As a new experimental drug administered for the first time on two US patients suffering from Ebola shows signs of working, the government of Saudi Arabia is banning travelers from Ebola stricken regions in Sierra Leone, Guinea and Liberia from participating in certain religious ceremonies. When Ebola victims a Kent Brantly and Nancy Writebol were first diagnosed with the disease, the religious missionary they worked for searched for a potential cure – where no known cure was available. According to a report in the Washington Post, they approached the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention asking for anything – even untested…
Ebola Patients Doing Better As Saudi Arabia Cuts Off Infected Region
Mark Melin
Mark Melin is an alternative investment practitioner whose specialty is recognizing the impact of beta market environment on a technical trading strategy. A portfolio and industry consultant, wrote or edited three books including High Performance Managed Futures (Wiley 2010) and The Chicago Board of Trade’s Handbook of Futures and Options (McGraw-Hill 2008) and taught a course at Northwestern University's executive education program.