Disease

A disease is an abnormal condition of an organism that impairs bodily functions all over. In human beings, "disease" is often used more broadly to refer to any condition that causes discomfort, dysfunction, distress, social problems, and/or death to the person afflicted, or similar problems for those in contact with the person. In this broader sense, it sometimes includes injuries, disabilities, disorders, syndromes, infections, isolated symptoms, deviant behaviors, and atypical variations of structure and function, while in other contexts and for other purposes these may be considered distinguishable categories. While many diseases are biological processes with observable alterations of organ function or structure, others primarily involve alterations of behavior. Classifying a condition as a disease is a social act of valuation, and may change the social status of the person with the condition . Some conditions are only recognized as diseases within a particular culture. Sometimes the categorization of a condition as a disease is controversial within the culture. (From the Wikpedia article Disease.)

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Recent Publications on Disease:
Cokgen: a software for the identification of rare copy number variation from SNP microarrays. Until fairly recently, it was believed that essentially all human cells...	13th November, 2009	Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, Case Western	Pac Symp Biocomput. 2010:371-82.
Sequence feature variant type (sfvt) analysis of the hla genetic association in juvenile idiopathic arthritis. The immune response HLA class II DRB1 gene provides the major genetic...	13th November, 2009	Department of Integrative Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA,	Pac Symp Biocomput. 2010:359-70.
Detecting genome-wide haplotype polymorphism by combined use of mendelian constraints and local population structure. Data from current gene-disease association studies motivate changes to...	13th November, 2009	Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Case Western	Pac Symp Biocomput. 2010:348-58.
Loss of post-translational modification sites in disease. Understanding and predicting molecular cause of disease is one of the...	13th November, 2009	School of Informatics and Computing, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN	Pac Symp Biocomput. 2010:337-47.
The steady States and dynamics of urokinase-mediated plasmin activation. Plasmin and urokinase-type plasminogen activator (uPA) are ubiquitous...	13th November, 2009	School of Computer Engineering, Nanyang Technological University,	Pac Symp Biocomput. 2010:190-200.
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Press Releases About Disease:
River Blindness (Onchocerciasis) Reduced By Nearly One-Third In At-Risk Populations In Six Countries	21st November, 2009	American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene	WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A regional initiative launched in the 1990s to eliminate onchocerciasis (river blindness) in the Americas has substantially reduced the prevalence of the
ASTMH Symposium Showcases Efforts To Meet the Need for New Medicines to Treat Infectious Diseases in Developing Countries	21st November, 2009	The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene	-- Extending a Hand: Eli Lilly's TB Drug Discovery Partnership -- Gail H. Cassell, Eli Lilly & Co., Indianapolis, IN The aim of the symposium was to illustrate how industry
Case Studies Offer Inside Look at Effective Ways to Address Global Health Challenges	20th November, 2009	Alliance for Case Studies for Global Health	Publication to Serve as Guide to Understanding, Building Productive Partnerships WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Meaningful and lasting progress in addressing global health challenges
Pennsylvania Department of Health Begins Statewide H1N1 Vaccination Clinics Targeting Priority Populations; Some Appointments Still Available	20th November, 2009	Pennsylvania Department of Health	HARRISBURG, Pa., Nov. 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Department of Health today began providing free H1N1 flu shots to members of priority groups that did not have previous access to the vaccine.
Reportlinker Adds Global Self Monitoring Blood Glucose Market (SMBG): Increasing Adoption to Drive Growth	20th November, 2009	Reportlinker	NEW YORK, Nov. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue. Global Self Monitoring Blood Glucose Market (SMBG): Increasing Adoption to

BioNews Results for Disease:
Poor tracking of flu vaccine raises concerns	Honolulu Advertiser:  Nov 14 2009 6:58AM Matching: disease
Pyro Pharmaceuticals Elects Robert Moellering, Jr., M.D. as Chairman of the Scientific Advisory Board	TradingMarkets:  Nov 14 2009 5:24AM Matching: disease
Ministry says two died after inoculation of A/H1N1 flu vaccine	People's Daily Online:  Nov 14 2009 5:02AM Matching: disease
Health Tip: Dealing With Peripheral Artery Disease	KSLA:  Nov 13 2009 2:52PM Matching: disease
High Tech Visual Feedback Device Dramatically Improves Walking for Parkinson's Disease Patients	PRWeb:  Nov 13 2009 8:09AM Matching: disease
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Disease Clinical Trials:
Prevalence of Peripheral Arterial Disease in Subject With a Moderate Risk of Cardiovascular (CV) Disease (CVD) in Primary Prevention

Disease Patents:
US Patent No.	Title
7617163	Kernels and kernel methods for spectral data
7616985	Method and apparatus for 3-D imaging of internal light sources
7616984	Modification of the normalized difference method for real-time optical tomography
7616799	System and method for monitoring disease progression or response to therapy using multi-modal visualization
7616789	Method and apparatus for forming images and image furnishing service system
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Companies working in the area of Disease from Bioportfolio's Biocorporate database :
Company Name
HemaCare Corporation Blood and related products and services constitute an essential part of the healthcare delivery system. Patients need transfusions to replace blood and blood component losses resulting from surgery,... www.hemacare.com/        View full profile
A. F. Schuetzdeller Biochemicals AFSBIO distributes growth fators and antibodies, with a special emphasis on Insulin-like Growth Factor (IGFs) and IGF Binding Proteins (IGFBPs). Products that have been develloped in house are... www.afsbio.de/        View full profile
Aastrom Biosciences Incorporated Aastrom Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: ASTM) is developing automated cell therapy systems designed to enable on-site cell production for therapeutic procedures using living cells in patients treated for... www.aastrom.com/        View full profile
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