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Dr. Kent Brantly Releases his First Official Statement from the Emory Hospital

August 10, 2014 Posted by Staff

Doctor Kent Brantly, the American doctor who was infected with the Ebola virus, was taken to the Emory hospital earlier last week. He has released his first official statement on Friday afternoon. The doctor was treating Ebola patients, as part of the Samaritan’s Purse humanitarian project, at a Liberia hospital when he caught the deadly virus. He was transported to the United States on August 2, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: Ebola news, Emory hospital, health news, Kent Brantly, statement by Kent Brantly, U.S. Ebola patient

29 State Attorneys General Request Stronger Regulations for E-Cigarettes

August 10, 2014 Posted by Editor

Electronic cigarettes have been around for some time now, but the industry is still in its infancy. This hasn’t stopped it from growing to a 2.5$ billion income. Although many users see it as a fairly decent alternative to tobacco cigarettes, the FDA has yet to deem them safe. As a matter of fact, earlier this April, the Food and Drug Administration proposed the banning of e-cigarettes for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: e-cigarette regulations, e-cigarette safety, Electronic Cigarettes, Food and Drug Administration, health news, State Attorneys General

The Ebola Outbreak Forces WHO to Declare Public Health Emergency

August 9, 2014 Posted by Amelia Donovan

The modern world is facing one of the most severe Ebola virus outbreaks in history. Approximately 1000 casualties already reported in West Africa has forced the World Health Organization to declare international public health emergency Friday. This means that it demands an “extraordinary” response from officials. Since the regulations enforcing such alarms were adopted (in 2007), this is the third … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: Ebola news, Ebola outbreak, Ebola virus, health news, Public health emergency, West Africa, WHO

Molecular Cancer Classification Shows Real Promise

August 8, 2014 Posted by Editor

A study conducted by Dr. Christian Yau and Dr. Christopher Benz at the Buck Institute for Research on Aging showed that a cancer classification based on molecular structure rather than tissues or organs where the cancers are located can lead to more accurate diagnoses and even better treatment options. According to the study, outcomes for patients were significantly improved when this … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: Cancer, cancer news, health news, molecular cancer classification, research on aging

Ebola is Unlikely to Spread but Scientists are Prepared for it Even if it Does

August 4, 2014 Posted by Gabrielle Stewart

Kent Brantly, a doctor, was treating Ebola Patients in Monrovia, Liberia when he got infected. On Saturday he was airlifted and taken to a special isolation unit at the Emory University Hospital. Since Saturday, doctors have been monitoring his health and they are optimistic about his recovery.   Kent Brantly treating a Liberian patient Health authorities are confident that the virus … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: Ebola news, Ebola virus, Ebola virus cure, Emory hospital, health news, Kent Brantly

BRRAT Director Laboratory Resigns after Exposing Employees to Live Anthrax

July 23, 2014 Posted by Editor

Last week, a U.S. director of the government bioterror lab supposedly exposed employees to live anthrax. The U.S. Center of Disease Control and Prevention declared, on Wednesday, that he has resigned. Michael Farrell, the lead of CDC's Bioterror Rapid Response & Advanced Technology Laboratory (BRRAT) from Atlanta, was reassigned from his former position after the agency disclosed the safety … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: anthrax samples, BRRAT, CDC news, health news, live anthrax, Michael Farrell

Mosquitoes Spreading Dangerous Caribbean Virus

July 18, 2014 Posted by Jack Ford

A distressing piece of information has been shared by health officials: mosquitoes in the U.S. have begun spreading a virus that is common in the Caribbean. On Thursday two cases of domestically acquired Chikungunya infections were communicated to the public. Currently it is believed that the infection was spread by healthy mosquitoes that, after biting infected individuals, spread the disease to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: Caribbean Virus, Chikungunya virus, health news, Mosquito bites

CDC Mishandles Live Anthrax Samples

July 16, 2014 Posted by Staff

Could anyone imagine that a prestigious and respected institution like the CDC would err so greatly as to contaminate specimens with dangerous strains of bird flu or mishandle live anthrax? It seems a bit far-fetched but it is in fact the reason for which the Center for Disease Control is in the middle of a hearing overseen by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on Wednesday. More than 75 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: anthrax sample, bird flu, CDC mishandles anthrax, CDC news, health news, mishandling of anthrax

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