Viruses, vaccines and infections.
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Thousands of people have died from the Ebola outbreak currently spreading through West African nations, making it the largest outbreak of the disease on record, and on September 30, 2014, the CDC announced the first ...
Sierra Leone’s president declared a state of emergency over the largest outbreak of the Ebola virus in history. To date, Ebola has infected more than 1,200 people in three West African countries and killed close to 700 ...
Patrizia Cazzaniga had heard the horror stories about early treatments for hepatitis C – multiple daily pills and weekly shots for up to a year, side effects that could be debilitating, and a cure rate of only about 40 ...
Researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston have discovered a way to potentially halt the progression of dementia caused by accumulation of a protein known as tau. Normally, tau protein is ...
Sudden onset of fever. Nausea. Body aches. Coughing. Sneezing. All these classic symptoms of flu are quickly spreading across offices, classrooms, and neighborhoods. UT Southwestern Medical Center infectious disease ...
Last year’s West Nile virus season was one for the records, but it does not mean that people should become complacent about taking preventive measures this season, according to an expert at Baylor College of Medicine ...
To improve your heart health, you have to look at your overall health and take note of your diet, exercise habits and attitude. Good nutrition and daily exercise are vitally important components to heart health, but ...
In 2012, 89 deaths were reported in Texas from the West Nile Virus, a stark contrast from the two reported the year before. With summer upon us,. 1. Always wear insect repellant with DEET: a pale-yellow oil that repels ...
A vast majority of children with the flu have illness that can be managed at home, said a pediatric emergency medicine physician from Baylor College of Medicine ( www.bcm.edu). Dr. Andrea Cruz, an assistant professor of ...
