‘Terrifying’ Ebola epidemic out of control in DRC, say experts
An Ebola epidemic in a conflict-riven region of Democratic Republic of Congo is out of control and could become as serious as the outbreak that...
Posts Tagged: "Epidemic"
K2 drug epidemic strikes NYC
New York lawmakers are demanding that internet companies stop selling synthetic marijuana, known as K2, widely used among...
120 deaths a day: US heroin & prescription drugs epidemic spinning out of control
American lawmakers are grappling with ways to respond to a worsening heroin epidemic. Drug overdoses are now the...
US establishing ‘Ebola response teams’ to contain epidemic
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday that “Ebola response teams” are being assembled that will be able to deploy “within hours” to...
Police warn of clown epidemic in Norfolk
A member of the public contacted police after being spooked by a person wearing a full clown outfit...
US food corporations fueling obesity epidemic with addictive ingredients
By 2030, more than half of Americans could be obese, taxing the nation’s health while costing the country...
18 American women die every day from prescription drugs
Women in the US are dying from prescription drug overdose at record rates: a new study found that this death rate has increased five-fold in...
“Radiation epidemic” killing So. California sea lions?
Source: The Orange County Register Author: ERIKA I. RITCHIE NOAA investigates: natural die-off, radiation? A team of experts...
US military struggling to stop suicide epidemic among war veterans
By Ed Pilkington Libby Busbee is pretty sure that her son William never sat through or read Shakespeare's...
An Epidemic of Psychiatric Drugging of U.S. Soldiers
Infographic by the Health Ranger (more…)
US warns of possible worldwide epidemic triggered by deadly Yosemite virus
At least two people are dead as a result of a deadly mouse-borne virus spotted at Yosemite National Park in California and feared to have...
The Real Cause of the Global Obesity Epidemic
Some 68% of all Americans are overweight, and obesity has almost doubled in the last couple of decades worldwide. As International Business...