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Chili’s Burns Anti-Vaxxers — and Probably Saves Some Kids’ Lives
Discredited science can lurk in seemingly innocent places, and a national restaurant chain very nearly paid the price
Discredited science can lurk in seemingly innocent places, and a national restaurant chain very nearly paid the price
Epidemiology
Source: TIME Magazine
Posted on: Tuesday, Apr 08, 2014, 7:38am
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Source: TIME Magazine
Posted on: Tuesday, Apr 08, 2014, 7:38am
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Why Is This Ebola Outbreak Spreading?
The deadly virus emerged in Guinea and spread to Liberia and Sierra Leone. Can it be stopped?
The deadly virus emerged in Guinea and spread to Liberia and Sierra Leone. Can it be stopped?
Epidemiology
Source: National Geographic News
Posted on: Friday, Mar 28, 2014, 7:59am
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Source: National Geographic News
Posted on: Friday, Mar 28, 2014, 7:59am
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Public smoking bans lead to healthier kids and births
Smoking bans mean fewer premature births and fewer children taken to hospital for asthma, dispelling fears that bans make people smoke more at home
Smoking bans mean fewer premature births and fewer children taken to hospital for asthma, dispelling fears that bans make people smoke more at home
Epidemiology
Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Friday, Mar 28, 2014, 7:59am
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Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Friday, Mar 28, 2014, 7:59am
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Pet cats infect two people with TB
Two people in England develop tuberculosis after contact with a domestic cat, Public Health England has announced.
Two people in England develop tuberculosis after contact with a domestic cat, Public Health England has announced.
Epidemiology
Source: BBC News
Posted on: Thursday, Mar 27, 2014, 8:02am
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Source: BBC News
Posted on: Thursday, Mar 27, 2014, 8:02am
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The Sources And Symptoms Of A Disease With A Global Reputation
Following the news of an Ebola outbreak in Guinea, Robert Siegel speaks with Pierre Rollin of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention about the virus' symptoms, transmission and containment.
Following the news of an Ebola outbreak in Guinea, Robert Siegel speaks with Pierre Rollin of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention about the virus' symptoms, transmission and containment.
Epidemiology
Source: NPR
Posted on: Wednesday, Mar 26, 2014, 7:20am
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Source: NPR
Posted on: Wednesday, Mar 26, 2014, 7:20am
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China halves its number of TB cases in 20 years
The success has been driven by a community-based programme that shifted treatment away from hospitals and into public health centres
The success has been driven by a community-based programme that shifted treatment away from hospitals and into public health centres
Epidemiology
Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Thursday, Mar 20, 2014, 8:09am
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Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Thursday, Mar 20, 2014, 8:09am
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Even If You Don't Have Symptoms, You May Still Have The Flu
Roughly 1 in 5 unvaccinated people had the flu between 2006 and 2011, but only a quarter of them had symptoms, a study found. That could affect how the virus spreads.
Roughly 1 in 5 unvaccinated people had the flu between 2006 and 2011, but only a quarter of them had symptoms, a study found. That could affect how the virus spreads.
Epidemiology
Source: NPR
Posted on: Tuesday, Mar 18, 2014, 10:19am
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Source: NPR
Posted on: Tuesday, Mar 18, 2014, 10:19am
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Google's Flu Tracker Suffers From Sniffles
It sounds like a good idea: anticipating flu's spread by monitoring a region's online searches. But sometimes a sneeze is just a cold.
It sounds like a good idea: anticipating flu's spread by monitoring a region's online searches. But sometimes a sneeze is just a cold.
Malaria 'spreading to new altitudes'
Warmer temperatures are causing malaria to spread in the African and South American highlands, traditionally havens from the disease, scientists say.
Warmer temperatures are causing malaria to spread in the African and South American highlands, traditionally havens from the disease, scientists say.
Epidemiology
Source: BBC News
Posted on: Friday, Mar 07, 2014, 8:32am
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Source: BBC News
Posted on: Friday, Mar 07, 2014, 8:32am
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Cholera epidemic in Haiti 'poses major threat to Latin America and Caribbean'
UN assistant secretary general says deadly outbreak, which has been blamed on UN troops, demands decisive action
UN assistant secretary general says deadly outbreak, which has been blamed on UN troops, demands decisive action
Epidemiology
Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Friday, Mar 07, 2014, 8:32am
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Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Friday, Mar 07, 2014, 8:32am
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Virus that caused flu pandemic dominates again
Deaths from flu are up this year among young adults in the US, thanks to the same virus that caused the 2009 swine flu pandemic
Deaths from flu are up this year among young adults in the US, thanks to the same virus that caused the 2009 swine flu pandemic
Epidemiology
Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Wednesday, Feb 26, 2014, 8:32am
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Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Wednesday, Feb 26, 2014, 8:32am
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Sick cities: how pandemics spread – video
Physicist Dirk Brockmann's idea is that in an interconnected world, it is airport connections that represent the fastest way for diseases to spreadChris Michael
Physicist Dirk Brockmann's idea is that in an interconnected world, it is airport connections that represent the fastest way for diseases to spreadChris Michael
Epidemiology
Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Wednesday, Feb 26, 2014, 8:32am
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Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Wednesday, Feb 26, 2014, 8:32am
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Deadly MERS Virus Has Infected Camels at Least Since 1992
One in four camels in Saudi Arabia now carries the virus, new study suggests
One in four camels in Saudi Arabia now carries the virus, new study suggests
Epidemiology
Source: Science
Posted on: Tuesday, Feb 25, 2014, 7:56am
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Source: Science
Posted on: Tuesday, Feb 25, 2014, 7:56am
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Rare 'polio-like' disease reports
US doctors are warning of an emerging polio-like disease in California where up to 20 people have been infected.
US doctors are warning of an emerging polio-like disease in California where up to 20 people have been infected.
Epidemiology
Source: BBC News
Posted on: Monday, Feb 24, 2014, 7:59am
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Source: BBC News
Posted on: Monday, Feb 24, 2014, 7:59am
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'Keep focus' on Africa malaria fight
Tackling malaria in Africa has had "great successes" but the world must "not take the foot off the gas", Wellcome Trust medical researchers warn.
Tackling malaria in Africa has had "great successes" but the world must "not take the foot off the gas", Wellcome Trust medical researchers warn.
Epidemiology
Source: BBC News
Posted on: Thursday, Feb 20, 2014, 8:38am
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Source: BBC News
Posted on: Thursday, Feb 20, 2014, 8:38am
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Belugas with 'kitty-litter disease' threaten Inuit
Toxoplasmosis – an infection linked to cat faeces – has been found in beluga whales for the first time and researchers blame thawing Arctic ice
Toxoplasmosis – an infection linked to cat faeces – has been found in beluga whales for the first time and researchers blame thawing Arctic ice
Epidemiology
Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Wednesday, Feb 19, 2014, 7:33am
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Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Wednesday, Feb 19, 2014, 7:33am
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Meningitis vaccine withstands African heat without damage
MenAfriVac can be used effectively at 40C and below, raising hopes for yellow fever and cholera immunisation campaigns
MenAfriVac can be used effectively at 40C and below, raising hopes for yellow fever and cholera immunisation campaigns
Epidemiology
Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Wednesday, Feb 19, 2014, 7:33am
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Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Wednesday, Feb 19, 2014, 7:33am
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Research Shows New Flu Viruses Often Arise In Domestic Animals
Scientists have apparently been wrong about where new flu viruses come from, and they've underestimated the viruses' connection to horses. The dogma is that new viruses always incubate in wild migratory birds first, then get into domestic poultry, and then jump into mammals — especially pigs and humans.
Scientists have apparently been wrong about where new flu viruses come from, and they've underestimated the viruses' connection to horses. The dogma is that new viruses always incubate in wild migratory birds first, then get into domestic poultry, and then jump into mammals — especially pigs and humans.
Did the Christian Crusades Spread a Deadly Virus?
Scientists find clues in ancient genetic material from Egypt
Scientists find clues in ancient genetic material from Egypt
Epidemiology
Source: ABC News
Posted on: Monday, Feb 17, 2014, 9:20am
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Source: ABC News
Posted on: Monday, Feb 17, 2014, 9:20am
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Public health warning as cat parasite spreads to Arctic beluga whales
Whalemeat presents possible danger to humans as Toxoplasma gondii, which can lead to blindness, spreads to thawing region
Whalemeat presents possible danger to humans as Toxoplasma gondii, which can lead to blindness, spreads to thawing region
Epidemiology
Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Friday, Feb 14, 2014, 9:30am
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Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Friday, Feb 14, 2014, 9:30am
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Nazi scientists planned to use mosquitoes as biological weapon
Himmler ordered secret research into how malaria-infected insects could be sent behind enemy lines, research reveals
Himmler ordered secret research into how malaria-infected insects could be sent behind enemy lines, research reveals
Epidemiology
Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Friday, Feb 14, 2014, 9:30am
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Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Friday, Feb 14, 2014, 9:30am
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Reservoir bats: Spreading contagion on night's wings
Hordes of deadly diseases are lurking in bats and sometimes jumping to people. Can we prevent a major pandemic?
Hordes of deadly diseases are lurking in bats and sometimes jumping to people. Can we prevent a major pandemic?
Epidemiology
Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Tuesday, Feb 11, 2014, 10:31am
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Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Tuesday, Feb 11, 2014, 10:31am
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New strain of 'deadly' bird flu
Experts are concerned about the spread of a new strain of bird flu that has already killed one woman in China.
Experts are concerned about the spread of a new strain of bird flu that has already killed one woman in China.
Epidemiology
Source: BBC News
Posted on: Wednesday, Feb 05, 2014, 8:17am
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Source: BBC News
Posted on: Wednesday, Feb 05, 2014, 8:17am
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Nazi Scientists May Have Plotted Malaria Mosquito Warfare
Nazi scientists studied spreading mosquito-borne malaria as a biological weapon of war, concentration camp records suggest.
Nazi scientists studied spreading mosquito-borne malaria as a biological weapon of war, concentration camp records suggest.
Epidemiology
Source: National Geographic News
Posted on: Thursday, Jan 30, 2014, 9:23am
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Source: National Geographic News
Posted on: Thursday, Jan 30, 2014, 9:23am
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Budgies may be behind latest spread of H7N9 bird flu
An unexpected menace has emerged in the latest bird flu outbreak, as budgies and other birds kept as pets in China are found to catch and spread the virus
An unexpected menace has emerged in the latest bird flu outbreak, as budgies and other birds kept as pets in China are found to catch and spread the virus
Epidemiology
Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Thursday, Jan 30, 2014, 9:23am
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Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Thursday, Jan 30, 2014, 9:23am
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Cruise Ship Illness: Why Are Ships So Prone to Norovirus Outbreaks?
Nearly 600 people sickened on a Caribbean cruise likely have the highly contagious norovirus—find out how you can avoid it.
Nearly 600 people sickened on a Caribbean cruise likely have the highly contagious norovirus—find out how you can avoid it.
Epidemiology
Source: National Geographic News
Posted on: Wednesday, Jan 29, 2014, 10:15am
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Source: National Geographic News
Posted on: Wednesday, Jan 29, 2014, 10:15am
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Deadly MERS virus could hold the key to its own cure
Recreating a small part of the MERS virus, which has killed 76 people so far, could block it from infecting cells and spreading disease
Recreating a small part of the MERS virus, which has killed 76 people so far, could block it from infecting cells and spreading disease
Epidemiology
Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Wednesday, Jan 29, 2014, 10:15am
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Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Wednesday, Jan 29, 2014, 10:15am
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Black Death may have scuppered Roman Empire
The DNA of bubonic plague bacteria, blamed for Europe's great plague of 1348, has turned up in victims of a plague that shook the Roman world in AD 541
The DNA of bubonic plague bacteria, blamed for Europe's great plague of 1348, has turned up in victims of a plague that shook the Roman world in AD 541
Epidemiology
Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Tuesday, Jan 28, 2014, 7:46am
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Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Tuesday, Jan 28, 2014, 7:46am
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Why Is This Year’s Flu So Dangerous for Young Adults?
You've probably heard by now that this year's flu season is a bad one. Here is a guide to the viruses that are going around now, plus a refresher on flu basics.
You've probably heard by now that this year's flu season is a bad one. Here is a guide to the viruses that are going around now, plus a refresher on flu basics.
Epidemiology
Source: Wired
Posted on: Tuesday, Jan 28, 2014, 7:46am
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Source: Wired
Posted on: Tuesday, Jan 28, 2014, 7:46am
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H. flu fighter: Targeting a key bug in lung disease
The genetic secrets of a misnamed microbe could help ease a lung condition that affects hundreds of millions of people, says microbiologist Timothy Murphy
The genetic secrets of a misnamed microbe could help ease a lung condition that affects hundreds of millions of people, says microbiologist Timothy Murphy
Epidemiology
Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Monday, Jan 27, 2014, 8:20am
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Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Monday, Jan 27, 2014, 8:20am
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