Diseases That Can Be Prevented With Vaccines Continue To Spread
http://thinkprogress.org/health/2014/04/17/3427768/vaccine-preventable-diseases/
Cities across the United States are currently grappling with the spread of infectious diseases that used to be virtually eliminated with the help of vaccines. Public health officials are scrambling to contain outbreaks of measles and mumps, two ...
David, Goliath Team Up in Battle to Cure Rare Diseases
http://www.foxbusiness.com/industries/2014/04/17/david-goliath-team-up-in-battle-to-cure-rare-diseases/
At just two-years old, his son was diagnosed with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, a muscular degenerative disease that usually kills those it affects by their teen or early adult years. Rather than sit and wait for his son to die, Ganot quit his job as a ...
Why Bats Carrying Deadly Diseases Don't Get Sick
http://www.livescience.com/44870-bats-viruses-flight.html
Bats' ability to fly may protect them against becoming ill with a range of viruses known to be deadly to humans, including Ebola and rabies, according to a new hypothesis. In recent years, a number of new diseases that have caused severe illnesses in ...
Certain Thyroid-Related Diseases May Vary by Race
http://www.webmd.com/women/news/20140415/certain-thyroid-related-diseases-may-vary-by-race
TUESDAY, April 15, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Race appears to be a factor in determining a person's risk of developing autoimmune thyroid conditions such as Graves' disease or Hashimoto's thyroiditis, a new study says. African Americans and Asians are ...
What Teens Say Teens Should Know About Sexually Transmitted Diseases
http://commonhealth.wbur.org/2014/04/teens-should-know-sexually-transmitted-diseases
The subject of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) is no exception. I've heard some pretty interesting misconceptions about what STDs are and what it's like to get tested. One myth is that STDs have obvious symptoms, like localized pain or some other ...
Can we avoid zoonotic diseases like Ebola?
http://www.foxnews.com/health/2014/04/16/can-avoid-zoonotic-diseases-like-ebola/
Even after decades of studying the disease, health officials still don't know where it originated, though they are certain that it is zoonotic ? a form of disease that spreads from animals to humans. Other types of zoonotic hemorrhagic fevers include ...
Debate Continues On BU Biolab Research Into Deadly Diseases
http://www.wbur.org/2014/04/17/boston-university-bio-lab-debate
BOSTON ? Hundreds turned out at Boston City Hall Wednesday night to weigh in on a proposal to prohibit certain biosafety research in the city into deadly diseases. The primary target of the ban would be Boston University's controversial and new ...
State health officials dispute Patrick's claims tying immigration to diseases
http://blog.chron.com/texaspolitics/2014/04/state-health-officials-dispute-patricks-claims-tying-immigration-to-diseases/
While there is a link between immigration and leprosy, now known as Hansen's disease?, Van Deusen said, there is an equally strong link between contracting it and contact with armadillos or coming from an old European family that has a genetic quirk ...
