MEDICINE & HEALTH

Tuberculosis: Reports, Projections, and Aspirations

Can tuberculosis be fully eradicated considering the still high number of TB cases in recent years? Tuberculosis (TB) has gained the reputation of being a disease more prevalent in poorer countries or what some may call "third world countries".

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. A number of literature has discussed the harm and benefits of alcohol consumption, whose effects vary depending on the amount consumed and other factors such as age, lifestyle, present health condition, and even gender.

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.

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.

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.

Drinking Soda Linked to Premature Aging

Drinking soft drinks could lead to premature aging and other diseases, study says. As a common beverage in households, cafeterias, fast food joints, and practically every public place the world over, sodas are amongst the most popular drinks in the nation.

In United States 21 Days Signals Waning Ebola Infection

Today marks 21 days of quarantine since the Ebola infection spread into the US by an infected Dallas patient, who recently fled Liberia. And as none of the individuals quarantined for their close contact with the infected have developed the often fatal hemorrhagic fever, health officials are hopeful that their clean bill of health is a sign that the Ebola virus will not find a foothold here in the United States.

CDC Director Frieden Blamed for Ebola Missteps

After recent lapses in protocol and judgement allowed a Texas hospital nurse to travel on commercial flights and expose potentially thousands to the deadly Ebola virus, many are beginning to seriously call in to question how the U.S. government has responded to the first ever cases of Ebola on U.S. soil.

How A Parasite Became a Power House—The Tale of Mitochondria

Through the use of simple components, sugar, oxygen and transfer molecules, the mitochondria are able to create and store energy through the simple movement of electrons from one bond to another. And in spite of conflicting theories describing their possible origins, a new study at the University of Virginia is proving that the energy creators weren’t always self-sustaining components.
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