More may be at risk from vCJD
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Mike Waites Health Correspondent, SCIENTISTS have identified a new strain of vCJD which could strike people previously unaffected by the disease.
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A man is being treated in a Dublin hospital with a suspected case of new variant CJD.
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A string of deaths caused by Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, a rare brain malady, in upstate New York has led a community to become increasingly concerned.
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Children living near high-voltage pylons may face double the risk of developing cancer, according to new research. A study commissioned by the department of health suggests that children living within 100
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Thousands of people were told yesterday that they might have been infected with the human form of bovine spongiform encephalopathy through contaminated blood plasma products.
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More than 1000 people who underwent brain or spinal surgery at the Royal Melbourne Hospital, in Australia, over the past 18 months have been warned by hospital officials that they may have been exposed to the brain wasting disease Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
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A mysterious case of CJD raises the possibility of a new group of people falling prey to the illness.
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The risk of genetic reassortment which might give rise to a potential pandemic has become the common concern of experts in the disease-control field, a Thai public health official said here on Thursday.
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People with certain types of sleep problems may be at greater risk for heart problems.
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ATLANTA Emory University Hospital in Atlanta is telling more than 500 patients they may have been exposed to a fatal brain disease though the actual risk is &quot;remote.
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Scientists discover four gene variants that increase the risk of developing the type 2 form of the disease. New clues about diagnosis and treatment.
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A British man suffering from variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD), the human form of mad cow disease is no longer terminal ill, thanks to an experimental medical treatment, his father said.
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BRITAIN has exported thousands of blood products potentially infected with variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD), the human form of mad cow disease, to 11 countries.
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MILWAUKEE - A virus recently discovered in Japan is suspected in two "crib deaths" in Wisconsin, raising new questions about how many of these mysterious tragedies might be caused by germs.    The cases mark the first time the virus has been identified in the United States...
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People who are ill with respiratory or  urinary tract infections face a higher risk of heart attack or  stroke while they are sick, researchers said on Wednesday.
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MARK COLVIN: Royal Melbourne Hospital is trying to calm the public&#39;s fears after a patient died of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, or CJD.
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Welders may have a higher-than-average rate of Parkinson's disease symptoms, the results of a new study suggest.