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Confirmed Link Between Chronic Infection And Immune-System Protein
The reason deadly infections like human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and hepatitis C never go away is because these viruses disarm the body"s defense system. Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) have discovered that a key immunity protein must be present for this defense system to have a chance against chronic infection.
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Walk, Don't Drive! Community Promotion Of Physical Activity Has Two-Fold Benefit
About half of the car trips in the U.S. are less than five miles - a distance easily navigated by walking or cycling. Reducing short-distance car trips has many benefits - it decreases car accidents, has positive benefits for the environment and increases physical health and activity, says communication professor Edward Maibach of George Mason University. An expert in climate change communication research, Maibach says that community leaders should make promotion of physical activity a priority.
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Swine Flu Confirmed Human Cases 8,480 In 39 Countries, Including 71 Deaths

The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced that globally a total of 8,840 swine flu A(H1N1) cases of human infection have been confirmed, including 71 deaths (all of them in Mexico, the USA and Canada). The death rate for this novel influenza strain appears to be no different from that of seasonal human influenza. Several countries have now lifted travel restrictions on non-essential visits to Mexico. Below is a list of countries and swine flu infection and death totals: *Mexico - 2,895 cases, including 66 deaths *USA - 4,714 cases, including 4 deaths *Canada - 496 cases, including 1 death *Spain - 103 cases, and no deaths *United Kingdom - 82 cases, and no deaths *Panama - 54 cases, and no deaths *France - 14 cases, and no deaths *Germany - 14 cases, and no deaths *Colombia - 11 cases, and no deaths *Italy - 9 cases, and no deaths *New Zealand - 9 cases, and no deaths *Brazil - 8 cases, and no deaths *Israel - 7 cases, and no deaths *Japan - 7 cases, and no deaths *China - 5 cases, and no deaths *Belgium - 4 cases, and no deaths *El Salvador - 4 cases, and no deaths *Cuba - 3 cases, and no deaths *Guatemala - 3 cases, and no deaths *Netherlands - 3 cases, and no deaths *Republic of Korea - 3 cases, and no deaths *Sweden - 3 cases, and no deaths *Finland - 2 cases, and no deaths *Malaysia - 2 cases, and no deaths *Norway - 2 cases, and no deaths *Thailand - 2 cases, and no deaths *Argentina - 1 case, and no deaths *Australia - 1 case, and no deaths *Austria - 1 case, and no deaths *Denmark - 1 case, and no deaths *Ecuador - 1 case, and no deaths *India - 1 case, and no deaths *Ireland - 1 case, and no deaths *Peru - 1 case, and no deaths *Poland - 1 case, and no deaths *Portugal - 1 case, and no deaths *Switzerland - 1 case, and no deaths *Turkey - 1 case, and no deaths Although several countries have either imposed, the WHO does not recommend this. If you become ill with flu-like symptoms after travelling to a country with known swine flu confirmed cases of human infection you should telephone your doctor - several countries advise against walking into your doctor"s surgery so that the people there are not put at risk of infection. If you are ill with flu-like symptoms, and plan to travel abroad you should consider delaying your trip, says WHO. *See our Map Of H1N1 Outbreaks *See our Mexico Swine Flu Blog Written by Christian Nordqvist Copyright: Medical News Today Not to be reproduced without permission of Medical News Today


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