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I read an article in Wellness.com recent news from Yale researchers Predict "Catastrophic" Ebola Epidemic in West Africa If Aid Delayed. (HealthDay). Now, we have an ER doc returned from an endemic area, after noble service, but in a New York Hospital with Ebola, his fiancé at high risk, and out in the public last 3 days not feeling well. Obviously, his self-monitoring quarantined plan failed. If the...
October 24, 2014
Ebola clearly presents a number of problems for humanity in general—not just for the people of Africa or third world countries. Yes, third world countries are less well-prepared than their richer, better-equipped counterparts, but history has proven that dangerous pathogens have a funny way of ignoring socio-economic boundaries. Although fear-mongering and journalistic sensationalism is certainly...
October 15, 2014
Half a world away, the largest Ebola outbreak in history has reached a staggering death toll numbering in the thousands. In some areas, medical personnel are unable to contain the infection to prevent the spread of this deadly disease that carries up to a 90% mortality rate in the affected African countries. On September 30, 2014, the CDC confirmed that a man in Dallas, TX, tested positive for the...
October 13, 2014
The first patient actually infected in the United States is a nurse out of Dallas caring for the FIRST victim to enter the United States. The CDC states that the nurse broke protocol, but specifically what protocol did she break? The people want to know; health professionals want to know. The CDC must publish this protocol lapse, so we all can be better informed. I mentioned in the preceding article...
October 13, 2014
By Fred Fletcher - Does Ebola deserve the attention it’s been getting lately? Is it as dangerous as some so-called “alarmists” (e.g., Mike Adams, Donald Trump, etc.) are suggesting? Or is it the easily-manageable threat others (like the CDC) are proclaiming? Actually, the truth may lie somewhere in the middle. Yes, infectious disease experts may know the most about the viruses that cause Ebola virus...
October 2, 2014
Having been an Emergency Room physician for more years than I care to admit, I've been keeping a close eye on the Ebola news as many of you I'm sure. Ebola has now spread beyond Africa with the first USA case now in Texas and the exposed family is under close observation - no surprise. All viruses know “how to get around” and the Ebola virus - probably from African Fruit Bats - has infected humans...
October 1, 2014
You know the feeling. Nose is stuffed. That tickle in the back of the throat makes it painful to swallow. You feel deep soreness in the muscles. Next thing, you’re in bed with a box of tissues. The flu season is in full swing and it’s shaping up as a bad one. The Centers for Disease Control’s weekly influenza summary update for the week ending Dec. 28 shows almost all of the U.S. mainland dealing with...
January 9, 2014
Having a cold is probably one of the most uncomfortable things imaginable. They make it difficult to sleep, work and even eat. This is because our bodies are working hard to fight unwelcome visitors. While they can ease symptoms in the short-term, over-the-counter medications barely make a dent in the common cold. However, there are a few ways to fight the common cold without ever having to brave the...
December 7, 2013
The United States Department of Health and Human services recently released its plan describing how it will distribute a flu vaccine if, or when, a flu pandemic occurs in this country. The plan divides the population into four tiers based on different factors. The first tier individuals will receive the vaccine before anyone else. They are the health care workers, first responders and people who are...
November 2, 2007
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