Ebola is a virus. A single-stranded RNA virus to be specific. While a source of infection for those at risk, Ebola has become a greater source of fear and misunderstanding than true public health risk to most. Transmission of Ebola requires close contact between someone infected and a hospitable host (person). This means it is relatively hard to transmit and …
Metal Allergy and Joint Replacement
Joint replacements, especially at the knee and hip, can fail due to a ‘metal hypersensitivity or allergy’. The growing number of joint replacement surgeries in the US has led to a growing number of failures, prompting this new review study published in the Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology. Read abstract Knowing which metal(s) a person is reactive to can …
Predictive Biomarkers Featured in New Report
“The Power of Predictive Biomarkers: Eight Predictors of Life and Death” Increased risk of disease and shortened life…or improved resilience and years-or even decades- of healthy life added? This is the choice patients have to make. A new report written especially for healthcare practitioners discusses the 8 functional tests that, when taken together, cover all major aspects of metabolism and are …