MEDICINE & HEALTH

Genetic Errors Seen as Beneficial to the Heart

MEDICINE & HEALTH 11.13.2014 18:34 PM

Gene error 'reduces heart attack and cholesterol risk' Not every genetic aberration spells out disaster in the anatomy or general health of a person.

Virus Causes Stupidity In Infected Patients

11.13.2014 18:28 PM

Researchers found a certain virus that causes increased stupidity. Fever, fatigue and a weakened immune system that could lead to more diseases, and worse, death are common features of viral infections.

U.S. calls its Ebola response the right strategy at home, abroad

11.13.2014 10:35 AM

Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell, Center for Disease Control Director Dr. Thomas Frieden and Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of NIH's National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases testify before the Senate Appropriations Committee on the U.S. government response to the Ebola outbreak in Washington November 12, 2014.

Tainted drugs suspected in Indian sterilization surgery deaths

11.13.2014 10:27 AM

A woman, who underwent sterilization surgery at a government mass sterilisation 'camp', walks to sit in a hospital bed at a district hospital in Bilaspur, in the eastern Indian state of Chhattisgarh, November 13, 2014.

Ebola death toll tops 5,000; Mali quarantines 90

11.13.2014 10:22 AM

Ebola death toll tops 5,000; Mali quarantines 90 (Reuters) - The death of a nurse in Mali from Ebola prompted on Wednesday the quarantine of more than 90 people in the West African country's capital, as the World Health Organization said the disease had now claimed at least 5,160 lives.

Mobile Phone Use Linked to a Deadly Brain Cancer

11.12.2014 21:33 PM

Mobile phones linked to a deadly brain cancer, but there's no need to worry, researchers Say. A recent study has linked frequent mobile or wireless phone use to glioma, a certain kind of deadly cancer, and suggests that those who have been using their mobile phones for 25 years have thrice the risk of developing the disease compared to those with one year of wireless phone use.

WHO Reports More Than 5,000 Deaths From Ebola as of Nov. 9

11.12.2014 21:14 PM

WHO reports more than 5,000 deaths from Ebola as of Nov. 9 Number of Ebola deaths in the West African trio-- Liberia, Guinea, and Sierra Leone-- has reached 5,147, as of November 9, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).

Shifting Work Schedule Linked to Poor Brain Function

11.12.2014 16:25 PM

Long-term shift work linked to poor brain function, study says A shifting work schedule leads to a number of health issues such as heart diseases, metabolic syndrome, peptic ulcer, and cancer, among others.

California nurses strike ahead of larger protest over Ebola measures

11.12.2014 05:54 AM

California nurses strike ahead of larger protest over Ebola measures n">(Reuters) - Nearly 20,000 nurses went on strike in California on Tuesday over patient care issues that include what their union views as insufficient protection for nurses who may care for patients stricken with the deadly Ebola virus, in a prelude to broader national protests expected on Wednesday.

Mali confirms new case of Ebola, locks down Bamako clinic

11.12.2014 05:43 AM

Mali confirms new case of Ebola, locks down Bamako clinic (Reuters) - The government of Mali confirmed the country's second case of Ebola late on Tuesday and police deployed outside a clinic in the capital, Bamako, that authorities said had been quarantined.

Are wireless phones linked with brain cancer risk?

11.12.2014 05:40 AM

Are wireless phones linked with brain cancer risk? n">(Reuters Health) - Swedes who talked on mobile or cordless phones for more than 25 years had triple the risk of a certain kind of brain cancer compared to those who used wireless phones for less than a year, a new study suggests.

Fujifilm says tests results on Avigan as Ebola drug by end-2014

11.12.2014 05:32 AM

Fujifilm says tests results on Avigan as Ebola drug by end-2014 (Reuters) - Fujifilm Holdings Corp said it expects its influenza drug Avigan to be approved by international government bodies to treat Ebola after it receives clinical test results as early as the end of the year.