October 24, 2015 Multidrug resistant intestinal illness spreading in US According to a new report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), international travelers are transporting a multidrug-resistant intestinal illness to the United States and spreading it among Americans.
October 24, 2015 Colorado, CDC probing 10 cases of virus-related paralysis in kids U.S. health officials are investigating at least 10 cases of children in Colorado who developed limb weakness or paralysis after testing positive for a respiratory virus, state health officials said on Monday.
October 24, 2015 Dallas nurses allege 'no protocol, no system' in treatment of Ebola patient The nation's largest nurses' union spoke out allegedly on behalf of nurses at a Dallas hospital who claimed that a haphazard and sloppy care system was maintained during the treatment of Thomas Eric Duncan, the first person to die of the Ebola virus in America last week.Â
October 24, 2015 UN: More than 400 dead in southeast Congo measles outbreak A measles outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo's copper-mining southeast has killed 428 people and infected about 30,000 since the start of the year, the United Nations said on Friday.
October 24, 2015 Glowing in the dark, GMO chickens shed light on bird flu fight In the realm of avian research, the chicks with the glow-in-the-dark beaks and feet might one day rock the poultry world.
October 24, 2015 UN: Ebola cases could eventually reach 20,000 The Ebola epidemic in West Africa could infect over 20,000 people and spread to more countries, the U.N. health agency said on Thursday, warning that an international effort costing almost half a billion dollars is needed to overcome the outbreak.
October 24, 2015 Settlement reached over deadly US meningitis outbreak Owners and insurers of a now-bankrupt Massachusetts pharmacy linked to a deadly meningitis outbreak have agreed to pay more than $100 million to compensate victims, families of victims and creditors.
October 24, 2015 Second American diagnosed with Ebola arrives in Atlanta, showing 'slow improvement' The second American aid worker diagnosed with Ebola has arrived in Atlanta for treatment, the Associated Press confirms.
October 24, 2015 Lush conditions fuel Colorado increase in rabbit fever Fed by unusually lush vegetation, rabbits have been breeding like rabbits around Colorado, increasing the risk for what normally is a relatively rare bacterial disease in the state.
October 24, 2015 UN: Nearly $1 billion needed now to stop Ebola The number of Ebola cases in West Africa could start doubling every three weeks and it could end up costing nearly $1 billion to contain the crisis, the World Health Organization warned Tuesday.