UN could have prevented Haiti cholera epidemic with $2,000 health kit – study The Guardian Researchers find screening tests and antibiotics could have warded off illness, which has taken thousands of lives and will cost more than $2bn to eradicate | The devastating Haiti cholera epidemic that has claimed thousands of lives and will cost more than $2bn to eradicate could have been prevente...
Has the Way We Treat Chronic Pain Contributed to the Opioid Addiction Epidemic? New York Magazine Tell me about your pain, by which I of course mean: How would you rate your pain on a scale of zero to ten? | This, if you think about it, is a rather absurd question. Okay, a zero means zero pain; this makes sense. And a ten means the worst pain......
Why a yellow fever outbreak in Angola is a "potential threat for the entire world" Vox Yellow fever, a much-feared mosquito-borne virus, has sickened thousands of people and killed hundreds in Angola over the past five months. | A cluster of cases first appeared in Angola's capital, Luanda, in December, and the virus has now sickened p...
"Gold Standard" tarnished? As organic sees record growth internal battles plague industry Huffington Post The numbers don't lie - U.S. consumer demand for organic food is surging as people look for what they see as healthy offerings for themselves and their families. But meeting the growing consumer demand is not proving easy, and a deepening divide with...
Video: Japan earthquake - Aftershocks plague community Belfast Telegraph At least nine people have been killed and over 700 injured following a magnitude 6.5 earthquake that knocked down houses in southern Japan. | ...
