12Sep/13

Response to Comment on “Influence of HLA-C Expression Level on HIV Control” – Science Careers Blog (subscription)

Response to Comment on “Influence of HLA-C Expression Level on HIV Control”
Science Careers Blog (subscription)
HLA-A and -B are expressed at much higher levels than HLA-C on normal PBLs, so it is predominantly these antigens that will supply the leader peptide for HLA-E expression, adding further doubt to the possibility that HLA-E and -C levels correlate. In

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12Sep/13

Huge tobacco use in India seen killing 1.5 million a year – Reuters India


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Huge tobacco use in India seen killing 1.5 million a year
Reuters India
Harm from tobacco accounts for nearly half of all cancers among males and a quarter of all cancers among females there, as well as being a major cause of heart and lung diseases. “The tobacco epidemic in India requires urgent attention,” the report
90% of the world’s smokeless tobacco users are from South-East Asia!India.Com Health

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12Sep/13

Heart failure – The Economist

Heart failureThe EconomistHEART disease is one of the biggest killers and is often linked to problems caused by obesity (see article). But you might be better off having a heart attack than suffering acute heart failure. This is because treatments for …