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Artemisinin-Resistant Malaria Threatens India
According to a study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases, the dangerous, artemisinin-resistant malaria is clawing at the borders of India and Myanmar. Read more
Posted on 11 June 2015 HEALTH, MEDICINE -
Utah Speaker Succumbs to Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
Becky Lockhart, the first female speaker of the House of Representatives of Utah, succumbed to Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in January 2015. She was a trailblazer... Read more
Posted on 10 June 2015 HEALTH, MEDICINE -
Probable Case of Sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease in Hong Kong
A 65 year old man has reportedly succumbed to what is being stated to be sporadic Creutzfeldt Jakob disease according to a report in Outbreak News Today. Read more
Posted on 05 June 2015 HEALTH, MEDICINE -
An Oslerphile’s Dream Gift
I received a wonderful gift yesterday, one that has had me hooked ever since. I hope to write more details on the surprise party where I got the gift in an... Read more
Posted on 31 May 2015 HEALTH, MEDICINE -
Fatal Botulism Outbreak in Azerbaijan Linked to Home Made Pickles
Acidic food stuffs like tomatoes have traditionally been thought of as safe as far as the risk of botulism was concerned. However, an outbreak of six cases,... Read more
Posted on 30 May 2015 HEALTH, MEDICINE -
New Cases Threaten Control of Yellow Fever in Urban Brazil
Alto Paraiso de Goias, a municipality in North Eastern Goias, Brazil, has seen its second case of yellow fever in 2015. The first case was that of a foreigner... Read more
Posted on 29 May 2015 HEALTH, MEDICINE -
Living a Healthy Life
This is a guest post by Nick Stokes.Nowadays, it is hard to do a job and remain healthy in the process. As the world changes, most of the people are starting... Read more
Posted on 12 March 2015 HEALTH, MEDICINE -
The Health Professionals of Crime Scene Clean-ups
Written by Kevin Fullerton.You’ve seen it on the streets, blocked by police tape reading, “POLICE LINE DO NOT CROSS”. Crowds gather around. Blue lights flicker... Read more
Posted on 23 February 2015 HEALTH, MEDICINE -
Aerosol Transmission of CCHF Virus in a Nosocomial Cluster
This has got to be scary stuff right there. In a paper published in the International Journal of Infectious Diseases, authors contend that it is possible that... Read more
Posted on 09 February 2015 HEALTH, MEDICINE -
#50for2015: 1. Being Mortal by Atul Gawande
I am on a reading project this year, where I try and attempt to read fifty books in the course of the year (more details here) and although I am slightly late i... Read more
Posted on 09 February 2015 HEALTH, MEDICINE -
Exotic Pets: Emerging Risk Factor for Salmonellosis in Children
A paper in the Archives of Disease in Childhood [1] has identified that having exotic pets, specifically reptiles, is associated with almost a quarter of the... Read more
Posted on 23 January 2015 HEALTH, MEDICINE -
Bourbon Virus: A Novel Tick Borne Virus Discovered After Kansas Fatality
In the summer of 2014, a resident of Kansas succumbed to what was thought to be a disease similar to a tick borne disease though the laboratory investigations... Read more
Posted on 23 January 2015 HEALTH, MEDICINE -
First Partially Successful Vaccine Developed Against Prion Disease in Deer
OK. So no need to get all excited yet. This is just the tip of the iceberg and the long and arduous journey remains. Prion diseases are notorious for not... Read more
Posted on 23 January 2015 HEALTH, MEDICINE -
Unlicensed Medic Causes HIV Outbreak in Cambodian Village: Lesson for India
In 2010, Cambodia was the recipient of the MDG Award for its phenomenal achievement in the control of HIV/AIDS. In 2014, it was in the eye of a storm over a... Read more
Posted on 22 January 2015 HEALTH, MEDICINE -
Black Tar Heroin: Lower HIV Transmission Vs Higher Bacterial Infections?
Wound botulism has always been a problem in injecting drug users (IDUs), especially those that have been using what is known as the Black Tar Heroin (BTH). BTH... Read more
Posted on 22 January 2015 HEALTH, MEDICINE -
FDA Approves 9-Valent HPV Vaccine
The FDA has approved a nine-valent HPV vaccine, Gardasil 9, which protects against five additional types of Human Papilloma Viruses (HPV). Read more
Posted on 21 January 2015 HEALTH, MEDICINE -
Kyasanur Forest Disease: Preventing Infections in Ethnic Groups
Kyasanur Forest Disease (KFD) has provided a good example of how some typical difficulties might be faced while enforcing preventive measures in ethnic groups,... Read more
Posted on 21 January 2015 HEALTH, MEDICINE -
Understanding Chronic Conditions: An Infographic
Understanding and treating chronic conditions is an integral part of the job for any and all nurses, from RNs to MSNs. One such chronic condition is... Read more
Posted on 20 January 2015 HEALTH, MEDICINE -
2014 in Review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2014 annual report for this blog.Here’s an excerpt:The Louvre Museum has 8.5 million visitors per year. This... Read more
Posted on 31 December 2014 HEALTH, MEDICINE -
Memories of Narendrapur: Remembering Arun-da and Ram Kumar-da
Whenever a few Narendrapur alumni get together, no matter how ling ago they had passed out of school, no matter how far apart their individual graduation years... Read more
Posted on 14 December 2014 HEALTH, MEDICINE