Ebola Virus Disease (formerly known as Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever) is a Severe, often fatal illness, with a death of up to 90%. The illness affects humans and non-human primates (monkeys, gorillas and chimpanzees).

Ebola virus disease (EVD), formerly known as Ebola hemorrhagic fever, is a severe, often fatal illness in humans.

For proper growth and development, every child needs to be provided adequate nutrition, proper care, love and affection, particularly during the early years of life. Breastfeeding lays the foundation for his/her healthy life not only during infancy/childhood, but during the later years too.

Bethesda: During pregnancy, many women make a concerted effort to keep stress levels low—and for good reason. Maternal stress has been linked to a number of negative outcomes for women and their infants, including developmental and behavioral problems.

Gainesville: Your teeth can tell stories about you, and not just that you always forget to floss.

Washington: Of cerebral palsy, caregivers and patients know this is an understatement: it’s not easy. The permanently debilitating condition, which occurs in babies from the prenatal stage to toddlers, comes with more than its fair share of lifelong challenges – from mobility problems to developmental setbacks.One of the biggest challenges posed to physicians when treating cerebral palsy patients is the problem of gait, or a patient’s movement patterns. In those patients, brain damage limits their arm and leg motor functions, which affects posture and free movement in the limbs.

Philadelphia: Use of electroacupuncture (EA) – a form of acupuncture where a small electric current is passed between pairs of acupuncture needles – produces significant improvements in fatigue, anxiety and depression in as little as eight weeks for early stage breast cancer patients experiencing joint pain related to the use of aromatase inhibitors (AIs) to treat breast cancer.

New Delhi: Studies since 2012 have estimated that over 74% of urban Indians are overweight (i.e. BMI over 23 kg/m2).

Nashville: Getting a tooth pulled sounds frightening to a number of patients, but tooth extractions today are far less painful than ever before. Due to powerful anesthetics and sedatives, many patients experience little to no discomfort and only minor bleeding. A sedative can be used to relieve anxiety and causes the patient to relax during the procedure.

Washington: As the beginning of the school year approaches, parents need to remind their children about the importance of hand washing. Every day people touch several surfaces including books, desks, door knobs, sink handles, and other people and of them harbor germs like bacteria and viruses that can cause illnesses.