Dengue Spreading, But Tropical Diseases Closer to Extinction
The World Health Organization (WHO) today announced that significant progress is being made against tropical diseases including guinea worm, rabies, and yaws. In a new report, the organization shows...
View ArticleObesity Study Shows Need for Early Intervention
It is no longer a disputed fact as to whether or not obesity is an epidemic, especially here in the United States. Obesity rates in children have doubled over the past 30 years, while obesity rates in...
View ArticleEbola Outbreak In Guinea, At Least 59 Dead
An outbreak of the ebola virus has spread to Guinea. According to UNICEF, at least 59 people in Guinea have died from the virus. Reports indicate that this is the first outbreak detected in humans in...
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Whooping Cough Epidemic In California
California’s whooping cough cases have reached epidemic level, causing concern for citizens. According to California’s public health agency, there have been 800 new cases documented in the last two...
View ArticleEbola Kills Doctor Who Treated Dozens
Dr. Sheik Humarr Khan, who risked contracting Ebola to treat dozens of patients, succumbed to the deadly disease Tuesday, according to officials in Sierra Leone. Khan, who had been regarded as a...
View ArticleNina Pham Reportedly “Doing Well” After Contracting Ebola Virus
The nurse who contracted Ebola from a Liberian patient is reportedly “doing well” while receiving treatment at the Texas hospital for which she works. Nina Pham is the first person to contract Ebola on...
View ArticleChocolate Prices May Soar Due To Ebola Outbreak
The price of chocolate is predicted to rise with the onset of the year’s biggest candy-consuming holidays: Halloween and Christmas. Because most of the world’s cocoa is produced in West African...
View ArticleEbola In Ohio: Family Defends Nurse That Contracted Virus
Amber Vinson, the second nurse from Texas Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas to contract the Ebola virus, has reportedly been getting negative comments about her recent trip to Ohio. Vinson flew from...
View Article17 Ebola Patients Escaped Quarantine Back in August
According to the World Health Organization (WHO) the first cases of Ebola began to appear in the Liberian capital of Monrovia in mid-June. The WHO and other organizations tried to quickly train local...
View ArticleSamantha Power Visits Ebola-Stricken Countries To Drum Up Health Care Support
US Ambassador to the UN Samantha Power has flown to West Africa to encourage international support for the fight against Ebola. Power traveled through Guinea on Sunday and landed on Monday in Sierra...
View ArticleChagas Disease: Epidemic Currently Spreading Throughout the Americas
Chagas disease has been making headlines as of late, often being described by medical professionals as journalists alike as the “new AIDS”. At present, there are thought to be more than 8 million...
View ArticleCharlize Theron Visits ‘Today’ To Spread Awareness On AIDS, Actress Believes...
Decades ago, condoms were perceived merely as a method of contraception as opposed to a means to prevent sexually-transmitted disease. But for actress Charlize Theron, it’s an important tool that could...
View ArticleZika Virus Threatens The U.S., Women Warned Not To Get Pregnant
The tropical Zika virus is expecteded to spread in the U.S. and the Americas – with the exception of Canada and Chile – according to a statement released by the World Health Organization (WHO)....
View ArticleEbola Outbreak In Guinea, At Least 59 Dead
An outbreak of the ebola virus has spread to Guinea. According to UNICEF, at least 59 people in Guinea have died from the virus. Reports indicate that this is the first outbreak detected in humans in...
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Whooping Cough Epidemic In California
California’s whooping cough cases have reached epidemic level, causing concern for citizens. According to California’s public health agency, there have been 800 new cases documented in the last two...
View ArticleEbola Kills Doctor Who Treated Dozens
Dr. Sheik Humarr Khan, who risked contracting Ebola to treat dozens of patients, succumbed to the deadly disease Tuesday, according to officials in Sierra Leone. Khan, who had been regarded as a...
View ArticleNina Pham Reportedly “Doing Well” After Contracting Ebola Virus
The nurse who contracted Ebola from a Liberian patient is reportedly “doing well” while receiving treatment at the Texas hospital for which she works. Nina Pham is the first person to contract Ebola on...
View ArticleChocolate Prices May Soar Due To Ebola Outbreak
The price of chocolate is predicted to rise with the onset of the year’s biggest candy-consuming holidays: Halloween and Christmas. Because most of the world’s cocoa is produced in West African...
View ArticleEbola In Ohio: Family Defends Nurse That Contracted Virus
Amber Vinson, the second nurse from Texas Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas to contract the Ebola virus, has reportedly been getting negative comments about her recent trip to Ohio. Vinson flew from...
View Article17 Ebola Patients Escaped Quarantine Back in August
According to the World Health Organization (WHO) the first cases of Ebola began to appear in the Liberian capital of Monrovia in mid-June. The WHO and other organizations tried to quickly train local...
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