Dengue disease seen re-emerging as global threat
U S health officials warn a deadly tropical illness spread by mosquitoes, dengue, is resurging worldwide and could reach the United States. Cases rise in Puerto Rico and Mexico. travelers introduce 100 to 200 cases annually. No vaccine. researchers pursue a vaccine funded by the DoD. The disease is mosquito transmitted and not person to person.
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U.S
Puerto Rico
Mexico
United States
CDC
Caribbean
Barry W. Alto
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Yale University
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
U.S. Department of Defense
Asia
South Pacific
Africa
Americas
World Health Organization
Marine suspect in Slaying case sighted in Louisiana
The nationwide manhunt for Marine Cpl Cesar Armando Laurean intensified with reports he was seen at a Shreveport bus station as investigators chase leads in the slaying of 20 year old Maria Lauterbach and her unborn child. Authorities issued a murder warrant. blood evidence at Laurean home raises questions about self murder claims.
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Louisiana
Texas
Cesar Armando Laurean
Shreveport
Onslow County
Ed Brown
Laurean
Brown
Marine Lance
Maria Lauterbach
Chapel Hill
Las Vegas
Lauterbach
121 war veterans linked to killings nationwide
The New York Times reports that at least 12 Iraq and Afghanistan veterans committed or faced charges in killings after returning from combat. In six years, 349 homicides involved active duty personnel or veterans, about three quarters of them veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan, amid broader questions about data tracking and research methods.
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Researchers rebuild restart rat heart
Researchers report early progress in rebuilding rat hearts and resuming contractions within a week. Tiny hearts pumped liquid at about one quarter normal fetal heart rate, signaling potential for future organ regeneration using cadaver or pig hearts with patient cells to avoid rejection. Dr John Mayer Jr calls the paper important but a long road ahead.
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Taylor
John Mayer Jr
Children’s Hospital
Boston
Mayer
Researchers test hearts and future organ reseeding work
Mayer notes the study shows potential for failing hearts to be treated but cautions about larger hearts. The team questions whether blood would flow without clotting in reconstructed vessels. Taylor's paper says reseeding cells into lungs, liver, and kidneys is being pursued.
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