U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Ebola Can Be Transmitted Through Sex

Medicine & Technology May 02, 2015

U.S. health officials now say that the Ebola virus can be transmitted when survivors of the disease have unprotected sex and could even occur many months after being declared free of the virus.

Indoor Tanning Can Lead to Health Hazards Such as Burns and Skin Cancer

Dec 24, 2014

A recent study found that indoor tanning is not as harmless as it appears to be. According to the study conducted by researchers from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), indoor tanning has sent people to hospitals after getting burns, eye injuries, and loss of consciousness. Among the long-term effects associated with the activity are: cancer of the skin, cataracts and melanoma.