Crowdsourcing research for diseases
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2014/10/02/ozy-crowdsourcing-cures/16547153/?utm_source=feedblitz&utm_medium=FeedBlitzRss&utm_campaign=usatoday-newstopstories
Today, pharmaceutical companies pour resources into widespread diseases that afflict developed countries, like cancer or diabetes. There's less economic incentive to tackle rare diseases or those, like malaria and tuberculosis, that plague poorer regions.
Airport prepares procedures for Ebola and other infectious diseases
http://khon2.com/2014/10/01/airport-prepares-procedures-for-ebola-and-other-infectious-diseases/
While the chances of someone spreading the Ebola virus while on a plane are low,airport officials tell us they still have procedures in place for Ebola as well as other infectious diseases. ?I'm very comfortable with the policies and procedures that ...
No Ice Buckets or Pink Ribbons for Very Rare Genetic Diseases
http://blogs.plos.org/dnascience/2014/10/02/ice-buckets-pink-ribbons-rare-genetic-diseases/
?People associated with other diseases became really upset, probably because they wished they had thought of it. It took on a life of its own, and then it just abruptly stopped when people became tired of watching endless videos, and that caused a ...
CDC grant to help prevent, treat diseases in Southern Virginia
http://www.wdbj7.com/news/local/cdc-grant-to-help-prevent-treat-diseases-in-southern-virginia/28362408
Hometown Health- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is giving health centers in our area more money to prevent deadly diseases. The West Piedmont Health District which covers health district which covers Franklin, Henry and Patrick counties ...
CDC grants money to prevent deadly diseases
http://www.wdbj7.com/video/cdc-grants-money-to-prevent-deadly-diseases/28359668
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is giving health centers in our area more money to prevent deadly diseases. Show Transcript Hide Transcript. Hometown Health- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is giving health centers in our ...
DNA 'bias' may keep some diseases in circulation, biologists show
http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-10-dna-bias-diseases-circulation-biologists.html
They found that a bias toward certain types of DNA sequences during gene conversion may be an important factor in why certain heritable diseases persist in populations around the world. Lachance is a postdoctoral fellow at Penn in Tishkoff's lab and ...
HHS announces $7.7 million in grants to prevent chronic diseases in Michigan
http://www.ourmidland.com/news/hhs-announces-million-in-grants-to-prevent-chronic-diseases-in/article_3ef1b5e7-8999-5d29-9a7d-d204a159061f.html
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell recently announced $7,749,862 in grant awards to Michigan to support programs aimed at preventing chronic diseases such as heart disease, stroke and diabetes. Funded in part by the Affordable ...
Ebola Doesn't Threaten America ? Other Tropical Diseases Do
https://news.vice.com/article/ebola-doesnt-threaten-america-other-tropical-diseases-do
News that a patient infected with the Ebola virus entered the United States and is now hospitalized in Dallas has created fears about a potential epidemic. But as Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Tom Frieden told the nation on ...
