MEDICINE & HEALTH

Common cold sores increase Alzheimer's risk, new research says

Oct 26, 2014

A new study discovered the correlation between herpes simplex infection and Alzheimer's.

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Oct 26, 2014

Ebola Outbreak 2014 Update: New York, New Jersey to Quarrantine Aid Workers Returning to U.S.

The governors of both New York and New Jersey made announcements on Friday that each state would be enacting a mandatory quarantine for anyone entering the United States via JFK and Newark Liberty International Airports that have provided direct patient care for anyone diagnosed with Ebola in West Africa. All those quarantined in the two states will be held in isolation for a period of 21 days.

Oct 26, 2014

Ebola-Free Nurse, Nina Pham, Makes Statement, Visits President Obama [Video]

Texas nurse Nina Pham got a special hug this week as she was declared Ebola-free by health officials, and that hug came from President Obama himself. Pham met with and embraced the president in the Oval Office at the White House, in Washington D.C.

Oct 26, 2014

New York City records its first ebola case; patient took "populated" subway

A doctor who recently came home from Guinea was diagnosed with Ebola and is now confined at the Bellevue Hospital in New York City.

Ebola victim in Liberia being sprayed with disinfectant

Oct 26, 2014

Ebola epidemic likely to explode by mid-December, according to Yale researchers

Researchers from Yale University says that ebola would kill 90,000 people by December 2014 if swift aide is not given to West African countries.

Power plants and factories are among the biggest causes of air pollution

Oct 26, 2014

Air pollutants have been linked to development of Autism Spectrum Disorders, according to a recent study

Air pollutants such as cyanide, styrene and chromium have been linked to development of Autism Spectrum Disorders, according to a recent study

Oct 26, 2014

Beginning to be forgetful? Grab the 2Ws: Webster’s and Walnuts

Eating walnuts and building one's vocabulary may help prevent cognitive decline, according to studies

July 1922: A nurse tends to young patients in a river ambulance for sufferers from infectious diseases such as tuberculosis (TB).

Oct 26, 2014

(Editorial) Tuberculosis: Reports, Projections, and Aspirations

Can tuberculosis be fully eradicated considering the still high number of TB cases in recent years?

Oct 26, 2014

WHO Declares Nigeria Ebola Free—Here’s How They Did It

Taking not only developing nations, but the world by surprise, the recent Ebola virus outbreak seen in West Africa is one of unprecedented proportions and terrifying outcomes. Far greater than 20 times worse than previously documented outbreaks in human victims, the current epidemic has made headlines for months as researchers search for a cure and health officials search for a way to stop it from spreading. And while many nations in West Africa are falling farther and farther into a state of disease, the World Health Organization declared that the country of Nigeria has successfully rid itself of the viral pathogen.

How Earth's Shifting Magnetic Field Can Impact Your Health

Oct 26, 2014

Earth's Rapidly Shifting Magnetic Field Could Impact Your Health

Scientists are now claiming that Earth's magnetic field could potentially reverse itself in a shorter time frame than ever before thought possible. It has long been thought that our magnetic field flips every 450,000 years, however, a recent study has been published, which concludes that the most recent flip only took 100 years.

Binge drinking among young males are common in the U.S.

Oct 26, 2014

Young men who binge drink are more at risk for hypertension

Young men who binge drink have a higher likelihood of developing hypertension, study says.

Oct 26, 2014

2nd case of U.S. Healthcare Worker Contracts Ebola

Health worker in Freetown, Sierra Leone sprays disinfectant around Ebola infected reside before loading him into an ambulance.

Oct 26, 2014

New Study Says Travelers May Bring Ebola, But What About the Air?

While surveillance on a global scale tightens, looking for the looming threat of Ebola symptoms from international travelers around the world, researchers worldwide are evaluating the all too real threat of the spreading viral infection. And they’re finding that even a conservative estimate could spell international disaster over the next few months.