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  Climate Change Could Increase Levels of Avian Influenza in Wild Birds

  August 29, 2012 — Rising sea levels, melting glaciers, more intense rainstorms and more frequent heat waves are among the planetary woes that may come to mind when climate change is mentioned. Now, researchers say an ... > full story
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  There Are Reasons – But Not Good Ones – To Avoid a Flu Vaccine This Year

  August 28, 2012 — It can fly through the air or hitch a ride on a handshake, hug or kiss. "It" is seasonal flu. There are many reasons to get an annual flu vaccine, but a physician offers a tongue-in-cheek "Top 10 ... > full story
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  Raccoons Spreads Dangerous Diseases as They Invade Europe, Spanish Researchers Find

  August 28, 2012 — Furry, agile, intelligent and voracious: the raccoon is far from being a cuddly toy, which is what many people believe when they get one as a pet. It is more like an invader that escapes and is able ... > full story
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  Enlisting the AIDS Virus to Fight Cancer

  August 28, 2012 — Can HIV be transformed into a biotechnological tool for improving human health? According to a team of scientists, the answer is yes. Taking advantage of the HIV replication machinery, the ... > full story
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  Frankenstein Programmers Test a Cybersecurity Monster

  August 27, 2012 — To catch a thief, you have to think like one. Computer scientists are trying to stay one step ahead of cyberattackers by creating their own monster. Their monster can cloak itself as it steals and ... > full story
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  Compound Discovered That Boosts Effect of Vaccines Against HIV and Flu

  August 26, 2012 — Scientists have discovered a compound that greatly boosts the effect of vaccines against viruses like flu, HIV and herpes in ... > full story
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  Promising New Drug Target Discovered for Treatment and Prevention of Heart Failure

  August 25, 2012 — A promising new drug target for the treatment and prevention of heart failure has been ... > full story
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  New Strain of Hand, Foot and Mouth Virus Worries Parents, Pediatricians

  August 24, 2012 — Your child goes to bed in perfect health. The next morning she wakes up with high fever, malaise and bright red blisters erupting all over her body. Dermatologists say the disturbing scenario has ... > full story
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  Virus Detector Harnesses Ring of Light in 'Whispering Gallery Mode'

  August 24, 2012 — By affixing nanoscale gold spheres onto a microscopic bead of glass, researchers have created a super-sensor that can detect even single samples of the smallest known viruses. The sensor uses a ... > full story

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  Advantage Flu Virus: Scientists Discover One of the Ways the Influenza Virus Disarms Host Cells

  August 23, 2012 — Scientists have discovered one of the ways the influenza virus disarms our natural defense system. The virus decreases the production of key immune regulating proteins in human cells that help fight ... > full story

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