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UN Agency Calls Ebola Outbreak an International Health Emergency Liberian nurses on Wednesday put on protective clothing to carry the body of an Ebola victim for burial in the Banjor community on the outskirts of Monrovia. Credit Ahmed Jallanzo/European Pressphoto Agency. Continue reading the main story. Continue ...
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WHO declares Ebola an international health emergency LONDON/LAGOS (Reuters) - The world's worst outbreak of Ebola that has killed nearly 1,000 people in West Africa represents an international health emergency and could continue spreading for months, the World Health Organization said on Friday.
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Ebola outbreak: Nigeria declares national emergency Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has declared the outbreak of Ebola "a national emergency" and approved more than $11m (£6.5m) to help contain it. The move comes after the World Health Organization (WHO) said the spread of the virus in West ...
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| Kids at high-performing charter schools make better health decisions: study NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – - Low-income teenagers who attended high-performing charter schools engaged in fewer risky behaviors and performed better on standardized tests, according to a new study published in the journal Pediatrics. Researchers ...
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| Atlanta confronts tuberculosis outbreak in homeless shelters ATLANTA (Reuters) - Three homeless people in Atlanta have died of tuberculosis infections as Georgia public health officials work to contain an outbreak affecting shelters, state authorities said on Friday. The outbreak has infected 47 people, including two ...
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States Urge Tougher Curbs on E-Cigarettes U.S. sales of e-cigarettes are expected to top $2 billion this year. Chattanooga Times Free Press/Associate Press. More than two dozen state attorneys general urged the Food and Drug Administration on Friday to impose restrictions on electronic cigarettes, ...
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San Jose, Saratoga to be sprayed for West Nile virus-carrying mosquitoes With the discovery of more mosquitoes infected with the deadly West Nile virus, the Santa Clara County Vector Control District next week will spray areas of Saratoga and West San Jose to kill virus-carrying mosquitoes. A truck-mounted fogger will spray the ...
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PTSD continues to afflict Vietnam veterans 40 years after the war Forty years after the end of the Vietnam War, 11% of veterans continue to suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder. Forty years after the end of the Vietnam War, 11% of veterans continue to suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder. (Associated Press). By Alan ...
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29 States Seek Tighter E-Cigarette Regulations Twenty-nine state attorneys general on Friday urged the Food and Drug Administration to strengthen its proposed regulations on electronic cigarettes, a business that has exploded into a $2.5 billion industry with virtually no regulatory oversight. Earlier this ...
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VA chief makes 1st hospital visit amid scandal PHOENIX (AP) — Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald visited a VA hospital Friday for the first time since taking over the embattled agency last month, meeting with veterans and health care providers and vowing to restore trust in the organization.
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American doctor with Ebola says he is getting stronger (Reuters) - The Texas doctor being treated for Ebola in Atlanta after getting evacuated from West Africa said in a statement on Friday he was "growing stronger every day." Dr. Kent Brantly, 33, said he had received the best possible care from Emory University ...
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Part of Menlo Park to be fogged Monday night to prevent West Nile virus The 94025 zip code area of Menlo Park will be fogged Monday night in an effort to wipe out any mosquitoes that may carry the West Nile virus. The San Mateo County Mosquito and Vector Control District is scheduled to begin the truck-mounted treatment at 9 ...
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West Nile virus found in birds, mosquitoes in Contra Costa A number of mosquitoes and dead birds found in Contra Costa County in the past week have tested positive for the West Nile virus, health officials reported. The positive tests came from birds in Concord, Alamo, Danville and a dead chicken found with the ...
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Four new cases of Ebola in Nigeria are related to the infected American who ... Well, this isn't good: The World Health Organization reported four new cases of Ebola in Nigeria Friday, all of them among health care workers and others who had contact with American consultant Patrick Sawyer, a spokesman said. “They're all contacts of ...
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Go with your gut, its bacteria can predict colon cancer A new study shows that testing for bacterial makeup of the colon may be a more conclusive way of catching precancerous polyps that develop into colorectal cancer, giving scientists a less invasive way to screen effectively for colon cancer. The surest way ...
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If your ears are ringing, try coffee: Study finds it helps reduce tinnitus Consumption of higher-than-average amounts of caffeine may prevent occurrence of tinnitus with its ringing in the ears, study suggests. Researchers say they don't know why, look to further studies. (Photo : Julius Schorzman, Wikipedia, Creative Commons).
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AHA: Risk Discussion Needed Before Neck Tx Cardiovascular. AHA: Risk Discussion Needed Before Neck Tx. Published: Aug 8, 2014. By Crystal Phend, Senior Staff Writer, MedPage Today. save. |. A. A. Post Test Complete · Take Posttest. Patients should be warned before chiropractic manipulation of ...
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Neck manipulation linked to stroke OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — The American Heart and Stroke Associations have issued a new statement about neck manipulation, a treatment done by chiropractors and some other health care providers. The groups say manipulation may be associated with ...
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Manipulative Therapy Linked to Cervical Artery Dissection FRIDAY, Aug. 8, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Evidence suggests there may be an association between cervical manipulative therapy and cervical artery dissections (CDs), according to an American Heart Association/ American Stroke Association scientific ...
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Detect colon cancer early with gut bacteria analysis and other tests Fresh data published in the journal Caner Prevention Research indicates that analyzing the gut microbiome could distinguish healthy individuals from patients with invasive colorectal cancer and those with precancerous polyps by testing the fecal occult blood ...
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Analysis of gut bacteria can improve the prediction of colon cancer risk As per a new study, if the content of gut bacteria of people, also known as gut microbiome is examined, it can help in predicting the risk of colon cancer in people. In this study, stool samples from ninety people were collected and the composition of gut ...
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Coffee Drinkers Rejoice! A new study published in the American Journal of Medicine has suggested that a high caffeine intake may actually be beneficial in terms of inner ear health. This study has found that women who consumed high amounts of caffeine, typically from coffee, were ...
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Gut Bacteria can help in Cancer Detection The bacteria present in the gastrointestinal system can help in colon cancer detection as per a rsearch carried out by University of Michigan. The study findings have been published in journal Cancer Prevention Research. Gut microbiome can be used to ...
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Drug giant faces flood of lawsuits over Lipitor Drug giant Pfizer is facing almost 1,000 US lawsuits over its Irish-made blockbuster drug Lipitor. Share. Go To. Comments. The cases have been taken by women who say that taking Lipitor gave them type-2 diabetes. In the past five months the number of ...
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Courage, death and survival: On the front lines of the Ebola outbreak The man everyone calls “Shawarma” looks tired and weak sitting in his rickety wheelchair. I'm immediately worried as I enter the Ebola Treatment Center at the Kenema Government Hospital. Shawarma, in his early 30s, is an Egyptian national who was ...
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Ups and downs Houston Texans owner Bob McNair talks about his cancer battle during a news conference at NRG Stadium Thursday, Aug. 7, 2014, in Houston. ( Brett Coomer / Houston Chronicle ). (Thumbs twiddle) The comments section on a website can be a messy ...
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New way to classify tumors 10% of cancer patients would be classified differently using a new tumor classification system based on molecular subtypes vs. the current system based on tissue of origin, say researchers from UC Santa Cruz. Researchers examined molecular data from ...
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Can lung cancer be found early? Lung cancer is the second most common cancer in both men and women, not counting skin cancer. In men, prostate cancer is more common, while in women breast cancer is more common. Lung cancer accounts for about 13 percent of all new cancers.
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U.S. cuts resources for project involved in Ebola in Sierra Leone Kenema - Kenema Government Hospital in Sierra Leone was part of a project that started 10 years ago to test for and treat Lassa Fever, a hemorrhagic disease like Ebola. Now it is being used to treat patients with Ebola, a disease that has hit the country hard.
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States Urge FDA to Place Harsher Limits on E-Cigarettes The attorneys general from 29 states are asking the United States Food and Drug Administration to craft even harsher regulations on e-cigarettes than the ones the agency proposed earlier this year. The call for even stronger rules for electronic cigarettes ...
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First Ebola victim arrives in Europe, as reports emerge of bodies dumped in streets Aid workers and doctors transfer Miguel Pajares, a Spanish priest who was infected with the Ebola virus while working in Liberia. (AP Photo/Spanish Defense Ministry). 9NEWS. A Spanish priest has become the first person carrying the deadly Ebola virus to ...
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Ebola: Nigeria declares emergency Nigeria became the latest country to declare a national emergency over the deadly Ebola virus on Friday, as the World Health Organisation called the epidemic that has claimed nearly 1,000 lives a global health crisis. Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan ...
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Stem cell behaviour of human bowel uncovered They found the stem cell biology of human bowels have significant similarities to mice bowels. SummaryScientists have uncovered stem cell behaviour of human bowel. Related Articles. High PointsLifeCell raises Rs 35 crore from Helion Venture PartnersFirst ...
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Five cups of coffee a day protect against tinnitus, study finds Drinking four to five cups of coffee a day may protect against tinnitus, according to new research, despite the fact it was previously blamed for aggravating symptoms. A study of more than 65,000 women found those who consumed the most dramatically ...
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Nevada Complaint Seeks to Require Condoms in Porn A Los Angeles-based group that wants porn performers to wear condoms during film shoots has filed its first complaint in Nevada. The AIDS Healthcare Foundation filed a formal complaint with Nevada's Occupational Safety and Health Administration against ...
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Coffee May Keep Your Ears From Ringing FRIDAY, Aug. 8, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Being a coffee lover may be good for your ears, a new study suggests. Researchers found that women who consumed higher amounts of caffeine were less likely to have tinnitus, which is a steady ringing or buzzing ...
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Genome Study Overhauls Cancer Categories, Shifts from Tissues to Molecular ... A genomic analysis of tumors from 12 tissues of origin reveals a new classification system. It consists of 11 subtypes that appear to reflect the cell type of origin. [Zhong Chen, NIH/NIDCD]. (Page 1 of 1). Advancing the work of The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) ...
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Dr. Kent Brantly, one of two Americans being treated in US for Ebola, says he's ... One of the Ebola-stricken Americans recently airlifted out of Liberia says he's steadily recovering in an isolation unit at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, and is “growing stronger every day.” Dr. Kent Brantly, a 33-year-old father of two, broke his silence ...
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Fourteen people die every day waiting for a healthy kidney Nicole Petrosky dreams of traveling to the radiant red sand dunes and grassy green savannahs of Namibia, one of the most striking landscapes in southwestern Africa, where one of her favorite big cats, the cheetah, roams the region in high numbers. But like ...
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'Ebola spread an international health emergency' LONDON: West Africa's Ebola epidemic constitutes an international health emergency and the virus, which has killed nearly 1,000 people, could continue spreading for months, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Friday. “The outbreak is moving ...
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Aid Worker Speaks Out On Why Ebola Keeps Spreading What would motivate an otherwise healthy 23-year-old American Ivy League graduate to put his life at risk to help Ebola victims? It's pretty simple really. For Raphael Frankfurter, executive director of Wellbody Alliance -- a group that provides free healthcare in ...
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Some brain functions 'protected from ageing', study shows The right cerebral hemisphere, responsible for responding to visual and non-visual stimuli — collectively referred to as “spatial attention” in the scientific community — could be a fountain of youth, according to the study. “When we think of ageing, we think not ...
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| Outbreak of TB in Atlanta Health officials have announced today that three deaths have been attributed to the disease tuberculosis in the Atlanta area. The three victims were part of the city's homeless population and it is currently unknown what other connections or interactions the ...
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High Caffeine May Lower Ear Ringing Sensation in Women: Research New York: If you are a woman and suffering from ringing or buzzing sound in the ear when there is no outside source of the sounds, increase your tea and coffee intake. According to new research, women with a higher intake of caffeine had a lower incidence ...
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Study may help victims of stroke Stem cell treatment could help stroke victims survive serious brain damage, the first human trial of its kind has suggested. The pilot study, conducted by doctors at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust and scientists at Imperial College London, saw five ...
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Coffee tied to lower incidence of tinnitus WASHINGTON: Higher caffeine intake is associated with lower rates of tinnitus - a ringing or buzzing sound in the ear - in younger and middle-aged women, a new study has found. In the study, which followed more than 65,000 women in the Nurses' Health ...
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For TV, Ebola patients' privacy is in quarantine An ambulance arrives with Ebola victim Kent Brantly (right) to Emory University Hospital Saturday in Atlanta. Brantly, infected with the virus in Africa, traveled in a specially equipped plane to the hospital, officials say. By Duane Dudek of the Journal Sentinel.
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As Africans Continue to Die From Ebola, Medical Ethicists Plan to Discuss Use of ... ebola-patient In response to growing international scrutiny over the decision to administer a new Ebola “miracle” drug to two white Americans while hundreds of Africans continue to die, the World Health Organization is seeking help from medical ethicists to ...
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Some areas of the brain 'may not slow down with aging' Past research has suggested that as we age, our brain functions slow down. But a new study from The University of Adelaide in Australia indicates that there are areas of the brain that remain as effective in old age as they are in youth. laughing older people
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Don't judge every tumor by its tissue, scientists say The genomes of some cancer tumors may tell doctors more about how to treat them than where they occur in the body. The genomes of some cancer tumors may tell doctors more about how to treat them than where they occur in the body. (National Human ...
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