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Orthologous Transcription Factors in Bacteria Have Different Functions and Regulate Different Genes

Abstract Transcription factors form large paralogous gene families and have complex evolutionary histories.

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Related Topix: E. Coli, Health

Wed Nov 25, 2009

MediLexicon

News Outlets Examine Conditions Of Refugees In Yemen, Malnutrition, Cholera Risks

Main Category: Nutrition / Diet Also Included In: Pediatrics / Children's Health Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses Water - Air Quality / Agriculture Article Date: 25 Nov 2009 Reuters reports that as a new camp capable of hosting 10,000 to 12,000 refugees in Yemen will open in a few weeks, "[m]alnutrition and the risk of a cholera outbreak ...

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Related Topix: World News, Yemen, Middle East, Health, Agriculture, Science

Tue Nov 24, 2009

Gulf Times

Displaced people face cholera risk and hunger: Unicef

Severe acute malnutrition - a life-threatening condition - is much more common among children who have fled Saada province than in Yemen in general, which already has very high levels of child malnutrition.

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Related Topix: Health

Mon Nov 23, 2009

MergeDigital

A slow, exacting process at Sanofi

Forget the chicken. At Poconos vaccinemaker Sanofi Pasteur, it all starts with the egg -- millions of them each week.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Muhlenberg College, Medicine, Influenza

Sun Nov 22, 2009

The Star

Cholera claims more lives in Kenya

Nairobi - The number of Kenyans who have died since the start of the year in a cholera outbreak has risen to 89, the Red Cross Society said on Wednesday, warning water shortages could spread the disease to Nairobi.

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Related Topix: Health, World News, Kenya, Africa,

Sat Nov 21, 2009

New Straits Times

Source of Terengganu cholera outbreak identified

KUALA TERENGGANU: The use of contaminated fish to make crackers, a favourite snack in the state, has been identified as among the sources of cholera outbreak Terengganu, Health Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai said.

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Related Topix: Health, World News, Malaysia

Fri Nov 20, 2009

The Star Online

New strain of cholera found

PUTRAJAYA: Those in Terengannu suffering from diarrhoea or vomiting should seek immediate medical attention, said Health Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai.

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Thu Nov 19, 2009

IRIN

LIBERIA: Disease rife as more people squeeze into fewer toilets

Water and sanitation services in the Liberian capital, Monrovia, are getting worse as a growing urban population tries to squeeze more out of already skeletal services.

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Related Topix: Liberia, World News, Africa, Health, Medicine, Malaria

Tue Nov 17, 2009

Malaysian National News Agency

Cholera Spreads To Several Districts In Terengganu

KUALA TERENGGANU, Nov 17 -- Cholera, which was detected in the state last week, is now reported to have spread to several districts in Terengganu.

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Related Topix: World News, Malaysia, Health

Sun Nov 15, 2009

Science Daily

New insight into predicting cholera epidemics in the Bengal Delta

Outbreaks typically occur once a year in Africa and Latin America. But in Bangladesh the epidemics occur twice a year -- in the spring and again in the fall.

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Related Topix: Health, Weather, Tufts University, Epidemic, Natural Disasters

Sat Nov 14, 2009

The Hindu

Doctors suggest simple precautions to keep water-borne diseases at bay

"There might be an upsurge in the incidence of typhoid and leptospirosis" "Food should be disposed of as quickly as possible or else fungus will form" PUDUCHERRY: With heavy rains causing water logging in parts of Puducherry, simple precautionary measures could prevent water-borne diseases including cholera, typhoid and leptospirosis and other ...

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Related Topix: Health

Thu Nov 12, 2009

This Is Bristol

Dr William Budd - Bristol health reformer

Gerry Brooke looks back at the life of Dr.William Budd, Bristol's pioneering public health reformer.

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Wed Nov 11, 2009

India News

New live oral cholera vaccine developed by Indian scientists

Kolkata: Scientists from three Indian institutes have developed a new live oral cholera vaccine from non-virulent innocuous strain, which was modified to formulate the vaccine.

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Related Topix: Health, World News, India, Asia,

The Post Chronicle

Tainted Food Surprisingly Deadly In Adults: WHO

Millions of adults die every year from bugs and toxins in what they eat, according to new World Health Organization data that shows food-borne diseases are far more deadly than the U.N. agency previously estimated.

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Related Topix: Food Science, E. Coli, Health

Tue Nov 10, 2009

The New Nation

ICDDR,B introduces cholera vaccine

Staff Reporter ICDDR,B in collaboration with the government has launched a project to assess the feasibility of using an oral cholera vaccine initially at Mirpur in the capital yesterday.

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Mon Nov 09, 2009

OfficialWire

Bangladesh Cholera Linked To Rivers

U.S. scientists say they've discovered why cholera outbreaks that occur once a year in Africa and Latin America occur twice a year in Bangladesh.

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Related Topix: Health

Sunday Times

The sunken eyes of hovering death

Diarrhoea kills. This tragic fact of present reality is something I first encountered long ago while working in the paediatric emergency ward as a medical student.

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Related Topix: Health, Epidemic, Natural Disasters

Sat Nov 07, 2009

This is Somerset

West charity nets 54k for Africans

The charity Voices Against Cholera and Aids, founded by Frome couple Anthony and Averil Williamson eight years ago, has now raised more than 54,000 for the Red Cross in South Africa.

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Related Topix: South Africa, Africa, World News, Health, Somerset County, England, United Kingdom,

Thu Nov 05, 2009

Southeast Asia News

Cholera epidemics in Bangladesh linked to Bengal Delta River discharge

Washington, Nov 5 : In Bangladesh, cholera epidemics occur twice a year - in the spring and again in the fall.

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Related Topix: Health, Weather, Epidemic, Natural Disasters

Wed Nov 04, 2009

PhysOrg Weblog

New insight into predicting cholera epidemics in the Bengal Delta

Cholera, an acute diarrheal disease caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae, has reemerged as a global killer.

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Related Topix: Health, Weather, Tufts University, Epidemic, Natural Disasters

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