The news about Ebola doesn't seem to be going away anytime soon. While the latest news about Ebola has been centered primarily on the clinical trials of forthcoming vaccines the virus never seems to let us forget it deadly strength. Studies recently conducted on macaque monkeys at Rocky Mountain Laboratories, headquartered in Hamilton, Montana, found the virus remained infectious for approximately a week after death. The monkeys, which had been used as test subjects in previous trials to study ...

Although the state of Arizona is gaining attention this week for hosting the most anticipated day of the NFL season, the Grand Canyon state is making headlines for other reasons as well. Arizona State Health officials announced earlier in the week that approximately 1000 residents, 195 of those children were being monitored for exposure to measles. Of course since the outbreak was announced and then linked back to Disneyland, the measles resurgence in the United States has made daily headlines. ...

Once again the Ebola virus is making headlines, and this time it is at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). A recent report from the CDC states that a laboratory technician employed by the CDC may have accidently been exposed to the Ebola virus due to mishandling of laboratory samples. The laboratory technician has been quarantined for 21 days as a precaution. At the time of the possible exposure there were less than a dozen other technicians working within the area, and they ...

Earlier this year the World Health Organization (WHO) warned about the spread of superbugs or more accurately, antibiotic resistant strains of bacteria. Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aurous, MRSA kills approximately 23, 000 people a year in the United States, and is just one example of how antibiotic resistant strains of bacteria have gotten out of hand. WHO states that if this tread continues we could revert back to the days when a simple cut became deadly. WHO feels the problem is so ...

Remember when your mother told you to drink all of your milk? A recent study indicates that she may have known what she was talking about. Researchers believe it is still far to early to arrive at a conclusion about the connection between diary and type 2 diabetes, but a conclusion doesn't seem that far off. Michael Tunick a research chemist with the United States Agricultural Research Center, a division of the US Department of Agriculture, states that a recent report in the November issue of ...

While most of the World's attention has been centered around the Ebola virus these days, another deadly virus has reared its head in the Middle East. The Washington Post is reporting that Pakistan has been struggling with its own epidemic. 200 new cases of polio have been reported in Pakistan in 2014. Despite being near eradication in most other parts of the World, including the US, Polio has seen resurgence over the last decade. According to the World Health Organization ...

According to a recent article published in the journal Nature people who have a lower tolerance for lactose may have a decreased risk for certain cancers. The study showed that people who typically did not tolerate lactose product, and consumed lower amounts of dairy and milk may have a lower risk for developing some forms of cancer, such as lung, breast, and ovarian. Researchers pointed out that the highest number of breast and ovarian cancers are seen in North America, Western Europe, and ...

It may be hard to imagine, but each year thousands of people die from complications associated with the influenza virus. Those over the age of 65 are the hardest hit, but the truth of the matter is that no one is immune. Influenza or the flu is a highly contagious respiratory illness that is passed from person to person through droplets in the air. In fact the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) states that a person infected with the influenza virus can spread the ...

Enterovirus, most people have never heard of the virus, yet Dr. Mark Pallansch, Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) states that there are over 100 different strains of the enterovirus that cause between 10-15 million infections in the United States each year. The virus, which is carried by the intestinal tract, but spreads to other parts of the body, has recently made headlines. The Enterovirus symptoms typically present like those of a bad cold, but the strain of ...