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Liberia president apologises for high toll for Ebola health workers CONAKRY (Reuters) - Liberia's President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf apologised on Saturday for the high death toll among the country's healthcare workers who have fought an Ebola outbreak, which has killed nearly 1,000 people in three countries. Johnson ...
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US emergency labs ready to work on Ebola drugs if asked NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - All three U.S. facilities established to quickly make vaccines and therapeutics in the event of a major public health threat say they are standing by to support any U.S. government effort to scale up a treatment for Ebola.
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Tracing Ebola's breakout to an African 2-year-old Patient Zero in the Ebola outbreak, researchers suspect, was a 2-year-old boy who died on December 6, just a few days after falling ill in a village in Gueckedou, in southeastern Guinea. Bordering Sierra Leone and Liberia, Gueckedou is at the intersection of ...
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US emergency labs ready to work on Ebola drugs if asked NEW YORK/WASHINGTON Aug 9 (Reuters) - All three U.S. facilities established to quickly make vaccines and therapeutics in the event of a major public health threat say they are standing by to support any U.S. government effort to scale up a treatment for ...
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EXCLUSIVE: Mystery patient in New York City's Ebola scare recounts 72 ... While New York held its collective breath last week, frightened over reports that an anonymous patient at Mount Sinai Medical Center was infected with the deadly Ebola virus, Eric Silverman's feverish eyes were glued to CNN. “Is that me they are talking about ...
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UPDATE 4-Liberia president apologises for high toll for Ebola health workers ... * Guinea borders with Sierra Leone, Liberia stay open. * Sierra Leone doctor confirmed with Ebola. * Saudi Arabia says Ebola suspect tests negative. * Zambia, Gambia impose new restrictions (Recasts, adds that Guinea says it has not closed its borders, ...
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Georgia trial shows food safety relies on honor system Albany, Ga. • Jurors at the nation's first federal criminal trial stemming from a deadly outbreak of food-borne illness are learning a disconcerting fact: America's food safety largely depends on the honor system. Witnesses say Stewart Parnell and others at ...
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Ebola outbreak: High death toll among health worker 1st responders Liberia's President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf apologized on Saturday for the high death toll among the country's health-care workers who have fought an Ebola outbreak, which has killed nearly 1,000 people in three countries. Johnson Sirleaf pledged up to $18 ...
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Georgia trial shows food safety relies on honor system ALBANY, Ga. — Jurors at the nation's first federal criminal trial stemming from a deadly outbreak of food-borne illness are learning a disconcerting fact: America's food safety largely depends on the honor system. Witnesses say that Stewart Parnell and others ...
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Ohio park says it set record on applying sunscreen MASON, Ohio (AP) — A southwestern Ohio amusement park says it has set another record in efforts to help in the fight against cancer. Kings Island in Mason says 2,148 people participating Saturday broke the record for the most people applying sunscreen at ...
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Ringing in your ears? Try drinking coffee: Study Now a study says coffee may help cure a condition it was once thought to cause. Ringing in your ears? Try drinking coffee: Study · fire. Though they use satellites, air tankers and radios to battle blazes, firefighters also are… fire · More News. Sports. Back
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Liberian President Apologizes to Health Care Workers For Ebola Deaths Liberia's president apologized Saturday for the high death toll among the country's healthcare workers who have fought an Ebola outbreak, which has killed nearly 1,000 people in Africa. President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf pledged up to $18 million for the Ebola ...
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State Attorney General Calls for Ban of e-Cig Flavors State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is pushing for federal regulators to impose restrictions on e-cigarettes. In a letter sent to the Food and Drug Administration, Schneiderman and other attorney generals across the country say banning more than 7,000 ...
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Ga. trial shows food safety relies on honor system The Peanut Corp. of America plant on Jan. 15, 2009 in Blakely, Ga. The nation's first federal criminal trial stemming from a deadly outbreak of food-borne illness is presenting jurors with a disconcerting fact: America's food safety largely depends on the honor ...
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Dead Hawk tests positive for West Nile virus in El Cajon EL CAJON (CNS) - A dead hawk found in unincorporated El Cajon was the second bird to test positive for West Nile virus in San Diego County this year, two weeks after a Santee man became the first human in the county to contract the disease in two years, ...
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Microbiome Analysis Key to Testing for Colon Cancer? Investigation of the gut microbiome may provide some indication of patients that are most at risk of developing, or already have, colon cancer. The study, entitled The Human Gut Microbiome as a Screening Tool for Colorectal Cancer, was published in the ...
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West Nile virus case emerges in Weld County The first case of West Nile Virus in a human for 2014 has been confirmed in Weld County. Mosquitoes are caught and tested in a risk index called the "vector index". The testing zones in Weld County exceed 0.50 in the vector index, which is the point when risk ...
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West Nile case suspected in WW County WALLA WALLA — A Walla Walla County resident is suspected of having contracted the mosquito-borne West Nile virus, health officials said Friday. Harvey Crowder, public health administrator for the county, said while confirmation testing is underway, it looks ...
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Electronic Cigarette Regulation in High Demand The electronic cigarette is still relatively in its infancy but that hasn't stopped it from growing to a $2.5 billion industry. There's no contesting their recent surge in popularity but this relative youth hasn't been without controversy. Just this past April, for example, ...
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Why missionaries put their lives on the line (CNN) – It wasn't as if God spoke through sun-parted clouds, telling Kent Brantly to move his family to Liberia. Still, the young doctor said, the call was clear. It echoed through the congregation where he was raised, Southeastern Christian Church in ...
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Bacteria Discovered May Indicate Colon Cancer Risk Colon cancer is already known as one of the most successfully treatable types of cancer, if detected at an early stage. However, there are many for whom early detection does not occur, due to reluctance to undergo testing. Advertisements. Typically, testing for ...
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West Nile Rising in Louisiana According to reports of health officials, the death of a Louisiana resident brings the number of West Nile Virus cases to 29 this year. 14 of these cases were confirmed just this week. Advertisements. Officials say that West Nile has been on the rise in Louisiana ...
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Therapeutic options of patients can be improved by new cancer classification ... As per a new classification system of cancer that is based on molecular subtypes of opposed to origin of disease, the patients' therapeutic options can be improved. This new study was published in Cell on the 7th of August. It was reported by the University of ...
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Work on Ebola Drugs Could start in U.S. Emergency Labs Currently, the United States has three facilities that are especially established to quickly produce vaccines and therapeutic agents if and when major public threats occur. These facilities have assured the U.S. of their support and involvement in aiding the ...
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A guide for fliers worried about Ebola outbreak A South Korean quarantine officer checks the body temperature of a passenger during an Ebola virus screening at Incheon International Airport in South Korea, where people returning from West Africa are examined. The Dallas Morning News. Published: 09 ...
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West African nations try to contain Ebola Freetown, Sierra Leone (CNN) -- Guinea has closed its border with Sierra Leone to suppress the spread of the deadly Ebola virus, a Sierra Leone border police official told CNN. The virulent virus continues to advance from its epicenter in Sierra Leone to ...
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Spanish priest with Ebola treated with experimental serum MADRID: A Spanish missionary, who was infected with Ebola virus, is being treated with the experimental serum "ZMapp" in Madrid. ZMapp was imported from Geneva. Miguel Pajares,75, was repatriated on Thursday from Liberia. Doctors caring for the priest ...
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Kings Island sets sunscreen record Kings Island on Saturday topped the record for the most people applying sunscreen at the same time with 2,148 to help raise money and awareness for Melanoma Know More. Sunscreen was provided courtesy of Panama Jack, according to a release from ...
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Ohio park says it set record on applying sunscreen MASON, Ohio — A southwestern Ohio amusement park says it has set another record in efforts to help in the fight against cancer. Kings Island in Mason says 2,148 people participating Saturday broke the record for the most people applying sunscreen at the ...
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| Company settles Tennessee vaccine case for $18M NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Federal officials say a pharmaceutical distributor has agreed to pay $18 million to settle a case over temperature monitors used to ship vaccines under a contract with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The U.S. ...
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Catholic nun dies from Ebola virus in Liberia MADRID (AP) — A Catholic humanitarian group based in Spain says a nun from the Congo who was working in Liberia has died of the Ebola virus. The San Juan de Dios hospital order says Saturday that Sister Chantal Pascaline died "from Ebola in the ...
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Charlotte missionary with Ebola remains upbeat in isolation unit BOONE, N.C. — The two American missionaries being treated for Ebola at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta are said to be improving, according to WSOC-TV. Samaritan's Purse released an update Dr. Kent Brantly wrote from inside his isolation unit Friday.
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Caffeine an Effective Protector Against Tinnitus There are nearly 24 million adults in the United States who have suffered from tinnitus this year. For those of you who wonder, tinnitus is defined as a constant hissing, ringing, whistling or several other sounds in the ears. It can occur in both ears or just one.
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Cancer Reclassified Researchers have recently discovered a way to classify cancerous tumors that can potentially lead to more accurate diagnoses, and in turn, improved treatment regimens and a higher success rate among patients. Advertisements. Up until now, cancers have ...
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Uninsured rate in SC drops slightly A Gallup survey estimated the state's uninsured rate at 16.8 percent in June, down from 18.7 percent in 2013. Loading… Post to Facebook. Uninsured rate in SC drops slightly A Gallup survey estimated the state's uninsured rate at 16.8 percent in June, down ...
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US peanut plant manager admits faking tests before deadly outbreak ALBANY, Ga. -- A Georgia peanut plant manager testified Friday that his company had been shipping contaminated nuts with fake documents showing them to be salmonella-free before the plant was identified as the source of a nationwide outbreak that killed ...
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Spanish priest with Ebola treated with experimental serum Madrid, Aug 10 (IANS/EFE) A Spanish missionary, who was infected with Ebola virus, is being treated with the experimental serum "ZMapp" in Madrid. ZMapp was imported from Geneva. Miguel Pajares,75, was repatriated Thursday from Liberia. Doctors ...
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US doctor, aid worker with Ebola appear to be improving ATLANTA (AP) — An American doctor infected with Ebola while working in Liberia indicated Friday he's getting stronger every day, and the husband of a second aid worker with the deadly virus said his wife also seems to be improving. Dr. Kent Brantly and ...
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Heartland Institute E-Cigarette Experts Submit Comments to Food and Drug ... e-cig ecig electronic cigarettes Friday, August 8 marked the end of the comment period for a proposed rulemaking by the Food and Drug Administration to classify electronic cigarettes as the equivalent of combustible tobacco cigarettes. The proposed rule ...
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Top Three Healthy Weight Loss Tips Everyone wants to lose weight, but it is important to do it the healthy way. Crash diets may seem like a great way to lose weight fast, but they can actually damage your body and cause you to gain more weight in the long run. If you are serious about losing ...
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Pfizer Sued due to Claim that Lipitor Could be Involved in Diabetes Development Since 1996, when it (Atorvastatin calcium) first reached the American market, Lipitor has been the number one best-selling drug available by prescription. Between its release and not, more than $130 billion were made in worldwide sales. In the United States, ...
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Many Cancer Survivors still Smoke: Study In a shocking revelation, it has been unveiled that there are many survivors who still smoke after so many years of getting diagnosed with cancer. The study by American Cancer Society has based its above mentioned conclusion on the review of data of 2,938 ...
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'Gluten-free' labeling standards kick in across US WASHINGTON – Starting Tuesday, “gluten-free” labels on packaged foods have real meaning. Until now, the term “gluten-free” was unregulated and manufacturers made their own decisions about what it means. This new requirement is especially important ...
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What's scary about Ebola and why we should not fear it WASHINGTON: The United States' top disease detective calls Ebola a "painful, dreadful, merciless virus." The World Health Organization has declared the outbreak in West Africa an international emergency, killing more than 900 people and spreading.
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Surrogacy crackdown hits Aussie parents Surrogacy Australia says it knows of up to 200 would-be Australian parents caught in Thailand's planned crackdown on commercial surrogacy, but the number may be higher. Spokeswoman Rachel Kunde said the organisation could only estimate the total ...
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Second Bird Tests Positive for West Nile Virus in San Diego County A dead hawk found in El Cajon was the second bird to test positive for West Nile virus in San Diego County this year, two weeks after a Santee man became the first human in the county to contract the disease in two years, county officials said. A dead crow ...
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Ohio Park Says It Set Record on Applying Sunscreen A southwestern Ohio amusement park says it has set another record in efforts to help in the fight against cancer. Kings Island in Mason says 2,148 people participating Saturday broke the record for the most people applying sunscreen at the same time.
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Teenager slipped into coma after smoking synthetic marijuana, declared brain ... California, USA: The parents of a 19-year-old who died in California after smoking one hit of synthetic marijuana are determined that his death won't be in vain. Devin and Veronica Eckhardt never imagined they would be watching a helicopter bearing their ...
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Ebola vaccine expected by 2015: WHO A staff member uses an anti-infection spray as he treats the premises outside a hospital in the Liberian capital, Monrovia, following the outbreak of the Ebola virus, July 24, 2014. Sun Aug 10, 2014 5:7AM. Share | Email | Print. Related Viewpoints: Ebola threat: ...
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| Late waterfowl seasons announced; meeting Aug. 18 at Chesapeake College The Maryland Department of Natural Resources has announced its proposed 2014-15 late waterfowl hunting seasons and bag limits and public comments are now being accepted through August 19. Wildlife officials will host a public meeting to review this ...
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