Tag: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Government Officials Provide Support to Combat Zika Virus
The Senate recently voted to approve $1.1 billion to fight the Zika virus, but that’s significantly less than the $1.9 billion sought by the...
Opioid Overdose Drug Narcan Offered Free to Students
An Irish pharmaceutical company will partner with an American distributor to offer a free carton of Narcan nasal spray – a drug which blocks...
FDA Toughens Warning Labels for Opioid Pain Medications
Opioid abuse in the United States has been called an epidemic. A crisis. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Opioid-related deaths...
Study: Drugs, Car Crashes and Gun Violence to Blame for Shorter...
Motor vehicle crashes, firearm-related injuries and drug poisonings are three reasons why Americans have shorter life expectancies than people in 12 comparable countries. That’s according...
5 Health Science Jobs Requiring a Bachelor’s Degree
When it comes to health science jobs, diversity is one area which separates it from other industries. The possibilities for career paths is seemingly...
What is the U.S. News Healthcare Index?
When looking up resources about healthcare, it’s typically wise to search a variety of sources, in order to get the best and most updated...
New Treatment for Ebola Virus Proves Effective
A research team led by Gary Kobinger from the Special Pathogen Program at the National Microbiology Laboratory in Winnipeg, Manitoba has developed a new...
Six New cases of SARS-like Disease in Saudi Arabia
The most current data from the World Health Organization (WHO) indicates that the number of cases of MERS, the SARS-like Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome,...
Tropical Bugs Found in Texas Increasing the Spread of Chagas Disease
Recent cases of triatominae bug bites in Texas have health officials looking at how this tropical bug is spreading in the United States. Typically,...