- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- February 11th, 2015
Obama Wants to Pull US Ebola-Fighting Troops from Africa
The US President wishes to pull nearly all of the country's troops from Ebola-stricken regions in West Africa
- Health
- By Laura Sinpetru
- January 31st, 2015
The Deadly Ebola Virus Is Rapidly Mutating, Scientists Warn
Should these mutations make it possible for the virus to spread through the air, thousands more people could be infected
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- January 3rd, 2015
The Ebola Virus Has So Far Infected Well over 20,000 People
Of the people who contracted the virus, some 8,000 passed away not long after developing the deadly Ebola disease
- Health
- By Laura Sinpetru
- October 21st, 2014
How 3 Ebola-Infected People Could Fly Out of Africa Each and Every Month
Study finds the Ebola epidemic would be way worse if it weren't for screening operations at international airports
- Editorials
- By Laura Sinpetru
- October 18th, 2014
Money Is Not the Only and Definitely Not the Best Weapon Against Ebola
Philanthropists and governments can spend all the money they want on fighting it, there's one thing that matters more
- Editorials
- By Laura Sinpetru
- October 11th, 2014
Why It's Never Ever OK to Shout “I Have Ebola” on a Plane
Or in the supermarket, or in church, or even in the comfort of your own private, personal home for that matter
- Health
- By Laura Sinpetru
- October 2nd, 2014
How the Ebola Outbreak Could Fuel a Malaria Epidemic
Following the Ebola outbreak, Liberia, Guinea, and Sierra Leone all pulled the plug on malaria control efforts
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- September 29th, 2014
Deadly Ebola Virus Could Infect 1.4 Million People by the End of January
Specialists with the US CDC says the Ebola epidemic in West Africa has high chances to go from bad to worse
- Health
- By Laura Sinpetru
- September 6th, 2014
A Simple Blood Transfusion Could Treat Deadly Ebola Disease
The idea is to transfer whole blood or purified serum from survivors to those infected
- Health
- By Laura Sinpetru
- September 3rd, 2014
World Health Organization OKs Ebola Drug Trials
It has not yet been decided what drugs and vaccines are to be tested
- Health
- By Laura Sinpetru
- August 29th, 2014
WHO: $490M (€371.4M) Needed to Contain the Ongoing Ebola Outbreak
Even with such an investment, 20,000 people will still be infected in the months to come
- Editorials
- By Laura Sinpetru
- August 9th, 2014
The Ebola Virus Is Actually a Pretty Cool Little Fellow
Strictly scientifically speaking, the Ebola virus is well worthy of our admiration
- Health
- By Laura Sinpetru
- August 8th, 2014
West Africa's Ebola Outbreak Is an “Extraordinary Event,” the Largest to Date
The Ebola outbreak is a threat to international public health, specialists with WHO warn
- Green
- By Laura Sinpetru
- March 28th, 2014
Sea Shepherd Launches New Anti-Poaching Campaign, This Time in West Africa
The organization is to spend several months patrolling Senegalese waters
- Green
- By Laura Sinpetru
- January 9th, 2014
Lions Are in Danger of Becoming Extinct in West Africa
New study says that just 250 such felines currently inhabit the region
- Green
- By Laura Sinpetru
- October 8th, 2012
Hershey's Production Lines Will Move to 100% Certified Cocoa by 2020
The company intends to green up its working agenda, abide by the highest labor standards
- Health
- By Tudor Vieru
- October 31st, 2008
African Spice Can Prevent Diabetes
Grains of paradise grow in coastal swamps