Drug resistant river blindness found
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The parasite that causes river blindness, a crippling disease endemic in Africa and tropical regions of the Americas, may be developing resistance to the one drug used to treat it, according to research published Friday in The Lancet.
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Until now, no drug has been effective at stopping the progress of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a disease that strikes up to 1 million Americans and causes them to lose all or some of their vision.
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Prolonged computer use may be a factor in the development of glaucoma, an eye disease that can result in blindness, according to a Japanese study published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.
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By RUKMINI CALLIMACHI NEW ORLEANS - Water is unforgiving to the dead and by the time the crews arrived, the men were missing their eyes.
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New research finds Tamiflu-resistant strains of the most common flu virus popping up all over the world
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The discovery of a new &#39;blindness&#39; gene could help doctors save thousands of people&#39;s sight, UK scientists hope. A team at Leeds University located the faulty DNA code behind a rare form of retinal disease that runs in families.
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Scientists find what appears to be a cure for the disease that is wiping out many of the world's frog species.
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NEW YORK  - In a new study, researchers present molecular evidence to show that malaria parasites in Africa that are resistant to the drug pyrimethamine actually originated in southeast Asia.
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Rotterdam, The Netherlands, January 2005. River Diagnostics BV has introduced its model 2500 High Performance Raman Module, optimized for measurements in the NIR region.
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The discovery of a gene that causes a type of blindness could help doctors save people's sight, UK scientists believe.
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Researchers have suggested that some forms of human blindness may be treatable with cells from a patient&#39;s own bone marrow. According to a study published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation, Martin Friedlander
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Targeting a key protein may help overcome the malaria parasite's increasing resistance to existing drugs, UK researchers say.
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A single population-wide dose of antibiotic can virtually eliminate the blinding disease trachoma, a study said on Wednesday, although other researchers warned high levels of infection could hinder the drugs&#39; success.
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Genetic breakthroughs and an unlikely drug offer hope for a disease ravaging the eyes of an aging population.
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Scientists in Aberdeen say a breakthrough could help improve the vision of thousands of stroke victims.
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A drug that attacks a major form of elderly blindness passed a key hurdle Friday as the government&#39;s scientific advisers decided that it poses no significant risks.
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A study in Japan suggests influenza is becoming resistant to drugs -- such as Relenza and Tamiflu -- designed to treat the virus. Researchers found that of 50 children admitted to a Japan hospital with the