Tag: diseases

Takeaways from AP’s report on access to gene therapies for rare diseases

The promise of gene therapy looms large for families dealing with rare, genetic disorders. Such treatments offer the possibility of one-time cures. But families and researchers worry such therapies will remain out of reach. Collectively, about 350 million people worldwide suffer from rare diseases, most of which are genetic. But each of the 7,000 individual […]

Watch now for wheat diseases

Weather for mid-May is supposed to be getting drier than was April. One reason to pay attention to growing degree day (GDD) (heat units) is to predict insect emergence, growth or feeding activity. Another reason is to gauge the growing season for planting crop varieties and anticipating projected maturity dates. As of May 8, at […]

China to increase number of response teams for new infectious diseases

By Andrew Silver SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China will increase the number of specialised teams tasked with responding to future infectious disease outbreaks by five to 25, its top health official has said. The country will also improve early warning and relevant regulatory or legal systems, according to Wang Hesheng, a director at the National Disease […]

Why playing the clarinet or trumpet can help with lung diseases

Few pick up music for their physical health, and yet that’s precisely the reason to play instruments like the clarinet, didgeridoo and trumpet, according to experts. Playing a wind instrument regularly can complement the treatment of a lung disease, says Thomas Voshaar of Germany’s Association of Pneumological Hospitals (VPK). The reason is that the musician […]