2014年8月14日 星期四

2014-08-15 U.S. Health

  BBC News   
Ebola outbreak: Kenya at high risk, warns WHO  BBC News
The World Health Organization (WHO) has classified Kenya as a "high-risk" country for the spread of the deadly Ebola virus. Kenya was vulnerable because it was a major transport hub, with many flights from West Africa, a WHO official said. This is the most ...

Ebola striking women more frequently than men   Washington Post
Ebola: Zim ill-prepared for deadly disease   Zimbabwe Independent
Evidence Ebola outbreak 'vastly' underestimated   RTE.ie
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  Fox News   
Aspirin may help overweight breast cancer patients, study says  Fox News
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) have been shown to significantly lower breast cancer recurrence rates and extend patients' disease-free period, according to researchers at The University of Texas at Austin. In new findings published in Cancer ...


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Does the ice bucket challenge actually raise money?  Fox 28
MISHAWAKA - You're probably seeing many of your Facebook friends taking the ice bucket challenge lately. It's a viral trend in which people dump ice on each other to raise money for ALS research. But is it actually raising money or is it just a fun social media ...

Ice Bucket Challenge: Fairborn Couple Calls out Mayors, Police, Fire   WKEF ABC 22
Local family encourages all to take ALS ice bucket challenge   KHQ Right Now
Hundreds do Ice Bucket Challenge at Bob Ford Field   NEWS10 ABC
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Experts concerned about discrepancies in old, new PTSD criteria  ArmyTimes.com
Changes to the diagnostic criteria for post-traumatic stress disorder made in 2013 provide flexibility for new PTSD diagnoses in troops, but leave out some who would have been diagnosed with PTSD under the old standards, according to a new study ...


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Deadly US pig virus can be carried in animal feed: study  Reuters
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A research study has shown for the first time that livestock feed can carry a virus that has killed about 13 percent of the U.S. hog herd, the study's lead author said, confirming suspicions among farmers and veterinarians battling outbreaks ...


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  Times of India   
1.7 million deaths due to too much salt in diet: Study  Times of India
MUMBAI: Almost 1.65 million people across the world die due to heart problems brought on by excess intake of salt, said a research analyzing populations from 187 countries. The paper, published in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) on Thursday ...

Salt intake is too high in 181 of 187 countries around the world   Washington Post
The great salt debate: Experts disagree on ideal intake   Atlanta Journal Constitution
Salt guidelines are too low, studies show   Toronto Star
Bloomberg   
The Australian   
St. Thomas Times-Journal   
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Fox News poll: More than 6 in 10 worried about Ebola spreading to US  Fox News
Aug. 12, 2014: The body of a man found in the street, suspected of dying from the Ebola virus, is sprayed with disinfectant in the capital city of Monrovia, Liberia.AP. While there is widespread concern about the latest Ebola outbreak, most agree with the ...

Burial team disinfects women suspected of Ebola death as Liberia decides who ...   Daily Mail
Liberia Battles Spreading Ebola Epidemic   Getty Images
Doane graduate evacuated from Liberia   KLKN

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  The Straits Times   
Experimental chikungunya vaccine shows promise in human trial  Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An experimental vaccine being developed by U.S. government scientists to prevent the painful mosquito-borne viral disease chikungunya has shown promise in its first human trials but remains years away from approval for ...

Vaccine Developed for Chikungunya, Mosquito-Borne Illness   Voice of America
Vaccine Shows Promise Against Mosquito-Borne Virus   Philly.com
Vaccine for Mosquito-Borne Virus Shows Promise in Tests   Businessweek
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Science Codex   
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  International Business Times   
Alabama Facing 'Serious' Tuberculosis Outbreak In Prisons  International Business Times
A detainee at the Cook County Jail in Chicago, Illinois. Close living conditions in Alabama prisons has led to a TB outbreak there, health officials say. Reuters. Alabama prisons are facing their worst outbreak of tuberculosis in five years, a state health official ...

TB outbreak hitting its highest in Alabama prison   iStreet Research
Worst TB outbreak in 5 years hits Alabama prisons   Washington Post
Tuberculosis Outbreak in Alabama Prisons   Daily Beast

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UK cost body backs pricey Gilead hepatitis pill for some patients  Reuters
... * Sovaldi recommended after U.S. firm provides more data. * Gilead says decision potentially covers most patients. * Hepatitis C drug 30 percent cheaper in UK than in U.S.. * J&J cancer drug Zytiga rejected for use pre-chemotherapy. By Ben Hirschler.
UK Recommends Covering Sovaldi Hepatitis C Pill   Wall Street Journal (blog)
Gilead's Sovaldi Wins Backing of UK Health-Cost Regulator   Businessweek
UK watchdog backs £400 a day hepatitis C drug   Financial Times

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