2014年10月20日 星期一

2014-10-21 U.S. Health

  Reuters   
Ebola crisis turns a corner as US issues new treatment protocols  Reuters
DALLAS (Reuters) - The United States issued stringent new protocols on Monday for health workers treating Ebola victims, directing medical teams to wear protective gear that leaves no skin or hair exposed to prevent medical workers from becoming infected.
CDC issues formal guidelines giving workers more protection against Ebola   Washington Post
CDC Plans To Route Future U.S. Ebola Patients To Specially Trained Hospitals   Huffington Post
CDC Issues New Guidelines for Ebola Care   New York Times
Wall Street Journal   
NBCNews.com   
USA TODAY   
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  New York Times   
3 Weeks of Isolation and Worry End for 43 People Declared Free of Ebola  New York Times
Mayor Mike Rawlings spoke at a news conference in Dallas on Monday. Officials announced that 43 of the first wave of 48 people being monitored for having contact or potential contact with Thomas Eric Duncan were officially off the list for twice-daily ...

The Heartbreaking Poem a Nurse Who Cared for Duncan Wrote in Tribute   ABC News
Ebola monitoring eased for dozens in Dallas   SFGate
43 cleared from Ebola watch list, more to come   WFAA
Christian Science Monitor   
Los Angeles Times   
Daily Mail   
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  New York Times   
Genetic variant helps protect Latinas from breast cancer  SFGate
Women of Latin American descent, particularly those with indigenous ancestry, may carry a genetic variant that protects them from breast cancer. Previous epidemiological studies have shown that Latinas seem to be less susceptible to developing breast ...

Genetic Variant May Shield Latinas From Breast Cancer   New York Times (blog)
Black women die more often from breast cancer than whites   Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
An insider's guide: what to know about breast cancer   Asheville Citizen-Times
Wall Street Journal   
WCVB Boston   
Medical Xpress   
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  BBC News   
Paralysed man walks again after cell transplant  BBC News
A paralysed man has been able to walk again after a pioneering therapy that involved transplanting cells from his nasal cavity into his spinal cord. Darek Fidyka, who was paralyzed from the chest down in a knife attack in 2010, can now walk using a frame.
Cell transplant helps paralysed man walk with frame   Reuters
To walk again - the people behind the story   BBC News
Paralysed man walks again: 'It's incredible — like being reborn'   The Times (subscription)
Yahoo!7 News   
Truthdig   
The Australian   
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  Irish Independent   
Worst Ebola outbreak on record tests global response  Reuters
(Reuters) - Global health authorities are struggling to contain the world's worst Ebola epidemic since the disease was identified in 1976. The virus has killed more than 4,500 people. Here is a timeline of the outbreak: March 22: Guinea confirms a previously ...

Ebola's Economic Fallout Can't Be Quarantined in Africa   Businessweek
Ebola-infected travellers more likely to be caught at departure rather arrival ...   Toronto Star
For US Liberians, Stigma Adds to Ebola's Burden   Wall Street Journal
Voice of America   
Huffington Post   
CNN   
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  Newsweek   
World Health Organization says Nigeria is now Ebola-free  Salt Lake Tribune
Abuja, Nigeria • Water laced with salt and sugar, and gallons of the nasty-tasting stuff. Doctors who survived Ebola in Nigeria credited heavy doses of fluids with saving their lives as the World Health Organization declared the country Ebola-free Monday, ...

Ebola-free Nigeria hailed as 'success story' in battling outbreak   Los Angeles Times
Nigeria Declared Ebola-Free by WHO   Wall Street Journal
Nigeria Is Free of Ebola, Health Agency Affirms   New York Times
BBC News   
Washington Post   
CBC.ca   
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  Headlines & Global News   
Parkinson's Drugs May Lead to Compulsive Gambling, Shopping, and Sex  Healthline
An analysis of 10 years of FDA data offers compelling evidence that common Parkinson's drugs, which are also used to treat restless leg syndrome, can have nasty behavioral side effects. Written by Cameron Scott | Published on October 20, 2014. A A A.
Common Parkinson's medication found to cause impulsive hypersexuality   Daily Digest
Dopamine Receptor Agonist Drugs Linked To Gambling And Hypersexuality   Science 2.0
Parkinson's Drugs May Spur Compulsive Behaviors   U.S. News & World Report
Reuters   
Medscape   
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  Diabetes Insider   
Study Shows Recession Vasectomies Increased During Recession  Diabetes Insider
Here's a strange statistic: The most recent recession was accompanied by an increase in vasectomies. It actually might not be that strange, if you think about it. Money is tight and child bearing is expensive. While it may be a bit trite to put it like that new ...

As U.S. Economy Worsened, Vasectomy Rates Rose, Study Finds   Philly.com
A lot of U.S. men got vasectomies during the recession   Tech Times
A Lot of Men Got Vasectomies During the Recession   TIME
Yahoo News UK   
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  MedPage Today   
Study Links Enterovirus in Kids to T1D  MedPage Today
Endocrinology. Study Links Enterovirus in Kids to T1D. Published: Oct 20, 2014. By Kristina Fiore, Staff Writer, MedPage Today. save. |. A. A. Post Test Complete · Take Posttest. Enterovirus infection may be tied to the development of type 1 diabetes, ...

Large, Nationwide Study Links Enterovirus to Type 1 Diabetes   Medscape
Children Who Have Had Enterovirus Infection are 50 Percent More Likely to ...   Infection Control Today
Enterovirus infection linked to incidence of T1DM in children   Medical Xpress

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Herceptin Boosts Survival for Breast Cancer: Study  WebMD
MONDAY, Oct. 20, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Adding the drug Herceptin to chemotherapy for certain breast cancer patients increases overall survival and reduces the risk of recurrence compared to chemotherapy alone, new research shows. The study found ...

Herceptin Boosts Breast Cancer Survival: Mayo Clinic   Newsmax Health

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