Editor's Rant: Communicating the data and about the data...

It is pretty damn hard work trying to get hold of data on virus outbreaks around the world. When it is, it may be available in unfriendly formats. It may not be made public at all. When it is available, it is often slow to appear or it may have random reporting gaps, or be partially incomplete....

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Ebola virus: wild and domestic animals, plants and insects...

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Snapdate: Ebola virus disease 2014/2015 by map...

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Ebola Returns To Liberia With A Mysterious Case Near Monrovia

Almost two months after Liberia was declared Ebola-free, the disease has cropped up again — this time in a rural town outside the capital city. So far, there's only one new case, but health officials are rushing to stop its spread. Liberia's deputy health minister, Tolbert Nyenswah, said Tuesday...

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Grapefruit, orange juice linked to increased risk of melanoma

Published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, the study found people who consumed high amounts of whole grapefruit or orange juice were over a third more likely to develop melanoma, compared with those who consumed low amounts. However, lead study author Dr. Shaowei Wu, of the Department...

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Slam Dunk for Diabetes Camp offers lessons on and off the court

SCHERERVILLE | Some youngsters may think that living with diabetes means playing competitive sports is off limits. Not so the 40 youths who attended fifth annual Moses E. Cheeks Slam Dunk for Diabetes Basketball Camp at Franciscan Omni Health and Fitness last month. The camp is offered for diabetic...

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Ebola mysteriously returns to Liberia...[UPDATED]

v2-1JULY2015 AESTIn a gut-wrenching, but not wholly unexpected event, a new case of Ebola virus disease (EVD) has popped up in a town called Nedowein (or Nedowian [8]), about 50km south west of Liberia's capital, Monrovia.Liberia had been declared a country free of EVD on 9-May-2015 - 52 days ago, or...

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Trade union steps up efforts to save veterinary laboratory

A TRADE union has called for all opponents of plans to close a world-class veterinary laboratory to work together after holding talks with the local MSP. Prospect warned following talks with Highlands and Islands MSP David Stewart that closure of the Inverness facility, which carries out...

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'Eat carbohydrates last' advice for people with diabetes

“Eating protein and veg BEFORE carbs…could help diabetics control their blood sugar,” the Mail Online reports. However, the advice is based on a very small study and the influence of food ordering really needs to be checked in much larger studies before it can be made an official guideline. The...

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Rapid test for Ebola developed by Cardiff firm BBI

BBI says its Ebola test could provide results in 20 minutes and could be used at borders to control the spread of the virus A rapid test for the Ebola virus which could provide a result in 20 minutes has been developed by Cardiff-based diagnostics business BBI. To date there have been...

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