Bubonic Plague Is Back...Small Animals In The American West
For most of us, plague is something that maybe we read about in history books. In the 14th Century, it wiped out half of Europe's population. But the bacteria is busy killing wildlife now in the American West. By studying small mammals scientists have learned that plague is far more pervasive a killer than anyone thought.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science)
Source: NPR Health and Science - October 23, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Bubonic plague outbreak feared in Madagascar
Health experts and authorities on Indian Ocean island launch campaign to clean up rat-infested jails to halt spread of 'black death'Madagascar is at risk of a major outbreak of bubonic plague unless it can clean up its rat-infested jails, health experts have warned.The Indian Ocean island became the most severely affected country in the world last year, with 256 cases and 60 fatalities from the disease known as the "black death" when it swept through Europe in the 14th century.The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Malagasy prison authorities have launched a campaign against rodents in Antanimora priso...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - October 10, 2013 Category: Science Authors: David Smith Tags: theguardian.com World news Infectious diseases Madagascar Africa Source Type: news
Madagascar bubonic plague warning
Madagascar faces a bubonic plague epidemic unless it slows the spread of the disease, aid groups warn. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - October 10, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The Human Microbiome: A True Story about You and Trillions of Your Closest (Microscopic) Friends
Introduction
The human microbiome is composed of the microbes, as well as their genes and genomes, that live in and on the human body. Scientists are discovering just how important these resident microbes are to our health and well-being, particularly with respect to the roles they play in maintaining our immune systems, contributing to the digestion of our food, and acting as a first line of defense against pathogens. There are many diseases that may be the result of disturbed microbiomes; however, microbiome-based medical treatments and applications are on the horizon.
The human microbiome is composed of bacteria, viru...
Source: ActionBioscience - September 12, 2013 Category: Science Authors: Ali Hochberg Source Type: news
The Human Microbiome: A True Story about You and Trillions of Your Closest (Microscopic) Friends
Introduction
The human microbiome is composed of the microbes, as well as their genes and genomes, that live in and on the human body. Scientists are discovering just how important these resident microbes are to our health and well-being, particularly with respect to the roles they play in maintaining our immune systems, contributing to the digestion of our food, and acting as a first line of defense against pathogens. There are many diseases that may be the result of disturbed microbiomes; however, microbiome-based medical treatments and applications are on the horizon.
The human microbiome is composed of bacteria, viru...
Source: ActionBioscience - September 12, 2013 Category: Biology Authors: Ali Hochberg Source Type: news
Five diseases that are, thankfully, consigned to the past | Richard Sugg
Richard III's roundworm was just one of the gruesome diseases that killed and maimed the British population through the agesThe news that Richard III suffered from roundworm reminds us how grateful we should be for the advances of modern sanitation and medicine. In both Richard's era and long after, rich and poor were horribly vulnerable to diseases that either killed you efficiently or made you wish you were dead.1. Sweating sicknessIf Richard had not died at Bosworth field in 1485, he might well have been struck down by this malady. First recorded in Shrewsbury in mid-April 1485, this terrifying new disease had reached L...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - September 4, 2013 Category: Science Authors: Richard Sugg Tags: Comment theguardian.com Infectious diseases Archaeology Medical research Microbiology Richard III UK news Monarchy Science Comment is free Source Type: news
Glasgow's bubonic plague outbreak
The forgotten 1900 outbreak in Glasgow (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - August 30, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Kyrgyz teen dies from bubonic plague after eating marmot
160 quarantined after 15-year-old from Kyrgyzstan falls ill after eating marmot meat (Source: Health News: CBSNews.com)
Source: Health News: CBSNews.com - August 28, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Boy dies of plague in Kyrgyzstan
A young herder dies of bubonic plague in Kyrgyzstan - the first such case in the country for 30 years, the authorities say. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - August 26, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Social media for babies' sake
Most physicians view social media in the workplace with about as much enthusiasm as they'd welcome the bubonic plague. But a community health network in central Washington state is hoping a newly established, physician-managed platform will help them reach a population in dire need of their services.
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Source: Healthcare IT News - January 28, 2013 Category: Information Technology Authors: Eric Wicklund Tags: Online Only California central Washington Facebook Jock Putney Malcolm Butler Petaluma smartphone Smartphones WellFx Mobile/Wireless Source Type: news
Reliving the Nightmare of Plague, 10 Years Later
Ten years after a couple from New Mexico arrived in New York City and became ill with the plague, many aspects of the case still puzzle experts. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - January 7, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: By ANTHONY DePALMA Tags: Bubonic Plague Medicine and Health Source Type: news
7-year-old Colo. girl recovers from bubonic plague
The parents of 7-year-old Sierra Jane Downing thought she had the flu when she felt sick days after camping in southwest Colorado.
(Source: USATODAY.com Health)
Source: USATODAY.com Health - September 6, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
7-year-old Colo. girl recovers from bubonic plague
The parents of 7-year-old Sierra Jane Downing thought she had the flu when she felt sick days after camping in southwest Colorado.
(Source: USATODAY.com Health)
Source: USATODAY.com Health - September 6, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
