epidemiology
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New Evidence Suggests Link Between Mosquito-Borne Virus And Birth Defects
Researchers at the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are raising the alarm about a potential link between a mosquito-borne virus called Zika and a dramatic increase in Brazilian babies born with microcephaly — a rare condition that results in abnormally small heads.
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Here’s Why You Shouldn’t Panic Over Bacon And Processed Meats Causing Cancer
A startling report by an international team of scientists suggests that processed meats like hotdogs and bacon are a definite cause of cancer, while red meat is a probable cause. Here’s what this means to your health and why you have no reason to panic.
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Why We Still Don’t Have An Ebola Vaccine
More than 1900 people have died in this year’s Ebola outbreak in West Africa. The World Health Organisation says nearly all of the 3500 confirmed or suspected infections result from human-to-human transmission. Amid emergency WHO meetings and frenzied containment efforts, where is the Ebola vaccine?