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DIAGNOSTIC TEST SHOULD LEAD TO BETTER CONTROL
A genetic test targeted at cattle could have a substantial impact in controlling sleeping sickness in east Africa, conclude authors of a fast-track study in this week's issue of THE LANCET. Sleeping sickness caused by Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense (transmitted by the tsetse fly) is fatal if not treated. Drug treatment can be associated with... view more... (2001-12-12)
Cattle Identified As Source Of Ugandan Sleeping Sickness Outbreak (pp 603, 625)
A recent outbreak of sleeping sickness in eastern Uganda might be attributed to livestock movement from another part of the country where the disease is endemic, conclude authors of a study in this week's issue of THE LANCET. Sleeping sickness is a parasitic disease caused by two protozoa, Trypanosoma brucei gambiense and Trypanosoma brucei... view more... (2001-08-22)
New drug combination shows promise for African sleeping sickness
A small clinical trial in Uganda, conducted within a long-established Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) treatment program for African sleeping sickness, has found that a new combination treatment using the drugs nifurtimox and eflornithine holds promise and deserves further evaluation. view more (2007-11-07)
A large step forward in the fight against African sleeping sickness
Each year, over 300,000 people die of African sleeping sickness (trypanosomiasis). Researchers from the Flanders Interuniversity Institute for Biotechnology (VIB) connected to the Free University of Brussels are making strides in the battle against this disease. view more (2006-04-10)
Promising diagnostic test for sleeping sickness (pp 1337, 1358)
Around half a million people a year in sub-Saharan Africa are affected by sleeping sickness (human African trypanosomiasis). The disease is fatal in humans if not treated with chemotherapy; however, adverse effects of drug treatment and an increase in drug resistance underline the importance of establishing an accurate diagnostic test for the... view more... (2004-04-21)
Sleeping sickness finding could lead to earlier diagnosis
Sleeping sickness creates a metabolic 'fingerprint' in the blood and urine, which could enable a new test to be developed to diagnose the disease, according to new research published today in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. view more (2008-04-15)
UGA researchers discover how human body fights off African parasite
Trypanosoma are a nasty class of single-celled parasites that cause serious, even fatal, diseases in human and animals. view more (2007-09-07)
Sleeping sickness parasite shows how cells divide their insides
Graham Warren, professor of cell biology, and his colleagues at Yale study Trypanosoma brucei, the parasite that causes Sleeping Sickness. view more (2005-11-08)
Corporate downsizing may pose severe health risks
Corporate downsizing (reduction in personnel) may increase sickness absence and the risk of death from cardiovascular disease in employees who keep their jobs, shows new research from Finland. This study will be available on bmj.com on Monday 23 February 2004. Researchers identified 22,430 municipal employees in four Finnish towns, who kept their... view more... (2004-02-20)
African parasite makes component of fat differently from all other organisms
Studying the parasite that causes African sleeping sickness, scientists at Johns Hopkins have discovered a previously unknown way of making fatty acids, a component of fat and the outer layer of all cells. view more (2006-08-25)
Too noisy to think: Workplaces that make women sick.
Working in a noisy environment while trying to do a complex job leads to women having high levels of sickness absence. These are the findings of a recent study by Yitzhak Fried from Wayne State University, USA and colleagues in the US and Israel. The study, reported in the Journal of Occupational and Organisational Psychology, published on June... view more... (2002-06-10)
Can exercise before diving prevent decompression sickness?
Nowadays, scuba diving involves millions of people worldwide. Decompression sickness following diving is initiated by the formation of gas bubbles in tissue and blood. The most common decompression related problem in sports divers is injury of the central nervous system, the risk of which is higher with increasing number of bubbles. Preventive... view more... (2004-03-10)
Gulf War Syndrome triggered by smells of war
The persistent symptoms of Gulf War Syndrome in the home years later could well be due to a sickness response to the body's immune system being conditioned to the smells, tastes and sounds of war. view more (1998-12-03)
Doctors are unhappy with sick note system
Family doctors feel disillusioned with the sickness certification system and many would like to see their "gatekeeper" role removed, according to new research. view more (2003-12-18)
More overtime equals less sick leave at work
People who do a lot of overtime at work are less likely to take days off sick, shows research in Occupational and Environmental Medicine. But employees who struggle through work when they are ill actually end up having more sick leave. The study analysed the sickness absence records of around 3500 staff at the Swedish mail service, Sweden Post.... view more... (2001-02-10)
Looking forward to better travel
These were the findings of a study published today, Monday 15 November, in the British Journal of Psychology, by Mark Turner of Portsmouth University, and Professor Michael Griffin of Southampton University's Institute of Sound and Vibration Research. view more (1999-11-15)
Watch out for queasy skiers on the slopes
IF SKIING leaves you feeling a bit green around the gills and wishing you`d never left the comfort of the chalet, then you may be suffering from ski sickness. "It`s basically a form of motion sickness," says Rudolf Haeusler, an ear surgeon at the University of Berne in Switzerland. Like seasickness... view more... (2002-02-06)
Resistance and genetic sensitivity to sleeping sickness
Human African trypanosomiasis, more commonly called sleeping sickness, is induced by a parasite, the trypanosome, transmitted to humans by the bite of an insect, the glossinid tse-tse fly. view more (2006-10-16)
Sleep deprivation also has impact on national health
Work-related sleeping disorders have proliferated rapidly in recent years with increases in occupational stress and abnormal working hours. "Sleep deprivation affects a person's emotional and mental faculties and increases the risk of, for example, cardiovascular diseases. Work-related sleeping disorders and changes in lifestyle due to... view more... (2005-03-16)
Tackling the threat of nuclear terrorism
The only effective way to tackle the threat of nuclear terrorism is to abolish nuclear weapons and establish strict international control of all fissile materials that could be used to make new weapons, argue three US physicians in this week's BMJ. In the aftermath of 11 September 2001, nuclear terrorism has emerged as a real threat and could... view more... (2002-02-06)
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