Suspected case of viral hemorrhagic fever under investigation
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/man-critically-ill-in-saskatoon-after-travel-to-africa-1.2584762
A man who recently travelled in western Africa is in critical condition in hospital in Saskatoon, according to provincial health officials. The nature of the illness was not released, but the man has a high fever, in addition to other symptoms ...
Sci-Fi Heroine: Anti-vaccination movement harmful
http://www.wsusignpost.com/2014/03/29/sci-fi-heroine-anti-vaccination-movement-harmful-48528
With the world being connected easily through air travel, it's easy to spread diseases from countries that are plane rides away, such as the outbreak of cholera in Mexico and the ebola that is infecting Guinea. So, those of you who are smart and ...
Cows Offer Hope Against Human Illness
http://magicvalley.com/business/agriculture/cows-offer-hope-against-human-illness/article_35d7aafe-b79d-11e3-89c7-0019bb2963f4.html
?We are already producing antibodies in these cows that could be used to treat that disease,? Sullivan said. Although the disease is found primarily in the Middle East, it has been found in France, and he said the way people travel today, it could be ...
Southern Italy's Matera will rock your world
http://www.calgarysun.com/2014/03/27/southern-italys-matera-will-rock-your-world
But post war Europe was rapidly modernizing, and the Sassi became the "shame of Italy" until the government decided to do something about the "wretched" living conditions, Dora said. A massive evacuation plan saw residents relocated in 1952 to modern ...
Guinea's Ebola outbreak: 'There are far worse diseases out there'
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/guinea-s-ebola-outbreak-there-are-far-worse-diseases-out-there-1.2585797
Although Ebola violently attacks the body, it kills up to 90 per cent of those infected and can only be transmitted via bodily fluids, which greatly reduces its ability to spread, says Jay Keystone, a travel physician and professor in the department of ...
Pest-ilent problems
http://www.thestar.com.my/Opinion/Columnists/The-Doctor-Says/Profile/Articles/2014/03/30/Pestilent-problems/
About half the world's population are at risk of vector-borne diseases. Increased travel, migration and trade have aggravated the risk. According to the World Health Organisa-tion, vector-borne diseases account for 17% of all infectious diseases worldwide.
Man critically ill in Saskatoon after travel to Africa
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/man-critically-ill-in-saskatoon-after-travel-to-africa-1.2584762
A man who recently travelled in western Africa is in critical condition in hospital in Saskatoon, according to provincial health officials. The nature of the illness was not released, but the man has a high fever, in addition to other symptoms ...
Mass. governor to celebrate health initiative
http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Mass-governor-to-celebrate-health-initiative-5359967.php
The initiative is intended to reduce costs tied to diseases such as diabetes, obesity and asthma that can be prevented if people know how to maintain and manage their health. In January, Patrick announced that nine community-based partnerships ...
