Zika virus no longer represents a public health emergency, the World Health Organisation announced on Friday. On the face of it, this sounds like good news. But this is not a downgrading of the threat of the virus – if anything, it’s an upgrading, says Christian Lindmeier of the WHO.
The emergency status was used when little was known about Zika virus, and an urgent response was required from funders and researchers to learn more. “Today, we are in a very different situation,” Peter Salama, head of the WHO’s health emergencies programme, told a press briefing on Tuesday. Now that we know that Zika causes brain damage in fetuses and newborns, and that it is spreading, we need a long term approach. “It’s critical that we recognise that Zika virus will continue to spread,” he says. “And we need to continue to be able to respond.”
Fracking Cause Earthquakes
Critics of fracking often cite increased earthquakes as one of the many dangers the natural gas extraction method poses to communities and regions. It’s a contentious issue — natural gas proponents and oil companies say it just ain’t true — but new research published Thursday finds that clusters of earthquakes in western Canada are indeed caused by fracking.
Vitamin D supplements may benefit children with autism spectrum disorder
Key Alzheimer's drug fails memory test, Eli Lilly shares plunge
Twenty years of research shows clearly that breaking up amyloid plaques is not the answer. You have to prevent them.
No Evidence of Aloe Vera Found in the Aloe Vera at Wal-Mart, CVS
They contain maltodextrin- an allergen. go figure.
Baby’s White Streak in Hair Keeps Family’s 200-Year Heritage Alive
Students have trouble judging the credibility of information online, researchers find
Back in the day, librarians taught these skills to middle schoolers.
I guess that's so last-century.
Why diet drinks with aspartame may actually help make you fatter
Worrying traces of resistant bacteria in air
Polluted city air has now been identified as a possible means of transmission for resistant bacteria. Researchers have shown that air samples from Beijing contain DNA from genes that make bacteria resistant to the most powerful antibiotics we have.
