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Red Blood Cells
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- Published on Thursday, 05 January 2012 04:08
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Misshapen red blood cells (RBCs) are a sign of serious illnesses, such as malaria and sickle cell anemia. Until recently, the only way to assess whether a person's RBCs were the correct shape was to look at them individually under a microscope -- a time-consuming process for pathologists.
New Aortic Valve Replacement Procedure
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- Published on Thursday, 05 January 2012 04:08
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Some individuals with severe aortic stenosis -- also known as narrowing of the aortic valve in the heart -- who are not well enough to undergo open heart surgery have a new treatment option thanks to a groundbreaking procedure now available in Kentucky from UofL physicians at Jewish Hospital.
HIV Can't Evade Immune System
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- Published on Thursday, 05 January 2012 04:04
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Researchers at Johns Hopkins have modified HIV in a way that makes it no longer able to suppress the immune system.
Heart Failure Disease
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- Published on Thursday, 05 January 2012 04:08
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In their new paper, the UCLA authors discuss the importance of heart failure disease-management and early identification, as well as the treatment of body-fluid congestion, using a number of home-monitoring strategies,
Chronic Urinary Infections
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- Published on Thursday, 05 January 2012 04:03
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An experimental treatment for urinary tract infections has easily passed its first test in animals, alleviating weeks-long infections in mice in as little as six hours
Artificial Heart
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- Published on Thursday, 05 January 2012 04:08
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An artificial heart is a prosthetic device that is implanted into the body to replace the original biological heart.
Heart Disease and Stress
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- Published on Thursday, 06 January 2011 04:08
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Everyone has stress in their daily lives. Stressful situations range from major events like a death in the family to the normal rush hour traffic jam.
Immune System
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- Published on Thursday, 05 January 2012 04:08
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NK cells play a major role in the host-rejection of both tumours and virally infected cells.
