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HOLD THE WATERCRESS The 180 million people around the world at
risk of fascioliasis, an infection contracted from uncooked
aquatic vegetables, could soon be effectively treated with the
drug triclabendazole.
JUST SWALLOW THIS Researchers in the U.S. have developed
effective vaccine tablets to be taken orally. It could prove
particularly useful in the developing world, where refrigeration
of existing vaccines is difficult and expensive.
ROCK ON Nursing home patients suffering from dementia can
benefit from spending a couple of hours a day in a rocking
chair. Their anxiety and depression can be lifted and balance
improved.
World Health Organization; National Institute of
Allergy and Infectious Disease; Eastern Nursing Research Society
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SUPERBUGS Antibiotics used by farmers to treat animals are
encouraging disease-resistant strains of bacteria. The practice
should be banned, according to a British government committee.
POISONED GENERATION Deaths in the U.S. from poisoning, mainly by
drugs, have increased 25% in the past 10 years. Poisoning is now
the commonest cause of injury death among 35- to 44-year-olds.
BIG GENES High hopes for gene therapy as a cancer treatment
could turn out to be unfounded; research shows that genetic
particles are too big to penetrate the walls of blood vessels.
House of Lords Select Committee on Science and
Technology; National Center for Health Statistics; Proceedings
of the National Academy of Sciences
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