SAN FEERNANDO CITY, Nov. 11 (PIA) – The regional health department here is eyeing to put up temporary quarantine facilities for residents suspected to have contracted the ebola virus or those found exhibiting symptoms of the disease. Dr. Myrna Cabotaje, Department of Health director in Region 1, said protocol mandates that ebola suspects must be transferred to the nearest DOH ebola-referral hospitals namely the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine, San Lazaro Hospital and Lung Center […]
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Laundry detergent pods pose serious risk to young kids
(Reuters Health) – U.S. poison control centers received more than 17,000 calls – or about one per hour – about children who’d been exposed to chemicals in laundry detergent pods in 2012 and 2013, a new study found. Over 700 of the children were hospitalized, and one child died, researchers said. “This caught us by surprise,” said Dr. Gary Smith, the study’s lead author from the Center for Injury Research and Policy at Nationwide Children’s […]
U.S., European authorities arrest 16 online drug, weapons traders
(Reuters) – U.S. and European authorities have arrested 16 suspected members of underground drugs and weapons cybermarkets this week, in addition to the alleged operator of the website known as Silk Road 2.0, Europe’s police agency Europol said on Friday. U.S. authorities said on Thursday they had shut down Silk Road 2.0, the successor website to Silk Road, an underground online drugs marketplace, and charged its alleged operator, Blake Benthall, with conspiracy to commit drug […]
BMW develops street lights with electric car-charging sockets
(Reuters) – BMW has developed street lights equipped with sockets to charge electric cars, it said on Friday, and will run a pilot project in Munich next year that uses existing local authority lighting networks. BMW said it has made two prototype “Light and Charge” street lights which combine efficient Light Emitting Diodes (LED) with the company’s ChargeNow recharging stations for electric cars. “Seamless charging infrastructure is essential if we want to see more electric […]
Rapid Response Team against Ebola formed
Doctors and health workers formed rapid response teams that will be sent to remote areas if ever the Ebola virus enters the country.
DOH clarifies W.H.O. statement on people affected with mental health problems
MANILA, Oct 31 — The Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday clarified that the statement “800,000 people with mental health conditions” made by the World Health Organization (WHO) was based on an estimate that is usually used in case of calamities. “During a calamity, the number of people with depression or other common mental health disorders is estimated to increase by half from a baseline of 10-20% of the affected population,” Acting Secretary Janette Loreto-Garin […]
Ebola Virus Outbreak
In August 8, the World Health Organization declared the Ebola virus outbreak as a international health emergency. WHO asked all nations to not ignore this deadly virus. Countries with severe cases of Ebola were affected economically. The Ebola virus allegedly originated from the meat of wild animals, one of this is the fruit bat, that transferred the virus when eaten by humans. The name came from Ebola River in Conga were the first outbreak of […]
Darth Vader runs for Ukrainian elections
A man pretending to be “Darth Vader” is campaigning for a seat in the Ukrainian parliament, with an aim of creating an electronic government with free computer education for all.
Dog of Ebola positive nurse tested negative
The pet King Charles spaniel of the nurse who was affected by the Ebola in Dallas City tested negative, although he must still remain in isolation for 21 days.
New York Mayor assures city health workers ready for the Ebola virus
The mayor of New York City, assured residents of the city that the health care workers of the city are prepared for the Ebola virus.
New York physician tested positive for Ebola
A member of the Doctors Without Borders, Dr. Craig Spencer, became the first Ebola case in New York City and tested positive for the said virus.
Mali conducts Ebola monitoring
Mali becomes the sixth west African nation to become affected with Ebola as authorities conduct monitoring to counteract the outbreak.
