Millions are at risk from different CJD strain
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MILLIONS of people thought to be less vulnerable to the human form of âmad cowâ disease may be at risk of developing a different strain, according to research.
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LONDON: The United Kingdom has exported to 'at least 11 countries' blood products at risk of contamination with the prion responsible for variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD), the human form of mad cow ...
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Activists, entertainers and health workers gathered across Asia as health officials say the risk of catching the disease is rising for women and girls.
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Eating BSE-infected meat could lead to people developing different types of CJD, researchers have suggested.
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Neurological disorders ranging from migraines to epilepsy and dementia affect up to 1 billion people worldwide and the toll will rise as populations age, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday.
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An estimated one billion people suffer from debilitating or life-threatening neurological disorders ranging from Alzheimer's disease to headaches and the consequences of head injuries, the World Health Organisation said Tuesday.
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A haemophiliac who has been told he may develop vCJD after receiving blood from a donor who later died of the disease yesterday said the Government should be held to account for the blunder.
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Sep 24, 2004 (CIDRAP News) - United Kingdom health officials this week began telling several thousand Britons they may face a slightly increased risk of contracting variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD) because they received blood products from
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CAMPAIGNERS hope that shocking statistics on the global epidemic of heart disease and strokes will prompt countries to take action to reduce risks to health.
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Heart disease is Britain' biggest single  killer disease but more people are more worried about  developing Alzheimer's or cancer, according to a survey  released on Friday.
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A new study has revealed that psychologically distressed people with diabetes have a higher heart disease risk as they tend to smoke more and avoid exercises.
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Latest variant poses a risk to home and small office users.
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UK scientists are upwardly revising their estimates of the number of people likely to die from new variant CJD (vCJD, also known as mad cow disease). It follows the death of a second patient, who contracted the disease after a ...
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Depending on your genetic makeup, vCJD (Varian Mad Cow Disease) will manifest itself differently, say researchers. This means vCJD may be present in some areas without being detected (vCJD means the human form of mad cow disease).
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Tens of thousands of survivors are at risk from diseases spread by dirty water, mosquitoes and crowding.
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Five hundred and ninety-six patients, from seven countries (Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Norway, Sweden and the United Kingdom) were included in this retrospective analysis* of patients who originally ...
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Relatively few deaths from variant CJD will be caused by infected blood, scientists suggest.