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Alberta infants tested negative for flesh eating disease

Alberta infants tested negative for flesh eating disease

Two infants were admitted in hospital in Lethbridge under suspicion of flesh-eating disease. These infants were than transferred to Calgary. Dr. Richard Musto said that reports of these children have shown absence of the organism necrotizing fasciitis.

He dispelled all the fear related to spread of this disease in children. He added that these two cases were mere coincidence.

HIV vaccine trial shows promising results

Piramal group launches project to fight chronic diseases

Drug combo raises COPD hope

Boys more prone to asthma, but outgrow it faster than girls

Washington, Aug 16: Boys may be more apt to have childhood asthma than girls, but they''re also more likely to grow out of it in the adolescence, say a new study.

Targeted Radiation Therapy Controls Limited Cancer Spread

The recent U.S study has shown that focused radiation can control the spread of cancer.
Targeted Radiation Therapy Controls Limited Cancer Spread
Researchers claim that the targeted radiation therapy can free patients from traces of cancer.

Researchers analyzed the data collected from ongoing clinical trails. Patients with stage- IV cancer with one to five distant metastases were included in the trails. The study included 29 patients with 56 cancerous lesions. Researchers found that targeted radiation therapy cured all signs of cancer in 21% patients.

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