MEDICINE & HEALTH

Viral Research Leads The Way in Fight Against AIDs and HIV

MEDICINE & HEALTH Scientists at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and GlaxoSmithKline are homing in on a breakthrough in the fight against AIDS-one that has remained out of reach: finding a cure. This partnership between the private company and the public university will marry the longstanding work of each entity to hopefully arrive at more than has seemed possible in even the recent past.

How Nerve Damage And "Gluten Free" Collide—Problems With Celiac Disease

Swedish researchers headed by Jonas Ludvigsson, MD, PhD, of Stockholm's Karolinska Institute, revealed that patients with celiac disease were 2.5 times more likely to be diagnosed with neuropathy. The study, published this week in the journal JAMA Neurology, was conducted among a large group of patients with celiac disease which had been confirmed by biopsy.

ER Visits Rise Despite Obamacare Goals

Despite the goals of Obamacare to reduce the number of visits by patients to the emergency room, three-quarters of emergency room physicians say they have seen ER patients visits rise since Obamacare took effect.

Concussions Cause School Problems for Children

In a new study published in the journal Pediatrics, researchers have found that if your school age child suffers a concussion, how well he or she does after returning to school depends on how severe the concussion symptoms are and the grade level of the child.

Typhoid Superbug Spreading Worldwide

An antibiotic-resistant superbug strain of typhoid has spread globally all because one strain of the bacteria, called H58, according to a new international study.

On the Ebola Front, Good News for Liberia, Caution for Neighboring Countries

A year later and over 4,000 dead, Liberia can finally breathe a sigh of relief as The World Health Organization (WHO) declares the country Ebola free."The outbreak of Ebola virus disease in Liberia is over," according to a WHO statement given at the emergency command center in Monrovia, as reported by The New York Times.But this doesn't mean Africa is in the clear. In fact, if the countries surrounding Liberia are included, the death toll from the past year's outbreak soars to more than 11,000, making the current outbreak five times deadlier that all previous outbreaks combined.

Shape of Glass Affects Drinking Behavior

Could the glass you are served your adult beverage of choice in change how you drink? New research from England now says yes as researchers found that people drink more slowly when alcohol is served in a straight sided glass than when its served in glasses with curved sides

Disease-Free and Rid of Ebola—Liberia Reveals Effective Health Practices Against Virus

Ten months ago the perfect storm of weak public health policy, poverty, and the Ebola virus transformed Liberia into a bloody battleground. The epicenter of the disaster was the Logan Town clinic, where workers without gloves or running water tried by candlelight to try to save their first patient in the crisis. Now, less than a year later, the Logan Town Clinic and its employees—like the rest of Liberia—is equipped to handle Ebola and any similar disease epidemic.

China Hikes Cigarette Tax in Hopes of Curbing Consumption

If you're a smoker in China, you'll be paying about a penny more per puff, now that the Chinese government has decided to hike taxes on cigarettes. In an effort to curb the public's avid consumption, while at the same time raise tax revenue, the government announced Friday they will be increasing taxes on cigarettes from 5% to 11%, beginning May 10.

Educated Women Likely to Have More Children

In a new study by the Pew Research Center and the Census Bureau, researchers have discovered that fewer women in the United States are childless in their 40s. The most significant drop was noticed for women who had master's degrees or doctorates. In 1994, 30 percent of the women with higher education were childless, but last year that number had dropped to 22 percent.

A Promising Vaccine May Reveal an End to West Nile in the States

The first human trials of an investigational vaccine against West Nile virus have begun. Researchers will evaluate the efficacy of the vaccine in the clinical trials which are taking place at Duke University. Currently there is no approved vaccine for use in humans.

Measles May Weaken Immune System For Years

Children who survive an outbreak of measles may have to live with a weakened immune system for up to three years, leaving them more susceptible to other types of potentially deadly diseases, scientists have warned
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