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| Some US hospitals weigh withholding care to Ebola patients CHICAGO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Ebola crisis is forcing the American healthcare system to consider the previously unthinkable: withholding some medical interventions because they are too dangerous to doctors and nurses and unlikely to help a patient. | |
| | Virtual-Strategy Magazine | US Diets Still Contain Too Many Bad Fats: Study WEDNESDAY, Oct. 22, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Over the last three decades, Americans have cut their intake of artery-clogging saturated and trans fats -- but not enough, new research shows. Meanwhile, consumption of healthy omega-3 fatty acids known ... | |
| Weight-Loss Surgery and Risk of Severe Headaches WEDNESDAY, Oct. 22, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- After weight-loss surgery, some patients may be at risk for developing severe headaches, a new study suggests. In a small number of people, the surgery was associated with a condition known as ... | |
| UPDATE 7-US tightens Ebola monitoring for West African visitors (Adds condition of Dallas nurse Vinson, paragraphs 13-14, Obama call to hospital, paragraph 18). By Bill Berkrot. NEW YORK Oct 22 (Reuters) - The United States imposed new constraints on Wednesday on people entering the country from three nations at ... | |
| Green coffee beans for weight loss? Um, never mind Remember when green coffee bean extract was the next big thing in weight loss, a remedy with positive clinical findings touted as a breakthrough by Dr. Mehmet Oz and aggressively hawked online? Well, fuggedaboutit. Related story: Supplements safe after ... | |
| US Plans 21-Day Watch of Travelers From Ebola-Hit Nations Travelers from Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone will be given thermometers and information cards on Ebola. Credit CDC, via Associated Press. Continue reading the main story. Continue reading the main story. Continue reading the main story Share This ... | |
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| US to track everyone coming from Ebola nations Photo: CDC, AP This undated handout photo provided by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) shows a kit that travelers from Ebola-stricken West African nations will be given containing information cards and a thermometer and they will be required to ... | |
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| Number of Ebola cases nears 10000 GENEVA: The number of people with Ebola is set to hit 10,000 in West Africa, the World Health Organization said, as the scramble to find a cure gathered pace. The UN's public health body said 9,936 people in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone — the three ... | |
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| Dallas nurse's dog tests negative for Ebola Photo: City Of Dallas And Dallas Animal Services, AP This Oct. 22, 2014, photo provided via Twitter by the City of Dallas and Dallas Animal Services shows Bentley, the King Charles Spaniel who was quarantined after his owner, Nina Pham, was diagnosed ... | |
| Dallas hospital under scrutiny over Ebola crisis With the hospital's two Ebola-infected nurses sent elsewhere, the 24/7 tension of caring for them abated, but scrutiny remains intense over how the hospital treated Thomas Eric Duncan, who died there, and whether mistakes potentially exposed dozens more ... | |
| Family: Dallas nurse Amber Vinson free of Ebola virus A statement quotes Vinson's mother, Debra Berry, as saying that the news has "truly answered prayers." Loading… Post to Facebook. Family: Dallas nurse Amber Vinson free of Ebola virus A statement quotes Vinson's mother, Debra Berry, as saying that the ... | |
| J&J may lead Glaxo in race for high-volume Ebola vaccines LONDON — Johnson & Johnson plans to have 250,000 doses of experimental Ebola vaccine ready for clinical trials in May, potentially putting it ahead of GlaxoSmithKline in the race to combat the virus that has killed thousands in West Africa. The vaccine ... | |
| U.S. intensifies Ebola monitoring A child stands next to a sign reading "Police order quarantined home unauthorised should keep off" on Wednesday in Port Loko, Sierra Leone. Ebola has killed more than 4,500 people in West Africa. (Michael Duff, The Associated Press). Related Stories. | |
| Bay Area's Vaxart seeks to test experimental Ebola vaccine A South San Francisco company is reviving an experimental Ebola vaccine that it previously dropped, joining other companies and health agencies in the rush to contain the deadly disease in West Africa. The potential vaccine from Vaxart and promising ... | |
| Ebola Fears Come and Go in Newark A University Hospital ambulance used to carry a possible Ebola patient. Kevin Hagen for The Wall Street Journal. By. Melanie Grayce West. Melanie Grayce West. The Wall Street Journal. CANCEL. BiographyMelanie Grayce West · Melanie.West@wsj.com ... | |
| NBC's Dr. Nancy Snyderman to resume work in November The mandatory Ebola-related quarantine is over, but Dr. Nancy Snyderman and the crew members who traveled to Liberia with her are not coming back to work yet. In an internal memorandum on Wednesday, NBC News president Deborah Turness said the ... | |
| West Accused of Draining Ebola-hit W. Africa of Doctors LONDON—. Health systems in the West African countries worst hit by Ebola are struggling to contain the epidemic. A report from a British charity accuses Western countries of recruiting hundreds of doctors and nurses from Africa, severely weakening the ... | |
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| Texas task force offers plans to stop Ebola spread Gov. Rick Perry's infectious disease task force is discussing ways to diagnose and isolate patients with Ebola more quickly. The 17-member group holds its first public hearing in Austin on Thursday, barely two weeks after its formation. Ebola killed a Liberian ... | |
| What's new in breast cancer screening technology The American Cancer Society reports that research into the causes, prevention, screening/diagnosing and treatment of breast cancer is ongoing at many medical centers worldwide. Loading… Post to Facebook. What's new in breast cancer screening ... | |
| Dallas nurse's dog tests negative for Ebola The first Ebola test for the quarantined King Charles Spaniel belonging to a Dallas nurse hospitalized with the virus has come back negative. Related. Reader Comments. Read all comments · Post a comment. advertising. DALLAS —. The first Ebola test for ... | |
| J&J, Bavarian Nordic ink $187M deal for Ebola virus vaccine DUBLIN – Johnson & Johnson's vaccine subsidiary Crucell Holland BV and Bavarian Nordic A/S have entered a formal license and supply agreement to accelerate and scale up an ongoing collaboration with the NIH in the development of a combination ... | |
| Some OTC Meds May Help Reduce Depression Symptoms A review of studies of more than 6,000 patients suggests ordinary over-the-counter painkillers and anti-inflammatory drugs may aid in the treatment of depression, when taken in combination with antidepressants. The meta-analysis, recently published in ... | |
| Anti-inflammatory meds may ease up symptoms of depression Depression may be eased with painkillers and anti-inflammatory drugs such as Celebrex in conjunction with anti-depressants, a new meta-study out of Demark reveals. (Photo : George Hodan). Anti-inflammatory medicines and pain killers may play a role in ... | |
| Amber Vinson's Family Says She's Ebola Free Amber Vinson, one of two health care workers based out of Dallas that contracted Ebola while caring for Thomas Eric Duncan, is reportedly cleared of the virus. “Officials at Emory University Hospital and the Centers for Disease Control are no longer able to ... | |
| Number of Ebola cases nears 10000 GENEVA - The number of people with Ebola is set to hit 10,000 in West Africa, the World Health Organisation said, as the scramble to find a cure gathered pace. The UN's public health body said 9,936 people in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone - the three ... | |
| Pink ribbons, empty meaning In light of the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge trend which swept social media this summer, United States non-profit organizations are under fire for the portion of money they dedicated towards research. Specifically, Susan G. Komen – a non-profit breast cancer ... | |
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| Melbourne's Sierra Leone community devastated by Ebola deaths At least with war, you can see it, but Ebola is a different story. The Victorian president of the Sierra Leone Australia Community, Alhaji Sankoh, has lived through civil war in Sierra Leone, but what Ebola is doing to his home country, he says, is far worse. | |
| Ebola death toll rises to almost 4900 People arrive to attend a town hall meeting, sponsored by Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, on Ebola and Enterovirus D68 in the courtroom of Brooklyn Borough Hall in New York, October 22, 2014. | |
| Stricken nurse's dog clears 1st Ebola test DALLAS — The first Ebola test for the quarantined Cavalier King Charles Spaniel belonging to a Dallas nurse hospitalized with the virus came back negative. The city of Dallas said Wednesday that Bentley will be tested again before his 21-day quarantine ... | |
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| | Chattanooga Times Free Press | Cleaveland: Make your flu shot an annual habit While Ebola viral disease dominates our headlines, prevention of seasonal influenza merits close, personal attention. Flu season typically runs from October to May with peak activity from December to February. We use the term “flu” lightly, but the disease can ... | |
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| Nurse in US declared free of Ebola A Texas nurse infected with Ebola after caring for a Liberian man who died from the disease no longer has the virus, her family has said. A statement from Amber Vinson's family, cited by several US media outlets, said the 29-year-old would stay in hospital for ... | |
| | Virtual-Strategy Magazine | Americans eating less trans fat, but still too much: study NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Between 1980 and 2009, Americans' consumption of trans fat dropped by about a third and intake of saturated fats declined as well, but both are still more common in daily diets than the American Heart Association (AHA) ... | |
| Public Health Association recommendations on Ebola The Ghana Public Health Association organized a scientific seminar to examine the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak in the West-African sub-region and the policy implications for Ghana. The seminar was driven by the growing epidemic of EVD in the ... | |
| Dr. Oz's 'magic weight-loss cure' loses sheen Dr. Oz's 'magic weight-loss cure' loses its sheen. Now not many people are interested in what used to look a real solution. With obesity becoming a cause of concern there are many who are making tall claims of “magic weight-loss cure.” In the crowd there ... | |
| Rural Africa can't stem spread of Ebola FREETOWN, Sierra Leone — As infectious Ebola patients in this country's remote northern region were being transferred for treatment, the ambulance moving them overturned on a narrow, dirt road, injuring the driver and patients and exposing the area to the ... | |
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| EU earmarks $250 million to help develop Ebola vaccines: sources LONDON (Reuters) - Europe is to plow 200 million euros ($250 million) into the development of Ebola vaccines, as well as drugs and diagnostic tests, according to two people with direct knowledge of the situation. The funding is set to be announced this week ... | |
| U.S. to track everyone coming from Ebola nations Photo: Tony Dejak / Associated Press FILE - In this Oct. 15, 2014 file photo, a Frontier Airlines employee wears gloves as she checks in passengers at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport , in Cleveland. All travelers who come into the U.S. from three ... | |
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