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In yet another recall linked to salmonella, Unilever United States, Inc., has called back Skippy peanut butter spreads.In yet another recall linked to salmonella, Unilever United States, Inc., has called... more
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Neck and Shoulder pain affects people of all ages.
For those who are over 50 years, in addition to other physiological problems, the pain is normally due to aging.
Normally, if you have not had serious injury or chronic pain earller , chances are the pain is due to aging.
In addition to that, it may be due to using too high a pillow for sleeping,keeping the neck in one position for a long period(as in sitting before a computer) , driving for a long time lifting heavy objects and rolling the shoulder over for a longer period of time.
This may be avoided.....
http://ramanan50.wordpress.com/2011/02/02/neck-and-shoulder-paincausestreatment/Neck and Shoulder pain affects people of all ages.
For those who are over 50 years,... more
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The building fear of the H1N1 pandemic is not being helped by misinformation, exaggeration and simply irresponsible reporting. Dr. Loretta breaks down the Swine Flu scare and exactly what is being done, and what’s not being done, to protect all of us.The building fear of the H1N1 pandemic is not being helped by misinformation,... more
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[[[French researchers have identified a new human immunodeficiency virus, the first derived from gorillas, a report said Monday.
The three previous HIV variants came from chimpanzees. The new findings indicate that gorillas, in addition to chimpanzees, are likely sources of HIV, the researchers concluded in a report published in the weekly Nature Medicine journal.
The new virus, called RBF 168, was detected in a 62-year-old woman who moved to Paris, France, from the western Africa nation of Cameroon, the report says. She tested positive for HIV in 2004, and researchers led by Jean-Christophe Plantier identified the virus as being closely related to a recently discovered simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV).
The new gorilla virus "has many of the biological properties necessary for human infection," the report says.
"The human case described here does not seem to be an isolated incident, as before coming to Paris the subject had lived in the semiurban area of Yaounde, the capital of Cameroon, and reported no contact with apes or bush meat," the researchers said.
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That would indicate that the woman contracted the virus from another human.
The significance of the latest findings is difficult to determine without more information, said Robert C. Gallo, who co-discovered HIV in 1984.
"It's yet to be known," Gallo said. "It could be zero. ... Let's see a more full report on this individual and let's see wider testing."
Even if the new variant proves lethal, it's not likely to increase AIDS infections, said Gallo, director of the Institute of Human Virology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. There are so many HIV variations, he said, that one more is not likely to make a difference.
The new virus is difficult to detect by conventional tests because it is not closely related to the other three HIV variants.
"This demonstrates that HIV evolution is an ongoing process," co-researcher David Robertson of the University of Manchester said in a release. "The virus can jump from species to species, from primate to primate, and that includes us; pathogens have been with us for millions of years and routinely switch host species."
HIV can lead to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, which attacks the body's immune system, giving rise to lethal infections. Patients diagnosed with HIV can take medications to delay or stop HIV from developing into AIDS. There are 33 million confirmed cases of AIDS worldwide.
The unnamed woman has no signs of AIDS and remains untreated, Nature Medicine said.
The most likely explanation for the emergence of the new virus is gorilla-to-human transmission, though researchers say they cannot rule out the possibility that the chimpanzee SIV gave rise to the new strain "either indirectly by transmission to gorillas and then to humans or directly by transmission to humans and also to gorillas."
"The human prevalence of this new lineage remains to be determined," the report says, adding that "it could be circulating unnoticed in Cameroon or elsewhere."
Western Central Africa bears close watching, the researchers suggest.
"In conclusion, our findings indicate that gorillas, in addition to chimpanzees, are likely sources of HIV-1," the report states. "The discovery of this novel HIV-1 lineage highlights the continuing need to watch closely for the emergence of new HIV variants, particularly in western central Africa, the origin of all existing HIV-1 groups."
Co-researcher Robertson noted that the new virus may not be restricted to Africa]]]
So, how serious do you guys think this is?Original Article:
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Director Guillermo del Toro's new project Strain is about a mysterious virus that turns humans into horrifying vampiric creatures. The story was co-written by Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan. Wired.com got an exclusive first look at the video trailer for the book.Director Guillermo del Toro's new project Strain is about a mysterious virus that... more
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