City rats are among the most despised creatures. But we actually fear disease when we see them and there is a good reason for that. Rats carry a rich combination of viruses and bacteria that may even be fatal in some cases. What pathogens the New York City rats carry around is a question that drove researchers from Columbia University to catch a couple of them for science. The team was led by … [Read more...]
Red Robin Employee May Have Exposed Thousands To Hepatitis A
Health officials are concerned about as many as 5,000 people’s exposure to hepatitis A due to an infected employee in Missouri restaurant. Red Robin confirmed about the employee’s last working day as May 16 and that the restaurant has been reckoned safe after an inspection by the Springfield-Greene County Health Department. Springfield-Greene County Health Department officials received a … [Read more...]
New drug boasts to cure Hepatitis C with 95 percent success rate
American and German researchers have created an experimental drug, ABT-450, that they boast can treat Hepatitis C with 95 percent success rate. The researchers have claimed that the drug was found effective in patients who failed to respond to earlier treatments. The drug has been developed by AbbVie, which has funded the study. The patients were found responding well to the experimental … [Read more...]