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Why Alzheimer’s Disease Should Qualify for Medical Cannabis Program?

August 28, 2014

Santa Fe, New Mexico – The health secretary denied the petition to add the Alzheimer’s disease to the medical condition list eligible for the medical cannabis program despite the unanimous decision of the New Mexico Medical Cannabis Board to add the disease and neurodegenerative dementia as qualifying conditions. The Alzheimer’s disease is a neurological ailment

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New Study Indicates Possible Ebola Treatment, Boosts Hopes for Many

August 26, 2014

Winnipeg, Canada – A new experimental study revealed a possible Ebola treatment, boosting hopes for patients throughout the West African region. The new study involved 18 monkeys infected with the Ebola virus, which manifested symptoms. They were given the ZMapp drug 3 to 5 days after showing some signs of the infection. Another six monkeys

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Newly-Developed Technique Offers Faster Diagnosis of Diseases

August 19, 2014

Quebec, Canada – Researchers from the Genome Quebec Innovation Centre and McGill were able to develop a breakthrough technique in analyzing long Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) molecules, allowing faster diagnosis of diseases like cancer and pre-natal conditions. The collaboration of the two institutions, along with its respective researchers Professor Sabrina Leslie, Walter Reisner, and Dr. Rob

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New Sensor Wearable Technologies to Aid in Monitoring Diseases

August 11, 2014

Ann Arbor, Michigan – The University of Michigan (UM) develops wearable technologies for patients in monitoring their disease such as anemia, high blood pressure, diabetes, and lung disease. People with chronic diseases like diabetes and heart-related ailments oftentimes visit urgent care clinics or other health facilities in monitoring their condition. Similarly, they run to emergency

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Why Precautions Are Vital in Preventing Mosquito-borne Diseases

August 8, 2014

Escambia County, Florida – A local resident was infected of mosquito-borne diseases, both dengue and chikungunya fever, confirmed by the Escambia County Department of Health. Viral Infection In a press release issued recently, the Escambia County Department of Health confirmed that a resident suffered from two viral infections namely the chikungunya fever and dengue fever.

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Multiple Chronic Conditions Shorten Life Expectancy of American Population

August 2, 2014

Baltimore, Maryland – Chronic diseases shorten life expectancy dramatically, researchers report. Chronic Diseases as Norms Research showed that people who are struggling with chronic illnesses have a shorter lifespan than the average. The findings had been more evident among elderly Americans. The explanation behind this is that four out of five elderly now live with

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Action Plans for Early Detection and Treatment of Noncommunicable Diseases

July 27, 2014

Kenya, Africa – Noncommunicable diseases surpass communicable conditions, as the leading cause of death in Kenya, urgent care calls for proactive policies. Leading Cause of Death Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) such as diabetes, cancer, and cardiovascular ailments seem to overtake the communicable diseases such as malaria, tuberculosis, and HIV, causing the increased number of deaths in

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Threat of Disease Outbreak in Border Detention Centers

July 24, 2014

Brownsville, Texas – The state of Texas alerts the United Sates Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) about the potential disease outbreak in border detention facilities. Current State of Border Detention Centers The Texas Department of State Health Services deployed two of its staff to Brownsville and McAllen federal detention facilities four weeks earlier.

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How to Deal with the Underlying Complications of Lyme Disease?

July 22, 2014

Milford, Connecticut – The Pike County Lyme Disease Task Force, a support group established just the previous year has held its very first group meeting this Saturday, July 12, 2014 in order to educate people bout Lyme and its underlying complications. Complications of Lyme Disease The northeastern United States (US), Wisconsin, and Minnesota are the

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Chikungunya Virus Is Found in Boston After Tourists Came Home

July 16, 2014

Boston, Massachusetts – According to a report, four incidents of Chikungunya Virus are found in Boston. The virus is already in the United States. However, it only covered most of the southern part of the country. It is already found in Oklahoma, Florida, Georgia, and Tennessee. The resources say that it came from travelers who

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Photographs Can Easily Track Down Rare Genetic Diseases

July 11, 2014

Oxford, United Kingdom – According to a study by Andrew Zisserman, a new program can now help the victims track rare genetic diseases just by looking at old family photographs. Zisserman and his colleagues at the University of Oxford have devised a program that can run on 93 percent accuracy. This is still not enough

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