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Climate change possibly to bring more and new diseases

2013-03-13 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Business Mirror: THE scientific evidence continues to mount. The climate is changing, the effects are already being felt and human activities are a principal cause. Without effective action, climate change is going to be larger and more difficult to deal with than we thought, said Dr. Chris Field, who was a coordinating lead author of the report issued by the Nobel-winning Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Climate change results from the Earths atmosphere allowing light to penetrate and reach...

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Urine sample app lets users detect diseases with iPhones

2013-02-28 05:36:22| CNET News.com

No, Uchek doesn't involve peeing on a smartphone -- but it does help people find out if they have diabetes, urinary tract infections, and more. [Read more]

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Funding boost for diseases sensor

2013-02-21 00:28:04| Biotech - Topix.net

Almost 60,000 has been invested by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde to support work to create a portable sensor which will quickly and accurately determine the cause of an infection.

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Produce Caused Nearly Half of Foodborne Diseases

2013-01-30 15:56:00| National Hog Farmer

Source: University of Minnesota After scrutinizing a decade's worth of data on foodborne disease outbreaks, federal health officials estimate that produce was the vehicle in close to half of all illnesses and that poultry was the culprit in 19% of all deaths, according to an analysis from the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP), University of Minnesota. read more

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