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MSNBC
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Genes that helped early humans adapt to cold climates may be driving metabolism-related diseases such as obesity or diabetes in many countries, U.S. researchers said on Thursday.
They found a strong correlation between climate and genetic adaptations t..
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CNN
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Infectious diseases are emerging more quickly around the globe, spreading faster and becoming increasingly difficult to treat, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday. In its annual World Health Report, the United Nations agency warned there..
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BBC News
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A detailed map highlighting the world's hotspots for emerging infectious diseases (EIDs) has been released.
It uses data spanning 65 years and shows the majority of these new diseases come from wildlife.
Scientists say conservation efforts that redu..
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BBC News
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Infectious diseases are spreading faster than ever before, the World Health Organization annual report says.
With about 2.1 billion airline passengers flying each year, there is a high risk of another major epidemic such as Aids, Sars or Ebola fever...
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USA Today
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More than 43 million Americans will develop age-related eye diseases by 2020, and the majority of those who are most at risk are unaware, an eye doctors' association reports today.
To reverse the trend, the American Academy of Ophthalmology is launchin..
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BBC News
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UK scientists believe in the future they will be curing babies in the womb of serious diseases with the use of gene therapy.
The work is controversial not just because of the ethics but also safety concerns.
A few years ago France and the US suspend..
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MSNBC
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Consider it a biomedical Fort Knox, a fortress for germs instead of gold. On a quiet floor of the Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, the most advanced containment system available forms a bulwark against the release of deadly infectious diseases such as th..
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