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Liberia president sacks 10 officials told to return to fight Ebola MONROVIA (Reuters) - Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has sacked 10 senior officials because they failed to heed a warning to return from overseas travel to help the government's fight against an Ebola epidemic that has killed at least 1,100 ...
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| Costly eye drug and far cheaper alternative have similar side effects: study LONDON (Reuters) - Injecting Roche's cancer drug Avastin as a cheap eye treatment does not appear to increase deaths or serious side effects, according to an independent study that is likely to fuel a row over the medicine's unapproved use. An analysis of ...
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Abbott dissolving stent has lower angina rate vs metal stent -study Sept 14 (Reuters) - Abbott's Absorb dissolving heart stent proved as safe and effective one year after being placed in a diseased artery as the company's market-leading Xience drug coated metal stent with a significantly lower rate of chest pain, according to ...
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Venezuela's newest shortage: breast implants CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuela's chronic shortages have begun to encroach on a cultural cornerstone: the boob job. Beauty-obsessed Venezuelans face a scarcity of brand-name breast implants, and women are so desperate that they and their doctors ...
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Kids' poisonings linked to anti-addiction medicine CHICAGO (AP) — An anti-addiction drug used to fight the nation's heroin and painkiller abuse epidemics poses a threat to young children who accidentally swallow relatives' prescriptions, a federal study says. Some children have died. The study found that ...
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Skin shocks used at school draw look from US CANTON, Massachusetts (AP) — Some cut themselves. Others slam their heads against walls or desks — so hard that one girl detached both retinas and a young man triggered a stroke. Another pulled out all his teeth. Self-injury is one of the most difficult ...
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Venezuela's newest shortage: breast implants In this Sept, 4, 2014 photo, a patient is prepped for her breast augmentation at the metropolitan outpatient surgery center in Caracas, Venezuela. Doctors say restrictive currency controls that deprive local businesses of the cash to import foreign goods have ...
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Japan: More and more, a land of centenarians In this photo taken Sunday, Sept. 14, 2014, elderly people rest under the shade of a tree in Tokyo. Reaching the century mark remains a relative rarity for humans, but it is increasingly less so, and perhaps nowhere more than in rapidly aging Japan.
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Venezuela's newest shortage: breast implants Beauty-obsessed Venezuelans face a scarcity of brand-name breast implants, and women are so desperate that they and their doctors are turning to devices that are the wrong size or made in China, with less rigorous quality standards. Venezuelans once ...
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Christy Mack Shares Recovery Photos After Alleged Assault By MMA Fighter ... The images show her two days after the Aug. 8 beating, two weeks later, four weeks later and on Saturday night as she attended a charity event. "While my face is starting to look decent again from the swelling going down, it is still not my own," she wrote.
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Cancer doctor accused of poisoning lover goes to trial A Houston cancer doctor accused of lacing her lover's coffee with poison goes to trial Monday. Prosecutors claim Dr. Ana Maria Gonzalez-Angulo, 43, a breast cancer oncologist at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, tried to kill her colleague ...
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Obama to detail plans on Ebola offensive Tuesday: WSJ (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama is expected to detail on Tuesday a plan to boost his country's involvement in mitigating the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday. The plan would involve a greater involvement of ...
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Enterovirus D-68: Alberta testing for strain after spike in child hospital admissions An Alberta children's hospital says it has seen a spike in the number of children admitted for respiratory problems in the past several weeks and is adding new beds to the pediatric unit to keep up with demand. Alberta Health Services says it has seen a spike ...
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Venezuela's Newest Shortage: Breast Implants Venezuela's chronic shortages have begun to encroach on a cultural cornerstone: the boob job. Beauty-obsessed Venezuelans face a scarcity of brand-name breast implants, and women are so desperate that they and their doctors are turning to devices that ...
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Japan: More and more, a land of centenarians TOKYO (AP) — Reaching the century mark remains a relative rarity for humans, but it is increasingly less so, and perhaps nowhere more than in rapidly aging Japan. The number of Japanese who are at least 100 years old, known as centenarians, has ...
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Sierra Rutile sees limited operations during Ebola lockdown Sept 15 (Reuters) - Minerals group Sierra Rutile Ltd said its operations would be restricted during the three-day countrywide lockdown to halt the spread of Ebola across Sierra Leone and that it would optimise operations in the lead-up to mitigate overall ...
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Obama Plans Major Ebola Offensive Volunteers in Centennial, Colo., load medical supplies last week bound for Sierra Leone to combat Ebola. Associated Press. WASHINGTON—President Barack Obama plans to dramatically boost the U.S. effort to mitigate the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, ...
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Possible measles exposure at Seattle airport, health officials warn SEATTLE (Reuters) - Health officials in Washington state on Sunday warned people who used Seattle-Tacoma International Airport this month that they could have been exposed to measles after a passenger was confirmed to be carrying the virus.
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Japan: More and more, a land of centenarians In this photo taken Sunday, Sept. 14, 2014, elderly people rest under the shade of a tree in Tokyo. Reaching the century mark remains a relative rarity for humans, but it is increasingly less so, and perhaps nowhere more than ... more >. By - Associated Press ...
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Sunshine tied to suicide risk: Study Exposure to sunshine over a short period of time may increase the risk of suicide but may also lower the risk over several months, suggests a new study from Austria. People shouldn't avoid the sun based on the study's findings, says its senior author. Instead ...
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Skin Shocks Used at School Draw Look From US Some cut themselves. Others slam their heads against walls or desks — so hard that one girl detached both retinas and a young man triggered a stroke. Another pulled out all his teeth. Self-injury is one of the most difficult behaviors associated with autism and ...
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Skin shocks used at Mass. school draw FDA look CANTON, Mass. (AP) — Some cut themselves. Others slam their heads against walls or desks — so hard that one girl detached both retinas and a young man triggered a stroke. Another pulled out all his teeth. Self-injury is one of the most difficult behaviors ...
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Blazers owner Paul Allen donates $9 million to fight spread of Ebola Portland Trail Blazers owner Paul Allen donated another $9 million to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to help fight the spread of the Ebola virus in Africa. From the AP: Microsoft co-founder and Trail Blazers owner Paul Allen has announced he ...
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Three in 10 ex-NFL players suffer from cognitive disorders September 14-According to information arranged for ex- players of the NFL's lawyers, around three in 10 ex NFL players will expand a change to affect moderate neurocognitive dilemmas including Alzheimer's disease and dementia and eligible for payments ...
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Washington Health Authorities Warn about Measles Exposures at Seattle Airport Washington state health officials have issued a warning about a possibility of exposure to measles virus to the people who have been to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport this month. It is said that a passenger who visited the airport is confirmed with be ...
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Journos top cops among biggest coffee drinkers. How about others? Survey ranks professions by amount of coffee consumed; journalists and media workers drink the most. Experts say coffee has health benefits, but overconsumption can cause problems. (Photo : Julius Schorzman). Of all the world's professions, what field has ...
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NFL Commissions Study, Says that a Quarter of Player Will Have Brain Problems The National Football League (NFL) has commissioned a study that where the results indicated about a quarter of their players may experience brain problems by the time they retire. The NFL approached the Segal Group in order to commence the study.
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NFL Players at 30% More Risk of Alzheimers; Thus Receives Compensation The National Football League has released a report which states that 3 out of every 10 former NFL players are likely to suffer from crippling brain ailments like Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease, and at earlier ages compared to the general population.
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Chinese Woman without Cerebellum Leading a Normal Life In a shocking report from China, physicians found out that a young woman was living a normal life for more than 20 years despite the fact that a very important part of her brain was missing. This 24 old woman's strange condition came to light when she ...
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Japan: More and more, a land of centenarians Reaching the century mark remains a relative rarity for humans, but it is increasingly less so, and perhaps nowhere more than in rapidly aging Japan. Related. Reader Comments. Read all comments · Post a comment. advertising. TOKYO —. Reaching the ...
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Happy Wife Key To A Happy Marriage Life, Study Confirms The old saying “happy wife, happy life” has been proven to be true by researchers Rutgers University. Advertisements. They found that the more happy a wife is about her married life, the more content the husband will be, regardless of whether he is happy ...
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US ready and is now helping in aiding Ebola hit countries Obama on ISIS Reveals Counter-Terrorism Strategy CDC director Tom Friedan said that the agency is ready to help put out Ebola and that it can be done if everyone will help. Hence The US is ready to lend a helping hand in fighting the outbreak from sending ...
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Which Professions Drink The Most Coffee? A New Study Tells Us A new study has shown that the amount of coffee you drink may be linked to the type of job you hold. Journalists, police officers and teachers top the list of the professions that consume the most coffee. The study performed involved 10,000 people, according ...
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Skin shocks at Mass. facility get 2nd look A therapist checks the ankle strap of a shocking device on a student during an exercise program at the Judge Rotenberg Educational Center. (Charles Krupa / AP). Canton, Mass.— Some cut themselves. Others slam their heads against walls or desks — so ...
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Venezuela's Newest Shortage: Breast Implants In this Sept, 4, 2014 photo, a surgeon performs a breast implant surgery at the metropolitan outpatient surgery center in Caracas, Venezuela. Doctors say restrictive currency controls that deprive local businesses of the cash to import foreign goods have ...
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Skin shocks used at school for kids with autism, developmental disabilities draw ... Copyright 2013 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. AP. Copyright Associated Press. Show Caption Hide Caption. Previous Next. CANTON, Massachusetts (AP) — Some cut ...
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Where the gubernatorial candidates stand on taxes Share via e-mail. To. Add a message. Your e-mail. Print. Comments. Democrat Martha Coakley and Republican Charlie Baker may clash about their visions for state government, but they share this much in common: Both are treading cautiously when it comes ...
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Sierra Leone Says Ebola 'Embargo' Saps Revenue, Hampers Growth A local health worker checks the temperature of a person passing through the Newton checkpoint on the outskirts of Freetown, Sierra Leone. Photographer: Silas Gbandia/Bloomberg. Sierra Leone's government missed its revenue target in the first six months ...
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Christy Mack Makes Incredible Recovery after War Machine Beat Up [PHOTOS] Christy Mack has made an incredible recovery following a vicious beating from her ex-boyfriend last month.(Photo : Instagram). Christy Mack has made an incredible recovery following a vicious beating from her ex-boyfriend last month. The 23-year-old adult ...
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Liberian President sacks ten officials for not assisting with the fight aganist Ebola ... Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has sacked ten senior officials as they failed to heed a warning to return from overseas travel to help the government's fight against an Ebola epidemic that has killed at least 1,100 Liberians. The officials, who include ...
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UPDATE 1-Liberia president sacks 10 officials told to return to fight Ebola ... * Liberia hit hardest of countries at centre of Ebola outbreak. * Liberia president appeals to Obama for help. * First female Sierra Leone doctor to contract Ebola dies (Adds comment from World Health Organisation). By James Harding Giahyue. MONROVIA ...
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Ashya King: Prague proton beam therapy to begin Brain tumour patient Ashya King is due to undergo his first proton beam treatment at a Czech clinic later. The five-year-old has been undergoing scans at the Proton Therapy Centre (PTC) in Prague since arriving by private jet from Spain last week. A total of ...
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Male birth control injection with reversible effects with may be available by 2017 London: Researchers are developing a male birth control injection that will provide long-acting reversible contraception - and it is expected to be available as early as 2017. Image for representative purpose. Reuters. The injection, containing a substance ...
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Sierra Leone doctor dies of Ebola after failed evacuation effort September 3, 2014: A health worker, left, uses a thermometer on a man outside the Youyi government buildings, part of measures to stem the spread of the Ebola virus, in Freetown, Sierra Leone. (AP Photo/ Michael Duff). FREETOWN, Sierra Leone – Sierra ...
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Ebola crisis forces new look at old therapies Ebola survivor Kent Brantly, who will testify in Congress this week on the crisis in West Africa, flew recently from his home in North Carolina to Nebraska just to donate blood to an infected U.S. aid worker, Rick Sacra. It was a very special unit of blood, because ...
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Study confirms, Happy wife key to a Happy marriage life Researchers analyzed the data of 394 couples who were part of the 2009 national study that assessed income, health, and disability. Each of the couples had been married for an average of 39 years.Participants were asked questions about their marital life ...
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Skin shocks used at Massachusetts school draw FDA investigation Aug. 13, 2014: In this photo, therapist Joe Andrade checks the ankle strap of a shocking device on student Andrew Goldberg during an exercise program at the Judge Rotenberg Educational Center in Canton, Mass. (AP). CANTON, Mass. – Some cut ...
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Getting the bus or train to work makes us happier than driving, study finds Commuting to work by bus, train, bicycle or foot makes people happier than those who use their car each day instead, research suggests. The study of 18,000 British workers by a team at University of East Anglia found commuting that involved some physical ...
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Why is health care so expensive? Advances in medical technology have made it possible to be born earlier and survive to a much older age. Time Magazine's June 2 issue discusses the types of cutting edge medicine and dedicated care givers that help the tiniest of premature babies survive ...
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Skin shocks used at Mass. school draw FDA look Some cut themselves. Others slam their heads against walls or desks -- so hard that one girl detached both retinas and a young man triggered a stroke. Another pulled out all his teeth. By JENNIFER C. KERR and LAURAN NEERGAARD. Associated Press ...
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