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| Most in US Aren't Suitable Kidney Donors: Study FRIDAY, Nov. 14, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Even if they were willing, most people in the United States aren't qualified to be kidney donors because of health or financial reasons, a new study has found. More than 75 percent of the population could not ... | |
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| New Ebola Treatment Filters Virus Out of the Blood Battling a virus is all about timing, and Ebola is no exception. Our immune systems are capable of destroying Ebola, but once in the body, the virus multiplies furiously, spreading like wildfire. Pretty soon the invader overwhelms the body's immune system. | |
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| New Ebola Patient to US for Treatment Day Dr. Martin Salia is expected to arrive Saturday at the Nebraska Medical Center, where patients Ashoka Mukpo and Rick Sacra were successfully treated. About Us · Careers · Contact · Privacy Policy – UPDATED · Terms of Service · Site Map · Advertise ... | |
| California adopts tough Ebola-protection rules for health workers California has adopted some of the nation's strongest regulations to protect doctors, nurses and other health workers treating patients with Ebola. The regulations, announced Friday by the California Occupational Safety and Health Administration, require the ... | |
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| Son of Ebola Doctor to Be Treated in US Praises His Sacrifice The doctor who will be treated for Ebola at a Nebraska hospital knew the risks of volunteering in West Africa but was committed to doing his part, his son told NBC News. Martin Salia, a general surgeon, contracted the virus in his native Sierra Leone and will ... | |
| Ebola shuts down signs of normal life in Sierra Leone So, the number of people who have known to have died of Ebola in the current outbreak in west Africa has passed 5,000. But what does that mean for the affected communities? I briefly visited Sierra Leone, one of the three most affected countries along with ... | |
| A look at Ebola treatment in the US by numbers When Dr. Martin Salia arrives in Omaha from Sierra Leone, he'll be the 10th person with Ebola to receive treatment in the U.S.. The surgeon was heading Saturday to the Nebraska Medical Center. The 44-year-old Salia is a Sierra Leone citizen and a ... | |
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| Studies firm up recent Ebola declines in parts of Liberia Reports today from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and its global health partners show that Liberia's recent drop in Ebola cases is real yet fragile, with the disease still widely distributed and sparking new outbreaks in more remote ... | |
| FDA OKs Genzyme's injectable MS drug it rejected last year Federal regulators have approved an injectable multiple sclerosis drug developed by Cambridge biotech Genzyme 10 months after it was initially rejected. Genzyme announced the approval of Lemtrada, a medication to treat patients with relapsing forms of ... | |
| WHO: Experts favor controlled trials for Ebola treatments The World Health Organization (WHO) said today that its advisory committee on experimental Ebola drugs, which met this week, leaned toward doing randomized controlled trials, an approach that has drawn objections from some experts because it involves ... | |
| CDC still mystified by Ebola infections in Dallas The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is still unsure how two nurses in Dallas contracted Ebola from their patient, according to early findings from the agency's investigation. CDC officials interviewed nearly 150 healthcare workers in Dallas ... | |
| E-cigarette use on the rise among US youth Proponents of electronic cigarette regulation are renewing calls for the Obama administration to take action, following the release of new data pointing to increased use of the products among U.S. youth. Although the number of teens smoking cigarettes has ... | |
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| Eliza O'Neill Hopes to Hit Milestone by Birthday Eliza O'neill is turning 5 years old tomorrow... and her family is hoping to raise the last bit of money on their go fund me page... earlier this. Loading… Post to Facebook. Eliza O'Neill Hopes to Hit Milestone by Birthday Eliza O'neill is turning 5 years old ... | |
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| Ebola Deaths Surpass 5100, WHO Says More than 5,100 people have died from the Ebola virus disease, the World Health Organization said Friday, as the number of cases continue to increase in Sierra Leone, while transmission remains intense in Guinea and Liberia. In an update, the United ... | |
| Whooping Cough Cases Continue To Grow A whooping cough outbreak that began at Grand Traverse Academy almost two weeks ago has now generated 10 confirmed cases and 167 probable cases of the disease, according to the Grand Traverse County Health Department. In addition, five other ... | |
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| Why health matters to economies Francis Collins is director of the National Institutes of Health. This is the fourth in a series of articles from the World Economic Forum on the key challenges facing the world in 2015 as part of their Outlook on the Global Agenda. The views expressed are the ... | |
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| Two Generic ADHD Drugs Not as Effective: FDA FRIDAY, Nov. 14, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Two generic versions of the attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder drug Concerta may not work as effectively as the brand-name product does, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Thursday. The agency ... | |
| Vegan mom won custody battle 1 After almost five months, Sarah Markham can finally take care of her baby again after social services in Casselberry took her then 2-week old son, Caleb. A Florida judge allowed the mom to regain custody of her son after it was taken away from her because ... | |
| Ebola death toll rises to 5177: WHO The World Health Organisation has said that 5,177 people had so far died of Ebola across eight countries, out of 14,413 cases of infection, since late December 2013. On Wednesday, the UN health agency had reported 5,160 deaths and 14,098 cases. | |
| Surgeon with Ebola coming to US for care In this April 2014 photo provided by the United Methodist News Service, Dr. Martin Salia poses for a photo at the United Methodist Church's Kissy Hospital outside Freetown, Sierra Leone. Salia has tested positive for Ebola and will be flown, on Saturday, Nov. | |
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| Online tool to check risk of contracting heart disease New York: You can now figure out how healthy your heart is by yourself, thanks to a new online tool that can estimate your risk of developing cardio-vascular disease (CVD) in the next 20 years. The Healthy Heart Score developed by researchers at the ... | |
| Pentagon sending replacement troops to W. Africa WASHINGTON, Nov 15 (KUNA) -- The US Department is mobilizing 2,100 soldiers to replace troops already in West Africa to combat the Ebola outbreak. The soldiers will head to Senegal and Liberia to join the team "who are supporting our ... | |
| Lemtrada received approval from FDA 1 Sanofi's Lemtrada finally received a nod from the Food and Drug Administration as a potential drug to treat multiple sclerosis. The approval was a much-needed one for the company that might be facing revenue loss once its top selling diabetes drug faces ... | |
| One gene's mutation halves heart attack risk Rare mutations in a single gene are linked to lower cholesterol levels and a 50 percent reduction in the risk of heart attack, a new study shows. The gene, called NPC1L1, is of interest because it is the target of the drug ezetimibe, often prescribed to lower ... | |
| Seeking advice on prostate biopsy test Q: I am a 58-year-old man. I am seeking advice on which type of prostate biopsy test I should do after having done one earlier. Three years ago, during a health screening test, I was found to have a prostate specific antigen (PSA) level of 10 micrograms per ... | |
| Online tool to check risk of contracting heart disease You can now figure out how healthy your heart is by yourself, thanks to a new online tool that can estimate your risk of developing cardio-vascular disease (CVD) in the next 20 years. The Healthy Heart Score developed by researchers at the Harvard School of ... | |
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| Surgeon With Ebola Coming to US for Care At first, Dr. Martin Salia thought he had malaria or typhoid. A surgeon working in Sierra Leone, he told his wife back in Maryland that he had a headache and fever. He had two negative tests for Ebola, his wife said. Then the third came back positive. Salia left ... | |
| Kaiser nurses strike amid contract negotiations The California Nurses Association, part of the National Nurses United labor union, staged a 2-day strike this week after contract negotiations with Kaiser Permanente in Northern California halted earlier this month over a range of staffing and workplace issues. | |
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| Firefighters Suffer Most Common Sleep Disorders A startling new study finds that firefighters may have an increased risk for sleep disorders. It's not startling because it is a surprise, but more because it makes perfect sense, and now there is some data that might prove it. Sleep disorders are definitely linked to ... | |
| How Health Law's Medicaid Enrollees Strain the System FARMINGTON, N.M.—New Mexico's decision to expand Medicaid has been a lifesaver for Kevin Gibson but a conundrum for his nurse practitioner. The 46-year-old Mr. Gibson this year got coverage under the plan, went for a checkup and learned he had ... | |
| Wikipedia 'foresees virus outbreaks' Wikipedia page views can predict disease outbreaks nearly a month before official health advice, a team of US scientists says. The Los Alamos National Laboratory team says people are searching online before seeking medical help. They managed to ... | |
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| In Ebola-hit SLeone, dignity in death protects the living Sierra Leone's Ebola burial boys wrap the highly-infectious body and present it to the family for dignified last goodbyes before it is taken gently away. Removal of the dead is a necessarily traumatic experience for those left behind, but the process is a far cry ... | |
| Foes of tobacco sales ban consider recall Karen Jaillet, left, and Wayne Hancock, both of Westminster, hold flags Thursday in front of Vincent's Country Store on Main Street in Westminster. (T&G Staff/RICK CINCLAIR) » Enlarge photo. Photo Galleries. SLIDESHOW: Westminster tobacco ban hearing ... | |
| Whooping cough at Seattle high school despite vaccinations In mid-October staff noticed a cluster of whooping cough at Seattle's Roosevelt High School. "My friend had it for four weeks," student Isabella Frankbednark told KIRO 7. The disease causes debilitating, wracking coughs. "I think she can only go to school for ... | |
| Wikipedia Could Predict Disease Outbreaks A sudden peak in visits to Wikipedia pages about a disease could herald an approaching outbreak, a new study suggests. Analyzing such online trends could help scientists stay one step ahead of outbreaks around the globe, the researchers said. In the study ... | |
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