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Listeria is a hardy bacteria found in soil and water that can be carried by animals. It is often found in processed meats because it can contaminate a processing facility and stay there for a long period of time. It is also common in unpasteurized cheeses and unpasteurized milk. It is less common in produce like cantaloupe, but there have been a couple of other listeria outbreaks in fruits and vegetables in recent years. When a person contracts the disease, it can cause fever, muscle aches, gastrointestinal symptoms and even death. One in five people who have listeria can die.

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The thyroid gland, which is in your neck, sets the rate at which you produce energy from your body's stores by the release of thyroid hormones. The thyroid gland controls metabolism through the production of thyroid hormone. It may become overactive (hyperthyroidism) or underactive (hypothyroidism).

If you're producing too much hormone, and the gland is overactive, you're said to be hyperthyroid, which affects 2 per cent of women and 0.2 per cent of men.

While if you’re not producing enough hormone, and the gland is underactive, you're said to be hypothyroid, which affects 2 per cent of women and 0.1 per cent of men.

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Europe's First Embryonic Stem Cell Surgery

Doctors at Moorfields Eye hospital in London have been given the go-ahead to carry out Europe's first clinical trial using human embryonic stem cells.

They will inject retinal cells into the eyes of 12 patients with an incurable disease, Stargardt's macular dystrophy, which causes progressive sight loss.

The disease develops in childhood and affects around one in 10,000 people.

It causes the gradual loss of central vision leaving only peripheral sight.

The trial will test the safety of using replacement retinal cells known as retinal pigment epithelial cells, derived from human embryonic stem cells.

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Sept 2011 - Polio has been found in China for the first time since 1999 after spreading from Pakistan, the World Health Organization (WHO) has confirmed.

It said a strain of polio (WPV1) found in China was genetically linked with the type now circulating in Pakistan.

At least seven cases have now been confirmed in China's western Xinjiang province, which borders Pakistan.

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Patient receiving daily medication form nurse in long term care facility.

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Physical Therapist working with patient on rehabilitation parallel bars.

Physical therapy (or physiotherapy), often abbreviated PT, is a health care profession. Physical therapy is concerned with identifying and maximizing quality of life and movement potential within the spheres of promotion, prevention, diagnosis, treatment/intervention,and rehabilitation. This encompasses physical, psychological, emotional, and social well being.

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THIS PATIENT HAS BEEN TREATED WITH PAN RETINAL PHOTOCOAGULATION PRP FOR DIABEIC RETINOPATHY THE LEADING CAUSE OF ACQUIRED BLINDNESS IN AMERICANS YOUNGER THAN 65. LASER PHOTOCOAGULATION IS AN OUTPATIENT PROCEDURE THAT SLOWS THE PROGRESS OF VISION LOSS IN PATIENTS WITH DIABETIC RETINOPATHY. Photo Credit: P. Saine/CMSP.com

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Close-up of hands exhibiting Osteoarthrosis (OA). Adult woman, 58 years old, dorsal view. Osteoarthritis, also known as degenerative arthritis or degenerative joint disease, is a group of mechanical abnormalities involving degradation of joints, including articular cartilage and subchondral bone. Symptoms may include joint pain, tenderness, stiffness, locking, and sometimes an effusion

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