2014年8月30日 星期六

2014-08-31 U.S. Health

  CTV News   
Novartis drug shows promise on heart failure  Boston Globe
NEW YORK — An experimental drug has shown a striking efficacy in prolonging the lives of people with heart failure and could replace what has been the bedrock treatment for more than 20 years, researchers said Saturday. The drug, which is being ...

New drug could be breakthrough in treatment for heart failure   WABC-TV
New heart-failure drug works better than current treatment   Daily Inter Lake
New heart drug will cut deaths by a fifth   Telegraph.co.uk
Uncover California   
International Business Times   
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  The Punch   
ZMapp cures 100% lab monkeys  The Punch
An experimental Ebola drug, ZMapp, has cured all 18 of the laboratory monkeys infected with the deadly virus. According to Reuters, these include those suffering the fever and hemorrhaging characteristics of the disease and had been hours from death.
Experimental Drug Would Help Fight Ebola if Supply Increases, Study Finds   New York Times
Ebola: Experimental drug ZMapp is '100% effective' in animal trials   BBC News
African demand for Ebola drug grows as it completely heals monkeys in lab test   South China Morning Post (subscription)
CBC.ca   
Sky News Australia   
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  USA TODAY   
8000 cases called back in a hurry by American Singles cheese  Diabetes Insider
A serious issue has hit the American Singles cheese; about 8000 cases were called back. The recall was for a batch of 7,691 cases of certain types of cheese. These were the American Singles products which were Pasteurized Prepared Cheese Product.
Here's the Recall List for Kraft American Cheese Singles   Latin Post
Kraft issues recall on Kraft American Singles: Check your cheese   Examiner.com
Kraft American Singles Cheese Recall   Sevier News Messenger
KFDA   
The Hoops News   
PBS NewsHour   
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  ABC News   
It was already the worst Ebola outbreak in history. Now it's moving into Africa's ...  Washington Post
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone — The dreaded Ebola virus came to the children's hospital in the form of a 4-year-old boy. His diagnosis became clear three days after he was admitted. The Ola During hospital — the nation's only pediatric center — was forced to ...

Ebola takes big toll on already poor health care   Dallas Morning News
Ebola kills 5 Sierra Leone researchers before their study on outbreak is published   New York Daily News
Ebola survivor: send drugs now   Herald Scotland
Reuters   
Wall Street Journal   
Zee News   
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  NBC4 Washington   
West Nile virus patients increases in La  iStreet Research
5 The Department of Health and Hospitals in Louisiana confirmed last Friday that they have increasing number of West Nile virus infections in the area. The patients came from East Baton Rouge, Caddo parishes and one in Ascension. The total number of ...

1st case of West Nile virus reported in Maryland   PallTimes.com (subscription)
DHH: 9 new cases of West Nile virus in La.   Opelousas Daily World
First human case of West Nile virus reported in Maryland near DC   WJLA

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  The Guardian   
Richard Dawkins doesn't know much about people with Down syndrome  National Post
Last week, the biologist Richard Dawkins sparked controversy when, in response to a woman's hypothetical question about whether to carry to term a child with Down syndrome, he wrote on Twitter: “Abort it and try again. It would be immoral to bring it into the ...

The clod delusion: why Richard Dawkins is wrong on this one   Brisbane Times

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  Tech Times   
Louisiana Town Water System Contains Brain-Eating Amoeba  Techsonia
In the southeast Louisiana Baptist Parish, officials in St. John, have affirmed after the tests that deadly amoeba named Naegleria fowleri , has polluted the water system. In the lakes, rivers, hot springs, and other places with freshwater and soil Naegleria fowleri ...

Brain-Eating Amoeba Found in Louisiana Drinking Water   AllGov
Brain-eating amoeba found in Louisiana water   News Channel Daily
St. John Parish water system's reporting of chlorine data comes under scrutiny   The Times-Picayune - NOLA.com

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  Northern Voices Online   
Jolts of electricity good for brain memory  Northern Voices Online
Everyone want to keep miles away from electric shocks and jolts. But jolts of electricity are good for brain memory. Improving brain memory has been a complex issue. Scientists have been working to unravel this for long and it appears that their hard work has ...

Brain zap boosts memory   Examiner.com
Study: Electrical stimulation boosts memory   WXYZ
Brain Stimulation Via Electromagnetic Pulses Could Improve Memory   Design & Trend
Washington Post   
kfor.com   
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  WAPT Jackson   
West Nile Virus in Elkhart County  Goshen News
ELKHART — Elkhart County has a confirmed presence of the West Nile Virus collected from a group of mosquitoes in Elkhart on Aug. 13. This has been expected since surrounding counties have had mosquitoes that tested positive for WNV. This is the time of ...

San Diegan hospitalized for illness connected to West Nile virus   10News
LA County records 1st West Nile virus fatality of 2014   Outbreak News Today
Vermont officials: mosquito tips after West Nile   Bradenton Herald

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  CBS News   
Officials probing man charged in willful HIV infection  Delhi Daily News
Police are trying to find out whether there are more alleged victims of a man charged with knowingly infecting a partner with HIV. "There is an ongoing investigation as to whether there may be additional charges," said a spokesman for San Diego City Atty.
Did Thomas Guerra intentionally infect 24 men with HIV? Bragged about it   scallywagandvagabond
'Yay lol. Someone getting poz that day'; Man Brags Of Spreading HIV on Social ...   Chinatopix
Officials continue to investigate man charged in willful HIV infection   Los Angeles Times
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TheCelebrityCafe.com   
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