Health Archive
Archives for August 2014


The number of deaths from the Ebola virus in 2014 has now exceeded the total number of recorded deaths from Ebola in history.


Genetic sequences of dozens of Ebola virus samples will provide much needed information for fighting the disease.


The NIH will start a phase one trial next month with three volunteers who have already enrolled in the experiment.


The Democratic Republic of the Congo has reported several Ebola cases, and they appear unrelated to the outbreak in West Africa.


New Harvard poll shows that fear and misconceptions about the virus are spreading in America.


This study backs a major argument for medical marijuana.


The US, Australia, Japan, Korea, Israel, and Western Europe are solid. Everyplace else has problems.


Only 19.6 percent of American adults with mood disorders get minimally adequate treatment — but treatment can really work.