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Ebola Virus: Nigerian Patients to Be Given Nano Silver – WSJ

On: August 16, 2014

[R]ecently, the Wall Street Journal and other news outlets reported that President ‘Goodluck Jonathan’ of Nigeria is considering using Nano Silver to combat the growing Ebola threat. While it’s understandable that people in Nigeria are terrified of Ebola within their borders, it is unknown whether or not Nano Silver will stopContinue Reading

Deadly Illness in Nicaragua Baffles Experts | NYTimes.com

By: Sharon

On: May 9, 2014

In: Emerging Diseases

[W]hat? 20,000 mystery deaths in a decade? Where is the media attention to this one? Yes, it’s in today’s online version of the NYT, and you can find a few other mentions in the past few years, but for the most part this story is vastly under-reported. If this wereContinue Reading

Novel Conjunction: ‘Winds of Evil’ meets ‘Armageddon Strain’ in the Gulf of Mexico

By: Sharon

On: August 27, 2012

In: Biological Threats, Emerging Diseases, Pestilence & Disease

By SHARON K. GILBERT SEVEN years ago to the day, Hurricane Katrina reached Category 3 status in the Gulf of Mexico. The eyewall began to strengthen, and the storm’s track moved ever closer to New Orleans. The shocking images of the hurricane’s landfall and subsequent storm surge played out beforeContinue Reading

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