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American Ebola Patient is Getting Strong says Husband

August 14, 2014 Posted by Editor

american ebola patient

One of the two American Ebola patients who are now treated at a hospital in Atlanta is getting stronger, it was reported by her husband. Nancy Writebol’s husband said she is improving and headed in the right direction, as she goes through the tough recovery on U.S. territory. The woman contracted the deadly disease after doing work in Liberia. Writebol, 59, has been treated at the Emory … [Read more...]

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Canada Will Donate Ebola Vaccine to WHO

August 13, 2014 Posted by Contributor

Canada Will Donate Ebola Vaccine

Canada has announced that it would donate around 1,000 doses of an experimental Ebola vaccine to help control the outbreak of the disease in West Africa. The news comes after the World Health Organization states that it believes using untested drugs on Ebola patients to be ethical. The supplies are limited and experts believe that it could take months to develop more doses of the Ebola vaccine … [Read more...]

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Ebola Drug Supply Depleted After Doses Sent to Africa

August 12, 2014 Posted by Editor

Ebola Drug Supply Depleted

As we speak, there is no cure or vaccine for the Ebola virus disease, but the experimental Ebola drug which was given to the two Americans treated at a hospital in Atlanta, U.S. has been sent to treat doctors in two West African countries. The manufacturer of the drug has said in a statement that the medicine is now exhausted. Just yesterday it was revealed by GlaxoSmithKline that they would … [Read more...]

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GlaxoSmithKline Ebola Vaccine to start Clinical Trial Soon

August 11, 2014 Posted by Contributor

GlaxoSmithKline Ebola Vaccine

A clinical trial is set to commence soon of an experimental vaccine against the Ebola virus. The British drug maker company, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) is developing the product alongside scientists from the United States. The current Ebola outbreak is the worst in recorded history. It killed almost 1,000 people in West Africa and it’s not giving any signs of slowing down. Two Americans have been … [Read more...]

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Gut Bacteria Could Help Identify People Who are at Risk for Cancer

August 8, 2014 Posted by Contributor

Risk for Cancer

A new study that analyzed gut bacteria has revealed that it could improve identification of the people who are at risk or who already have colon cancer. Apparently, it is possible to tell if a person will develop colon cancer, based on the bacteria found in their gut! The analysis of the composition of gut bacteria which is also called gut micro biome helps determine what people are at risk of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: Cancer, Colon cancer, gut micro biome, Health, news, research

First West Nile Virus Deaths in 2014 Reported by California

August 7, 2014 Posted by Contributor

West Nile Virus Deaths

The health officials in California have revealed on Wednesday that the West Nile virus had caused its first two deaths in the state. This information came from the California Department of Public Health. The two persons who have succumbed to the mosquito-borne disease are a senior citizen from Sacramento County and an adult from Shasta County. They both died after being infected with the West … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: Health, mosquito threat, west nile virus

Sierra Leone Started Deploying Troops to Stop the Spread of Ebola

August 6, 2014 Posted by Editor

Spread of Ebola

Sierra Leone declared a state of emergency over the weekend and today it was announced that the government would deploy hundreds of troops and police officers to ensure that the patients and infected people remain in isolation. This decision was caused by the widening crisis of the spread of the deadly Ebola virus, which carries a death rate of 60%. Around 750 soldiers will be deployed in and … [Read more...]

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Second US Ebola Patient Arrives in U.S.

August 5, 2014 Posted by Editor

U.S Ebola patient

Yesterday we reported that the first U.S. Ebola patient had arrived in the U.S. and was taken care of at a hospital in Atlanta. Today, more good news, as the second U.S. Ebola patient has arrived in the U.S. for treatment and care. A place carrying Nancy Writebol, the second U.S. Ebola patient, landed in Maine with the purpose of refueling, only to continue its flight to Atlanta. It is heading … [Read more...]

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Crucial Days for the U.S. Ebola Virus Patient in Atlanta

August 4, 2014 Posted by Staff

U.S. Ebola Virus Patient

The two Americans we infected with the Ebola virus are still not out of the woods. Nancy Writebol will arrive in America to be treated here and Kent Brantly, a doctor, was flown from Liberia to a hospital in Atlanta for treatment. The American man who is now one of three U.S. Ebola virus patients is being treated and monitored in Atlanta, after being flown in from Liberia on Sunday. The doctors … [Read more...]

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Sierra Leone Declares State of Emergency

August 1, 2014 Posted by Editor

Sierra Leone Declares State of Emergency

The Ebola death toll hits 729 in Sierra Leone and the country declares state of emergency. The troops have been called in to quarantine the Ebola victims and impose controls. Liberia was the first to take such measures, but now after 729 people have died in West Africa, Sierra Leone is forced to declare emergency. The World Health Organization (WHO) had a meeting with the affected nations in … [Read more...]

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