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4°C - Foggy (Daily Record)
Fri Nov 06 02:01:29 PST 2009
Lifeboat volunteer and RAF cadet Alan Jones was the image of a fit and healthy young man. But in the space of weeks the 6ft 1in 20-year-old was reduced to clutching a cuddly toy as he cowered in a hospital bed unable to eat, speak, see, hear or walk.
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CNS cancer survivors have greater neurocognitive dysfunction than survivors of other types of cancer (News-Medical-Net)
Sun Nov 01 22:43:26 PST 2009
Brain tumors in childhood cast a long shadow on survivors. The first study of the lasting impact of these tumors -- the most common solid malignancies in childhood -- shows that survivors have ongoing cognitive problems.
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Deer researchers claim CWD mystery has been solved (Michigan Outdoor News)
Thu Oct 29 11:23:48 PDT 2009
Chicago - Researchers are reporting that they've solved a longstanding mystery about the rapid spread of a fatal brain infection in deer, elk, and moose in the Midwest and West. The infectious agent, which leads to chronic wasting disease, is spread in the feces of infected animals long before...
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Younger people more susceptible to CJD (UPI)
Mon Oct 19 12:18:38 PDT 2009
EDINBURGH, Scotland, Oct. 19 (UPI) -- Scottish scientists say an immune system study may help explain why younger people are more susceptible to Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease than older people.
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Cell Study Explains Why Younger People More At Risk Of Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD) (Science Daily)
Wed Oct 14 19:22:07 PDT 2009
Specific cells within the immune system could help explain why younger people are more susceptible to variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease -- a rare, degenerative, fatal brain disorder. Patients diagnosed with variant CJD are, on average, 28 years old but it has been unclear why older people are not...
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New Data Demonstrate for the First Time STERRAD(R) NX(TM) System Technology Effective in Prion Inactivation (Only for ... (ITNews)
Tue Oct 20 00:13:49 PDT 2009
PARIS, October 20 /PRNewswire/ -- - Multiple Tests Show Gaseous Hydrogen Peroxide STERRAD(R) Sterilization System Technology Efficiently Inactivates Protein-based Infectious Agents Linked to Fatal Brain Diseases Advanced Sterilization Products(R) (ASP) announced today newly published data showing...
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Talecris Biotherapeutics Receives FDA Approval for PROLASTIN(R)-C (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Mon Oct 19 04:00:00 PDT 2009
Talecris Biotherapeutics today received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for PROLASTIN®-C , a more concentrated version of PROLASTIN® produced using advances in manufacturing technology.
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CSL Behring Announces FDA Approval of Berinert(R), First and Only Therapy Approved for the Treatment of Acute ... (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Mon Oct 12 05:30:00 PDT 2009
CSL Behring announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted marketing approval for Berinert® C1-Esterase Inhibitor, Human for the treatment of acute abdominal or facial attacks of hereditary angioedema , a rare and serious genetic disorder, in adult and adolescent patients.
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