FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) — Sierra Leone's vice president has put himself in quarantine following the death from Ebola of one of his security guards. via Health News Headlines - Yahoo News Read More Here..
Sunday, 1 March 2015
Sierra Leone's vice president in quarantine for Ebola
Medical News Today: Beliefs about nicotine 'may override its effects on the brain'
Participants who believed their cigarettes were nicotine-free when they actually contained the substance displayed different brain activity as a result, according to new research. via Featured Health News from Medical News Today Read More Here..
Medical News Today: Women 'nearly twice as likely to see regular cannabis use as risky'
A study has examined the perceived risk of regular cannabis use according to the US population, finding that older women are most likely to view the drug as risky. via Featured Health News from Medical News Today Read More Here..
Sierra Leone vice president places himself in Ebola quarantine
Sierra Leone's Vice President Samuel Sam-Sumana said on Saturday that he had placed himself in a 21-day quarantine after one of his bodyguards died of Ebola amid a worrying recent surge in new infections in the West African nation. Cases of Ebola, which has killed nearly 10,000 people in Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea during a year-long epidemic, have fallen off sharply in recent weeks. Of 99 new confirmed Ebola cases in the region during the week to Feb. 22, however, 63 were in Sierra Leone according to the World Health Organisation's weekly report. Sam-Sumana's bodyguard John Koroma died early this week. via Health News Headlines - Yahoo News Read More Here..
Saturday, 28 February 2015
Respiratory Viruses Most Common Cause of Pneumonia in Children
Respiratory viruses, not bacterial infections, are the most commonly detected causes of community-acquired pneumonia in children, revealed a multicenter Etiology of Pneumonia in the Community (EPIC) study. The EPIC study was a prospective, population-based study of community-acquired pneumonia hospitalizations among children in the United States that sought to address critical gaps in the knowledge about pneumonia. The study showed that the burden of pneumonia-related ...
One Billion Young People at Risk of Hearing Loss from Loud Music
More than one billion young people risk damaging their hearing through listening to loud music, revealed the World Health Organization (WHO). The UN agency estimates that 360 million people suffer from hearing loss worldwide, and apart from noise related causes and aging, it is also brought on by infectious diseases, genetic conditions, complications at birth, and use of certain drugs. The WHO considers a volume above 85 decibels for eight hours or 100 decibels ... 
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome can Now be Identified Through Blood Bio-markers
Chronic fatigue syndrome can now be identified through bio-markers in the blood, revealed scientists at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health. The study offers hope that earlier diagnosis may improve treatment. This is the first robust physical evidence that the syndrome is a biological illness as opposed to a psychological disorder, and also the first evidence that the disease has distinct stages. With no known cause or cure, chronic fatigue syndrome, ... 
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