2015年2月4日 星期三

2015-02-05 Uganda Health


Orlando Sentinel
   
Measles: What you need to know   
Orlando Sentinel
Dr. Alix Casler still remembers the first measles case she saw more than 30 years ago as a first-year resident in the emergency room of a large hospital in California. "I didn't know what it was, but I told my attending that the patient looked bad," said Casler, ...

Bill would tighten CA vaccination rules   U-T San Diego
Threat of repeat measles outbreaks is real   San Francisco Chronicle
Possible measles outbreak in Lanaudière   Montreal Gazette
The Oracle   
OregonLive.com   
KGNS.tv   
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South China Morning Post (subscription)
   
Cheap smartphone device detects HIV and syphilis in 15 minutes   
South China Morning Post (subscription)
US researchers have found a way to turn a common smartphone into a quick and easy device to conduct field tests for HIV and syphilis. Using an attachment that costs US$34 to make -- a far cry from the standard $18,000 for diagnostic tests -- blood drops are ...

Cheap Smartphone Device Detects HIV, Syphilis In 15 Minutes: Study   Bernama
Smartphone HIV test tracks disease in research trial   San Francisco Chronicle
Smartphone can test for HIV, syphilis   Bangkok Post
CBS News   
Voice of America   
Science World Report   
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National Pain Report
   
Governor's recognition of hospice, palliative care a state milestone   
The Ranger
I am the executive director of Help for Health. Recently I traveled to Cheyenne with Heather Christensen, who is a Help for Health board member, to see the first Hospice and Palliative Care Month Proclamation signed by a Wyoming governor.
Study: Suffering at End of Life Getting Worse, Not Better   MedPage Today
Hospice and Palliative Care in Africa (IHPCA)   New Vision
Hospice nurses say giving people the best death possible is a humbling privilege   Home Care
NET Website   
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AsiaOne
   
Cancer places $21.5 billion strain on China's economy   
AsiaOne
Cancer cases are rising rapidly in China and are estimated to cost the country 100 billion yuan (S$21.5 billion) a year, according to health organisations and experts. The World Health Organisation, marking World Cancer Day, which falls on Feb 4, said more ...

Lung cancer now deadlier than breast cancer in rich countries   DAWN.com
New hope in breast cancer research as scientists identify new 'genetic risk factors'   Irish Examiner
Genetic variants linked to cancer   Belfast Telegraph
The Hindu   
Jerusalem Post Israel News   
Times LIVE   
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The News International
   
The new Ebola target number: Zero cases   
Washington Post
The Ebola epidemic in West Africa is entering a critical and complicated new phase, one that global health officials refer to simply as “getting to zero.” Even as cases continue to plummet, reaching that elusive goal means marshaling more resources than ever ...

Weekly Ebola case total rises for 1st time this year   Fox News Latino
Weekly Ebola cases rise for time this year   Sierra Leone Times
Ebola Weekly Cases Rise for First Time This Year in West Africa   Bloomberg
BBC News   
Front Page Africa   
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Irish Independent
   
E-Cigarettes Seem to Dampen Immune Response in Mice   
U.S. News & World Report
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 4, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- New research with mice shows that electronic cigarette vapor weakens the immune system in the lungs and contains some of the same harmful chemicals found in tobacco cigarettes. E-cigarettes are growing ...

Vaping may not be as safe as smokers think, research suggests   The Guardian
Vaping Makes Lungs More Vulnerable to Infection   Discovery News
E-cigs 'not a safe alternative'   Somerset County Gazette

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CelebStoner
   
Surgeon General: 'Marijuana Can Be Helpful'   
CelebStoner
Dr. Vivek Murthy is keeping an eye on states where marijuana is legal for either medical or recreational use. Pres. Obama's new Surgeon General, Dr. Vivek Murthy, appears to support the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes. In an interview with CBS ...

U.S. Surgeon General Open to Studying Medical Marijuana   Slate Magazine (blog)
Marijuana 'Can Be Helpful' Says New U.S. Surgeon General, Dr. Vivek Murthy   The Inquisitr
Surgeon General Says Medical Marijuana "Can Be Helpful" & It's A Big Freaking ...   Bustle
Mic   
The Hill   
Mediaite   
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Daily News & Analysis
   
Indian doctors hail UK's 'three-parent' babies   
Daily News & Analysis
The UK is on its way to becoming the first country that allows a new technique of in vitro fertilisation (IVF) using DNA from three people, which is essentially the creation of a 'three-parent' baby. While critics say such a move can lead to a demand in 'designer ...

Scientists cheer vote to allow three-person embryos   The Guardian Nigeria
British MP's first in world to vote for 3-person babies   Press TV
U.K. moves toward making babies from DNA of threee people   The Philadelphia Tribune
CBS Local   
WFMY News 2   
Care2.com   
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National Post
   
New sleep times recommended by experts   
Stuff.co.nz
NEW SLEEP GUIDELINES: New sleep recommendations have just been released - are you getting enough zzzs? A significant number of New Zealanders aren't getting enough sleep, if new guidelines by the US-based National Sleep Foundation (NSF) are ...

National Sleep Foundation changes recommended snooze time   KSDK
One third of all couples have this problem in bed   Deseret News
How much sleep do you need? Check this chart   Houston Chronicle
Tampabay.com   
CBS Local   
Daily Republic   
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Daily Mail
   
Being jealous of Facebook friends 'leads to depression'   
Daily Mail
Millions of us know the feeling: we check into Facebook to see what our friends are doing, only to feel a pang of envy at someone's great new job, another person's happy relationship or our former classmate's big new house. But this seemingly harmless habit ...

Could Facebook envy lead to symptoms of depression?   Today.com
Does Facebook Cause Depression? Depends On How You Use It   Nassau News Live

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