Report: HHS Sending Illegals with Contagious Diseases to States
http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2014/07/17/Report-HHS-Sending-Illegals-with-Contagious-Diseases-to-States
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) reportedly sent illegal immigrant children with communicable diseases on planes to sites around the country that are being forced to house them. According to an ABC News report, HHS has admitted to "a ...
Immunization is critical to stop spread of diseases
http://www.thenorthwestern.com/story/opinion/editorials/2014/07/16/vaccinations-public-health-disease-government-skeptics/12755065/
Already this year, three infants in California have died of the disease, which killed thousands of Americans every year before routine immunization began more than 85 years ago. Whooping cough (also known as pertussis) is particularly dangerous for ...
Border Control Agent: Diseases Coming in We Haven't Seen in Decades
http://www.breitbart.com/Breitbart-TV/2014/07/14/Border-Control-Agent-Diseases-Coming-In-We-Havent-Seen-in-Decades
Cabrea added: "The border patrol is trying to play catch up and we're having a lot of diseases coming in and some we haven't seen in decades and we are worried they'll spread throughout the United States especially if they are being released and have ...
Latinos Face High Rates of Chronic Diseases, Barriers to Treatment
http://www.californiahealthline.org/articles/2014/7/17/latinos-face-high-rates-of-chronic-diseases-barriers-to-treatment
Many Latino residents in California and other states have chronic diseases but face barriers to receiving appropriate care for the conditions, according to a new study from the National Council of La Raza, the Los Angeles Daily News reports.
Pitt study: Cystic fibrosis could be two diseases
http://triblive.com/news/adminpage/6451800-74/cystic-fibrosis-pancreas
People with unexplained pancreatic problems might have a previously unknown type of cystic fibrosis that doesn't affect the lungs, according to researchers at the University of Pittsburgh. The Pitt team, working with researchers at other institutions ...
Study disproves link between Lyme and Alzheimer's diseases
http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-07-link-lyme-alzheimer-diseases.html
Lyme disease is an illness that is spread to humans through the bite of ticks infected with corkscrew-shaped bacteria known as Borrelia burgdorferi. Part of the spirochete family of bacteria, B. burgdorferi can cause neuroborreliosis, which can lead to ...
Dr. Tronetti: Are you at war with diseases of the skin?
http://www.floridatoday.com/story/life/wellness/senior-consult/2014/07/16/war-diseases-skin/12735369/
This autoimmune disease creates large islands of red, raised inflamed skin called plaques, with white or silver scales. These occur because psoriasis speeds up skin cell growth. The usual skin cell turnover is 28 days. In psoriasis, it is only three or ...
Preventing the spread of swine diseases
http://kimt.com/2014/07/16/preventing-the-spread-of-swine-diseases/
HAMPTON, Iowa - County fairs are cracking down on their bio security thanks to a new virus impacting hogs in the area. It's called the porcine epidemic diarrhea virus or PED, and it's an illness that spreads quickly and can be deadly for hogs. Since ...