August 01, 2014

Not Just Ebola: 10 Diseases Your Local ER Should Be Looking For
http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/ebola-virus-outbreak/not-just-ebola-10-diseases-your-local-er-should-be-n168916
A possible Ebola scare briefly closed a Charlotte, North Carolina-area emergency room. It turns out the patient almost certainly didn't have anything infectious, but had a history of travel to a country with an infectious disease. Health workers have a ...


5 diseases doctors often get wrong
http://www.foxnews.com/health/2014/07/31/5-diseases-doctors-often-get-wrong/
When you experience strange pains, mysterious digestive issues, or other unexplained symptoms, you'd hope a trip to the doctor would solve your health woes. But sometimes, doctors have just as much trouble identifying certain disorders and conditions ...


Professor works to prevent diseases through data, research
http://statenews.com/article/2014/07/livingcity
Department of fisheries and wildlife associate professor Dr. Jean Tsao has been on a hunt for years, but she's not hunting for animals ? she's hunting for Lyme disease. Lyme disease is caused by a bacterium called Borrelia burgdorferi, which is ...


Running: The Cure for all Diseases?
http://guardianlv.com/2014/07/running-the-cure-for-all-diseases/
Some enthusiastic people boldly state that running can cure numerous diseases. Reading excited feedbacks from people who joined the global community of runners and defeated an illnesses by merely jogging 5-10 minutes a day provokes pleasant surprise ...


New protein structure could help treat Alzheimer's, related diseases
http://www.washington.edu/news/2014/07/28/new-protein-structure-could-help-treat-alzheimers-related-diseases/
University of Washington bioengineers have designed a peptide structure that can stop the harmful changes of the body's normal proteins into a state that's linked to widespread diseases such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, heart disease, Type 2 diabetes ...


Cool weather slowing development and facilitating diseases
http://ocj.com/2014/07/cool-weather-slowing-development-and-facilitating-diseases/
?One
of the things that concerns me is the foliar disease in corn and soybeans. The cool weather favors the development of some of those foliar diseases,? said Jim Stucke, DuPont Pioneer Account Manager in Mercer Auglaize and Allen counties. ?Another ...


Embarrassing diseases are a real pain in the...
http://www.click2houston.com/lifestyle/health/embarrassing-diseases-are-a-real-pain-in-the/27224150
For instance, one study found that poor communication between a doctor and a patient when it came to a less embarrassing disease, asthma, may be one of the reasons minorities have less effective treatment outcomes. "Good communication is essential to ...


Flagstaff research facility helps fight disease globally
http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona/2014/07/30/12news-flagstaff-facility-fights-disease/13387401/
"Sometimes we have a new disease that moves into an area and it moves really fast," said Engelthaler. "Sometimes a natural disaster happens and people get exposed to things they never would have, and that was the case with Joplin, Missouri. Sometimes ...