Infection Archives - The Westside Story

New Study Finds Measles Vaccine Does More than Fend off the Infection

May 8, 2015

Los Angeles- A new study has revealed that vaccinations for measles are not only effective in preventing just the said disease, but several others as well. Measles is a respiratory disease, known to be highly c...

Is bleach decreasing your childs immunity towards infections?

Study says exposure home bleach may lead to infection in children

Cody Gash

Apr 5, 2015

Health

A recent study published in Occupational & Environmental Medicine, suggests that passive exposure to bleach can increase the chances of infections in children. Bleach is a common commodity at home, and whil...

Earn a cool $13,000 a year by selling your poop!!

Amanda

Jan 31, 2015

Health

Who wouldn’t want to make some quick cash? And if someone told you that you could earn up to $13,000 a year by selling your poop, wouldn’t it be simply awesome? A non-profit organization called OpenBiome has be...

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Novartis applies to FDA to approve two lung disease drugs

Charles Omedo

Jan 8, 2015

Health

Basel-based Novartis AG has applied to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the approval of two lung disease drugs which have passed final-stage clinical tests. The drugs are said to maximally improve ...

Genes play a major role for the survival or death of the Ebola infected people

Siddhant Ghatge

Oct 31, 2014

Health

Some people survive the deadly Ebola virus while others are not, this purely happens due to genes, a new study says on Thursday. Scientists from the University of Washington, University of North Carolina, and t...

CDC on Measles infection in the US: worst figures in past 20 years

Platonium

May 29, 2014

Health

NEW YORK - There have been almost 300 reported cases of measles infections in the U.S. this year. That's the highest it has been in the last two decades, reported by the CDC. Though the year still isn't over...

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