2014年8月15日 星期五

2014-08-16 U.S. Health

  USA TODAY   
Ebola outbreak compared to wartime by Doctors Without Borders  CBC.ca
The Ebola epidemic is like a front line that is constantly advancing, the head of Doctors Without Borders said Friday. Joanne Liu, international president of Doctors Without Borders, spoke to reporters in Geneva after spending 10 days on the ground in Sierra ...

Ebola may take six months to control   Sydney Morning Herald
A Painfully Slow Ebola Response   New York Times
Ebola Virus: Outbreak Could Last Six More Months   Wall Street Journal
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Biogen wins US approval of long acting multiple sclerosis drug  Reuters
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. health regulators on Friday approved Biogen Idec Inc's Plegridy, a long-acting multiple sclerosis drug that the company expects will eventually replace its older big-selling Avonex treatment. The company received European ...

Sclerosis patients find another savior with Biogen's Plegridy   iStreet Research
FDA approves Biogen's MS drug Plegridy   KDWN
Biogen Idec: FDA Approves Plegridy To Treat Multiple Sclerosis   RTT News
MarketWatch   
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  Medscape   
Avastin Approved for Late-Stage Cervical Cancer  HealthDay
FRIDAY, Aug. 15, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- The anti-cancer drug Avastin (bevacizumab) has been newly approved to treat aggressive and late-stage cervical cancer, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said in a news release. Cervical cancer is most ...

Avastin Approved to Treat Patients with Aggressive and Late-stage Cervical ...   Kansas City infoZine
Genentech wins approval to treat advanced cervical cancer   SFGate (blog)

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  Tech Times   
Synthetic marijuana or 'Spice' overdose on the rise: NH Gov. declares state of ...  Tech Times
New Hampshire's Governor Maggie Hassan has declared a state of emergency after 44 drug overdose cases have been reported. The drug, a type of synthetic marijuana, is known as “Smacked.” (Photo : Samantha Cohen). Smacked, otherwise known as ...

Synthetic Marijuana on the Rise, Overdoses Follow   Dumb-Out
Synthetic marijuana prompts health emergency in NH   The Westside Story
Synthetic marijuana still being sold in MS and NH   iStreet Research
Boston Globe   
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  NBCNews.com   
Stricken with ALS, Pete Frates shows the will to live  Boston Globe
Pete Frates, whose name is now inextricably linked with Ice Bucket Challenge and ALS, can no longer speak, walk, or move his arms. But he has still got a smile and the will to live, despite the incurable neurodegenerative disease that has robbed the former ...

Bill Gates, Demi Lovato, Justin Timberlake, Oprah and More Celebs Accept the ...   E! Online
Ice Bucket Challenge Raises Big Money for ALS   WILX-TV
"ALS Ice Bucket Challenge" social media craze sweeping the Valley   Valley News Live
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Study links higher caffeine consumption with lower tinnitus risk  Reuters
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – - Tinnitus, an annoying ringing or buzzing in the ears, was less likely to occur in women who consumed the most caffeine, in a large study of nurses. Tinnitus can happen sporadically, or in some cases may plague a person daily ...

Health Watch: Prep for better weekday eating   The Rolla Daily News

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Bivalirudin versus heparin in patients planned for coronary stenting  Science Codex
Boston, MA— Bivalirudin and heparin are two anticoagulant options for patients undergoing coronary stenting for ischemic heart disease. Bivalirudin, a newer anticoagulant, has been touted as being as effective as generic heparin, but with nearly half the rate ...

Meta-analysis: Bivalirudin vs. heparin increases risk for MI, stent thrombosis ...   Healio

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  Reuters   
JPS Foundation to rescue infected doctor with Ebola  iStreet Research
3 Dr. Kent Brantly, the missionary doctor in West Africa who contacted Ebola while on a mission to save infected patients in Liberia said they have no earthly possessions anymore. This is the reason JPS Foundation setup a fund for the family of the said doctor ...

US doctor with Ebola 'recovering in every way'   Business Standard
Devotional: A deep sense of peace comes from Jesus   Asheville Citizen-Times
Brantly says he is recovering from Ebola   Fort Worth Star Telegram
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  USA TODAY   
USA Basketball scraps trip to Senegal because of Ebola concerns  USA TODAY
CHICAGO — The Ebola outbreak has changed USA Basketball's travel plans. The team scrapped an Aug. 27 trip to Senegal after health officials said it was too risky. More than 1,100 people have died in the Ebola outbreak sweeping West Africa, making it the ...

USA Basketball cancels Senegal trip due to ebola fears   Sydney Morning Herald
USA basketball team cancel Senegal trip over Ebola fears   Bangkok Post
Basketball: US cancels Senegal trip over Ebola fears   GlobalPost
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  Big Country Homepage   
Smart Woman: Chikungunya Vaccine  Big Country Homepage
Federal health officials have been keeping a close eye on the mosquito borne virus called chikungunya as more cases are reported nationwide. Now a new vaccine is in development to prevent the illness. Federal health officials have been keeping a close ...

Researchers Testing Vaccine for Mosquito-Borne Illness   KEYC
Experimental chikungunya vaccine shows promise in first human trials   Fox News
VaccineTargets New Mosquito Virus   WTAJ
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