Read more disease stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/1074/disease.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 9:25:23 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/71797/green-spaces-make-you-healthier.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPeople who live close to parks or other “green spaces” are likely to be healthier, a new study suggests. Dutch researchers scoured the health records of 345,000 people, comparing their health status to the amount of green space in the surrounding area, from a half-mile to 2-mile radius. Of...http://www.newser.com/story/71797/green-spaces-make-you-healthier.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 15 Oct 2009 18:25:36 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71761/men-more-likely-to-abandon-sick-partners.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRelationships fail seven times more often when illness strikes the female partner than when it strikes the man. Researchers don't know why, but theories abound: “There is an immediate shift in a relationship when an illness is diagnosed,” a counselor tells the Times of London. Gender roles change more radically...http://www.newser.com/story/71761/men-more-likely-to-abandon-sick-partners.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 15 Oct 2009 12:11:38 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67655/va-mistakenly-tells-hundreds-of-vets-they-have-als.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBecause of an error, the Department of Veterans Affairs incorrectly notified 1,200 veterans they had ALS, the fatal neurological condition also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, the AP reports. The letters alerted the veterans to disability benefits available to those who suffer from the disease. Thought the VA has...http://www.newser.com/story/67655/va-mistakenly-tells-hundreds-of-vets-they-have-als.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 24 Aug 2009 16:05:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66019/malaria-jumped-from-chimps-to-humans.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe parasite that causes malaria almost certainly jumped from chimpanzees to humans much like the AIDS virus did, National Geographic reports. Scientists initially believed that the malaria parasite that kills over a million people annually was older than humanity. But new research has found that it is a mutant version...http://www.newser.com/story/66019/malaria-jumped-from-chimps-to-humans.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 04 Aug 2009 2:53:07 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65504/disease-threatens-florida-oranges.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFlorida’s orange growers face a powerful adversary in a disease know by its shorthand of HLB that causes citrus trees to “green”—produce only sour, misshapen fruit, Scientific American reports. With every county in the state affected, the citrus industry has dedicated $10 million this year alone to research on...http://www.newser.com/story/65504/disease-threatens-florida-oranges.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 28 Jul 2009 17:01:52 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65399/flu-battles-at-camp-spark-fears-for-school-year.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWith a swine flu resurgence expected in the fall—before an H1N1 vaccine is available—schools are getting a head start on fighting the disease, the Los Angeles Times reports. The scene at summer camps may provide a preview: Hundreds of youngsters in Southern California alone have been sent home...http://www.newser.com/story/65399/flu-battles-at-camp-spark-fears-for-school-year.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 27 Jul 2009 13:31:18 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65096/swine-flu-france-boots-disease-ridden-british-kids.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMore than two dozen British schoolchildren on a school holiday were booted out of France after some came down with swine flu—but not before they were quarantined by medics in anti-contamination suits and insulted by locals. "It was as if we were dangerous criminals," said one of the visitors,...http://www.newser.com/story/65096/swine-flu-france-boots-disease-ridden-british-kids.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 23 Jul 2009 8:32:51 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65042/gadget-turns-phone-into-microscope.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA new gadget could mean big improvements for health care in the developing world. Called the CellScope, the device attaches to any cell phone with a camera, turning it into a microscope, Science Blogs reports. Invented by researchers at UC Berkeley, the CellScope also features an LED that can detect...http://www.newser.com/story/65042/gadget-turns-phone-into-microscope.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 22 Jul 2009 16:29:34 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65048/chimps-can-get-aids-study.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagScientists have found evidence that chimpanzees can be sickened by SIV, the non-human version of HIV, adding to the understanding of how HIV/AIDS developed, the AP reports. Scientists have long believed that while other primates can contract simian immunodeficiency virus, they are not affected by it. A 9-year study of...http://www.newser.com/story/65048/chimps-can-get-aids-study.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 22 Jul 2009 15:44:19 CDT