The world is facing the largest and deadliest Ebola outbreak in the history of the modern world. With a death rate of around 60% and no known treatment or vaccine, the Ebola virus infection is one of the biggest and most dangerous killers known to man. Right now, though, there might be a little hope present as a new experimental Ebola serum is used to treat a U.S. patient in Liberia. The … [Read more...]
Johnson & Johnson Withdraw Device Linked to Spreading of Cancer
Johnson & Johnson have just announced that they are planning to urge doctors to return their power morcellators that may be linked to the spreading of cancer in women who are treated for fibroids (uterine growths). The news comes as a shock, as the device has been used with success for years. The controversial surgical device has been targeted in the past with various accusations, but today … [Read more...]
Google’s New Baseline Want to Map the Human Body
Google’s new Baseline is something many are calling the most ambitious project ever to come out of Google. It is an attempt to map the human body and it has behind a team of scientists from Stanford University, Duke University and Google X, which is the company’s research division. Google’s new Baseline is a moonshot project; these projects are long-term projects that can take more than 10 years … [Read more...]
American Man Sick with Ebola was Heading to the US
The man who died in Nigeria, was heading to the U.S. and was about to become patient zero in what would have been a global epidemic. His name was Patrick Sawyer and he was heading home to Minnesota from Nigeria, but unfortunately he died in the African country. The Ebola victim was allowed to board the international flight, which is sparking some very heated debate about the security and safety … [Read more...]
New Study Found that Running Could Increase Your Lifespan by Three Years
A new study found that running could actually increase your lifespan by three years. The news that runners tend to live three years longer than people who don’t run comes a bit as a shock, because in April of this year, another study said that high-mileage runners actually tend to live less than those who only run moderately. The good news that comes from this new study is that almost anyone can … [Read more...]
Risk of False Memories Increased by Lack of Sleep
There have been past studies that have found that lack of sleep can lead to memory loss and can even cause it. Now, the results of a new study from the University of California-Irvine and Michigan State University have been made public and it seems that sleep deprivation can lead to the development of false memories. Steven J. Frenda was the research team leader and he’s also part of the … [Read more...]
HIV Diagnosis Rate Drops Considerably in U.S.
Today, we’re happy to share with you some amazing news about HIV: the results of a study have just been released and it seems that HIV diagnosis rate has dropped considerably in the United States. The reasons behind this drop aren’t quite clear, but it can mean that fewer infections are happening or that most infected people have been diagnosed and more testing won’t find more cases. Or it can be … [Read more...]
AIDS Top Experts Killed in Downed Plane
Dozens of leading HIV experts were feared dead after the Malaysian plane was shot down over Ukraine. Now experts fear that research on finding a cure or treatment could suffer. It has been confirmed a couple of hours ago that Joep Lange was among the passengers of the MH17 flight that was downed by a missal over Ukraine. He had researched the disease for more than 30 years and was considered one … [Read more...]
New Study Finds Niacin Harmful for Health
Niacin, also known as vitamin B3 is one of the essential human nutrients. Without the right levels in our blood we would experience nausea, anemia, headaches, tiredness and skin and mouth lesions and even pellagra. It has also been found to decrease the risk of cardiovascular illness and increase the levels of HDL in the blood. It short, we’ve known that niacin was a very good vitamin for the past … [Read more...]
Track Your Food Intake with Wristbands from Jawbone
Anyone who has ever gone on a diet or controlled their food intake has seen how difficult this seemingly simple task can be. Keeping a log of things eaten or cataloguing food isn’t easy and it’s not pleasant either. Today, those people and other who are simply health conscious have just received a huge helping hand from Jawbone, a maker of wireless wristbands and headsets. They released a … [Read more...]
