Week Facts |
Bill Gates Provides $12 Million to Help Discover Universal Flu Vaccine
Week Facts Bill Gates is joining a universal vaccine for potentially deadly viruses. At a meeting at the Boston Harbor Hotel and the World Trade Center on April 27th, Gates emphasized the need for new treatments and a better global response to future epidemics ... Are we ready for an epidemic this summer? |
Science Daily |
Study: Minority Kids Underrepresented in Autism Diagnoses
PsychCentral.com Although minorities are commonly overrepresented in special education in the U.S., a new study from the University of Kansas (KU) has found a stark exception: minorities with autism are widely underrepresented, particularly those from African-American ... Minorities widely underrepresented in autism diagnoses |
Washington Post |
Are we ready for an epidemic this summer?
Washington Post Summer is coming. And if you think a warm-weather surge of mosquitoes and ticks is not as frightening as the fictional winter's White Walkers from “Game of Thrones,” you haven't read this week's report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ... |
Chicago Tribune |
School: Four Western Illinois University students have mumps
Chicago Tribune Four students at Western Illinois University's Macomb campus have come done with cases of the mumps, school officials announced Friday. The state Department of Public Health reported four lab-confirmed cases of mumps, the school said. The state, school ... Four students at Western Illinois University test positive for mumps Mumps cases at WIU; none reported in McLean County 4 mumps cases reported at Western Illinois University |
Express.co.uk |
High blood pressure: Five summer foods to cut your BP reading
Express.co.uk HIGH blood pressure has few symptoms, making it difficult to notice. Symptoms it displays when it is very high include chest pain, shortness of breath and headaches. Lower blood pressure is possible, with changes to diet and lifestyle, or by taking ... Manage high blood pressure by cutting down sodium intake 1.3M Canadians could benefit if doctors lowered blood pressure targets: study |