Katie Couric to feature Naegleria survivor, Kali Hardig in October
UPDATE 10-7-13: It has been confirmed that Kali Hardig will be featured on Katie on Thursday, Oct. 10. Kali Hardig, the 12-year-old miracle from Benton, Arkansas, who has captured the hearts of people across More...
Louisiana issues ‘Fact vs Fiction’ info on Naegleria fowleri after ameba confirmed in water system
Just one week after confirming the presence of the “brain-eating amoeba”, Naegleria fowleri, in the public water system in St. Bernard Parish, the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals (DHH) More...
Dispatch Radio: Amoeba awareness, Jamie Grace, war with Syria and other news
SEPTEMBER 14 Guests include: Jeremy Lewis, father of Kyle Lewis and co-founder of the Kyle Gracin Lewis Amoeba Awareness Foundation and Heidi LaMeyer, mother of Hailee LaMeyer, and Education and Advocacy More...
My list of the five deadliest communicable diseases
I was reading a very interesting article entitled “The Five Deadliest Diseases in History” ( no longer available, unfortunately) where the author looked at the deadliest diseases in history in terms of number More...
Naegleria fowleri and amoeba awareness: Personal stories and the great work from ‘Kyle Cares’ and ‘Swim Above Water’
With the summer of 2013 quickly coming to a close, the news revolving around the “brain-eating amoeba”, Naegleria fowleri, has seen everything from the 3rd known survivor of this lethal parasite in Arkansas’ More...
Louisiana: CDC confirms Naegleria in St. Bernard Parish water system, advisory issued
In a follow-up to the story last week of the parasitic meningitis death of a child in St. Bernard Parish in Louisiana, testing of the water system by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has revealed the More...
Louisiana ‘brain-eating amoeba’ death linked to water at St. Bernard Parish home
A child who died from encephalitis caused by the pathogenic amoeba, Naegleria fowleri, while visiting a home in St. Bernard Parish in Louisiana, has been linked to water at the home, according to the Louisiana Department More...
Naegleria fowleri: ‘Miltefosine is not the cure-all’ says ‘Kyle Cares’ founder
There has been a lot to cheer about when it comes to the treatment of parasitic meningitis caused by the amoeba, Naegleria fowleri, with the investigational drug Miltefosine, as the recent news reports on the Kali More...
Florida boy, Zachary Reyna loses battle with deadly amoeba, condolences and prayers pour in
In a sad story out of Miami, Zachary Reyna, the 12-year-old boy who contracted the “brain-eating amoeba”, Naegleria fowleri, a couple of weeks ago has died. The heartbreaking news was made public this More...
Testing on Florida boy, Zachary Reyna, shows ‘negative activity from the amoeba’
UPDATE Aug 24–Zachary Reyna passed away today. Read more here. What is described as a “small victory” by the family of Glades County, Florida boy, Zachary Reyna, is certainly a move in the right More...
Naegleria fowleri survivor, Kali Hardig, walks, swings bat and throws basketball
The Benton, Arkansas miracle child, who recently became the third person (second in the US) to survive the greater than 99 percent lethal “brain eating amoeba”, Naegleria fowleri, is making astonishing More...
Parasitic meningitis case confirmed in Glades County, Florida
Just weeks after the Kali Hardig parasitic meningitis case was confirmed in Arkansas, health authorities in Glades County, Florida are reporting a case of an individual infected with the “brain-eating amoeba”, More...
Kali Hardig’s condition continues to improve, expected to leave ICU tomorrow
The miraculous story of 12-year-old, Benton, Arkansas girl, Kali Hardig continues as the latest Facebook posting from her mother, Traci, indicates she’ll be leaving intensive care tomorrow. “Kali is More...
Yale Law report: UN should be held accountable for Haiti cholera outbreak
In a report published Tuesday by The Transnational Development Clinic and The Global Health Justice Partnership of Yale law school and L’Association Haïtienne de Droit de l’Environnement, researchers say More...
Arkansas girl, Kali Hardig making great progress in her recovery, What is this experimental anti-amoeba drug?
Aug. 7 Update: It was posted on Prayers For Kali Le Ann last night–“They took Kali off the vent! She is moving and responding to questions! We are fly high on every breath she takes! Keep the prayers More...
Arkansas child, Kali Hardig, in critical condition battling Naegleria fowleri
In a follow-up to a recent report, the 12-year-old girl who contacted the greater than 99 percent lethal “brain-eating amoeba”is currently in critical condition at the Arkansas Children’s Hospital More...
Dispatch Radio: July 27, 2013 – Bob Parks talks news and politics, Dr Jennifer Cope on brain eating amoeba, ‘The Wolerine’ review and Patel Conservatory update
JULY 27 GUESTS Bob Parks, Senior Video Producer for Media Research Center (MRCTV) and owner of BlackandRight.com, to talk political and headline news. Detroit bankrupt after years and years of progressive policy More...
CDC expert, Dr. Jennifer Cope talks parasitic meningitis and Naegleria fowleri
On the Saturday, July 27 airing of Dispatch Radio, Dr. Jennifer Cope, Medical Epidemiologist with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) spoke to Dispatch Radio co-host, Robert Herriman, MPH, M(ASCP) More...
Arkansas reports sixth case of parasitic meningitis in four decades, Willow Springs Water Park the likely source
The Arkansas Department of Health (ADH), in conjunction with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), have confirmed a rare case of of primary amebic meningoencephalitis (PAM), a serious disease caused More...
Parasitic meningitis, caused by Naegleria fowleri, confirmed in Arkansas girl
In a follow up to a story Wednesday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has reportedly confirmed a case of parasitic meningitis in an Arkansas girl, according to a FOX 13 Memphis report. Image/CDC The More...
