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February 14, 2017

Public Release: 14-Feb-2017 Cardiovascular disease costs will exceed $1 trillion by 2035 Nearly half of Americans will develop pre-existing cardiovascular disease conditions, analysis by RTI...

New report finds 43 percent increase in ADHD diagnosis for US schoolchildren

December 8, 2015

Emerging Highlights

Public Release: 8-Dec-2015 Girls showed a sharp rise in ADHD diagnosis during eight-year study period George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health...

Physicians and burnout: It’s getting worse

December 1, 2015

Public Release: 1-Dec-2015 “In the 2011 survey 45 percent of physicians met the burnout criteria, with highest rates occurring in the "front lines" -- general...

Child paralysis outbreak: UVA identifies potential cause – enterovirus C105

July 18, 2015

Public Release: 16-Jul-2015 'We need to keep an open mind' in hunt for pathogen, doctor urges University of Virginia Health System Credit: Josh Barney |...

Scientists link unexplained childhood paralysis to enterovirus D68

March 30, 2015

PUBLIC RELEASE: 30-MAR-2015 UCSF-led team rules out other pathogens with comprehensive sequencing UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA - SAN FRANCISCO IMAGE: THIS IS A THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE OF...

Chikungunya virus may be coming to a city near you — learn the facts

March 26, 2015March 26, 2015

Public Release: 26-Mar-2015 University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston The mosquito-borne chikungunya virus has been the subject of increasing attention as it spreads throughout...

Common bacteria on verge of becoming antibiotic-resistant superbugs

March 25, 2015March 25, 2015

Public Release: 25-Mar-2015 Washington University School of Medicine Bacteria that cause many hospital-associated infections are ready to quickly share genes that allow them to resist...

Swine flu in India has mutated

March 11, 2015

Public Release: 11-Mar-2015 Swine flu outbreak in India raises concern Massachusetts Institute of Technology CAMBRIDGE, MA -- Since December, an outbreak of swine flu in...

One in 2 people in the UK will get cancer

February 5, 2015

Public Release: 3-Feb-2015 Cancer Research UK One in two people will develop cancer at some point in their lives, according to the most accurate forecast...

Celiac disease rate among young children has almost tripled in past 20 years

January 22, 2015

Public Release: 22-Jan-2015 Kids from poorer families only half as likely to be diagnosed with the condition BMJ-British Medical Journal The evidence to date suggests...

Algal virus found in humans, slows brain activity – 43% of those tested were infected

November 9, 2014November 9, 2014

Emerging Lethal or Unintended Side Effects

Algal viruses attach, enter, and infect green alga (seen in series here). Liz is a staff writer for Science.By Elizabeth Pennisi 27 October 2014 3:30...

Malaria from monkeys now dominant cause of human malaria hospitalizations in Malaysia

November 6, 2014

New study released at ASTMH annual meeting targets deforestation as a possible problem for increasing human encounters with macaques NEW ORLEANS (November 3, 2014)—The...

Ebola, Marburg viruses edit genetic material during infection

November 4, 2014

WASHINGTON, DC – November 4, 2014 – Filoviruses like Ebola "edit" genetic material as they invade their hosts, according to a study published this week...

Brief Discussion on Ebola and hypothetical treatments

October 13, 2014

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnOJ0Qp5Xis] Discuss: Avoidance of Compassionate therapies ( JAMA ) Serotherapy ZMAPP ( MB003 ) Melatonin Rutin Vit. C methylprednisolone Weaponized Ebola / Marburg *...

Uncommon form of dysentery spreading to industrializing countries, drug treatment and better sanitation alone will not be sufficient for controlling the disease

September 8, 2014September 8, 2014

Out of Europe 10 AUG 2012 Researchers have found that a bacterium that emerged centuries ago in Europe has now been spreading globally into countries...

Quasi-Legal Drug Fifteen Times Stronger Than Heroin Hides in Plain Sight

August 21, 2014

Aug 18, 2014 WASHINGTON, Aug. 18, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Emergency physicians should expect "an upswing in what on the surface appear to be heroin overdoses,"...

Growing deposits of bone in the skull means your hormones are out of whack, warns TAU researcher

Disease and Conditions Emerging Environmental

April 18, 2014

Public release date: 8-Sep-2011 Is Estrogen Going to Your Head? Girls are growing up faster than ever — and not only when it comes to...

Chikungunya virus poised to invade the Americas / risk of a “catastrophic” epidemic

April 11, 2014April 11, 2014

Public Release: 7-Apr-2014 A team of French and Brazilian researchers warn that chikungunya virus is poised to invade, and become epidemic in the Americas according...

Dangerous lung worms found in people who eat raw crayfish

February 8, 2014