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| Government sends 30 NHS staff to help Ebola fight The first co-ordinated group of NHS staff are due to fly from London to Sierra Leone to help the fight against the Ebola virus. Around 30 GPs, nurses, psychiatrists and emergency medicine consultants are being sent to the West African country's capital, ... | |
| Transvaginal mesh trial losses put pressure on Boston Scientific NEW YORK (Reuters) - Boston Scientific Corp's back-to-back losses in the first two federal trials over its transvaginal mesh devices could drive up the cost of resolving thousands of similar lawsuits, according to legal experts. On Thursday, a jury in West ... | |
| UN Chief: Ebola Cases in Mali a 'Deep Concern' The United Nations chief warned Friday that Ebola may be easing in part of West Africa but is still hitting hard in other areas and outpacing the international response. "If we continue to accelerate our response we can contain and end the outbreak by the ... | |
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| Officials Sound Alarm About Potential Ebola Crisis in Mali Leaders of the United Nations and the World Health Organization expressed renewed alarm on Friday about Ebola's tenacity in Africa and in particular its potential to ravage a fourth country, Mali, where they said hundreds of people had been exposed to an ... | |
| Pumps, glucose monitors keep Type 1 diabetes in check Jose Basulto's continuous glucose monitor reads 270 mg/dl shortly before a 7:30 p.m. race. It's higher than he'd like, but that would change once he started cycling. His blood glucose was at 750 when he was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes nearly 30 years ... | |
| WHO Declares End to Ebola Outbreak in DRC UNITED NATIONS—. The United Nations secretary-general said Friday that he will open a branch of the special U.N. mission to fight Ebola in Mali, which has had six fatal cases of the virus in recent weeks. Ban Ki-moon spoke in Washington, where he went ... | |
| Could a form of sugar treat deadly Niemann-Pick disease? Reno, Nevada (CNN) -- Big wooden planters full of ripe tomatoes. Homemade pickles. Over good wine and grilled steak at the home of Chris and Hugh Hempel, in the hills around Reno, Nevada, the conversation turns to biomedical research and genetics. | |
| Ebola-related events in the United States and response (Reuters) - Health agencies around the world are grappling with the worst Ebola epidemic since the virus was identified in 1976. The following is a chronology of events in the United States and the government's response at home and abroad from the time the ... | |
| Plague in Madagascar has killed 40 people out of 119 cases: WHO GENEVA (Reuters) - An outbreak of the plague has killed 40 people out of 119 confirmed cases in Madagascar since late August and there is a risk of the disease spreading rapidly in the capital, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday. So far two ... | |
| Students tweet foul school lunches thanking Michelle Obama Students' photos of grotesque mystery meats and mush served up as school lunches are making waves on Twitter thanks to their shared hashtag: #ThanksMichelleObama. The sarcastic teenage rebellion of the First Lady's push for healthier, balanced school ... | |
| Restroom Hand Dryers May Spread More Germs FRIDAY, Nov. 21, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Those air-blown hand dryers in public restrooms may spread far more germs than conventional paper towels, a new study suggests. British researchers placed a harmless type of bacteria on the hands of ... | |
| Madagascar plague outbreak kills 40, says WHO The WHO warned of the danger of a "rapid spread" of the disease in the capital, Antananarivo. The situation is worsened by high levels of resistance among fleas to a leading insecticide, the WHO added. Humans usually develop the bubonic form of the ... | |
| UN warns Ebola still far from over UNITED NATIONS: The head of the UN Ebola mission warned on Friday that the world was "far, far away" from beating the deadly outbreak and said a huge increase in aid was needed to fight the virus in Africa. "There is a long battle ahead of us," Anthony ... | |
| For Women At The Top, It's Lonely&&And Depressing It's fashionable these days to cheer women on as they "lean in" and climb the management ladder, à la Sheryl Sandberg. But new research based on historical data suggests that for women in a position to hire, fire, and determine pay, success may come at a ... | |
| Hope in Liberia, anxiety in Mali as Ebola battle rages Liberia has set itself the target of halting Ebola by the end of the year, but the battle is far from over in the rest of west Africa. World Bank President Jim Yong Kim warned Friday that despite gains against the deadly epidemic the new outbreak in Mali was "very ... | |
| UN expands Ebola mission to Mali The United Nations is expanding its Ebola emergency mission to include the west African country of Mali, where six people have already died of the virus. It came as the World Health Organisation (WHO) warned the number of people infected with Ebola has ... | |
| Ebola outbreak can be ended in 2015: UN's Ban Ki-moon The deadly Ebola outbreak can be ended "by the middle of next year" if the world speeds up its response, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has said. But he warned that although the rate of new cases was slowing in parts of West Africa, Mali - where six ... | |
| Kids Give First Lady Sarcastic "Thanks" on Twitter WASHINGTON — School kids are giving thanks to first lady Michelle Obama just in time for the holiday — with a sarcastic Twitter hashtag about unappealing school lunches. Along with photos of unsavory-looking school meals, the hashtag ... | |
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| Nestle Researchers May Come up with Fat-Burning Drink Whether you are fat or fit is usually linked to a certain lifestyle. Getting in shape is highly appreciated precisely because of all the work that lies behind the result. But all these may soon change, because Nestle researchers discovered a shortcut. A compound ... | |
| Senate Investigates Skyrocketing Prices of Generic Drugs Generic drugs have always been considered the cheap alternative to brand drugs, but recently, the reassuring fact increasingly turned into a myth. Numerous Americans suffering from diseases that require long-term medication may not afford to buy their ... | |
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| Hundreds of Nova Scotians volunteer for Ebola vaccine trial Hundreds of Nova Scotians are volunteering to be injected with an experimental vaccine that might cause aches and fever – but could protect against the Ebola virus. Within minutes of the Nov. 14 announcement that Halifax's IWK Health Centre was chosen to ... | |
| 'Exercise in a Bottle' New Fat-burning Product from Nestle The researchers at Nestle, a Swiss food and beverage company are working on coming up with a consumable product that can help people gain similar benefits that is normally obtained through exercise. The scientists have made a unique breakthrough in ... | |
| Toll rises to 40 as plague spreads in Madagascar The World Health Organization announced in a report on Friday that 40 people have succumbed to the outbreak of plague in Madagascar since August. 119 cases have also been confirmed and there is a risk of the disease spreading further due to the weak ... | |
| Mesh case awards $18.5M verdict HUNTINGTON A federal jury in Charleston awarded four women $18.5 million in damages from polypropylene-mesh manufacturer Boston Scientific. The jury determined that a defect in the company's Obtryx device caused injuries to plaintiffs Jacquelyn Tyree ... | |
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| Study: Heavy drinkers are rarely alcoholics A new study by the CDC and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration finds that 1 in 3 American adults meet the definition of heavy drinking—for men, having five or more drinks in one sitting or 15 or more in a week; for women, having ... | |
| Labor says Bishop a hypocrite on Ebola Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has urged the world not to discriminate against Ebola affected countries, sparking claims of hypocrisy over the Abbott government's west Africa visa bans. Delivering a statement on Ebola as chair of the United Nations Security ... | |
| Generic Drug Prices Skyrocketing, Lawmakers Warn iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — The prices of some common generic drugs have skyrocketed in recent years, but the reasons remain murky, lawmakers said. The hearing of the Senate subcommittee on primary health and aging on Thursday was called ... | |
| Plague outbreak kills 40 in Madagascar WHO warns of deadly disease spreading in densely populated capital city with weak healthcare system. Last updated: 22 Nov 2014 01:04. Listen. Email Article. Email. Print Article. Print. Share article. Share. Send Feedback. Feedback. Plague, a bacterial ... | |
| Battling Ebola: the worst of humanitarian missions An invisible, murderous enemy that puts caregivers in almost unbearable working conditions, Ebola is a gruelling test for even the most experienced humanitarian. Joachim Gardemann had spent 20 years with the Red Cross in Rwanda, Bosnia and Syria ... | |
| Most heavy drinkers are not alcoholics, US study finds Contrary to popular opinion, only 10 per cent of US adults who drink too much are alcoholics, according to a federal study released on Thursday, a finding that could have implications for reducing consumption of beer, wine and liquor. While many people think ... | |
| 'Green' Hand Dryers Also a Little Germy, Says Study This holiday season you might want to bring your own paper towels if you're heading to a festive get-together at a bar or restaurant. It turns out that hand dryers -- common in restaurant or bar bathrooms -- may cut down on paper towel waste, but increase ... | |
| Picture power: Bird flu When news broke that bird flu was back in the UK, photographers from the wire agencies, newspapers and freelancers made their way to the scene of the outbreak with the aim of capturing one image that told the story. With limited access it is a tough ... | |
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| Plague outbreak in Madagascar kills 40 people since late August A plague outbreak in Madagascar has infected 119 people, including 40 deaths, the World Health Organization said Friday in warning about the risk of spread in the densely populated capital. In the capital of Antananarivo, there's been two cases and one ... | |
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| Carbs more harmful than saturated fats: Study WASHINGTON - Long-derided saturated fats - associated with an array of health problems such as heart disease - caught a break Friday when research revealed their intake could be doubled or even nearly tripled without driving up their level in a person's ... | |
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| Women with workplace power are more depressed. Men, not so much. Ladies, are you leaning in? Good. But once you've successfully tilted forward, your mental health could suffer. That's according to new research on depression among women already in positions of leadership. Women with job authority -- ones who have the ... | |
| Pricey Generics Draw Senate Scrutiny Washington-Watch. Pricey Generics Draw Senate Scrutiny. Published: Nov 21, 2014. By Shannon Firth , Contributing Writer, MedPage Today. save. |. A. A. Post Test Complete · Take Posttest. Robert Frankil, RPh, was dismayed when a customer accused him ... | |
| Ebola threatens global security: Bishop Foreign minister Julie Bishop has expressed concern about the Ebola virus outbreak at a UN Security Council meeting she chaired on the disease. "The Security Council reiterates its grave concern about the unprecedented extent of the Ebola outbreak in ... | |
| Girls, women at risk for diabetes For girls and women, puberty and pregnancy are times to be on the lookout for diabetes. With puberty comes a chance of developing Polycycstic Ovarian Symptom, or PCOS. The sometimes embarrassing condition causes fluid-filled sacs (called cysts) to grow ... | |
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| Marika Sboros: more science to show Tim Noakes is smart about LCHF If saturated fat had a tongue, it would speak volumes about what it feels like to be demonised by scientists, academics and vested interests in the food industry. Cape Town sports scientist Prof Tim Noakes could tell us all that and more. He has had more than ... | |
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