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(Newser) - The promised age of unlocking the mystery of common diseases through DNA appears to have a hit a disappointing roadblock, the New York Times reports. As a result, companies that bill people to provide a personal genomic profile—and theoretically warn them of their risk to illness—are practicing nothing... More »

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genetics • disease • DNA • New England Journal of Medicine • human genome

 US Food Safety 
 Not Improving: Feds 

CDC shows plateau in food sickenings over the last three years

Apr 9, 09 4:02 PM CDT
(Newser) - The safety of the US food supply from disease or contamination has not significantly improved in recent years, the New York Times reports today. A survey by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that occurrences of major illnesses from tainted food have held steady for the past 3... More »

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disease • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention • United States • public health • food safety • salmonella • food supply

 Oprah's Sick Puppy Hangs On 


Mar 19, 09 10:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - Though Oprah Winfrey lost one of her new puppies to disease, a second is “holding steady for now,” a rep tells the Chicago Tribune. Ivan, one of the cocker spaniels Winfrey adopted earlier this month and showcased on her TV program, died of the highly contagious parvovirus. Littermate... More »

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disease • Oprah Winfrey • celebrity • death • infection • puppy • dog • cocker spaniel

Nancy Reagan Lauds Obama on Stem-Cell Ban

Prez pays tribute to Chris, Dana Reeve in overturning ruling

Mar 9, 09 2:18 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama lifted the Bush administration’s ban on stem-cell research today amid criticism from congressional Republicans but admiration from one Nancy Reagan, Politico reports. Lifting the ban “will now make it possible for scientists to move forward,” the former first lady said in a statement. “I... More »

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stem cell research • Barack Obama • disease • stem cells • Nancy Reagan • Christopher Reeve • Obama administration

Long Dormant, Scarlet Fever Returns to UK

Brits had 3K cases
last year; disease seems more virulent

Feb 16, 09 10:31 AM CST
(Newser) - Scarlet fever may seem like a disease of bygone times—it's what took Beth away from the Little Women and sealed the fate of the Velveteen Rabbit—but for many Britons it has become all too current. England and Wales have seen a spike in cases, with 3,000 last... More »

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medicine • disease • United Kingdom • epidemic • scarlet fever • strep throat

Pa. Farm Recalls Diseased Enoki Mushrooms

Giant supermarket chain takes fungi with risk of listeriosis off shelves

Feb 2, 09 2:48 PM CST
(Newser) - Pennsylvania’s Phillips Mushroom Farm has issued a recall on contaminated enoki mushrooms it produced in January, the Centre Daily Times reports. Giant Food Stores, a major Phillips buyer, said today that it has removed the tainted products from its shelves. Phillips fears some of the mushrooms have been contaminated... More »

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food • disease • Pennsylvania • food safety • recall • mushrooms • listeriosis • enoki mushrooms

Eye Trouble May Have Affected Galileo's Observations

Scientists want to exhume astronomer

Jan 22, 09 1:24 PM CST
(Newser) - Galileo’s vision problems may have distorted some of his findings, Reuters reports. Scientists want to exhume the scientist’s body to determine, through DNA tests, the exact nature of his eye condition. “If we knew exactly what was wrong with his eyes we could use computer models to... More »

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astronomy • disease • DNA • Saturn • Galileo • pathology • eyes

Angola Closes Border With Congo to Block Ebola

Outbreak has allegedly killed 13, infected 40

Jan 5, 09 2:51 PM CST
(Newser) - An outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo has caused Angolan authorities to close part of their border with the country, Reuters reports. Angolans will be forbidden to travel to the DRC from the northeastern province of Norde Lunde. The Ebola outbreak is suspected of infecting 40 and... More »

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Africa • disease • war • Democratic Republic of Congo • Ebola • Angola • Congo

 Desperate 
 Travolta Tried 
 to Save Son 

Rare childhood disease didn't kill Jett: experts

Jan 3, 09 8:19 AM CST
(Newser) - John Travolta fought to revive his 16-year-old son by pounding his chest and giving mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, but to no avail, Radar reports. A source says Travolta did everything he could after Jett was found unconscious by a caretaker yesterday. He and wife Kelly Preston spent 40 minutes in an ambulance... More »

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John Travolta • disease • celebrity • death • seizure • Jett Travolta

Three Genes Made 1918 Flu So Deadly

They cause pneumonia by letting virus
into lungs

Dec 30, 08 2:58 PM CST
(Newser) - Researchers have pinpointed the reason the flu pandemic of 1918 was “the most devastating outbreak of infectious disease in human history,” Reuters reports. The key is a combination of three genes that allowed the virus to enter the lungs and cause pneumonia. Typically, the flu affects only the... More »

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medical breakthrough • disease • public health • genes • history • virus • flu

 Biographer: 
 Jacko May 
 Be Dying 

Biographer claims singer suffers rare disorder, may soon need lung transplant

Dec 22, 08 6:40 AM CST
(Newser) - A seriously ill Michael Jackson may soon need a lung transplant because he's suffering from a rare genetic condition that could kill him, according to a biographer. Jacko’s camp has refused to respond to reports of his failing health, but brother Jermaine said: “He's not doing so well... More »

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disease • celebrity • Michael Jackson

 RNA: Secret Weapon 
 Against Disease 

Once seen as weak partner of DNA, gene helps control cells' activity

Nov 11, 08 12:05 PM CST
(Newser) - RNA has long been seen as DNA’s little brother, a messenger between the human genome and cells’ protein factories. But studies point to a bigger role—ribonucleic acid can “turn off” certain genes, for example, fighting a range of health problems, the New York Times reports. “This... More »

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cancer • disease • DNA • cells • RNA • genes • human genome • proteins

12 Ways Climate Change Could Kill You

Warmer temperatures may cause spread of dangerous pathogens

Oct 14, 08 10:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - A dozen deadly diseases may become even deadlier as a result of climate change, Scientific American reports. Cholera, tuberculosis, yellow fever, and other ailments are spreading to new areas as temperatures rise, a Wildlife Conservation Society study says. The society suggests monitoring wildlife to prevent a human outbreak of “... More »

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climate change • disease • public health • pathogens • disease control • pandemic

Chemistry Nobel Goes to 3 Who Found Glowing Protein

Compound vital to Alzheimer's research

Oct 8, 08 7:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Nobel Prize in chemistry was awarded today to three scientists who discovered green fluorescent protein, a compound that allows biochemists to study cellular processes. The glowing protein, first found in jellyfish more than 40 years ago, can be attached to other structures and has been critical in research on... More »

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disease • science • cell • Nobel Prize • chemistry • Alzheimer's Disease • biochemistry

 Feds Target Kids for Flu Shots 

Vaccines for young germ-spreaders may curb effect on broader population

Sep 29, 08 2:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - Kids are the focus of flu vaccination efforts this year in an unprecedented push to lower the overall number of US infections, the Los Angeles Times reports. Children get the flu more often than adults, and research suggests they are biologically more effective at spreading it; for the first time,... More »

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disease • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention • children • vaccine • flu shot • disease control • influenza

 Mac's Illness
 Spotlights
 Sarcoidosis 

Immune disorder could be behind comedian's hospitalization

Aug 5, 08 2:56 PM CDT
(Newser) - Bernie Mac is in the hospital, and although his publicists deny it, the pneumonia for which the comedian's being treated may have something to do with sarcoidosis, the Chicago Tribune reports. The rare immune system disorder has been in remission since 2005. More »

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disease • immune system • sarcoidosis • lung disease • pollen • Bernie Mac • lymph nodes

 Disease Stalks Florida's Palms 

State worries it lacks resources to identify, combat pathogen

Jul 23, 08 5:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - A mystery disease is eating away at the sabal palm, Florida’s state tree, and scientists say the prospects of successfully fighting the disease are slim. The AP reports that an increasing number of the trees, which can grow up to 50 feet tall, have suffered collapsed canopies. "There's... More »

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Florida • agriculture • trees • disease • research • palm tree

 Docs Link
 Ulcer Drop,
 Asthma  Boom 

Decline in stomach bacteria might link to asthma boom

Jul 15, 08 4:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - A lack of ulcers may be driving the increased incidence of childhood asthma, Reuters reports. In a study of children infected with the H. pylori bacteria, which causes ulcers, those who had the infection were 59% less likely to have asthma than those who didn't. H. pylori infection has been... More »

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disease • hygiene • bacteria • asthma • childhood • ulcer • Helicobacter pylori

For TB Clues, Researchers Turn to Bones

Key to disease's evolution may lie in 6,000-year-old DNA

Jul 14, 08 6:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - Scientists are analyzing bones found in the ancient city of Jericho, in what's now the West Bank, for clues to fighting tuberculosis. The German, Israeli, and Palestinian researchers hope the 6,000-year-old DNA they're studying will reveal how the disease evolves and how to combat it. More »

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disease • DNA • Jericho • fossil • TB • skeleton • bones • tuberculosis • Gulf • Nile delta

 Alaskan Salmon Sick of Climate Change 

Scientists blame global warming for 'white spot disease'

Jun 14, 08 7:24 PM CDT
(Newser) - Alaskan king salmon are getting sick, and experts have named a culprit: global warming. Marine ecologists say that a rise in "white spot disease" is tied to a 3-decade trend of higher temperatures in the Yukon River, the Los Angeles Times reports. With cold-temperature barriers melting, parasites and... More »

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Alaska • global warming • disease • salmon • fish • fishing • parasite

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