"Everyone has genetic variations" many of which will never cause disease, says Michael S. Watson, executive director of the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics, a professional organization.
They were established under a special provision of the bankruptcy code Congress passed just to deal with the millions of lawsuits filed by people who claim to have been exposed to the substance, which can cause lung disease and a rare cancer of the chest wall lining called mesothelioma.
Hindsight and improved medical science has shown that during my short stay in Kabul, I contracted Borrelia bacteria (strains of which in the US cause "Lyme Disease") from ticks, which fell off mice that scampered over my feet during sleep, attracted probably by the bits of sweets given to me lovingly by Madaar (Mother), which I kept in my suitcase under the bed.
This week the billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates will deliver the annual BBC Richard Dimbleby Lecture in which he will spell out his commitment to ridding the world of this dread infectious disease which can cause paralysis and even death within hours.
The bug, which can cause Legionnaires' disease, was found by routine testing at Menzieshill Community Centre about two weeks ago.
It is an inflammatory joint disease which can cause stiffness, pain and lack of movement.
At present doctors test for the presence of abnormal proteins called prions which are thought to cause the disease by killing off brain cells.
The fat cells here are really active, producing toxic substances that cause damage which can lead to heart disease.
Researchers hope their findings will lead to treatments for diseased cilia, which can cause blindness, deafness and kidney disease in people.
The bacteria, which can cause the lung infection Legionnaires' disease, was discovered in the water system at St Botolph's Court last week.
The bacteria which can cause fatal lung infection Legionnaires' disease, was discovered in the water system at St Botolph's Court a week ago.
They were valuable in steadying the heart-beat, and in providing clues to the cause of the heart disease, which might then be treated by conventional methods.
Pharmaceutical companies have made a habit of targeting the wrong cause (acetylcholinesterase inhibitors which are basically useless since as the disease progresses acetylcholinesterase activity declines by 85 percent), one aspect of the disease (Namenda as an antagonist for NMDA receptors), or insisting on a partially flawed mechanism for the disease (amyloid plaques).
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The cause of Chagas disease is the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, which is transmitted to humans from a bite from an insect known as the triatomine bug.
Obesity can cause heart disease, diabetes, cancer and stroke, conditions which not only cost lives but also the economy hundreds of millions of pounds.
Some will be vaccinated with the bacteria, which although from the same family as the tuberculosis bacterium, does not cause any disease.
"The cause of the disease may not be new, but the scale at which it is occurring has not been observed in recent years, " the WHO said in an email.
Disease-causing germs, which grow and spread on showerheads, can potentially cause threats to people with a weakened immune system, a new study by the National Academy of Sciences found.
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