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Distinguishing viruses responsible for influenza-like illness

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cystic duct :: Article Creator Cystic Neoplasms Of The Pancreas Content Intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms (IPMNs) usually occur within the head of the pancreas and arise within the pancreatic ducts. The ductal epithelium forms a papillary projection into the duct and mucin production causes intraluminal cystic dilation of the pancreatic ducts. Imaging studies demonstrate diffuse dilation of the pancreatic duct and the pancreatic parenchyma is often atrophic due to chronic duct obstruction. However, classic features of chronic pancreatitis such as calcification and a beaded appearance of the duct are not present. At ERCP, mucin can be seen extruding from the ampulla of Vater, a so called "fish-eye" lesion that is virtually diagnostic of IPMN. Initial reports suggested a male predominance, but more recent series indicate an equal distribution. Patients are usually in their seventh to eighth decade of life and present with abdomi

Ebola virus disease

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ebola outbreak :: Article Creator Joel Breman, Who Helped Stop An Ebola Outbreak In Africa, Dies At 87 Dr. Joel Breman, a specialist in infectious diseases who was a member of the original team that helped combat the Ebola virus in 1976, died on April 6 at his home in Chevy Chase, Md. He was 87. His death was confirmed by his son, Matthew, who said his father died of complications from kidney cancer. "We were scared out of our wits," Dr. Breman, recollecting his pioneer mission, told a National Institutes of Health newsletter in 2014, as a new and even deadlier Ebola outbreak raged that year. Nearly 40 years earlier, his team of five had just landed in the interior of what is now the Democratic Republic of Congo, at a remote Roman Catholic mission hospital. They were up against a viral infection that had no name, whose origin was unknown, and that was accompanied by high fever and bleeding that led to a painful and quick death. Dr. Breman, d

Ebola: Symptoms, treatment, and causes

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sesame allergy :: Article Creator Sesame Allergy Alert: Oregon Spice Company April 10, 2024, Oregon Spice Company, Portland, OR is recalling Johnny's Parmesan Garlic Seasoning 5oz because it may contain undeclared sesame. People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to sesame run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume this product. The product was distributed in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, North Dakota, Utah, Wyoming, and Alaska to Fred Meyer, QFC, Albertson's and Safeway stores, as well as Amazon.Com and online orders placed through http://www.Johnnysfinefoods.Com. The product is in a plastic spice bottle with a green cap and is labeled as Johnny's Parmesan Garlic 5 oz., ink jet on bottom of bottle BB 04MAR26 0644 19:48 to 21:41 No illnesses have been reported to date. The recall was initiated after it was discovered by a Distributor that product containing sesame was labele

New Vaccines in the Pipeline 2020

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98.8 is fever :: Article Creator

Influenza (Avian and other zoonotic)

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general adaptation syndrome :: Article Creator What If Flat Feet Were…normal? Debunking A Myth About Injuries For many decades, if not centuries, researchers, medical professionals and the general population have believed that people with flat feet are more prone to developing a variety of problems. Specifically, having flat feet was believed to predispose individuals to future pain and other musculoskeletal problems (i.E. To muscles, tendons and/or ligaments). Flat feet were believed to be a kind of time bomb. However, in a recent editorial published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, my research team challenges this myth. We demonstrate that the theory that having flat feet inevitably leads to pain or other musculoskeletal problems, is unfounded. As a researcher in podiatric medicine at the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (UQTR), I will explain the main conclusions of