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Regardless of location, concussions serious: study NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Concussions in high school football players are equally serious no matter where on the head the hit occurred, according to a new study. Regardless of where on the head the players were hit, their symptoms were similar, ...
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Ebola outbreak takes toll on weakened region in Africa North Carolina health officials said Sunday they will impose a quarantine of at least three weeks on returning missionaries who have worked with Ebola-infected people in West Africa. Meanwhile the outbreak there is growing more out of hand by the day.
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Challenges in bottling up prescription drug abuse BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — In Sunday church pews, in the grandstands of the baseball game, in the big box store checkout line, most of the people around you have gotten a prescription for painkillers in the past year. In fact, there are 82 painkiller prescriptions ...
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Indian media: Ebola concerns Media in India are discussing the government's preparedness against the deadly Ebola virus that has killed nearly 1,000 people in West Africa. The Ebola outbreak - the worst-ever - is centred on Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea, but has spread to other ...
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US State to Quarantine Ebola-exposed Missionaries The southern U.S. state of North Carolina is stepping up efforts to guard against the possible spread of the Ebola virus to the United States. On Sunday, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services said anyone returning from Africa who ...
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Ebola cases surpass 1800, but virus can be contained: WHO official A top World Health Organization official said Sunday the number of Ebola cases in Africa has topped 1,800 — but the virus can still be stopped. Dr. Keiji Fukuda, assistant director general for health security at the WHO, said on “Face the Nation” that there have ...
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| Sanofi, MannKind agree licensing deal for Afrezza insulin PARIS Aug 11 (Reuters) - French drugmaker Sanofi and MannKind Corp have agreed a worldwide licensing deal to develop and market inhaled insulin therapy Afrezza for adults with diabetes. The companies plan to launch Afrezza in the United States in the ...
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Quarantine for missionaries working with Ebola patients Charlotte, N.C. • Missionaries retuning to the United States after working with patients infected with Ebola will be put in quarantine and monitored, health officials said Sunday. The quarantine will last at least three weeks since the missionaries were last ...
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25 years ago, a different Ebola outbreak in Va. This handout photo provided by Dr. Jerry Jaax, taken in December 1989, shows the Veterinary Medicine Division team from U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases in the hot zone of the nonhuman primate quarantine facility in Reston, Va.
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The Economics of Ebola U.S. investment and trade will spur employment—and that's essential to ending the poverty that helps spread the disease. Email; Print; Comments. Facebook. Share. 0. Twitter. Google+. LinkedIn. smaller; Larger. By. Amara Konneh. Aug. 10, 2014 6:31 p.m. ET.
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Yahoo News account hacked; tweets Ebola outbreak in Atlanta This handout photo provided by Dr. Jerry Jaax, taken in Dec. 1989, shows the Veterinary Medicine Division team from US Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID) in the hot zone, Nonhuman primate quarantine facility in Reston, Va ...
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How to stop the ringing in your ears Higher caffeine intake is associated with lower incidences of ringing in the ears, study says. By Vinitra Nathan, Daily Digest News Sunday, August 10, 2014. How to stop the ringing in your ears. Tinnitus is the the sensation of ringing or buzzing in the ear ...
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Real Ebola 'Outbreak' on US soil: Doctor recalls race to stop potential epidemic ... It had all the makings of a public-health horror story: an outbreak of a wildly deadly virus on the doorstep of the nation's capital, with dozens of lab monkeys dead, multiple people testing positive, and no precedent in this country on how to contain it. Americans' ...
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Liberia cremating bodies without testing for Ebola Liberia's government is cremating the remains of possible Ebola victims without testing whether they have the virus, leaving relations unaware if they may be at risk of the disease as well. Share. Go To. Comments. Current guidelines to stop the spread of the ...
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Can Coffee Cure Tinnitus? Do you have ringing in your ears? Maybe you should consider taking another coffee break. A recent study published in the American Journal of Medicine shows that increasing caffeine intake can positively affect the symptoms of tinnitus—an incessant ...
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New Cancer Classification System May Offer More Accurate Diagnoses Researchers analyzed over 3,500 tumor samples from 12 different types of cancer that included defining tumors by their cellular and molecular features as opposed to the tissues in which they originated. (Photo : Flickr). A new cancer classification system will ...
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New Sproutling Wearable Baby Monitor Can Track Your Toddler The new device—touted as “Sproutling”—is a wearable baby monitor that fashions to a baby's ankle. It senses and tracks the baby's well-being throughout the day and sends information to parents in a simple and unassuming way. Sproutling can measure 16 ...
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Sproutling: The All-in-One Baby Tracker Parents of exploring, curious babies and toddlers can now feel a bit more at ease thanks to a new baby monitor called the “Sproutling”. Advertisements. The Sproutling is a wearable baby monitor that tracks a child's well-being constantly and sends updates to ...
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Astronauts and Sleeping Pills Pose Huge Risk It is probably not surprising that astronauts experience problems with sleep. First of all, the human body functions based in response to the natural day and night cycle; and in space there is no such thing. Secondly, preparations are rigorous—because space ...
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Yahoo News' Twitter feed hacked Yahoo News' Twitter feed was hacked late Sunday afternoon when it sent a tweet about an Ebola outbreak in Atlanta. Shortly before 5 p.m. ET Sunday, the Yahoo News account tweeted that an Ebola outbreak in Atlanta had infected an estimated 145 people.
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25 Years Ago, A Different Ebola Outbreak In Virginia RESTON, Va. (AP) - The return of two Americans infected with Ebola is reminding residents of a northern Virginia community about a scare 25 years ago that permanently linked their town's name to the virus. In 1989, a monkey house in the town of Reston ...
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Charlotte to be the home of missionaries from Africa for a while 2 Despite testing negative to Ebola virus, missionaries from Africa arriving home will be quarantined first in Charlotte according to Dr. Steve Keener. The doctor insists though that they are indeed Ebola free and the quarantine is a just a precautionary measure ...
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Spanish Ebola victim receiving experimental treatment MADRID, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- The family of the Spanish priest, who was flown home from Liberia earlier in the week after being confirmed as suffering from Ebola, is receiving the experimental "ZMapp" treatment to combat his illness, it was confirmed by the ...
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Returning US missionaries to be quarantined because of Ebola in Africa to be placed in quarantine as a precaution against the spread of the deadly viral disease. The quarantine is set to last for three weeks from the last exposure to someone infected in the West African Ebola outbreak, which is centered in Guinea, Sierra ...
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'Not that amazing, kind of annoying': New York's first suspected ebola patient ... A US man who was quarantined in a "glass box" in a New York hospital texted his incredulous friends telling them that he was the "patient zero" they were hearing about on the news. Lachlan Williams. A US man who was quarantined in a "glass box" in a New ...
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Spanish priest to be treated with Ebola drug MADRID: A Spanish priest infected with Ebola will be treated with an experimental drug that has been used on two Americans infected with the deadly virus, the government said. The drug called ZMapp arrived at Madrid´s La Paz-Carlos III hospital where the ...
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Yahoo Twitter hacked, claims Ebola outbreak Created by CDC microbiologist Cynthia Goldsmith, this colorized transmission electron micrograph (TEM) revealed some of the ultrastructural morphology displayed by an Ebola virus virion. Photo provided by the CDC. There was a little excitement on Twitter ...
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Experimental Ebola Vaccine Due In 2015: Why The Wait? by Jay Strubberg The World Health Organization announced on Saturday a British drug company is fast-tracking an experimental Ebola vaccine. It's set to go through clinical testing as early as next month and be ready for use in early 2015. British pharmaceutical company ...
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Man in NYC Ebola scare: Experience was 'surreal' Add comment. Man in NYC Ebola scare: Experience was 'surreal'. Originally published: August 10, 2014 3:13 PM Updated: August 10, 2014 5:17 PM By The Associated Press. Travel deals. NEW YORK - (AP) -- A 27-year-old man who tested negative for the ...
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Ebola Vaccine For Trial Next Month – WHO Clinical trials of a preventative vaccine for the Ebola virus made by British pharmaceutical company, GlaxoSmithKline, may begin next month and be made available by 2015, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said. In a statement on its website, the ...
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Study warns of sleeping pill risk for astronauts Widespread use of sleeping pills by slumber-deprived astronauts could hamper vigilance in the high-risk environment of space, a study warned on August 07. NASA-funded researchers collected data from 64 astronauts involved in 26 flights on the US space ...
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Ebola check means quarantine of missionaries Missionaries retuning to the United States after working with patients infected with Ebola will be put in quarantine and monitored, health officials said yesterday. The quarantine will last at least three weeks since the missionaries were last exposed to people ...
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Cancer categories recast in largest-ever genomic study US scientists have discovered new evidence they believe could change the way many cancers are classified, diagnosed and treated. The scientists from several organisations analysed molecular and genetic characteristics of more than 3,500 tumour samples ...
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Clinical trial to start soon on GSK Ebola vaccine The world's worst outbreak of Ebola has killed nearly 1,000 people in West Africa and the disease could continue spreading for months. SummaryDrugmaker working on experimental vaccine with U.S. NIAID, phase I trial to start shortly but no guarantee of ...
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Man in NYC Ebola scare: Experience was 'surreal' NEW YORK (AP) — A 27-year-old man who tested negative for the deadly Ebola virus said the experience of being quarantined at a New York City hospital until he was medically cleared was "surreal." Eric Silverman told the Daily News ...
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Probable West Nile Disease in Walla Walla County Resident Walla Walla County Health Departmen has received notification of probable West Nile Disease in a Walla Walla County resident. West Nile Disease is caused by a virus that is transmitted by mosquitoes. The West Nile Virus is commonly found in small birds ...
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India on high alert for Ebola, Health minister denies Chennai case New Delhi: The government on Sunday said India was on a high alert for the dreaded Ebola virus even as it denied reports that a Chennai resident had been afflicted with it. The health ministry in coordination with the home and civil aviation ministries is ...
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Two Dead as West Nile Virus Creeps Across California West Nile Virus cases have been increasing across California with the uptick in incidents, including two deaths resulting from the virus, leading to a warning and precautionary measures for residents across the state. Sixteen human cases of West Nile virus ...
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Scientists Suggest New Classification System for Cancer Scientists believe that classifying types of cancerous tumours by their genomic profile will be more helpful than sorting them by their location when it comes to finding the best treatment possible for patients. The analysis of a tumour's genetics offers doctors ...
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25 years ago, a different Ebola outbreak in Va. RESTON, Va. (AP) — It had all the makings of a public-health horror story: an outbreak of a wildly deadly virus on the doorstep of the nation's capital, with dozens of lab monkeys dead, multiple people testing positive, and no precedent in this country on how to ...
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Yahoo News Twitter Account Hacked; Falsely Reports 'Ebola Outbreak' in US An “unauthorized tweet” on the Yahoo News Twitter account falsely claimed that over 145 people in Atlanta had been infected in an “EBOLA OUTBREAK” Sunday afternoon, the news organization has confirmed. Advertisement - Continue Reading Below.
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US missionaries doing work with Ebola to face quarantine CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Missionaries returning to the United States after working with patients infected with Ebola will be put in quarantine and monitored, health officials said Sunday. The quarantine will last at least three weeks since the missionaries were last ...
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Risk of being hit in the head- beware of concussions 5 New study found out that regardless of where a person gets hit in the head, the symptom of concussion and the time it takes to heal is almost the same. This is what Dawn Comstock told Reuters Health after conducting their researches involving high school ...
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Antibacterials Pose Risks to Pregnancy, Fetuses breastfeeding (Photo : Flickr/ Sabian Maggy) Pregnant women and fetuses exposed to antibacterial compounds may face potential health risks, according to a recent study. Pregnant women and fetuses exposed to antibacterial compounds may face potential ...
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Key molecule to treat heart failure found Researchers have discovered a molecule that provides the heart with a tool to block a key protein that leads to heart failure. Named "Myheart", the newly discovered non-coding RNA helps the heart to block BRG1, a protein that orchestrates genetic ...
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Gammy's father ashamed of sex convictions The father of baby Gammy "hangs his head in shame" over his convictions for child sex offences but says his daughter is 100 per cent safe with him. David and Wendy Farnell have custody of Gammy's twin sister, who was brought to South Bunbury in Western ...
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Ringing in your ears? Try drinking coffee We're pretty bombarded with stories about the miraculous effects of drinking coffee, from promoting long-term memory to preventing certain cancers. But now a study says coffee may help cure a condition it was once thought to cause. The study, published in ...
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Victims may wait till 2015 for vaccine — WHO The World Health Organisation has said clinical trials of a preventative vaccine for the Ebola virus, produced by British pharmaceutical company, GlaxoSmithKline, may begin next month and be made available by 2015. There is currently no available cure or ...
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Before his organ donation, a final loving vigil for their son From right, Connor Eckhardt's mother Veronica, aunt Terri Mehrguth, sister Sabrina, father Devin and close friend Jaclyn Westfall watch as a helicopter transporting Connor's heart departs from Hoag Hospital in Newport Beach on Thursday. From right, Connor ...
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Ministry urges taking preventive measures against West Nile virus Since the beginning of the hot weather, two Israelis have been diagnosed and 13 are suspected of having contracted West Nile fever, according to the Health Ministry, which noted that none was seriously ill and all have recovered. Last year, there were 71 ...
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