The report concluded the C.diff infection was the main cause of death for 90 patients in 2007.

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For that reason, since heart failure is the main cause of death in such mice, their lifespans were not extended.

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Malaria is the main cause of death for children in Africa, killing a child every 30 seconds, the UN says.

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In May, a group of Turkish historians (many of whom challenge the official view that the main cause of death among deported Armenians was exposure and disease) suffered a sharp setback.

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Violence became a "leading cause of death for Iraqi adults and was the main cause of death in men between the ages of 15 and 59 years during the first three years after the 2003 invasion, " the study said.

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But the examination was unable to establish whether measles was the main cause of his death.

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The Swansea coroner's office said on Thursday that the examination was unable to establish whether measles was the main cause of his death.

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