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| US sets up rapid-response Ebola team; Dallas nurse improves DALLAS (Reuters) - The United States is establishing a rapid-response team to help hospitals "within hours" whenever there is a case of Ebola, the top doctor leading the fight against the deadly virus said on Tuesday. Prospects for a quick end to the ... | |
| New Ebola Cases May Soon Reach 10000 a Week, Officials Predict Removing the dead for burial in Liberia. “We either stop Ebola now or we face an entirely unprecedented situation,” said an emergency response official. Credit Daniel Berehulak for The New York Times. Continue reading the main story. Continue reading the ... | |
| Most Say US Is Prepared for Possible Ebola Outbreak, Poll Shows A majority of Americans say the United States is ready for a possible outbreak of the Ebola virus, but only about one in ten say the country is “very prepared,” according to a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll. The new poll shows that 56 percent of ... | |
| Health Officials Monitoring 125 For Ebola Symptoms DALLAS, TX - OCTOBER 14: The Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital, where health care worker Nina Pham, is being treated for the Ebola virus is seen on October 14, 2014 in Dallas, Texas. Pham contracted the virus when she provided treatment to Thomas ... | |
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| Nurses' union slams Texas hospital for lack of Ebola protocol (CNN) -- The Texas hospital where a nurse contracted Ebola while caring for a patient had guidelines that were "constantly changing" and didn't have protocols on how to deal with the deadly virus," a nurses' union claims. "The protocols that should have ... | |
| World Bank president moves quickly to meet Ebola crisis Photo: Craig Ruttle / Associated Press World Bank President Jim Yong Kim was trained as a medical doctor. World Bank President Jim Yong Kim was trained as a medical doctor. World Bank president moves quickly to meet Ebola crisis. | |
| Airlines Fly Away From Ebola, Leaving Aid Workers Stranded The three West African nations hit hardest by the Ebola pandemic have seen a dramatic reduction in airline service, and it's not simply because travelers don't want to go. There's one group of travelers—medical aid workers—who urgently want to reach the ... | |
| CDC lays out new plan to counter Ebola exposure in US Embattled Centers for Disease Control (CDC) director, Dr. Tom Frieden, laid out a new game plan to counter further contamination of health care workers dealing with Ebola patients – including sending rapid response teams to any hospital where a new case ... | |
| Faster Test Developed for Enterovirus D68 Oct. 14, 2014 -- A new, faster lab test for enterovirus D68 has been developed by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Between mid-August and Oct 14, a total of 691 people in 46 states and the District of Columbia have been confirmed to ... | |
| By Thin Margin, Most Think US Is Prepared for Ebola Virus Only slightly more than half of Americans think the U.S. is prepared to handle an Ebola outbreak despite efforts by federal health officials to reassure the public the country can contain the virus, a new survey shows. Fifty-six percent of Americans think the U.S. ... | |
| Man treated for internet addiction 'caused by Google Glass' Scientists have treated a man for internet addiction disorder allegedly brought on by overuse of Google Glass in what is believed to be the first case of its kind. The man had been using the technology for around 18 hours a day – removing it only to sleep and ... | |
| WHO: In 2 months, expect 10000 Ebola cases a week This image made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows the Ebola virus. Ebola has killed more than 4,400 people so far, according to the World Health Organization. (Photo: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention). | |
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| Enterovirus D68: 5 ways formulary managers can help In recent months, the incidence of enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) infection has markedly increased across the United States, notably affecting young pediatric patients. Hospitalizations of children with severe respiratory illness associated with this non-polio ... | |
| Teal Pumpkins Mean Happy Hypoallergenic Halloween For two-year-old Lee Beal, the scariest part of Halloween isn't a ghost or a goblin. It's the candy. According to Tyffani Tucker, little “L.B.'s” mom, the Arkansas toddler is allergic to milk, eggs, soy, peanuts and tree nuts. “One small bite of a candy bar could send ... | |
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| More Ebola preparedness needed, healthcare workers urge Hospitals' ability to protect their employees is weighing on the minds of American healthcare workers as a nurse in Texas fights for her life against the deadly Ebola virus she contracted while caring for a patient there. Some healthcare worker groups and ... | |
| Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg gives $US25 million to fight Ebola San Francisco: Australia's financial contribution to the Ebola fight has been easily overshadowed in one Facebook post by the company's leader who has committed $US25 million ($28.7 million) to the effort. Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg and his ... | |
| Stop pinkwashing carcinogenic corporations! Baker Hughes, involved in fracking, teams up with Susan G. Komen for the most egregious case of pinkwashing during this year's Breast Cancer Awareness Month. A few days ago a co-worker approached me. She needed to talk to me about something—and ... | |
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| Chinese Drugmaker seeks Fast-Track Approval for Ebola Drug A Chinese drugmaker is seeking fast-track approval for a drug that it claims can cure Ebola. With this, China will join the race to help treat a deadly outbreak of a disease that has spread from Africa to the United States and Europe. This Chinese drugmaker ... | |
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| Stem cells to treat blindness appear to be safe LONDON — An experimental treatment for blindness that uses embryonic stem cells appears to be safe, and it improved vision in more than half of the patients who got it, two early studies show. Researchers followed 18 patients for up to three years after ... | |
| US company offers to sell Ebola.com domain name for $150000 The company acknowledged that it has been criticized for looking to profit off Ebola.com since the Ebola virus has killed at least 4,447 people, mostly in Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea, since the current outbreak began in March. Photo: AFP. Los Angeles: A ... | |
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| Medical professionals here remain concerned about Ebola A Heathrow flight information screen is shown above a television screen reporting the Ebola outbreak at Heathrow Airport in London, yesterday. Heathrow Airport has begun Ebola screening, whereby passengers will have their temperatures tested for the ... | |
| Lose Weight with Grapefruit Juice “Health is Wealth”– We all know this, and as a culture we spend a significant amount of our wealth to obtain that health. How would you like to become healthier without spending the big bucks to get there? Yes, you read it right. Nature has provided us with a ... | |
| Obama: World not doing enough to fight Ebola President Barack Obama says "the world is not doing enough" to fight Ebola. Obama suggested to reporters Tuesday that he will begin pressuring leaders of other countries to do more. He commented at the end of a meeting in Washington with U.S. and allied ... | |
| Higher Cholesterol Levels Linked to Prostate Cancer Recurrence When abundant, two types of fat molecules circulating in the blood—triglycerides and cholesterol—may increase the risk of recurrence for men with prostate cancer, according to a new study funded by the National Institutes of Health. The results of the study ... | |
| Calm And Positive Family Meal Times Prevent Childhood Obesity Enjoying calm and positive family meal times can help manage childrens' weight and prevent childhood obesity. Researchers examined recordings of the mealtimes of 120 families with children between the ages of 6 and 12, tracking the length of meals, the ... | |
| Why raising money to fight Ebola is so tough Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg delivers the opening keynote at the Facebook conference last April in San Francisco. Zuckerberg and his wife Tuesday donated $25 million to fight Ebola. by Dan Gorenstein. Tuesday, October 14, 2014 - 15:24. Story. | |
| Amid fear, West Africans in the US try to help PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island (AP) When a friend called Togar Johnson from a bus stop last month to ask for a lift, Johnson made what he considered a difficult but prudent decision: He said no. The friend had recently returned to the United States from ... | |
| Heathrow airport begins screening for Ebola as crisis widens Passengers arriving at Heathrow airport from Ebola-affected countries have been screened by health officials. The government said "a few passengers" had their temperatures checked and filled in a health questionnaire at Terminal 1 on Tuesday. Screening ... | |
| Stemcells from human embryos prove safe iol scitech june 28 stemcell REUTERS File photo: The results, published in The Lancet, could help re-invigorate the controversial quest to harness stemcells, which have the ability to turn into any of the 200 kinds of human cells, to treat diseases. New York ... | |
| Germany reports first Ebola death A health worker uses a protective suit during a presentation for the media at the international airport in Guatemala City Oct 13, 2014. Photo: Reuters. mail · print. View all comments. Tweet. Published: 4:03 AM, October 15, 2014. BERLIN — Germany reported ... | |
| Relaxed family meals can help prevent childhood obesity A new study suggests that relaxed and calming family meals can help lower the risk of childhood obesity. Stock.Xchange/Elvinstar. Previous studies have shown that family meals have a number of health benefits for children. According to a new study ... | |
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| Spain Exposes Holes in Plans to Treat Ebola A health care worker on Sunday at an isolation ward on the sixth floor of the Carlos III hospital in Madrid, where a nurse infected with Ebola is being treated. Credit Paul Hanna/Reuters. Continue reading the main story. Continue reading the main story. | |
| Ebola Patient Dies in German Hospital Bernhard Ruf, the chief physician in the Department of Infectious Diseases at Leipzig's St. Georg Clinic, issued a statement after the death of an Ebola patient who underwent treatment in Germany. Publish Date October 14, 2014. Photo by Jan Woitas/DPA, via ... | |
| Study reveals rats in NYC carry variety of infectious bacteria “You dirty rats” doesn't begin to cover it. A new study of the city's rat population exposed the rodents as four-legged petri dishes carrying an assortment of infectious bacteria and the Seoul hantavirus — which can cause an Ebola-like fever. “Most rats are ... | |
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