Time to change how we think about cancer
One of the most common misconceptions about cancer is that it is one disease. Most people think of cancer as something that will automatically kill you if left alone, but…
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Open letter to parents: Why you should vaccinate your children
To any parents who are anti-vaccineor perhaps better described as vaccine-hesitantlet me say first that I can relate. When I had my first daughter nearly nine years ago, like probably…
Calif. day care closes due to measles in baby too young to be vaccinated
A Southern California day care has shut down because an infant therewho’s too young to get vaccinatedcontracted measles, another case in the re-emergence of the disease on the West Coast….
What we’ve forgotten about the danger of childhood diseases
More than 100 people in 14 states were reported to have measles last month, with most cases linked to exposure to the disease at Disneyland from December 15 to December…
13 Numbers That Explain The Resurgence Of Measles In The U.S.
Along with vaccines for polio and mumps, the measles vaccine was a triumph of investigative research and public health when it debuted in 1968. It quickly became part of the…
8 questions to ask before a playdate
Yes, I replied, and I realized I was grateful for the question. 5 things to know about measles While I’m less worried about chicken pox, rightly or wrongly, I know…
CDC: 102 measles cases in January, most stemming from Disney outbreak
The disease outbreak became apparent when visitors reported coming down with measles after visiting the park from December 15 to December 20. – Measles is a highly communicable respiratory disease…
Overweight Kids Just As Likely To Have Celiac Disease As Thin Chilren
BY ANDREW M. SEAMAN Fri Jan 30, 2015 5:16pm EST (Reuters Health) – Overweight children are just as likely as thin children to have celiac disease, a new study confirms….
Christie: We vaccinate our kids, but it’s parent choice
“I also understand that parents need to have some measure of choice as well. So that’s a balance the government has to decide,” Christie added. Asked whether he was advocating…
Experts raise alarm as plague kills dozens in Madagascar
And the disease is taking an alarming turn. “The outbreak that started last November has some disturbing dimensions,” the WHO said this week. “The fleas that transmit this ancient disease…
As Measle Cases Spread in U.S., So Does Anxiety
The measles outbreak tied to Disneyland continued to spread anxiety Friday as two new cases emerged overnight in Marin County in California — along with at least one in Nebraska…
Obama Announces Efforts To Analyze DNA From 1 Million People
WASHINGTON, Jan 30 (Reuters) – The United States has proposed analyzing genetic information from more than 1 million American volunteers as part of a new initiative to understand human disease…
Ebola: Winning the war, but battles remain
With over 8,600 dead, governments and aid agencies are now giving a timeline on when they might reach zero casesand they’re saying that could be in just a few months….
Salt May Not Affect Heart Risks
The study, in JAMA Internal Medicine, included 2,642 people, average age 74. Half the participants were women, 62 percent were white and 38 percent were African-American. All were free of…
Do Your Bit To Fight Flu: Stay Home And Watch TV
Could staying home from work and school and watching television be a patriotic act? It just might be, if the goal is to stop the spread of a deadly infectious…
SAG Awards 2015: How the winners reacted backstage
“I think it had a huge appeal,” said Michael Keaton, Birdman’s leading man. “You’re voted on by your peers, and I think actors like this movie for showing the courage…
Sitting will kill you, even if you exercise
Our entire modern world is constructed to keep you sitting down. When we drive, we sit. When we work at an office, we sit. When we watch TV, well, you…
Kofi Annan: Leaders in Davos must act now to confront global issues
The horrific events in Paris and northern Nigeria have underlined again how troubled and fragmented our world is. Religious extremism and sectarianism is fueling terrorism and widespread conflict which has…
Baby’s Age At Gluten Exposure Not Tied To Celiac Disease, Study Finds
BY ANDREW M. SEAMAN Mon Jan 19, 2015 9:35am EST (Reuters) – The age at which babies are introduced to foods with gluten doesn’t affect their risk of developing celiac…
Caramel apples linked to fatal listeria outbreak
At least seven people have died after eating caramel apples that may have been infected with Listeria monocytogenes. Some 32 people have become infected with the deadly bacterium in 11…
Mad Cow Disease Fast Facts
The official name of mad cow disease is bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE). BSE lesions are characterized by sponge-like changes seen under an ordinary microscope. Eating contaminated meat or other products…
Helping blind dogs see could help fight human blindness
By uncovering canine eye mutations, veterinary researchers are coming closer to understanding two of the most common diseases that cause blindness: glaucoma and retinitis pigmentosa. It turns out that dogs’…
You only thought the world was on fire in 2014
Let’s take a look at some of this year’s catastrophic events and alleged game changers. Ebola: It’s a terrible disease that has exacted a terrible cost for West Africans —…