Category archives for: Medicine

BP Oil Spill: National Incident Commander Thad Allen “Seepage Found Near Wellhead”

Today has been a tough day for crews working to end the damage caused by the Deepwater Horizon disaster, methane seepage was reported near the wellhead as well as, A Whale pulled from the scene.

Texas Physicians Plead Guilty to 10-Year Health Care Fraud Conspiracy

Drs. Arun and Kiran Sharma, of Kemah, Texas, have been convicted to “conspiring to commit health care fraud over a 10-year-period in the Southern District of Texas”.

Potentially Deadly Fungus Expected to Spread Across the U.S.

An airborne fungus also known as the “deadly fungus” has infected more than 50 people in the Pacific Northwest.

LEAP Founder to be Honored for Haiti Relief Aid

One of the first on the ground when January earthquake devastated Haiti, P. Craig Hobar, MD, to be honored for service.

World Malaria Day | Fighting to Save 765,000 in Sub-Saharan Africa

World Malaria Day is not a celebration, it is an awareness day globally. Annually, 850,000 die from a simple mosquito bite. Ninety percent of malaria deaths are children.

Polio resurfaces in Tajikistan after 13 years | 7 cases confirmed and 100 cases suspected

Poliomyelitis (polio) has reappeared in Tajikistan after 13 years of absence with confirmed seven cases and 100 cases of polio suspected.

ALS | Homeland Charities In Crisis as Generous Support Given Readily to Foreign Countries

An example of a not-for-profit agency in critical financial need is ALS of Nevada that stands alone in its fight to help victims of Lou Gehrig’s disease and the caregivers of those victims.

Multiple Sclerosis New Study Suggests Statins Show Promise

A research group studying MS patients, noticed a cholesterol-lowering drug, taken in the earliest stages of the disease, has the potential to lower the formation of new brain lesions.

New “Liberation” Treatment Discovered for Multiple Sclerosis Patients

After Elena Zamboni was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and began experiencing the struggles common to MS sufferers: pain, fatigue, weakness, her husband, Dr. Paolo Zamboni embarked on an intense personal and professional journey

Senator Specter Seeks to Keep Veterans Court Open after Missed Deadlines

U.S. Senator Arlen Specter (D-Pa.) introduced legislation today to keep appeals process open for disabled veterans to help get their benefits.