By contrast, breeders are seeking disease-resistant, tastier alternatives to the handful of dominant cultivars by exploring genetic diversity in these fruits.
A major motivation for seeking disease-associated genetic variation is to identify novel risk processes.
Some studies have suggested that, despite the advent of the internet, 'traditional sources' of information are still important to cancer patients seeking disease-related information [ 7] and that preferences for different forms of information may be related to ethnicity and educational level [ 8].
America Online refused to divulge the men's names to health officials, so PlanetOut, a Web site for homosexuals, was dispatched to advise chat room members to seek disease testing.
We are currently seeking reference disease surveillance data to evaluate the accuracy of this system and negotiating with the village chiefs to set up disease surveillance data dissemination points for risk communication with the villagers.
I hear of them seeking the disease as entree into the cool, queer inner circle that being negative denies them.
The HIV-negative group was included to control for secular changes in the health-care seeking and disease incidence in the area that were unrelated to HBCT.
Thus, treatment seeking characteristics, disease severity and other differences between the study groups may to a point explain the differences between these two studies.
The research sets the scene for further examination of the reasons why people with chronic conditions are repeatedly admitted to hospital rather than seeking chronic disease management services.
Due to delayed health seeking, the disease leads to disabilities resulting from amputation and loss of vital organs like the eye leading to school dropout and other social and economic consequences for the affected family.
Given the differences in urban rural subcultures in terms of pandemic experiences, help-seeking, disease transmission, 9 access to health facilities and living conditions, 13 consideration of their commonalities and distinctiveness should benefit planning for pandemic preparedness.
