Experts say the world cannot ease up on efforts to fully develop Ebola vaccines. Although the World Health Organization (WHO) this week ended the global health emergency over Ebola, the world cannot ease up on efforts to maximize development of Ebola vaccines and prepare for the next outbreak, according to an expert panel. A report … Continue reading Expert panel urges no letup on Ebola vaccine progress
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Ebola ravaged countries like Sierra Leone, needs Ophthalmologists, eye doctors for Epidemic’s Survivors
Mo is an Ebola survivor who is slowly going blind. (Emily Baumgaertner) Mo scratches at his eyes, his burning photophobia triggered in the sunlight. My instinct is to bat his hand away, to warn him, “You’ll scratch your cornea!”, but I bite my tongue. A corneal abrasion would hardly exacerbate the fact that he … Continue reading Ebola ravaged countries like Sierra Leone, needs Ophthalmologists, eye doctors for Epidemic’s Survivors
Ebola Virus Hiding in the Eyes of Survivors
Some West Africans who have beat the deadly disease are now going blind—and doctors, unsure if treatment would unleash the virus back into the population, are powerless to help them. Ebola Virus Hiding in the Eyes of Survivors Exactly one year after the physician and Ebola survivor Ian Crozier woke from his coma, I met … Continue reading Ebola Virus Hiding in the Eyes of Survivors
Woman dies of Ebola in Liberia; West African country had been declared free from transmission | The Seattle Times
MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — A new case of Ebola has been confirmed in Liberia, the World Health Organization said Friday, a setback for the country which had been declared free from Ebola transmissions in January. Health authorities at the Redemption Hospital in the densely-populated New Kru Town suburbs of Monrovia said a 30-year-old woman died … Continue reading Woman dies of Ebola in Liberia; West African country had been declared free from transmission | The Seattle Times
Jamaican Health and Lifestyle: What you should know about The Arthritis disease
By: Denise N. Fyffe. Copyright © 2012, Poetess Defy, Denise N. Fyffe The Arthritis disease is actually inflammation in the joints. When injury occurs that joint becomes tender, painful, stiff and swollen. If the inflammation is there for an extended period then the tissues will be permanently damaged. A joint is located where two bones … Continue reading Jamaican Health and Lifestyle: What you should know about The Arthritis disease
The Truth about Diet Coke and Diet Pepsi
A Killer In Your Fridge ~ Sweet Poison Reblogged: Rhonda Gessner In October of 2001, my sister started getting very sick She had stomach spasms and she was having a hard time getting around. Walking was a major chore. It took everything she had just to get out of bed; she was in so much … Continue reading The Truth about Diet Coke and Diet Pepsi
Jamaican Health: Getting treatment for depression is important
By: Denise N. Fyffe. Copyright © 2011, Poetess Defy, Denise Fyffe Depression affects about 16% of persons living in the United States. In Australia, one in four women and one in eight men will suffer from depression. About twice as many women as men report or receive treatment for clinical depression, though this imbalance is … Continue reading Jamaican Health: Getting treatment for depression is important
Jamaica’s Viagra, Strongback root
Jamaica's Viagra, known locally as ‘strongback’ the plant grows wild, but you need to know what to look out for. I’d been walking past it for days without knowing its true value, until I saw a young(ish) gentleman pulling up the plant, discarding the branches and keeping the root. When I asked what the plant … Continue reading Jamaica’s Viagra, Strongback root
A Mile in ALS Shoes : What is it like to live with ALS or Lou Gehrigs Disease
Reblogged People ask me often what it's like to live with ALS or Lou Gehrigs Disease. It's a brave question because the answers are not very pleasant. But it's also such a worthy question because understanding how this disease impacts those who suffer from it creates empathy which is so valuable; it carries us into … Continue reading A Mile in ALS Shoes : What is it like to live with ALS or Lou Gehrigs Disease
Jamaican Review: Jamaica’s University Hospital – UHWI
I first experienced this quaint little spot Asia's Cafe, housed at York Plaza, in December of 2013. At 2:00 a.m., I came in from spending the night screaming in agony at the University Hospital of the West Indies. There, only the divine healing touch of God helped because the doctors and nurses of UHWI could … Continue reading Jamaican Review: Jamaica’s University Hospital – UHWI
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