Each year, an estimated 150,000 people in the Southwest contract valley fever. But doctors say they understand little about the fungal disease. There is no cure and no vaccine. Most cases are misdiagnosed or missed entirely.
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Cases Of Mysterious Valley Fever Rise In American Southwest : Shots - Health News : NPR
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Lyme: a four letter word - Background Briefing - ABC Radio National (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Australian GPs reveal why they are risking their reputations by diagnosing patients with Lyme diseaseâfrom Borrelia bacteria that are not even supposed to be in Australia. The treatment, high-dose antibiotics, is alarming health authorities and the nationâs chief medical officer has formed an advisory committee to look into this controversial disease. Di Martin investigates.
http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/backgroundbriefing/2013-05-12/4675072
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236: Leading Low-Carb Diet Researcher And Author Dr. Jeff Volek | The Livin La Vida Low-Carb Show
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Caustic Soda: Malaria
Dr. Jenna joins Joe, Kevin, and Toren to look at the mosquito-borne peril of malaria. We discuss the life cycle of the this protist parasite from mosquito to human and back again, tales of a recent outbreak, and news of a promising new treatment strategy.
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Neuroimmune Syndrome
Dr. Tim Jackson stops by UW Radio to discuss Neuroimmune Syndrome, disorders that affect both the Nervous and Immune System. Topics include Methylation and the role it plays in Neuroimmune Syndrome, what cause Neuroimmune Syndrome and how to treat it. To learn more about Dr. Jackson, contact him at drtim072981@gmail.com Hosted by Sean Croxton of Underground Wellness.
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On Point: George Church and Synthetic Biology
Synthetic biology can sound kind of bland. Like polyester pants. Nylon stockings. Synthetic – no big deal.
But think about it. Synthetic biology. Biology fully, deeply, maybe radically remade by man. It’s well underway.
Re-engineering biology to make food, fuel, medicine. Seeds that grow into houses. Stronger, smarter humans. Maybe even bring back the dead. The extinct
My guest today has written about finding an “extremely adventurous” woman to give birth to a Neanderthal. And he’s not kidding.
This hour, On Point: synthetic biology creating new and very old life.
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Curious about Mars… - Naked Scientists Science Podcasts and Science Radio Shows
Naked Scientists Podcast -5th Aug 2012 - Publishing early in recognition of the arrival on the red planet of NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) Curiosity Rover, this week we talk to members of the mission team, revisit some previous successful planetary explorations and hear how UK engineers have made it possible for Rovers to think for themselves. Plus, news of why planets orbit in a plane and whether elephants purr, or just hum…
http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/podcasts/show/20120805/
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Caustic Soda: The Post Apocalyptic Wasteland
Live from VCON 37 in Surrey BC, the regular nerds talk about life in the post-apocalyptic wasteland with the help of Hugo Award-winning author and Science Fiction Hall of Fame inductee Connie Willis and Nebula Award-winning science fiction author and astrophysicist Gregory Benford. Plus the lesser of two evils: Life after a nuclear armageddon or the biblical apocalypse?
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Caustic Soda: Bubonic Plague
Joe, Toren and Kevin are joined by Dr. Jenna to talk about not just the bubonic, but all things yersinia pestis-y: Bubonic, septicemic, and pneumonic plagues! We discuss the three “great” plagues of history as well as modern occurrences and outbreaks and even some pestilence-laden movies.
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