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| Seeking to Ride on China's Stock Market Highs Photo. Investors monitor stock prices at a brokerage in Beijing.Credit Adam Dean for The New York Times. Email; Share; Tweet; Save; More. Kuang Qingming, a banker in Beijing, made a snap investment decision this fall. With China's once-booming property ... | |
| Ebola patient transferred to London's Royal Free Hospital An NHS worker who has been diagnosed with Ebola after returning to Glasgow from Sierra Leone is being moved to specialist facilities in London. The woman, who had been working in Sierra Leone with Save the Children, has been in isolation in hospital in ... | |
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| Ebola healthcare worker being transferred to London unit A health worker who was diagnosed with Ebola after returning to Scotland from Sierra Leone is being transferred to a specialist treatment centre in London. The woman, who had travelled to Glasgow via Casblanca and London Heathrow, is being taken to the ... | |
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| China's Stocks Fall to Pare Biggest Monthly Advance Since 2007 China's stocks fell, paring the benchmark index's biggest monthly advance since April 2007. Utilities, the best performer in December after financials, led declines. Huadian Power International Corp. plunged 9.6 percent in Shanghai. PetroChina Co. dropped ... | |
| 'Hunger Games' actors team up for Ebola PSA The stars of "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part I" are banding together in a new PSA for Ebola awareness. Their goal is to spread knowledge, not fear. Jeffrey Wright, who plays Beetee in the film franchise, produced a video for the Ebola Survival Fund ... | |
| Ebola case confirmed in Glasgow hospital A healthcare worker who has just returned from West Africa has been diagnosed with Ebola and is being treated in hospital in Glasgow. The woman, who arrived from Sierra Leone on Sunday night, is in isolation at Glasgow's Gartnavel Hospital. All possible ... | |
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| Stem Cell Therapy for MS Shows Promise MONDAY, Dec. 29, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- An experimental therapy that kills off and then "resets" the immune system has given three years of remission to a small group of multiple sclerosis patients, researchers say. About eight in 10 patients given this ... | |
| Ebola outbreak: Scotland confirms its 1st case A health-care worker has been diagnosed with Ebola and is receiving treatment in Glasgow, the Scottish government confirmed on Monday. In a news release, the government said that "the risk to others is considered extremely low" because the patient was ... | |
| Viral 'Quad Mom' Ashley Gardner Gives Birth to Quadruplets It was the shocked expectant mom face seen 'round the world. Last fall, Ashley Gardner's priceless expression went viral when her husband snapped a photo of her as she found out she was pregnant with two sets of identical twins. And now, after a little more ... | |
| Hospitals 'overwhelmed' as flu hits harder than usual Emergency rooms in Ontario are filling up fast with people reporting flu-like systems. At one Toronto-area hospital, ER visits are 40-per-cent higher than normal. Dr. Benjamin Full, chief of Emergency and Critical Care at Lakeridge Health, says the influenza ... | |
| U.S. population grows by 2.3 million, Census report says As the new year rolls in, Census Bureau officials said Monday the nation's population will have grown by 2.3 million this year. On Jan. 1, the U.S. population is projected to be 320,090,857, marking a nearly 1 percent uptick from a year earlier, and a 3.7 ... | |
| Roche secures emergency approval for Ebola test Roche Holding AG said Monday it has received emergency authorization by U.S. drug regulators for an Ebola virus test, a development that could help health care authorities around the world fight the current outbreak of the deadly disease. The U.S. Food ... | |
| Flu vaccine might fall short, health officials warn Public health officials are warning that the flu vaccine used this season may not be as effective as hoped against the strain that's currently making the rounds. "We're at or close to peak, certainly in southern Ontario, for influenza activity," said Dr. Doug Sider, ... | |
| World Watch: News Digest A wet floor caused Argentine President Cristina Kirchner to slip and fracture her left ankle, the government said Monday, providing the first details of the South American leader's latest of several health setbacks. The president, 61 years old, fell Friday at her ... | |
| This Is How Many Americans Will Ring in the New Year More than 320 million Americans will ring in the New Year, the United States Census Bureau said on Monday. New projections released by the agency show the U.S. population is expected to hit 320,090,857 on Jan. 1, which is 2.33 million or .73%, more than ... | |
| Here's why women have more severe allergic reactions than men New research lends a hint as to why women tend to experience severe allergic reactions — including rashes, swelling, trouble breathing and heart attacks — more frequently than men. These life-threatening events, called anaphylaxis, might be influenced by ... | |
| Ebola Toll Passes 20000 savesaved; ">. author name. by Michael Smith North American Correspondent, MedPage Today. The cumulative number of cases in the West African Ebola epidemic has passed 20,000, according to the World Health Organization. In Guinea, Liberia, and ... | |
| Utah woman births quadruplets after 8 years of treatments There are now four tiny faces to join their mother's priceless reaction. The Utah couple, whose amazing viral video warmed many hearts when they found out they were having quadruplets after eight years of infertility, are now officially proud parents. | |
| Cancer Causing Sugar Is Present In Red Meat Red meat has always been a source of health problems for humans for several decades now. There is always a big chance that those who eat a lot of red meat, such as lamb, pork, or beef develop malignant tumors. Why other animals who consume red meat ... | |
| Sugar Molecule Links Red Meat Consumption With Cancer Red meat has always been a source of health problems for humans for several decades now. There is always a big chance that those who eat a lot of red meat, such as lamb, beef, or pork develop malignant tumors. Why other animals who consume red meat ... | |
| Three children dead in Minnesota from flu outbreak Three children have died in Minnesota from what health officials are warning parents is a particularly virulent strain of seasonal flu. Seven other children are currently being treated at the intensive care unit of the Children's Hospital in St. Paul. Worringly, the flu ... | |
| Flu strain H3 claims lives of three children in Minnesota The flu strain H3 has claimed lives of three children in Minnesota, signaling this season's dominant flu strains can prove to be more dangerous to the people, especially high risk group, if precautionary measures are not followed immediately. The Centers for ... | |
| Health worker diagnosed with Ebola in Scotland LONDON — A health care worker who has just returned from Sierra Leone has been diagnosed with Ebola and is being treated in a Glasgow hospital, Scottish authorities said Monday. Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon called it the first case of Ebola ever ... | |
| Walgreens completes $16 billion takeover Walgreens, America's largest pharmacy chain, has hinted that it may have to rethink its "corner store" location strategy, as it completes its $16 billion (£10.3 billion) takeover of its European counterpart Alliance Boots. Shareholders in the Illinois-based ... | |
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| Walgreen to Pay $16 Billion for Rest of Alliance Boots Shareholders of Walgreen, the nation's largest drugstore chain, have voted in favor of spending nearly $16 billion to complete its purchase of the European health and beauty retailer Alliance Boots. The company said about 97 percent of the votes cast ... | |
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| Walgreens-Boots merger approved The merger of Deerfield, IL-based Walgreen and UK drugstore chain Alliance Boots Monday was handily approved by 97% of Walgreen shareholders. The merger already enjoys regulatory approval and should be finalized by Dec. 31. Last week in its ... | |
| Ebola returns to Europe with first case diagnosed in Scotland London: A healthcare worker recently back from Sierra Leone was diagnosed with Ebola on Monday by doctors in Scotland`s largest city, the first diagnosis of the deadly virus in Britain during the current outbreak. Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon ... | |
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| | Huntington Herald Dispatch | Flu season in full swing HUNTINGTON — Doctors' offices have been busy this holiday season as people of all ages are getting knocked down by the flu. The good news is that school is out, or it might be even more widespread. But with plenty of holiday gatherings occurring, there ... | |
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| Economic insecurity impacts diabetes control People facing difficulty paying for food and medicines find it harder to manage their diabetes than those who are affluent, a study says. Poor diabetes control leads to higher blood sugar, cholesterol and blood pressure than normal. The findings suggest that ... | |
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| Success of Kentucky's Health Plan Comes With New Obstacles LOUISVILLE, Ky. — In many ways, Kentucky, a poor state with a starkly unhealthy populace, has become a symbol of the Affordable Care Act's potential. Largely because the state chose to expand Medicaid, the drop in the uninsured rate has been among the ... | |
| study retraces emergence of deadly H7N9 strain in humans WASHINGTON, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) -- Chinese and U.S. researchers said Monday they have found how changes in H9N2, a flu virus that has plagued Chinese poultry farms for decades, helped create the novel avian H7N9 influenza that has killed at least 115 ... | |
| How Ebola Roared Back On the flight back to Atlanta, Dr. Pierre Rollin snoozed in Seat 26C in his usual imperturbable way, arms folded, head bobbing, oblivious to loudspeaker announcements and the periodic passing of the galley cart. Continue reading the main story ... | |
| Walgreen Shareholders Approve Alliance Boots Deal Walgreen plans to acquire the remaining 55% of Alliance Boots that it doesn't already own in a deal closing Wednesday. Getty Images. By. Angela Chen. Angela Chen. The Wall Street Journal. CANCEL. BiographyAngela Chen · angela.chen@wsj.com ... | |
| Why eating red meat raises cancer risk Red meat elevates the risk of cancer because it contains a chemical that's unnatural to human biology, according to a new study by UC San Diego scientists. The report, published Monday, diverges from a popular hypothesis formed in previous research ... | |
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| HK-Shanghai stock link hurdles spark derivatives boom HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong's off-exchange derivatives market is thriving as foreign funds prevented from using a landmark Hong Kong-Shanghai trading link by technical and regulatory hurdles look for a back door to gain exposure to China's ... | |
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| Flu Scan for Dec 29, 2014 The nation's flu markers showed another sharp spike last week, with all 10 of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) regions reporting that clinic visits for flu-like illness were above their baselines. Overall, the percentage of doctor's visits for ... | |
| Earlier, more severe flu season hits Maryland It's shaping up to be a nasty flu season, with an earlier start and more severe cases, according to hospitals that have begun limiting visitors in an attempt to stem infections. Anne Arundel Medical Center became the latest Monday to cite a high volume of ... | |
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