WASHINGTON D.C. — The most obvious effects of too much sun exposure are cosmetic, like wrinkled and rough skin. Some damage, however, goes deeper—ultraviolet light can damage DNA and cause proteins in the body to break down into smaller, sometimes harmful pieces that may also damage DNA, increasing the risk of skin cancer and cataracts. […]
If deemed safe, an experimental Ebola vaccine will be administered in a trial program in West Africa where tens of thousands of doses will be administered says the World Health Organization. This new news coming from WHO comes as the U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced that all passengers arriving from three west African countries, […]
According to Nationwide Children’s Hospital researchers, 63,000 children under the age of six experienced out-of-hospital medication errors annually between 2002 and 2012. One child is affected every eight minutes, usually by a well-meaning parent or caregiver unintentionally committing a medication error. The most common medication mistakes in children under the age of six occur in […]
U.S. Senator Mark Begich issued a statement Tuesday following a briefing by the U.S. Centers of Disease Control (CDC) on the response to the Ebola outbreak and Alaska’s ability to respond to and prevent the spread of the disease. “Though an outbreak in Alaska is highly unlikely, I know that Alaskans are concerned about Ebola—especially […]