Health Rewind: Did Bats Cause the Ebola Epidemic?

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Study Suggests Bats Are Behind the Recent Ebola Outbreak - Since the Ebola epidemic hit, scientists have been perplexed as to how the virus resurfaced. A recent study suggests the origin may be from an Ebola-carrying bat that bit the first documented Ebola patient. From there, the disease spread and spiraled out of control.  — Kellee Terrell 
Blacks Women Benefit More From New Heart Disease Risk Test - A new test to detect heart disease risk is especially successful among Black women, NBC.com reports. The FDA approved test looks for lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2 (Lp-PLA2), which is linked to stroke and heart attack risk. Researchers found that Black women with higher Lp-PLA2 levels were more likely to have heart disease down the road. (Photo: LWA/Dann Tardif/Blend Images/Corbis)
Are Fast Foods Really Getting Healthier? - While fast food joints claim to be more health conscious, a recent report says that isn’t true. Researchers looked at the most popular fast food items and found that the salt and fat levels have stayed the same since 1996. However, trans fat levels in French fries did go down and portion sizes have not gone up, writes Health Day.  (Photo: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)Study: Most Cancers Are Just 'Bad Luck' - An eye-opening report suggests that 75 percent of cancers are just random forms of bad luck, as opposed to being a direct result of lifestyle and diet. Looking at 31 cancer types, 22 of them were caused by cellular mutations that could not be prevented. They cite plain old genetics as the culprit, Time wrote. Photo: SCIENCE SOURCE/Getty Images) 

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Study Suggests Bats Are Behind the Recent Ebola Outbreak - Since the Ebola epidemic hit, scientists have been perplexed as to how the virus resurfaced. A recent study suggests the origin may be from an Ebola-carrying bat that bit the first documented Ebola patient. From there, the disease spread and spiraled out of control.  — Kellee Terrell 

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