emerging disease in rare Amur tigersPhys.OrgRare Amur tigers in Russia are succumbing to infection with canine distemper virus (CDV), a pathogen most commonly found in domestic dogs, according to the authors of a study published in mBio, the online open-access journal of the American Society for …
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Montreal GazetteTreatment approved for St. Albert toddler with rare diseaseSt. Albert GazetteTreatment has been funded in provinces including British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Ontario, and Quebec, but was denied by Alberta Health under the Alberta Rare Diseases Funding Program. “The past few weeks have been very difficult for us, but we can …
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Kids with rare premature aging disease meetWashington PostParents who share such experiences — because their children have Cockayne syndrome, a rare genetic disease — recently gathered with their families in Alexandria so their kids could meet others like themselves. Scientists and researchers joined them …
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Saudi GazetteNeglected victims of rare disease find help in SudanSaudi GazetteNeglected victims of rare disease find help in Sudan. Patients are treated at the Sudan's Mycetoma Research Centre on August 5 in the southern Khartoum district of Soba. — AFP. KHARTOUM — Behind the brick walls of the Mycetoma Research Centre …
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The Boyne City GazetteRare disease inspires good causeThe Boyne City GazetteThe event and concept came from Boyne City Local Rob Swartz's passion for endurance sports and his most recent experience with a recurring rare illness just over one year ago. After his first brush with the disease in 2006, it was suspected that Swartz …
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Burlington teen who overcame rare disease wins awardTorrington Register CitizenAccording to a press release issued by the foundation, Bodnar was honored for his positive attitude surrounding his rare disease called short bowel syndrome and his daily doses of HEN therapy that lasts 18 hours a day. “I have never let my short bowel …
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Rare disease research has financial payoff, tooOCRegister (subscription)It may be difficult to understand in purely economic terms why investors choose to fund research on diseases that affect such small populations and wouldn't generate enough of a market to justify drug development. Still, there has been a surge of …
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