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Biohacking Healthcare

(Forbes) Here’s a fairly new term for the healthcare lexicon – biohacking. Wikipedia files their entry under the single category of human biology. The entry itself is very brief and, at least according to Wikipedia, there are two meanings: the art of managing one’s own biology using a combination of medical, nutritional, electronic, and Quantified  Read More »

NBC WEAPONS: Once More Anthrax Is Back

(Strategy Page) There was recently an outbreak of Anthrax 20 kilometers from a Russian airbase in Kyrgyzstan. Anthrax is a bacteria, and some people and animals can fight off infections and even develop an immunity. But there usually some fatalities during a major outbreak and Russian troops in Kyrgyzstan are unlikely to have any such  Read More »

Rinderpest: New analysis tells how world eradicated deadliest cattle plague

(Phys.org) A new analysis published today in Science traces the recent global eradication of the deadliest of cattle diseases, crediting not only the development of a new, heat-resistant vaccine, but also the insight of local African herders, who guided scientists in deciding which animals to immunize and when. The study provides new insights into how  Read More »

California Cantaloupes Recalled Over Salmonella Test

(Food Safety News) As many as one-half million California-grown cantaloupes were recalled Thursday “out of an abundance of caution” by Fresno-based DFI Marketing Inc. Most have likely already been consumed without any illnesses being associated with them. But a single sample in a test by USDA’ Microbiological Data Program (MDP) did come back positive for  Read More »

West Nile outbreak stresses lab testing limits, delays diagnosis

(NBC News) A spike in West Nile virus infections in the U.S. this summer has strained the nation’s laboratory testing capabilities, creating brief shortages of diagnostic test kits and forcing lab staffers in some states to work extra shifts or rely on temporary hires for help. The outbreak has surged to at least 2,636 cases  Read More »

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