2014年12月28日 星期日

2014-12-29 U.S. Health


Merced Sun-Star
   
CDC lab worker shows no sign of Ebola infection   
Columbus Dispatch
WASHINGTON — The laboratory technician who might have been accidentally exposed to Ebola at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta last week is showing no sign of the disease, the U.S. Ebola coordinator said today. “Only one ...

US Ebola czar: Fight against deadly disease reaching 'pivot point,' but more ...   Fox News
Ebola lab tech possibly exposed to virus shows no signs of infection: CDC   CBC.ca
Ebola czar: Mishandling of samples 'unacceptable'   The Hill
WZTV   
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The Independent
   
Smoking rot highlighted in campaign   
BBC News
Smoking "rots" the body from within, warns this year's quit smoking campaign from Public Health England (PHE). The graphic online and print billboard adverts feature a roll-up cigarette full of decaying tissue. While many smokers know the damage tobacco ...

Roll-ups are just as harmful as manufactured cigarettes   Telegraph.co.uk
Anti-smoking adverts accused of 'scaremongering'   The Independent
Smoking rots is message of hard-hitting anti-smoking campaign   Bradford Telegraph and Argus
shropshirestar.com   
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Design & Trend
   
Hong Kong Confirms First Case Of Bird Flu This Winter   
Design & Trend
Alert levels in Hong Kong have been raised after a woman was diagnosed with a deadly bird flu on Sunday. The woman with the fatal H7N9 strain is said to be in critical condition. The 68-year-old woman fell ill on Dec. 19 and was hospitalized on Dec.
HK hospitals gear up amid bird-flu fears   AsiaOne
Cross-border schemes key to China easing capital controls   South China Morning Post (subscription)
Hong Kong woman contracts H7N9 virus in Shenzhen   WantChinaTimes
Reuters   
Geek Infinite   
Voice Chronicle   
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The Guardian
   
Irish doctors disconnect brain-dead pregnant woman's life support after court battle   
Morning Star Online
A brain-dead pregnant woman was taken off life support on Friday after a Dublin court ruled that her 18-week-old foetus was certain to die. The case had exposed fear and confusion among doctors about how to apply Ireland's strict ban on abortion. The High ...

Pregnant Woman Taken Off Life Support in Ireland   New York Times
Doctors in Ireland end breathing support for clinically dead pregnant woman   CNN
Irish court ends life support for brain-dead pregnant mom   USA TODAY
Los Angeles Times   
Irish Times   
Philly.com   
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Fox News
   
Looking forward to implementing the Affordable Care Act in 2016   
Orange County Breeze
Various sources have said that most of the expansion in health care coverage was obtained by ACA expansion of Medicaid. California is one of the states that opted to expand Medicaid coverage — not all states did so. It should be noted that qualifying for ...

As Medicaid Rolls Swell, Cuts in Payments to Doctors Threaten Access to Care   New York Times
ACA: Big Cuts In Medicaid Pay Rates After Dec. 31   SpaceCoastDaily.com

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Elder-care challenges prompt tech execs to create startups, apps   
Reuters
SAN FRANCISCO Dec 28 (Reuters) - For years, Google Inc's commerce chief, Stephanie Tilenius, held a demanding job and helped oversee the medical care of her parents, an experience that led her to leave the Internet search giant in 2012 and start a ...

Elder-Care Challenges Prompt Tech Executives To Create Startups, Apps   Medical Daily

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NBCNews.com
   
Gillette Crowd Wishes Ice Bucket Challenge Creator a Happy Birthday   
Boston.com
Pete Frates' 29th year was a big one, and if the start of his 30th is any indication, the follow-up could be even bigger. The Ice Bucket Challenge creator turned 30 on Sunday, spending his special day with family members and 70,000 of his closest friends at ...

Gillette Stadium Sings Happy Birthday To Pete Frates During Patriots-Bills Game   CBS Local
'This Week' Game Changer: ALS Ice Bucket Challenge   ABC News
The Man Behind the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge's 'Viral Storm'   KTIC
WHDH-TV   
19 Action News   
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CBC.ca
   
Ebola disrupts Guinea's treatment of malaria, which kills more   
Columbus Dispatch
GUECKEDOU, Guinea — West Africa's fight to contain Ebola has hampered the campaign against malaria, a preventable and treatable disease that is claiming many thousands more lives than the dreaded virus. In Gueckedou, near the village where Ebola ...

WHO: Ebola Death Toll Rises To 7693 In West Africa   Design & Trend
A Year And 7000 Deaths Later, A Look At The Ebola Epidemic   NPR
Roundup: More efforts needed to end Ebola one year after outbreak   GlobalPost

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BabyCenter
   
Mom who fought infertility for years then conceived QUADRUPLETS gives birth ...   
Daily Mail
A mom whose years-long battle with infertility led to her conceived quadruplets has given birth. The four tiny girls - two sets of identical twins - were born Sunday to Ashley Gardner by cesarean section in the 29th week of her pregnancy. The babies - Indie ...

Mom who went viral after ultrasound reaction gives birth to quadruplets   WGN Radio
Mom whose ultrasound reaction went viral gives birth to quadruplets   New York's PIX11 / WPIX-TV

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Houston Chronicle
   
Utah's abortion rate drops to historic low   
Tucson News Now
TUCSON, AZ (AP) - Utah's abortion rate has dropped to the lowest level ever recorded. According to the Associated Press, the rate fell to 4.6 abortions per 1,000 women in 2013. The 2,893 Utah women who had abortions in 2013 also is the lowest total since ...

Utah's abortion rate drops to lowest level ever recorded   KDWN

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