Podcasts about enterovirus d68

This episode discusses five MMWR reports. First, a new CDC study shows that updated COVID-19 vaccines protect against symptomatic illness, including infections caused by the JN.1 variant. Second, Neptune's Fix, a flavored tianeptine elixir sold in gas stations, convenience stores, and online, is associated with serious clinical outcomes in 17 patients in New Jersey. Third, acute flaccid myelitis, or AFM, remained low in the U.S. between 2019 and 2022 despite increased circulation of EV-D68, an enterovirus previously connected to an increase in AFM cases. Fourth, Peru reported its largest dengue outbreak in 2023.

MedLink Neurology Podcast is delighted to feature selected episodes from BrainWaves, courtesy of James E Siegler MD, its originator and host. BrainWaves is an academic audio podcast whose mission is to educate medical providers through clinical cases and topical reviews in neurology, medicine, and the humanities, and episodes originally aired from 2016 to 2021. Originally released: July 18, 2017 I am not sure there are many things more terrifying than watching your child experience what looks like “just a cold” and then, over the course of a few hours, become paralyzed. In this episode, Drs. Ana Cristancho and Sarah Hopkins describe what we know about this recent polio-like outbreak in the United States. BrainWaves podcasts and online content are intended for medical education only and should not be used to guide medical decision-making in routine clinical practice. This episode was vetted and approved by Dr. Sarah Hopkins. REFERENCES Aliabadi N, Messacar K, Pastula DM, et al. Enterovirus D68 infection in children with acute flaccid myelitis, Colorado, USA, 2014. Emerg Infect Dis 2016;22(8):1387-94. PMID 27434186Greninger AL, Naccache SN, Messacar K, et al. A novel outbreak enterovirus D68 strain associated with acute flaccid myelitis cases in the USA (2012-14): a retrospective cohort study. Lancet Infect Dis 2015;15(6):671-82. PMID 25837569Messacar K, Schreiner TL, Van Haren K, et al. Acute flaccid myelitis: a clinical review of US cases 2012-2015. Ann Neurol 2016;80(3):326-38. PMID 27422805  We believe that the principles expressed or implied in the podcast remain valid, but certain details may be superseded by evolving knowledge since the episode's original release date.

This episode discusses five MMWR reports. The first report looks at adverse childhood experiences among high school students during the COVID-19 pandemic. The second report highlights e-cigarette use among middle and high school students in the United States. The third report examines firearm homicide and suicide rates in the United States. The fourth report examines antihistamine positivity and involvement in drug overdose deaths. And the last report describes the rates and trends of foodborne diseases.

This episode discusses five MMWR reports. The first report provides early evidence of protection from monkeypox after a single dose of the JYNNEOS vaccine. The second report describes the low monkeypox transmission risk among residents of Cook County Jail in Chicago. The third report examines acute respiratory illnesses among children and teens associated with enterovirus D68. The fourth report highlights the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices' recommendations for the cholera vaccine. And the last report examines the effectiveness of a second COVID-19 booster dose against hospitalization and death among nursing home residents.

In the early 1950's, Polio was one of the most unknown and feared disease in the United States. According to the CDC, polio caused hundreds of thousands of cases of paralysis before the development of a vaccine. Since the vaccine, there have been no new cases, until now. In addition, we are seeing the continued spread of another virus that can cause paralysis, Enterovirus D68. Today we will talk about the possible relationships between these two viral diseases and what you our healthcare providers need to be aware of for prompt diagnosis and treatment.  Today I am delighted to be speaking with my colleague Dr. Kevin Messacar.  Kevin works in the Infectious Disease department at Children's Hospital Colorado and is an Associate professor in the department of pediatrics at the University of Colorado school of Medicine.

Course: Enterovirus D68 and Acute Flaccid Myelitis in 2022 Course Director: Tony R Tarchichi MD  - Associate Professor in Dept of Pediatrics at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Course Director: Megan Culler Freeman MD, PhD - Clinical Instructor in the Dept of Pediatrics at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine This Podcast series was created for Pediatric Hospitalists or those healthcare professionals who take care of hospitalized children.  This episode is Enterovirus D68 and Acute Flaccid Myelitis in 2022. As always there is free CME credit of up to 0.5 AMA category 1 for listening to this podcast and going to the Univ of Pitt site. See the link below.  ______________________________________________________ Objectives: Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to: Review the epidemiology and virology of Enterovirus D68. Review the presentation, diagnosis and potential treatment of Acute Flaccid Myelitis. Review the link between Enterovirus D68 and Acute Flaccid Myelitis. ______________________________________________________ Released:  9/19/2022, Reviewed 9/19/2022, Expire: 9/19/2023 If you are new to the Internet-based Studies in Education and Research (ISER) website (which is how you will get your CME credit), you will first need to create an account: Step 1. Create an Account https://www.hsconnect.pitt.edu/HSC/home/create-account.do If you have used the ISER website in the past, you can click on the link below and then log onto in order to complete the evaluation for this training: Step 2. To access the test for CME credit: Coming soon! Accreditation Statement: The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of  (0.5)  AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

The advisory is an alert for healthcare providers, not a cause for parents to panic.

This week we will discuss Polio and Enterovirus (EV)-D68 ​Most people who get infected with poliovirus will not have any visible symptoms. About 1 out of 4 people (or 25 out of 100) with poliovirus infection will have flu-like symptoms that can include: Sore throat Fever Tiredness Nausea Headache Stomach pain ​These symptoms usually last 2 to 5 days, then go away on their own. A smaller proportion of people with poliovirus infection will develop other, more serious symptoms that affect the brain and spinal cord: Meningitis (infection of the covering of the spinal cord and/or brain)occurs in about 1–5 out of 100 people with poliovirus infection, depending on virus type Paralysis (can't move parts of the body) or weakness in the arms, legs, or both occurs in about 1 out of 200 people to 1 in 2000 people, depending on virus type ​Paralysis is the most severe symptom associated with poliovirus because it can lead to permanent disability and death. Between 2 and 10 out of 100 people who have paralysis from poliovirus infection die, because the virus affects the muscles that help them breathe. ​Even children who seem to fully recover can develop new muscle pain, weakness, or paralysis as adults, 15 to 40 years later. This is called post-polio syndrome. Note that “poliomyelitis” (or “polio” for short) is defined as the paralytic disease. So only people with the paralytic infection are considered to have the disease. (Credits: CDC) ​Enterovirus was first identified in California in 1962, enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) is one of more than 100 non-polio enteroviruses. EV-D68 can cause mild to severe respiratory illness, or no symptoms at all. Mild symptoms may include runny nose, sneezing, cough, body aches, and muscle aches. Severe symptoms may include wheezing and difficulty breathing. The link between Enterovirus D68 and a polio-like illness has been bolstered by new research showing a spike in both the virus and reports of acute flaccid myelitis in children in 2018, a new government report suggests. The report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reinforces previous research that the virus strikes every other year and in the late summer and early fall. ​Anyone with respiratory illness should contact their doctor if they are having difficulty breathing or if their symptoms are getting worse. Seek immediate medical attention if you or your child develops any of these symptoms following a respiratory illness: arm or leg weakness pain in the neck, back, arms, or legs difficulty swallowing or slurred speech difficulty moving the eyes or drooping eyelids facial droop or weakness  

Dr. Christopher Harrison, a pediatric infectious disease specialist and professor of pediatrics at Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri, and Sarah Gregory discuss neutralizing enterovirus D68 antibodies in children after a 2014 outbreak.

Complications from poliovirus were a thing of the past until a polio-like illness appeared in 2012. Enterovirus D68 is a likely cause of this new disorder but the impact on children is remarkably similar to polio. Drs Amy Moore, Kim Bjorklund and Wilawan Nopkhun visit the studio as we explore the cause, diagnosis and treatment of acute flaccid myelitis, including a promising procedure called nerve transfer surgery. We hope you can join us!

Dr. Sarah Kidd, a medical epidemiologist at CDC, and Sarah Gregory discuss acute flaccid myelitis and its relationship with enterovirus D68.

Since 2014, some media and radio personalities have attributed the increase in Enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) cases in the US to immigrant children from Central America. The latest was a segment last week on the Savage Nation with Michael Savage, a very popular talk radio program. What is EV-D68 and is it an imported disease from […] The post Enterovirus D68: ‘No evidence it’s an imported disease’ appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

Since 2014, some media and radio personalities have attributed the increase in Enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) cases in the US to immigrant children from Central America. The latest was a segment last week on the Savage Nation with Michael Savage, a very popular talk radio program. What is EV-D68 and is it an imported disease from immigrant children? I look at this in this latest installment in the Infectious Disease News Brief.

Enteroviruses are the cause of a number of infections including hand, foot and mouth disease, the common cold and most recently, the condition called Acute flaccid myelitis or AFM. What are enteroviruses, particularly enterovirus D68, what do we know about them and what research is being done? Joining me to answer these questions about enteroviruses and more Vincent Racaniello, PhD, Dr Racaniello is a Professor of Microbiology & Immunology in the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University and a world renown virologist and science educator.

Enteroviruses are the cause of a number of infections including hand, foot and mouth disease, the common cold and most recently, the condition called Acute flaccid myelitis or AFM. What are enteroviruses, particularly enterovirus D68, what do we know about them and what research is being done? Joining me to answer these questions about enteroviruses […] The post Enterovirus D68, Acute flaccid myelitis and some of the research appeared first on Outbreak News Today.

Course: Enterovirus D68 and Acute Flaccid Myelitis Course Director: Tony R Tarchichi M.D.  - Assistant Professor in Dept of Pediatrics Course Director: John Williams M.D. - Professor in the Dept of Pediatrics   Disclosures: None This Podcast series was created for Pediatric Hospitalists or those healthcare professionals who take care of hospitalized children.  This episode is on Enterovirus D68 and Acute Flaccid Myelitis. As always there is free CME credit of up to 0.5 AMA category 1 for listening to this podcast and going to the Univ of Pitt site. See the link below.     ______________________________________________________ Objectives: Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to: Discuss the Enterovirus D68 outbreaks since 2014. Discuss the difference in Enterovirus D68 and how it is affecting children with asthma. Discuss Acute Flaccid Myelitis, it’s clinical symptoms and how to make diagnosis. ______________________________________________________ Released:  10/30/2018,   Reviewed 10/30/2018, Expire: 10/30/2019   If you are new to the Internet-based Studies in Education and Research (ISER) website (which is how you will get your CME credit), you will first need to create an account:   Step 1. Create an Account https://www.hsconnect.pitt.edu/HSC/home/create-account.do   If you have used the ISER website in the past, you can click on the link below and then log onto in order to complete the evaluation for this training:   Step 2. To access the test for CME credit: https://cme.hs.pitt.edu/ISER/servlet/IteachControllerServlet?actiontotake=loadmodule&moduleid=19915   Accreditation Statement: The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.   The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of  (0.5)  AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

SHOW TOPICS: Birth Control Vaccination, Tetanus Program, Enterovirus D68, Constipation (Air Date 11.10.2014) Dr. Rashid A. Buttar hosts "Advanced Medicine" once a week with Robert Scott Bell on the Robert Scott Bell Show. Dealing with everyday health issues from the Advanced Medicine healthcare perspective, Dr. Buttar and Robert tackle the tough issues and empower you to achieve autonomy and maintain your health freedom.

SHOW TOPICS: Viral Strains, Detoxification System, Epigenetics, Cigarette, Enterovirus D68 Dr. Rashid A. Buttar hosts "Advanced Medicine" once a week with Robert Scott Bell on the Robert Scott Bell Show. Dealing with everyday health issues from the Advanced Medicine healthcare perspective, Dr. Buttar and Robert tackle the tough issues and empower you to achieve autonomy and maintain your health freedom.

Show Topics: Bill Gates Foundation illegal vaccine lawsuit, Enterovirus D68, Ebola news the Medical Rewind way (Air Date 10.6.2014).... Dr. Rashid A. Buttar hosts "Advanced Medicine" once a week with Robert Scott Bell on the Robert Scott Bell Show. Dealing with everyday health issues from the Advanced Medicine healthcare perspective, Dr. Buttar and Robert tackle the tough issues and empower you to achieve autonomy and maintain your health freedom.

With all the hoopla—and rightfully so—sweeping the nation surrounding Ebola, Enterovirus D68, and other viruses reaching pandemic proportion, what little information public health officials provide in the way of prevention is sorely lacking.  “Wash your hands,” “Don’t touch your eyes or nose with unwashed hands,” “Refrain from hugging or kissing those who are sick.”  Come on, guys, give us a little credit!  I don’t know about you, but when I see someone coughing or throwing up, kissing is NOT the first thing on my mind.   So today we want to talk about some ACTUAL ways to prevent infectious disease, beginning with understanding the immune system from the inside out.  Hippocrates gave us some important information about where disease starts some 2,400 years ago when he said, “All diseases begin in the gut.”   Yes, we have a lot of fancy, new medicines, treatments, and procedures, but let me tell you, this guy knew what he was talking about!   80-85% of our immune system is located in the gut.  The rest is in our spleen, marrow, lymphs—but the gut is our first line of defense.  First of all, it’s where we absorb nutrition so that we can rebuild the liver, lung tissue, even the skin.  But the gut has another job, and that is to produce enzymes that kill viruses, bacteria, bad yeast, bad fungi—it keeps things in balance.  It produces every antibiotic under the sun.   As people who live in the world, we learn over time who our neighbors, our family, our friends are; we know who is safe and who is not.  But our immune systems are not so discriminating.  They view every invader as a danger.  If it’s not self, it’s the enemy.   So what’s a human to do?  Stay indoors?  Never shake hands with or kiss another human?  Live in a bubble?  No!  That’s no way to live!  Remember that our immune system is here to help us.  So we need to do our best to help it help us.  There is a way to set our immune system up for success—to have those cells ready at a moment’s notice to fight the battle against the enemy and win.   Our biggest problem is our Standard American Diet—SAD.  And it is sad indeed!  When most of the stuff coming down the pike is no longer technically what Mother Nature would consider food, the system begins to break down.  Holes begin to form, and stuff gets through the walls of the gut and the bloodstream that should not be there.  We begin to react to natural proteins in natural foods, like gluten and casein.  We develop allergies to things we never had a problem with before.  To protect itself, the body, in its wisdom, builds up a thick wall of mucous in the gut to prevent invaders from getting through the system, which is good… but it’s also bad, because now we aren’t absorbing nutrition and the immune system cannot function as it’s created to function.   So what are the first steps in healing and sealing the gut?   1.  FAT.  Chicken soup—the perfect soft, nourishing food, full of healing fat.  Other good fats are butter and cream.  Try butter in your coffee.  I put butter in my chicken soup!  Any way you can get it down, I’m all for it.   2.  IODINE.  One of iodine’s chief jobs is to pull fats into the cell membranes, creating soft, moist, supple membranes in order that each cell can release toxins and absorb nutrition.     We have a lot to say about the gut, and nearly all of it is forbidden information.  It’s not complicated though, so don’t be scared!  You can get started healing and sealing your gut, and consequently, strengthening your immune system today.   What We Talk About: Learn forbidden information about how you can turn on your immune system even more through your gut. Prevention is a lot more than washing your hands and sneezing in tissues. Why there is a flu season and the real reason the fall seems to predominate for cold and flus. Where does disease being? In the gut! Somebody told us that 2,400 years ago. One of the largest conspiracies on the planet, why the FDA only promotes medicine and drugs, preventative care is censored and treated as voodoo. Where is your immune system? About 80-85% of your immune system is in your gut. The digestive system turns over about almost every day, the inside lining of your mouth--the inside of your cheeks that touch the teeth--constantly new cells, constantly, all the time. So what does someone do to avoid disease? Stay indoors all the time, never touch anything or anyone? Live in a bubble? No way! Isolation does not prevent disease. The problem is the current lifestyle of Americans, being a rather sedentary lifestyle, a lifestyle of processed foods, a lifestyle of preserved foods has a very diminishing effect upon the strength of the immune system. Why were you able to eat gluten before and not now? Learn how gluten is not the problem at all. We discuss candida, heartburn, acid reflux, diabetes, leaky gut and more - and why all these things are easy to fix--for good--forever. Learn how to make and all about the benefits and life-saving/changing effects of homemade bone broth. The gut is the most amazing assembly line! Give your gut what it needs to do its job. The gut is your first line of defense for disease. Learn why meat and fat are vital to your health, and how you can keep cancers away by keeping your gut healthy. It’s easier than you think! Download a transcript of this show! Click here

Enterovirus D68 has received a great deal of recent news coverage – what signs and symptoms should parents look out for? Learn more from a UVA specialist in pediatric infectious diseases. Tagged under: Children's Health

This episode we have Drs. Amy Eapen and Elizabeth Musil as our host doctors. We cover influenza vaccines and pet etiquette. Listen in to learn about enterovirus D68 and what parents should know about it. What is hookah smoking? Find out what it is and why it is harmful. Finally, we answer last month's medical trivia question, which was: "How many cells are in the human body?" Topic Times! Health News - Flu vaccine 1:30 Enterovirus D68 4:40 Parenting Tips- Pet Etiquette 9:30 Hookah Smoking 14:10 Trivia 17:00 This episode was recorded in January of 2014. 

There are several dangerous viruses in the news lately. Dr. Prather tells you how to protect yourself and your family. In this episode, you'll discover: --The symptoms of Ebola and how Ebola attacks the walls of your cells. --What your chances are for getting Ebola, and why Dr. Prather says getting the flu is a greater risk for you. --How a healthy immune system will help boost your odds to fight off any virus or bacteria you might contract. --How children are at a greater risk for the Enterovirus D68 virus. --The Structure/Function Health Care approach Dr. Prather uses to fight viruses for his own patients. (And the relationship between cholesterol and the strength of your cell walls to combat viruses.) --The shocking number of times someone should take an antibiotic in their lifetime according to the inventor of antibiotics. And why we need a health care system with LESS reliance on antibiotics. --The diagnostics you and your family should have done to protect your immune system (and why Dr. Prather says 80% of people have a compromised immune system). --The "Too Late" model of health care that is the most ineffective and most expensive way of treating our health. --The alternatives to antibiotics that boost your immune system (vitamins, herbs, minerals, homeopathics). --How a hair analysis can reveal the strength (or weakness) of your body's immune system. www.TheVoiceOfHealthRadio.com

There are several dangerous viruses in the news lately. Dr. Prather tells you how to protect yourself and your family. In this episode, you'll discover:--The symptoms of Ebola and how Ebola attacks the walls of your cells.--What your chances are for getting Ebola, and why Dr. Prather says getting the flu is a greater risk for you.--How a healthy immune system will help boost your odds to fight off any virus or bacteria you might contract.--How children are at a greater risk for the Enterovirus D68 virus.--The Structure/Function Health Care approach Dr. Prather uses to fight viruses for his own patients. (And the relationship between cholesterol and the strength of your cell walls to combat viruses.)--The shocking number of times someone should take an antibiotic in their lifetime according to the inventor of antibiotics. And why we need a health care system with LESS reliance on antibiotics.--The diagnostics you and your family should have done to protect your immune system (and why Dr. Prather says 80% of people have a compromised immune system).--The "Too Late" model of health care that is the most ineffective and most expensive way of treating our health.--The alternatives to antibiotics that boost your immune system (vitamins, herbs, minerals, homeopathics).--How a hair analysis can reveal the strength (or weakness) of your body's immune system.www.TheVoiceOfHealthRadio.com

TRANSCRIPT EBOLA You know something? The whole scare over Ebola spreading doesn't bother me. I mean, Ebola is deadly, I know. But there has been only one case in the US. That's not enough to get me to wear a full enclosure hazmat suit. I am far more troubled by a President and an Administration that appear content to politicize everything. Even if the politicization puts American lives at risk. The head of the CDCP, Tom Frieden said, "“Even if we tried to close the border, it wouldn’t work. People have a right to return. People transiting through could come in. And it would backfire, because by isolating these countries, it’ll make it harder to help them, it will spread more there and we’d be more likely to be exposed here.” This is utter nonsense. It reflects a point of view based in politics not science. It doesn't even make any sense. If travel to and from Ebola afflicted countries were halted temporarily, how could that possible increase the likelihood that Americans would be exposed to Ebola? It doesn't make the least bit of sense. Border countries in the afflicted areas in Africa have closed their borders to travel to and from there. England and France have closed off travel to and from afflicted countries. And England and France are former imperial countries with stronger ties to those nations than the US. Recently, President Obama encouraged tens of thousands of unaccompanied minors, who were given inadequate medical screenings, to be dispersed throughout the United States and he has refused to inform local and state officials of where and with whom he placed those children. Not accidentally, just weeks after Obama dispersed these children throughout the country, a new disease, Enterovirus D68 is now spreading like a prairie fire across 43 states, primarily affecting children. Some children have died, while others have been permanently disabled with a polio-like paralysis. Experts in epidemiology have noted that viruses like Enterovirus D68 don't just show up in 43 states spontaneously. The only existing plausible explanation of the source of the virus are the children from Central America, where the virus is more common. We already know they were given inadequate medical screenings by professionals who were there. In fact, the Federal agencies, in an effort to keep a lid on the reporting of the medical conditions found in those children, forced doctors and nurses treating them to sign non-disclosure agreements, which, if violated, would result in severe criminal and civil penalties. What the medical staff were expected to overlook, however, so shocked them, some came forward to media outlets anonymously, obviously at great risk to themselves How do the unaccompanied Central American children relate to the Ebola virus response? Well Ladies and Gentlemen, it makes perfect sense. When the children were at the border, if it were made public that many of them were carrying a virus not common in the US, which could easily lead to an outbreak and a serious health risk to American school children, public pressure to seal the southern border would have escalated overnight. Obama's dream of normalizing tens of millions of illegals would have evaporated just as quickly. Then, Ebola happened. An ugly, deadly disease. Not a direct threat on the Southern border, but Obama was looking a step or two ahead. Closing off flights between the US and Ebola afflicted countries would be a first step, quickly followed by demands to......wait for it...........close off the Southern border.  As news of the Enterovirus D68 faded into the background, Ebola took center stage.  But in both cases, the Obama administration response is tailored toward the same end. Politicizing medicine when there is a spreading epidemic of a deadly disease is an immoral act if not a criminal one. What could possibly be the motive? The answer lies in US immigration policy changes threatened by President Obama.  This President is expected to act to normalize millions of illegal aliens with the stroke of his pen. Barack Obama is placing health and safety of school children in America at risk for partisan politics. That may sound incredible. Unbelievable. Incomprehensible. But just look at the facts. They are unforgiving. As Enterovirus D68 spreads into more states and claims more victims, it is being overshadowed by the even greater horror of Ebola. With the death of America's first Ebola patient, the Obama administration announced what they call tougher screening at 5 major international airports where they say 94% of all travel from Ebola afflicted countries enter the US. They plan on asking passengers questions and taking their temperatures as they disembark from the plane. Do you find anything curious about that? I certainly do. First of all, why would we choose to screen less than 100% of flights coming in from West Africa? Does that make any sense with a disease as deadly as Ebola? Second, if a passenger is found to have a fever or other signs of possible infection, what good does it do to screen them as they are deplaning in the US and then again, at only 5 airports? It would mean every single person on the plane is a potential victim, exposed to the virus. The medical professionals say it would require contact with body fluids. Oh! You mean like the kind of body fluids you could be exposed to if you used the restroom after the infected person used it? Or if you sat next to him, or brushed up against him as you moved about the jet in flight? It could also mean that Ebola victims can enter the country through an airport not screening passengers.  These measures are not serious. But if Obama decided to stop flights until the Ebola threat subsided, his capitulation on that would demand he also close that southern border.  No matter where you turn on the issue of Ebola or Enterovirus D68, you inevitably come back to the Southern Border and immigration policy. And what if Ebola happened to hit Central or South America, causing a mass migration to the US without sealing the border? The US should do the common sense thing:  we ought to seal the border and stop all flights to and from Ebola afflicted nations and we should only be flying special charters of medical staff and logistics personnel to and from the hot zone.  President Obama is knowingly and with possible malice, hurting the American people with his policies.  It's hard to understand why he would do this, but the only answer seems to be partisan politics. America deserves a better leader than this. Sources: Politico:  CDC Chief on Ebola CNN:  Parents growing anxious about enterovirus American Thinker:  Invasion of Enterovirus EV-D68 CDC:  Non-polio Enterovirus Journal of Virology: Human Rhinoviruses and enteroviruses in influenza-like Illness in Latin America Sharyl Attkisson:  Polio-like illness claims 5th life in US

In the latest episode of the Doom and Bloom(tm) Survival Medicine Hour, Joe Alton, M.D. and Amy Alton, A.R.N.P. discuss: The rising rate of kids with allergies and will they outgrow them? How to deal with Acid Reflux/GERD/Heartburn issues naturally with lifestyle and dietary adjustments. What can you really do with respiratory viruses, such as Enterovirus D68? and much more....

In the latest episode of the Doom and Bloom(tm) Survival Medicine Hour, Joe Alton, M.D. and Amy Alton, A.R.N.P. discuss: The rising rate of kids with allergies and will they outgrow them? How to deal with Acid Reflux/GERD/Heartburn issues naturally with lifestyle and dietary adjustments. What can you really do with respiratory viruses, such as Enterovirus D68? and much more....

Enterovirus D68 is one of the numerous viruses causing the common cold, but it can infrequently cause breathing difficulties in some patients. If you have children, especially if they suffer from asthma, keep listening for more on this virus, courtesy of the House Call Doctor. Visit the website: http://bit.ly/Yles8S

Join Dr Mike in the PediaCast Studio for more news parents can use. This week’s topics include breakfast & type II diabetes, nutritional value of packed lunches, family meals & cyberbullying, soda tax, TV ads & apple fries… plus everything you need to know about the outbreak of Enterovirus D68!