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| UN's Ebola mission should be closed once battle won: Ban BAMAKO (Reuters) - The United Nations mission to fight Ebola should be wound down quickly once the battle is won, U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said on Saturday during his first tour of countries stricken with the virus. The U.N. emergency Ebola ... | |
| Indiana hospitals develop plan for Ebola cases When a patient with Ebola sought treatment at a Dallas hospital in October, the hospital ended up losing more than $400,000 per day. Those figures created a significant financial scare for hospitals in Indianapolis and across the country. So to make sure they ... | |
| South Korea halts US poultry imports due to bird flu in US SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea has suspended imports of U.S. poultry and poultry products because of an outbreak of bird flu in the United States, the Agriculture Ministry said in a statement on Sunday. The suspension, from Saturday, comes as South Korea ... | |
| Liberia holds Senate vote amid Ebola fears MONROVIA, Liberia — Health employees worked at polling stations across Liberia on Saturday as voters cast their ballots in a twice-delayed Senate election that has been criticized for its potential to spread the deadly Ebola disease. A total of 1.9 million ... | |
| Liberia holds Senate vote amid Ebola fears MONROVIA: Health workers carrying thermometers and sanitizers manned polling stations across Liberia on Saturday as voters cast their ballots in a twice-delayed Senate election that has been criticized for its potential to spread the deadly Ebola disease. | |
| Indiana hospitals develop plan for Ebola cases INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - When a patient with Ebola sought treatment at a Dallas hospital in October, the hospital ended up losing more than $400,000 per day. Those figures created a significant financial scare for hospitals in Indianapolis and across the country. | |
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| Stolen laptop held Northwestern patient data A major Chicago health care system has apologized to nearly 3,000 patients whose personal information was on an unencrypted laptop that was stolen in October. Northwestern Memorial Healthcare started mailing letters Friday to affected patients and ... | |
| | Pharmaceutical Business Review | Ovarian-cancer drug approved by FDA Opening a new chapter in the use of genomic science to fight cancer, the Food and Drug Administration yesterday approved a medication for advanced ovarian cancer associated with a defective BRCA gene. Made by AstraZeneca, the new drug — olaparib ... | |
| Child tests negative for Ebola at Chicago hospital (Reuters) - A child being monitored for Ebola in a Chicago hospital has been discharged after testing negative for the virus, the state health agency said on Saturday. Federal officials screening for Ebola at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago detected a ... | |
| Dr. Oz's facts: 4 out of 10 aren't true Researchers who fact-checked Dr. Mehmet Oz and his on-air guests were able to find legitimate studies related to 11 percent of the recommendations made on his show. However, in these cases, the recommendations ran counter to the medical literature. | |
| | North Country Public Radio | Medicare penalizing 12 Miss hospitals with 1 percent cuts HATTIESBURG, Miss. Medicare is shaving payments to 12 Mississippi hospitals because too many patients come down with preventable new ailments while being treated for something else. The Clarion-Ledger (http://on.thec-l.com/1zh9hay ) reports that the ... | |
| Nafferton bird flu restrictions lifted Restrictions on the movement of poultry in East Yorkshire after an outbreak of bird flu at a duck breeding farm have been lifted. The strain found on the farm at Nafferton was identified as H5N8 - the same type seen in outbreaks in Europe. The Department for ... | |
| Hospitals face funding reductions Bridgeport Hospital in Bridgeport, Conn. Connecticut hospitals are among 721 nationwide that will have their federal Medicare payments cut for having high rates of infections and other patient injuries. Hospitals losing funding include Danbury, Norwalk, ... | |
| Confirmed: Dr Oz039s Advice is Unfounded Health-related claims made on tv shows may perhaps not be trusted, according to a new study out of Canada. (Photo : Getty Photos for iHeartMedia / Stephen Lovekin) Mehmet Oz is greater identified as Dr. Oz, a popular medical speak show host. He has not ... | |
| Confirmed: Dr. Oz's Advice is Unfounded Medical claims made on television shows may not be reliable, according to a new study out of Canada. (Photo : Getty Images for iHeartMedia / Stephen Lovekin). Mehmet Oz is better known as Dr. Oz, a popular medical talk show host. He has recently been ... | |
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| Study, Most Of The Asthma Patients Wrongly Use Inhalers As indicated by a recent study, asthma sufferers and people with serious hypersensitivities don't know how to utilize their medicinal gadgets ensuing conceivably catastrophic results. Just 16% of individuals knew how to utilize an epinephrine injector and, only ... | |
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| Hugs can help fight flu and colds, say researchers A hug, besides making you feel loved, warm and fuzzy, can have therapeutic benefits as well. It can help boost your immunity and fight off stress, say researchers at the Carnegie Mellon University. Some more social support from the people around and some ... | |
| Experts: It was a busy, black-eye year for disease control Health officials are celebrating some important victories in 2014, and Time magazine even named Ebola fighters the persons of the year. Nevertheless, this was a black-eye year for public health. Some vital vaccines did not work well. Federal laboratories ... | |
| Caramel Apples Linked To Recent Listeria Outbreak A recent outbreak of listeria has been traced to prepackaged caramel apples, sickening at least 24 persons and resulting in four deaths in 10 states. Health officials are warning consumers to avoid these products until a full investigation by the CDC reveals the ... | |
| | North Country Public Radio | Medicare penalizing 12 Miss hospitals with 1 percent cuts HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) — Medicare is shaving payments to 12 Mississippi hospitals because too many patients come down with preventable new ailments while being treated for something else. The hospitals are among 721 nationwide losing 1 percent ... | |
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| Stolen laptop held Northwestern patient data CHICAGO (AP) — A major Chicago health care system has apologized to nearly 3,000 patients whose personal information was on an unencrypted laptop that was stolen in October. Northwestern Memorial Healthcare started mailing letters Friday to affected ... | |
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| This Is the Cheapest Way to Treat Flu Bad news: it's the flu season and, unfortunately, the current vaccine available may not be as effective as we'd like it to be. The good news is there's another treatment, and it's free. It's a hug! A research conducted by a team of Carnegie Mellon University found ... | |
| Michael Gerson: A global conspiracy of health In the category of stunning, heartening, woefully underreported good news: In 2000, an estimated 9.9 million children around the world died before age 5. In 2013, the figure was 6.3 million. That is 3.6 million fewer deaths, even as population increased by ... | |
| Child Who Flew into O'Hare Tests Negative for Ebola CHICAGO (WIFR) -- A little girl who just got back from travels in Africa does not have Ebola. The girl was quarantined after landing at O'Hare International Airport with a fever. Tests for Ebola came back negative and the girl was discharged from the hospital. | |
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| S Leone to withdraw Somalia troops over Ebola African Union blocks troops rotation over Ebola fears, forcing Sierra Leone to withdraw their 850 soldiers from Somalia. Hamza Mohamed Last updated: 21 Dec 2014 07:18. Listen. Email Article. Email. Print Article. Print. Share article. Share. Send Feedback. | |
| Chicago child tests negative for Ebola Chicago health officials on Saturday declared that a child being monitored for Ebola in a hospital in the state has tested negative for the deadly virus and has been discharged from the hospital. The child was detected with fever by federal officials screening for ... | |
| Healthy tips for dealing with diabetes One of my sisters, who is in her 40s, has recently been diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes. I don't have the healthiest of lifestyles, so I wonder should I have my glucose checked? There are a number of risk factors for type 2 diabetes and these include having a ... | |
| FDA approves AbbVie combo hepatitis C treatment TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Patients with chronic hepatitis C have a new option for treating the liver-damaging virus, with the approval of a combination treatment developed by AbbVie. The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved the sale of a packaged ... | |
| Conjoined Twin Babies Undergo First Step Toward Separation XiXinXing/iStock/Thinkstock(HOUSTON) -- Elysse Mata leaned over her 8-month-old conjoined twins, kissing their faces as tears streamed down her face and she whispered "I love you." The babies were about to undergo a skin-stretching surgery, the first ... | |
| Prepackaged caramel apples linked to 4 deaths WASHINGTON (AP) — Health officials are warning consumers to avoid prepackaged caramel apples because they are linked to four deaths and more than two dozen illnesses in 10 states. Caramel apples are most popular around Halloween, and the ... | |
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| Gordie Howe's condition improves after stem-cell treatment Hockey legend Gordie Howe watches practice for the NHL All-Star hockey game in Dallas in 2007. Hockey legend Gordie Howe watches practice for the NHL All-Star hockey game in Dallas in 2007. (JESSICA RINALDI / Reuters Photo). By Sports Xchange. | |
| Caramel Apples Kill at Least Four in Listeria Outbreak Listeria is breaking out among people who consumed commercial caramel apples, and researchers are trying their best to track down the source of the infections. (Photo : Flickr / J.L. Welsh). Caramel apples are responsible for a listeria outbreak that has ... | |
| Science Proves That Hugs Can Boost Your Immune System We know that hugs make us feel warm and fuzzy inside. And this feeling, it turns out, could actually ward off stress and protect the immune system, according to new research from Carnegie Mellon University. It's a well-known fact that stress can weaken the ... | |
| How Drug Combination Helps Control Type 1 Diabetes A new study suggests drug combination could give hope to people with this burdensome condition. A female scientist is pictured. Researchers are developing an innovative drug therapy that could offer patients a new lease on life. By Kristine Crane Dec. | |
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| Wild blueberries may counteract adverse effects of high-fat diet Wild blueberries have beneficial effects on blood pressure and the nutrition-derived inflammatory responses that are caused by a high-fat diet, find researchers from the University of Eastern Finland. wild blueberries. Bilberries have significantly higher levels ... | |
| Cubist's Experimental Antibiotic Zerbaxa gets nod from FDA The US FDA has approved the experimental antibiotic Zerbaxa for the treatment of typical urinary tract infections and intra abdominal infections. The experimental antibiotic Zerbaxa is a product by Cubist Pharmaceuticals Inc. The Federal regulators on Friday ... | |
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