An Ebola outbreak that ravaged Sierra Leone, Guinea and Liberia in 2014 cost economies an estimated $53 billion, according to a study in this month’s Journal of Infectious Diseases. The …
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Indonesian Village Bans 3 HIV+ Orphans From School
Authorities in a North Sumatra village have banned three HIV+ orphans from elementary school, and threatened the children, who are from outside the area, with expulsion from Nainggolan due to …
your ads here!Child Death Toll Hits 7 in Viral Outbreak at NJ Rehab Center
Another child has died following a severe viral outbreak at a New Jersey rehabilitation center for “medically fragile children,” bringing the death toll to seven, the facility said Wednesday. There …
your ads here!3 Endemic Countries Hold the Key to a Polio-Free World
As another World Polio Day comes around, the World Health Organization reports three polio endemic countries— Afghanistan, Pakistan and Nigeria — hold the key to the global eradication of this …
your ads here!Desperate & Duped? GoFundMe Means Big Bucks for Dubious Care
People seeking dubious, potentially harmful treatment for cancer and other ailments raised nearly $7 million over two years from crowdfunding sites, a study found. Echoing recent research on campaigns for …
your ads here!Researchers Discover Microplastics in 100 Percent of People Studied
In the first study of its kind, Austrian researchers have tracked the movement of microplastics into human beings. The results show that the plastic that is a ubiquitous element of …
your ads here!Medical Drugs Hit Zimbabwe’s Black Market
Zimbabwe’s economic crisis has resulted in an acute shortage of essential medical drugs. Officials say the shortage has pushed some people to turn to the black market for medicines — …
your ads here!Christie’s Auctioning Hawking’s Items
Several possessions of the late physicist’s Stephen Hawking will be included in an upcoming auction at Christie’s, the famed auction house. Included among the items belonging to the iconic scientist …
your ads here!Typhus Cases Rise in Los Angeles, Several Other US Cities
Typhus, a bacterial infection that is sometimes life threatening, is on the rise in Los Angeles and several other U.S. cities. Public health officials say homelessness is making the problem …
your ads here!Typhus on Rise in Los Angeles, Several Other US Cities
Typhus, a bacterial infection that is sometimes life-threatening, is on the rise in Los Angeles and several other U.S. cities. Public health officials say homelessness is making the problem worse. …
your ads here!Public Trust in Vaccines Plummets After Philippines Dengue Crisis
The ability to fight any future outbreaks of disease could be at risk, following a huge loss of public confidence in vaccines in the Philippines. That’s according to a new …
your ads here!Immunotherapy Shows Modest Progress Against Breast Cancer
For the first time, one of the new immunotherapy drugs has shown promise against breast cancer in a large study that combined it with chemotherapy to treat an aggressive form …
your ads here!Life in America’s Northernmost Observatory: Tracking Climate Change
An observatory in Barrow, Alaska, part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, has become a key scientific instrument in studying climate change. Established in 1973, the Barrow Observatory is …
your ads here!Wet and Mild: Warm Winter Predicted for Much of US
Winter looks wet and especially mild for much of the country, thanks to a weak El Nino brewing, U.S. meteorologists said. The National Weather Service on Thursday predicted a warmer …
your ads here!In Toothy Prequel, Piranha-Like Fish Menaced Jurassic Seas
You can call it a prehistoric prequel. Scientists said on Thursday they have unearthed in southern Germany the fossil of a fish that, with its mouth full of razor-sharp teeth, …
your ads here!Uganda, at ‘Big Risk’ for Ebola, Says Congo Is Managing Well
A senior health official in Uganda says “the situation is being handled well” in neighboring Congo after the World Health Organization said the latest Ebola outbreak there is not yet …
your ads here!Magnets Might Become Miracle Cure for Pain
The traditional way for doctors to treat certain illnesses has been to prescribe medications. But as technology advances, researchers are working on new ways of treating symptoms that do not …
your ads here!WHO: Ebola in DRC Is Not a Global Health Emergency
An emergency committee convened by the World Health Organization has decided that the Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo does not constitute a public health emergency of …
your ads here!UN Report: Reproductive Rights Influence Family Size
Family size is closely linked to reproductive rights, according to the State of World Population 2018 report. The U.N. report says people in developed countries tend to have lower fertility …
your ads here!Modified Cotton Could Be Human Food Source After US Green Light
U.S. regulators have cleared the way for farmers to grow a cotton plant genetically modified to make the cottonseed edible for people, a protein-packed potential new food source that could …
your ads here!Mystery Illness Causing Paralysis in Children Baffles Doctors
Federal and state health officials are baffled by a mysterious and rare illness that seems to target children, causing paralysis. As of Tuesday, 62 cases of what doctors are calling …
your ads here!Cosmonaut Describes Aborted Soyuz Launch
Russian cosmonaut Aleksey Ovchinin says the force he felt during a Soyuz emergency landing last week was like having a concrete block on his chest. Ovchinin and U.S. astronaut Nick …
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