2015年1月16日 星期五

2015-01-17 Uganda Health


Uganda launches nationwide door to door polio immunization exercise   
Xinhua
KAMPALA, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) -- Uganda's ministry of health on Thursday announced a nationwide door to door polio immunization exercise to avoid the potential spread from neighboring countries. Sarah Opendi, minister of state for primary health care told ...

Uganda To Launch Mass Immunisation Against Polio This Weekend   Bernama
Ministry of Health Launches House to House Polio Immunization Campaign   The Independent

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AsiaOne
   
Japan researchers target 3D-printed body parts   
AsiaOne
TOKYO - Japanese scientists say they are on their way to being able to create custom-made skin, bone and joints using a 3D printer. Several groups of researchers around the world have developed small masses of tissue for implants, but now they are ...


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Daily News & Analysis
   
Two die of H7N9 bird flu in China's Fujian province   
Daily News & Analysis
Two people in China's coastal Fujian province have died of H7N9 avian flu, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported, quoting local health officials. The province had 15 confirmed cases of the strain so far this year, while Jiangxi and Zhejiang provinces and ...

Two die of H7N9 bird flu in China's Fujian - Xinhua   eNCA
15 H7N9 cases reported in Fujian, 2 die in Xiamen and Putian   What's on Xiamen

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Irish Independent
   
Flu threat poses a new test for Varadkar   
Irish Independent
January is proving a wicked month for the health service and patients who depend on it. No sooner has some control been brought to emergency department overcrowding than flu levels increase. This season there is particular concern because of a strain of ...

Bay Area Sees Spike In Flu Cases, 4 Deaths Reported   CBS Local
Flu virus in overcrowded A&Es 'will lead to deaths'   Irish Examiner
Two more flu-related deaths as cases continue to fall in Dallas County   Dallas Morning News (blog)
WMUR Manchester   
WKBT La Crosse   
Capitalberg   
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International Business Times
   
Johnson & Johnson Ebola groups get $117M in funding   
Businessweek
NEW YORK (AP) — Johnson & Johnson is working with a slew of organizations to speed up development of an Ebola vaccine, and the company said Friday that a European health organization awarded them $117 million. Johnson & Johnson said the ...

Johnson & Johnson's Ebola Research Gets $115M   Investing.com
J&J Ebola vaccine effort gets $116M boost from European public-private initiative   Philly.com
Johnson & Johnson receives $115 million to accelerate Ebola vaccine ...   National Monitor
Channel News Asia   
Oxford Mail   
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Telegraph.co.uk
   
How 20 Minutes of Exercise can Save your Life   
DESIblitz
Inactivity kills twice as many people as obesity, according to a study at Cambridge University. A 20 minute walk each day reduces risk of premature death by a third. By Harvey Bhogal • January 16, 2015. How 20 Minutes of Exercise can Save your Life.
No exercise even worse than obesity   iAfrica.com
20-minute daily walk cuts early death risk   Khaleej Times
Study: Lack Of Exercise Causes Twice As Many Deaths As Obesity   CBS Local
Stuff.co.nz   
Daily Times   
Los Angeles Times   
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Full-Time Whistle
   
Stress diminishes ability to empathize - in both lab mice and humans: study   
Full-Time Whistle
TORONTO — Most people are able to feel empathy for a friend experiencing physical or emotional pain. But it's trickier when the person is a stranger — and researchers suggest a major reason for that lack of fellow-feeling may be stress. Editor : David ...

Stress is 'barrier to feeling empathy for strangers'   VietNamNet Bridge
Playing Rock Band together lowers stress and makes people more empathetic ...   Polygon

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New York Times
   
A Nurse Decides to Get Hands-On in the Ebola Zone   
New York Times
Lindsey Hallen is in the bug spray aisle at REI, the outdoor equipment emporium in SoHo, looking for exactly the right mosquito repellent to take to West Africa's Ebola zone, when her phone rings. Three ascending tones, the personal anthem of an emergency ...

Ebola takes its toll on mental health in Sierra Leone   The Star Online
Electricity: The Stuff of Dreams   Huffington Post
WHO Ebola emergency committee to meet next week   CIDRAP
Fox News   
Sputnik International   
Sierra Leone Telegraph   
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Leadership Newspapers
   
Bird Flu: Lagos Kills 2000 Birds, Intensifies Surveillance   
Leadership Newspapers
Amid apprehension caused by a new outbreak of Avian Influenza popularly known as Bird Flu in Lagos State, the state government yesterday said about 2,000 birds had been killed in a poultry farm in Badore area of the state to prevent spread of the deadly ...

Govt. Raises Alarm Over Outbreak Of Bird Flu In Lagos, Kano   The Guardian Nigeria
Woman dies from bird flu in Egypt's Assiut   Ahram Online
Lagos confirms resurgence of bird flu   Daily Sun
Yahoo News   
Fox News   
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Yibada (English Edition)
   
China Reports Over 100000 New Cases of HIV/AIDS in 2014   
Yibada (English Edition)
Based on data released on Thursday, Wang Guoqiang, vice head of the National Health and Family Planning Commission, informed the media that about 104,000 new HIV/AIDS infections were recorded throughout China in 2014. Zuma Press. Volunteers ...

In the Deep South, HIV diagnosis and death are more likely   Houston Chronicle
Kids at centre of China's new HIV frontline   The Australian
HIV-Positive Southerners Have Higher Death Rates   AIDSmeds.com HIV/AIDS Treatment News
Financial Times   
Wall Street Journal (blog)   
Channel News Asia   
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