Thursday, December 10, 2015

Monday, October 5, 2015

3 Scientists Win Nobel Prize in Medicine for Parasite-Fighting Therapies

This year's Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine went to three scientists who have studied parasite-fighting therapies.  New York Times

Saturday, September 27, 2014

Carvalho's Estimation Of Potential Ebola Numbers Coincide With CDC

Dr. John Carvalho calculated an estimation of the overall Ebola numbers possible by February 1st, 2014 and suggested 1.6 million possible infections if the cases continue to double every two weeks.  The CDC is estimating a similar number.  Though these are the "worst case" scenarios, international efforts to curb Ebola virus will need to be stepped up.  A pandemic of 1.4-1.6 million cases would be extremely challenging to control.http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/07/31/world/africa/ebola-virus-outbreak-qa.html

Tuesday, February 4, 2014

Global Cancer Numbers Expected To Increase

The World Health Organization is reporting that the number of cancer cases around the world is expected to rise.  This is an interesting story because much of the increase in cases is likely to come from the developing world, where most of the developing world public health budget is focused on the three main diseases of HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria.  The new information has been reported by CNN at:  http://www.cnn.com/2014/02/04/health/who-world-cancer-report/

Thursday, January 9, 2014

H5N1 Flu Virus Kills One In North America

I have just received word that the H5N1 Flu virus has killed one individual in North America.  This was published in Time.  The link is at: http://healthland.time.com/2014/01/08/north-american-bird-flu/?hpt=hp_t3