These tests showed an elevated white cell count - one of the criteria that would indicate severe sepsis.

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Prof Jonathan Weber, from Imperial College London, said those on the 48-week regime "end up with much higher CD4 cell count and a much lower viral load".

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Her platelets dropped and her white-cell count remained elevated.

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Like many of the numbers being tossed about in the stem-cell debate, this count is inflated by emotion: Langevin included all patients suffering from cancer, juvenile diabetes, heart disease and even arthritis as potential beneficiaries of the research.

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Thanks to its research, Ballard has a strong hold over the fuel cell's intellectual property, owning around 300 patents at the last count.

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