July 25, 2014

Diseases of Another Kind
http://www.news.ucsb.edu/2014/014332/diseases-another-kind
?Sapronoses
do not follow the rules of infectious diseases that are transmitted from host to host,? said lead author Armand Kuris, a professor in UCSB's Department of Ecology, Evolution and Marine Biology (EEMB). ?They are categorically distinct from ...


Border Health Conference To Look At Impact Of Transient Diseases
http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2014/07/23/border-health-conference-to-look-at-impact-of-transient-diseases/
?Hopefully
they don't expose our healthy children to diseases that have been eliminated on our side of the border,? says Dr. Linda Virreal, who works in the Rio Grande Valley. ?In fact, we've already been issued a measles alert for this season, so it ...


Tickborne diseases on the rise in Michigan
http://www.clickondetroit.com/lifestyle/health/tickborne-diseases-on-the-rise-in-michigan/27076000
THERE ARE PLENTY OF PESTS THIS SUMMERTIME FROM THE HIGH PROFILE MOSQUITO TO THE LESS HIGH PROFILE TICKS. THEY CAN CARRY SERIOUS DISEASES. DR. McGEORGE SHOWS US HOW TO EXPLAIN WHY EVERYONE SHOULD ...


New mosquito-borne disease prompts local awareness
http://staugustine.com/news/local-news/2014-07-23/new-mosquito-borne-disease-prompts-local-awareness
Two years ago 19 mosquito-born diseases were reported in Duval County, although there have been no reported mosquito-borne illness reported this year. ?As the county continues to grow, there will be an exponential risk to disease,? current AMCD ...


Out Of The Amazon, Uncontacted Indians Face Diseases Of A New World
http://www.npr.org/2014/07/23/334494652/out-of-the-amazon-uncontacted-indians-face-diseases-of-a-new-world
An uncontacted Amazonian tribe has ended its isolation in Brazil. Audie Cornish speaks with Fiona Watson, the field and research director for Survival International, who explains what happened to make this tribal people leave its village. Share ...


Deadly coral diseases surge near dredging sites
http://www.foxnews.com/science/2014/07/22/deadly-coral-diseases-surge-near-dredging-sites/
"At dredging sites, we found more than twice as much coral disease than at our control sites," study lead author Joe Pollock, a postdoctoral candidate from the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies at James Cook University and the Australian ...


Postponing Chronic Disease Development Means Less Time Spent Sick
http://stlouis.cbslocal.com/2014/07/24/postponing-chronic-disease-development-means-less-time-spent-sick/
ST. LOUIS (KMOX) ? Washington University researchers say changing how medical care is delivered could help prevent multiple chronic diseases and extend the total number of years we remain healthy. More than 70 percent of people over the age of 65 ...


Sachin Tendulkar bats against water-borne diseases!
http://www.thehealthsite.com/news/sachin-tendulkar-bats-against-water-borne-diseases/
Sachin Tendulkar bats against water-borne diseases! 'Since India has the highest mortality among children due the water-borne diseases, there is a need for the research institutions in the country to come up with brilliant initiatives to curb the ...