While the Ebola crisis is in full bloom in West African countries, where the death toll has reached 3,865 according to WHO reports, the United States have decided to expand its efforts in defeating the deadly virus that has already began spreading across the globe. Military troops are prepared to be deployed in Liberia, the country that was hit the hardest by the outbreak. According to Obama , … [Read more...]
Health Officials Are Searching for the Homeless Man Exposed to U.S. Ebola Patient
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has been under constant pressure, its director said on Sunday, as concerned citizens flooded the agency with hundreds of calls daily about the deadly illness that has infected a Dallas man who came back from West Africa. Authorities are now searching for a homeless man who is believed to have had contact with the Dallas Ebola patient and is currently … [Read more...]
Ebola Screening Measures May Be Ineffective, Experts Say
Experts fear that the current screening measures applied in US hospitals may be ineffective in correctly identifying Ebola patients. The case of the Ebola patient in Dallas has raised serious questions in that regard, as he was first turned away from the hospital despite symptoms clearly suggesting the disease. Screening procedures have proven to not be as effective as health officials had … [Read more...]
Family of Dallas Ebola Patient Moved to Secret Location after Hazmat Team Arrives
After the family of the Ebola patient living in Dallas was quarantined due to fears that they too could have contracted the infection, authorities decided to move them to a secure location. Hazmat teams arrived and began decontaminating their home. Health officials told reporters that 10 people living in the area were considered “high risk” after they came in contact with patient zero. Forty more … [Read more...]
School Age Children Possibly Exposed to U.S. Ebola Patient
Health officials told reporters on Wednesday that the first patient to be diagnosed with Ebola in the United States may have exposed five school-age children to the deadly virus. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is already monitoring the possible exposed children. "Let me assure you, these children have been identified and are being monitored.This is all hands on deck.” Texas … [Read more...]
CDC Says the Next Pandemic Could Be Antibiotic Resistance
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has a way of inflicting panic in the population and today, they’ve managed to do it again. Director of CDC, Tom Frieden, said at the National Press Club luncheon that the next big thing, pandemic-wise, is going to be antibiotic resistance that transforms normal disease-causing bacteria into a disease that cannot be cure or controlled. He went on … [Read more...]
CDC Safety Advisory Panel to be Announced
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention plans to announce its new safety advisory panel later this week as it has experienced serious issues with work safety in several occasions. Because of breaches in handling of not only anthrax samples but also deadly forms of bird flu in the previous weeks, such a measure is not only welcome but necessary to ensure the safety of both CDC employees and … [Read more...]
New Shocking US Government Anti-Smoking Campaign Launched
Anti-smoking campaigns are not supposed to be fun, easy to watch, or enjoyable, but the latest ad campaign from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention might just be too much, say media reports. The campaign was released on Tuesday under the title “Tips from Former Smokers”. It includes several ads featuring a middle aged couple, both of them toothless because of smoking, a male whose … [Read more...]
Health Loses if you Don’t Snooze, Sleep Deprivation – CDC
Science unveil that a proper sleep is very vital for every system in your body. A lack of sleep makes you grumpier, and you have trouble concentrating and may even increase the appetite causing obesity. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that those deprived from sleep can develop chronic diseases like high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, depression, heart attacks, strokes, as … [Read more...]
CDC: 75 Scientists Possibly Exposed To Anthrax
As many as 75 scientists at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta may have been exposed to dangerous anthrax bacteria because of a safety problem at one of its labs. Agency officials at the U.S. federal government labs say the risk of infection is low but that all of the potentially affected staff members are being monitored or given antibiotics as a precaution. The … [Read more...]