Drinking a Few Cups of Coffee a Day May Keep MS Away Published on February 27, 2015February 27, 2015 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Diseases and Conditions Continue reading A cup of coffee in the morning is fuel for our bodies to perform at optimal level throughout the day.
6 Little Known Things That Can Cause a Heart Attack Almost Instantly Published on February 27, 2015February 27, 2015 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Diseases and Conditions Continue reading Some heart attack risk factors are common knowledge. The average person knows, for example, that obesity, diabetes and hypertension can […]
Measles Outbreak Hits Berlin, Germany; Toddler Dies Published on February 23, 2015February 24, 2015 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Children's Health Continue reading A toddler suffering from measles has died in the German capital, health authorities said Monday, amid the country’s worst outbreak […]
Looks Like the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) Is Coming Back Published on February 20, 2015February 20, 2015 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Diseases and Conditions Continue reading Infectious disease watchers are again wondering what is going on in Saudi Arabia. Since the beginning of February the Saudis […]
Over 160 People Exposed to ‘Superbug’ Outbreak at California Hospital; 2 Dead Published on February 19, 2015February 19, 2015 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Diseases and Conditions Continue reading A potentially deadly “superbug” resistant to antibiotics has infected seven patients, including two who died, and more than 160 others […]
CDC Says HIV Deaths Among Blacks Have Dropped by 18% Published on February 7, 2015February 8, 2015 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Diseases and Conditions Continue reading More African-Americans diagnosed with HIV are living.
In Unprecedented Vote, UK MPs Say Yes to Three-Person Babies Published on February 4, 2015February 5, 2015 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Diseases and Conditions Continue reading MPs have voted in favor of the creation of babies with DNA from two women and one man, in an […]
Ebola: ‘Things Have Changed Drastically for the Better,’ Experts say Published on January 24, 2015January 25, 2015 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Diseases and Conditions Continue reading A top U.N. official in the fight against Ebola greeted just three patients at one treatment center he visited this […]
First Doses of Real Ebola Vaccine to Arrive In West Africa on Friday Published on January 23, 2015January 23, 2015 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Diseases and Conditions Continue reading The first doses of the Ebola vaccine were on a commercial flight to West Africa and were expected to arrive […]
Amber Vinson, Ebola Survivor, Donates Blood to Help with Cure Published on January 21, 2015January 21, 2015 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Diseases and Conditions Continue reading Ebola survivor Amber Vinson will donate blood to a drug development company that hopes to develop a beneficial drug that could help […]
Montana Residents Told Not to Drink Water After Burst Pipeline Spills 50,000 Gallons of Oil Into Yellowstone River Published on January 20, 2015January 20, 2015 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Diseases and Conditions Continue reading A Montana pipeline burst sent as much as 50,400 gallons of oil gushing into the Yellowstone River, prompting the governor […]
UN says world must prepare for numerous ‘micro-outbreaks’ of Ebola Published on January 18, 2015January 18, 2015 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Diseases and Conditions Continue reading West Africa’s Ebola epidemic has morphed into several micro-outbreaks of varying intensity and with the potential to reignite more widespread […]
This Season’s Flu Vaccine Is Not Working Well; Only 23 Percent Effective Published on January 16, 2015January 16, 2015 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Diseases and Conditions Continue reading This year’s flu vaccine is doing a pretty crummy job. It’s only 23 percent effective, which is one of the […]
Only One of 103 Kids With Mystery Paralysis Seemingly Caused by Enterovirus D68 Have Recovered Published on January 9, 2015January 12, 2015 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Children's Health Continue reading Only one of 103 children stricken by a mysterious, polio-like illness has recovered, according to the Centers for Disease Control […]
CDC Says Flu Is Widespread In 43 States; Could Reach Peak This Month Published on January 5, 2015January 9, 2015 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Diseases and Conditions Continue reading The flu is now widespread in all but seven states, and hospitalization rates match the dismal season two years ago. […]
Have Stanford University Scientists Found a Cure for Alzheimer’s Disease? Published on January 2, 2015January 3, 2015 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Diseases and Conditions Continue reading Alzheimer’s could be prevented and even cured by boosting the brain’s own immune response, scientists at Stanford University believe.
Nationwide, It’s a Season of High Flu Intensity Published on December 30, 2014December 31, 2014 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Diseases and Conditions Continue reading At Nazareth Academy, a Catholic high school just outside Chicago, a full quarter of the 780 students were out with the […]
Debilitating Chikungunya Outbreak Spreads Through the Americas Published on December 18, 2014December 18, 2014 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Diseases and Conditions Continue reading Its name means “bending over in pain.” It has no treatment or vaccine. Its symptoms resemble Dengue fever. And it […]