  Scientists appear to be getting closer to a Chagas disease vaccine. Chagas disease causes fever, fatigue, body aches, headache, rash, loss of appetite, diarrhea, and vomiting. Currently there is no..
Digital Journal on March 29, 2013
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Scientists are getting closer to a Chagas disease vaccine, something many believed impossible only 10 years ago. New research has resulted in a safe vaccine candidate that is simple to produce and..
Science Daily on March 26, 2013
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The Nagasaki University (Nagasaki
University; Nagasaki, Japan; President: Shigeru Katamine) and
Astellas Pharma Inc. (Astellas)(TOKYO:4503)(President
and CEO: Yoshihiko Hatanaka) today announced..
Business Wire India on March 21, 2013
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 Patch Pine-Richland, PA --
Pine-Richland High School students are dedicating their next blood drive to Maria Ciarrocca, a classmate who is battling T-cell lymphoma.
"Please keep Maria in your..
Patch on February 25, 2013
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Chagas disease, a deadly tropical infection caused by the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi and transmitted by biting insects called "kissing bugs," has begun to spread around the world, including..
Science Daily on February 14, 2013
| Happy Darwin Day! February 12th marks the anniversary of Charles Darwin's birth. In celebration, I managed to dig up some little known details about his life.
I spoke with David Quammen, author of..
Huffington Post on February 12, 2013
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A parasitic disease costs the US $900 million a year, even though many people aren't familiar with it, a study finds. To put the figure in perspective, the much-more-publicized Lyme disease costs the..
Newser on February 12, 2013
| An obscure disease with which up to 10 million people may be infected costs the American economy $900 million a year, a study showed.
NYTimes.com on February 11, 2013
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A new report examines the global economic burden of Chagas disease. In the first study of its kind, researchers measured the health and economic impact of Chagas disease and found that the total..
Science Daily on February 8, 2013
|  Patch Lemont, IL --
The Lemont Fire Protection District is encouraging residents to donate blood at a LifeSource blood drive from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 12, at Fire Station 1, 15900 New..
Patch on January 3, 2013
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