The fear of Ebola in America spread faster than the virus itself
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Science can help put the U.S. cases in perspective, getting past the anxiety associated with the disease.
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CDC: Travelers from Ebola-ravaged countries will be monitored for 21 days
All travelers who arrive in the U.S. from Ebola-stricken countries will be closely monitored by public health officials starting Monday.
Scientists grow tiny, functional human intestines in mice
The miniature organs have all the tissues needed to digest food.
Using other viruses to beat Ebola
Among half-a-dozen possible vaccines for Ebola, the two leading candidates involve the use of disarmed vector viruses, which can stimulate immunity after a single injection. Vaccines should be ready to test in Africa next year.
NBC News cameraman Ashoka Mukpo declared free of Ebola virus
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Cancer centers often fall short on providing useful info
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Pennsylvania clinic treats Amish genetic disorders
Old world buggies are parked outside, but doctors there practice the latest medicine.
New York’s rats carry some scary diseases
Study of rodents finds E.coli, salmonella and C.difficile, along with Seoul hantavirus.
Why a rhino urinates at the same rate as a raccoon
Scientists narrow it down to urethra size and gravity — and note the implications for engineers.
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One of the last two males of this rare rhino subspecies has died
With only one male left to breed, the subspecies might as well be extinct.
Football players are most likely to harbor staph microbes
A study of college athletes finds those in contact sports at greater risk of staph, which can resist antibiotics.
Ancient Europeans were lactose intolerant for the first 4,000 years they made cheese
New genomic sequencing of early humans reveals how our technologies shaped our evolution.
Breast-feeding is best only if it’s the right decision for you
Readers weigh in on a mother’s right to choose.
Walnuts may prevent or slow Alzheimer’s, study finds
Mice, fed the human equivalent of about an ounce of walnuts a day, performed better on memory tests.
CDC’s new protocol: No exposed skin when treating Ebola patients
The stricter safety protocols came as 43 people were said to be free of the virus after weeks of monitoring.
The Liberian president’s son is a doctor. Here’s why he’s staying away from Ebola.
“The symbolism of me going there and potentially getting Ebola when I have a 9- and a 7-year-old at home isn’t worth it just to appease people,” he said.
Anonymous Ebola patient released from Emory after being declared virus-free
The patient, who has not been publicly identified, arrived Sept. 9.
This 3-D printed ‘Iron Man’ prosthetic will make kids feel super
3-D printed prosthetics are a great option for growing kids -- especially when they can shoot pretend lasers.
‘Argo’ hero Tony Mendez takes on Parkinson’s disease
The former spy has made his illness public to bring attention to new treatments.
Males may search for sex instead of food because their brains are wired that way
A new study of microscopic roundworms show that males don’t have has many food-smelling receptors, so they hunt for mates and instead of food.
How to protect your health against a bad boss
Some steps you can take to deal with a bad work environment.
A bad boss can actually make you sick
Besides causing employees to dread work, a bad boss — someone who is inept, hypercritical or a blame-thrower — can have a negative effect on others' physical and mental well-being.
A young breast cancer survivor mulls ‘Pinktober’
After being treated for the disease, she says “awareness” month for her actually lasts 365 days a year.
Dallas officials plead for compassion, not stigma as 43 leave Ebola isolation
“We have to believe in science,” said Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins. “That’s what separates us from other mammals.“
Divers are spoon-feeding invasive lionfish to sharks
Spoon-feeding lionfish to sharks could teach them to eat the problem fish — or, some say, divers.
Family exposed to Ebola victim ready to put 21 days of isolation behind them
A family of six that abided by the CDC’s recommended isolation is ready to return to work and school.
The time factor
Patients infected with Ebola are most contagious when their bodies are close to collapse and the “viral load” in their organs is at its peak. Time is a crucial factor in the occurrence of new cases of the disease.
The fear of Ebola in America spread faster than the virus itself
Science can help put the U.S. cases in perspective, getting past the anxiety associated with the disease.
Inside Emory Hospital’s Ebola isolation unit
The patient areas feature two levels of airborne protection.
What does an Ebola isolation ward look like?
The 4,000-foot biocontainment unit at the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center in Bethesda, Md., is a state-of-the-art facility built to care for up to four patients while keeping the world’s scariest pathogens from escaping. The four U.S. facilities are all different — NIH’s even has a gym — but they contain many of the same things. This layout is based on the unit at Emory University in Atlanta.
NIH unit treating nurse is 1 of 4 such facilities in U.S.
The special isolation units were designed in the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks to protect against bioterrorism.
Smugglers of illegal elephant ivory find easy entry at U.S. ports
Few inspectors means most crates with illegal items from endangered animals get by, police said.
Fighting the illegal wildlife trade
Inspectors struggle to stop the flow of ivory, rhino horns and other animal products into the United States.
The horn and ivory trade
Rhino and elephant populations continue to plummet as prices skyrocket on the black market for their horns and tusks. Weak enforcement and light penalties encourage smugglers to continue trafficking, which is pushing several large mammals toward extinction.
Fla. floods magnify battle over climate in election year
With political offices at stake, nature becomes a foil for competing narratives with props such as water pumps and wooden “arks” to amplify the rhetoric.
Florida man clears a jail courtroom by claiming he has Ebola
“I’d back up and I’d back up pretty quick if I were you,” a judge said. “Deputy, this gentleman has claimed he has Ebola.”
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