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Thanks to vaccines, anti-vaxxers have forgotten why measles is so dangerous

May 21, 2019

As the US faces its worst outbreak of measles since the disease was eliminated in 2000, with almost 900 cases reported, many have put the blame on the anti-vaccination misinformation that has rapidly spread acr...

Researchers find human antibody successfully treats Zika in mice, as well as their fetuses

West Side Story

Nov 10, 2016

Health, Innovation, Science

Researchers have found that a single dose of a particular human antibody can successfully prevent death in mice who have been infected with the Zika virus. Moreover, the antibody protected mouse fetuses from th...

NYC Animal Care Control condemned for neglecting stray animals

Cody Gash

Apr 20, 2015

Health

New York - Animal Care and Control of New York has been criticized heavily for administering unsafe drugs to New York City's stray and unwanted animals. These stray animals are subject to poor living conditions...

Scientists get closer to universal vaccine for dengue

Cody Gash

Dec 17, 2014

Health

Forget about malaria, here is dengue, a complex virus that infects millions of people worldwide yet there is no approved or universal vaccine for it. The reference to a universal vaccine is that there exist cer...

8 million US women miss the cervical cancer screening which can reduce cancer rate by 93%

Siddhant Ghatge

Nov 8, 2014

Health

Screening for cervical cancer saves lives, is a well known fact. Despite of which, 8 million women in U.S. have skipped the screening in age groups of 21 to 65, in the last 5 years. Cervical cancer also happens...

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