Archive for the 'Health' Category
Ebola: Liberian Army Ordered to ‘Shoot on Sight’ Anyone Crossing Sierra Leone Border
August 19th, 2014Via: International Business Times: Liberia’s armed forces have been given orders to shoot people on sight who are attempting to illegally cross the border from Ebola-stricken Sierra Leone, according to local media reports. The order was given to soldiers stationed in Bomi and Grand Cape Mount counties on the border with Sierra Leone in hope […]
Hundreds of Bioterror Lab Mishaps Cloaked in Secrecy
August 17th, 2014I find it remarkable that we know even this much. Via: USA Today: More than 1,100 laboratory incidents involving bacteria, viruses and toxins that pose significant or bioterror risks to people and agriculture were reported to federal regulators during 2008 through 2012, government reports obtained by USA TODAY show. More than half these incidents were […]
Government Scientist “Accidentally” Mixed a Deadly Strain of Bird Flu with a Tamer Strain and Sent the Mix to Other Labs
August 16th, 2014Via: NBC: A government scientist who accidently mixed a deadly strain of bird flu with a tamer strain and sent the mix to other labs kept silent about the potentially dangerous lab blunder, according to an internal investigation. The accident happened in January at the headquarters of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in […]
Using a Tactic Unseen in a Century, Countries Cordon Off Ebola-Racked Areas
August 13th, 2014Via: New York Times: The Ebola outbreak in West Africa is so out of control that governments there have revived a disease-fighting tactic not used in nearly a century: the “cordon sanitaire,” in which a line is drawn around the infected area and no one is allowed out. Cordons, common in the medieval era of […]
Colgate Total Ingredient Linked to Hormones, Cancer Spotlights FDA Process
August 12th, 2014Via: Bloomberg: The chemical triclosan has been linked to cancer-cell growth and disrupted development in animals. Regulators are reviewing whether it’s safe to put in soap, cutting boards and toys. Consumer companies are phasing it out. Minnesota voted in May to ban it in many products. At the same time, millions of Americans are putting […]
Aspirin a Day Could Dramatically Cut Cancer Risk, Says Biggest Study Yet
August 6th, 2014There are some risks, but even considering those… It makes for an interesting read at a minimum. Via: Guardian: An aspirin a day could dramatically cut people’s chances of getting and dying from common cancers, according to the most detailed review yet of the cheap drug’s ability to stem disease. More than 130,000 deaths would […]
The Recovering Americans and the ‘Top Secret’ Ebola Treatment
August 6th, 2014Via: The Atlantic: In Gupta’s optimistic assessment, Brantly’s “near complete recovery” began within hours of receiving the treatment that “likely saved his life.” Writebol is also reportedly improved since receiving the treatment, known as zMapp. But to say that it was a secret implies a frigid American exceptionalism; that the people of West Africa are […]
U.S. Government Seeking to Test Ebola Vaccine on Humans
August 1st, 2014Via: Reuters: The U.S. government will begin testing on people an experimental Ebola vaccine as early as September, after seeing positive results from tests on primates, according to media reports on Thursday. The National Institutes of Health’s infectious disease unit is working with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to put the vaccine into trial […]
U.S. GOVERNMENT JET FLYING PEOPLE INFECTED WITH EBOLA BACK TO U.S.
July 31st, 2014Update: Ebola Evacuation Planes Will Land at Dobbins Air Force Base Via: NBC: Ebola-infected Americans being flown from Africa to the United States will land at a military base outside Atlanta, officials said Friday. The patients will not be transported on U.S. military aircraft, but Dobbins Air Force Base in Marietta will receive the planes […]
U.S. Scientist Finds 300 More Vials After Smallpox Discovery
July 27th, 2014😯 Via: AP: The same federal scientist who found forgotten vials of smallpox at a federal lab earlier this month also uncovered over 300 additional vials, many bearing the names of highly contagious viruses and bacteria. Food and Drug Administration officials said Wednesday the undocumented collection contained 327 carefully packaged vials, listing various pathogens, including […]
