Take The Plunge Into World Toilet Day
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Health & Safety
Are Modafinil's Brain-Boosting Benefits Hype Or Science?
Modafinil has been approved for treatment of narcolepsy, but it's often used to improve mental performance. The question is, does it work? A new study says probably not.
Toxic Tau Of Alzheimer's May Offer A Path To Treatment
Faulty forms of the brain protein tau trigger tangles inside and outside brain cells of Alzheimer's patients. Scientists say figuring out how to stop bad tau's spread from cell to cell might be key.
Bloodmobiles To Collect Plasma From West Africa's Ebola Survivors
Researchers gear up tests in West Africa to see whether blood from Ebola survivors can help people who are sick with the disease. This is part of a broader effort to test therapies in West Africa.
Outreach Workers Look For Gains In Second Year Of Obamacare
Montana and Georgia both have minority populations whom health advocates hope to enroll for coverage. But advocates also fear that many in those communities won't qualify for subsidized coverage.
India Quarantines Ebola Survivor Because Of Infectious Semen
Ebola can linger in semen for months after a person recovers from the disease. So survivors are typically given condoms and a stern warning. But India is being more cautious.
Americans Think Ebola Is A Top Health Care Problem
A new poll shows Ebola is the one of the top health concerns of Americans, below access to health care and affordable health care. Robert Siegel talks to Frank Newport, editor in chief at Gallup.
Measles Still Kills 400 Kids A Day — And It May Be Making A Comeback
The global fight against the disease has stalled, says the World Health Organization. The recession gets some of the blame. And so does the anti-vaccine movement.
Spanish Nurse Says She Reported Her Ebola Symptoms Several Times
A Spanish-language newspaper reports that Teresa Romero Ramos told authorities on three separate occasions before her quarantine that she had a fever.
Ebola-Infected Doctor Arrives In Nebraska For Treatment
Dr. Martin Salia, who got the virus while working in Sierra Leone, is said to be sicker than some of the other patients who have been successfully treated for the disease in the U.S.