Boots on the Ground: CDC's Disease Detective Conference
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Atlanta, Georgia - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will hold its 64th Annual Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) conference April 20-23 in Atlanta. The event showcases recent ground-breaking and often times life-saving investigations by CDC disease detectives.
Aspirin use on the rise
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Imperial, California - More Americans are dosing themselves with baby aspirin than ever before, reports the Association of Mature American Citizens. One report showed that in the five years between 2005 and 2010 aspirin use rose by 57%. Another study revealed that more than half of individuals between the ages of 45 and 75 take a low-dose aspirin tablet each day.
Most states’ policies put the health of undocumented immigrants and their families at risk
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Los Angeles, California - California scored the highest in a new ranking of U.S. states’ public policies and laws that support the health and well-being of undocumented immigrants. The report, by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research and the UCLA Blum Center on Poverty and Health in Latin America, with support from the UC Global Health Institute, also found that Ohio had policies that were more exclusionary than those of any other state.
New Potential Cause for Alzheimer’s: Arginine Deprivation
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Durham, North Carolina - Increasingly, evidence supports the idea that the immune system, which protects our bodies from foreign invaders, plays a part in Alzheimer’s disease. But the exact role of immunity in the disease is still a mystery.
Recruiting the entire immune system to attack cancer
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Cambridge, Massachusetts - The human immune system is poised to spring into action at the first sign of a foreign invader, but it often fails to eliminate tumors that arise from the body’s own cells. Cancer biologists hope to harness that untapped power using an approach known as cancer immunotherapy.
FDA approves first-of-its-kind corneal implant to improve near vision in certain patients
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Washington, DC - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the KAMRA inlay, a device implanted in the cornea of one eye (the clear, front surface) to improve near vision in certain patients with presbyopia. It is the first implantable device for correction of near vision in patients who have not had cataract surgery.
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