2015年2月6日 星期五

2015-02-07 Uganda Health


Daily News
   
Heartening Ebola drug results   
Daily News
A lot of you must be quite familiar with the word Ebola? Well we just came across a good news regarding this fatal disease. For the very first time ever since this virus has developed a clinical trial was carried out as a treatment which had quite an encouraging ...

Ebola drug trial in Guinea 'encouraging:' researchers   The Daily Star
Fight against Ebola finds unlikely ally in Japan influenza drug   TODAYonline
'Encouraging' Ebola drug results in Guinea   New Vision
Times of India   
iAfrica.com   
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Vancouver Sun
   
Landmark assisted suicide ruling greeted with cheers, sadness 'We're all ...   
Vancouver Sun
Until Vancouver freelance writer and artist Leslie Laforest heard the news Friday that the Supreme Court of Canada opened the door to legalizing doctor-assisted suicide, she dreaded the days leading up to her eventual death. “The greatest part of the torture ...

Canadian High Court Voids Ban on Doctor-Assisted Suicide   Voice of America
Families pushing for doctor-assisted suicide reflect on a bittersweet victory   The Globe and Mail
Tory MP Steven Fletcher hails 'momentous' decision   Toronto Star
Calgary Herald   
The Province   
Hamilton Spectator   
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helpmeoutDOC News - A consistent flow of medical news
   
High rate of myopia affects East Asia's wealthier kids   
helpmeoutDOC News - A consistent flow of medical news
The long standing mystery of East Asia's high level of myopia affecting about 90% or urban 18-year-olds has been attributed to potential causes such as intensive study or less time spent outside. A new study adds a new level of sophistication to the mystery.
Why are wealthy Chinese kids twice as likely to be nearsighted as the poor?   Quartz
Children from China's wealthier families pay price of poorer eyesight   South China Morning Post (subscription)
Why Is Nearsightedness Skyrocketing Among Chinese Youth?   NPR (blog)
The Straits Times   
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The New Yorker
   
Column: We all have a responsibility to prevent the spread of measles   
Tampabay.com
It has been nearly 95 years since women gained the right to vote. Incredible gains have been achieved by women in this century, and yet I often hear older women lament that the younger generation of women does not remember what the world was like ...

Adults are skipping their vaccinations, too — for lots of diseases   Washington Post
Measles Outbreak, Measles Vaccine: Top Questions Answered   Live Science
Q&A: Why you should, and shouldn't, worry about measles   Chicago Tribune
Vox   
San Jose Mercury News   
Fox News   
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Re:locate Magazine
   
Time to Talk campaign breaks silence on mental health   
Re:locate Magazine
The CIPD, Institute of Directors (IoD) and employers were amongst those supporting yesterday's UK's annual Time to Talk Day. Time to Talk logo. Ruth Holmes. 6 February 2015. The second annual Time to Talk Day, run by mental health charities Mind and ...

Stigma Keeps Employees From Admitting to a Mental Illness: Study   HealthDay
Grant to train Elkhart teachers to spot youths in crisis   Charlotte Observer
Viewpoint: Talking about mental health is just the first step   BBC News

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NDTV
   
Researchers Find Bubonic Plague Fragments on New York Subway   
NDTV
It is universally acknowledged that the New York subway is grubby. What may come as a shock is that it contains DNA fragments linked to anthrax and bubonic plague. Researchers from Cornell University have provided the first map of the subway's microbes, ...

Bubonic Plague in the Subway System? Don't Worry About It   New York Times
Student scientists find partially drug-resistant germs, scraps of anthrax DNA—all ...   World Science
Scientists Swabbed New York City's Subways, And You Won't Believe What ...   Huffington Post
Diabetes Insider   
Morning Ticker   
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Huffington Post
   
'Superdad': Half a million and rising for Kiwi to bring son home   
TVNZ
A Kiwi father is being hailed as a hero after launching an online bid to bring his son, who suffers from down syndrome, to New Zealand. More than half a million dollars has been raised for baby Leo Forrest on US charity website GoFundMe in order to fund a ...

Dad keeps newborn son with Down syndrome after mom abandons him   Mashable
A New Dad Was Forced to Choose Between His Wife and His Son With Down ...   E! Online
Dad Refuses To Abandon Son With Down Syndrome, Wife Files For Divorce   Daily Caller
Daily Mail   
New York Daily News   
NEWS.com.au   
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TIME
   
Survey finds one in five people believe measles vaccine causes autism   
The Globe and Mail
As Toronto's measles outbreak continues to grow, a new survey reveals that one in five people still put stock in the long-debunked notion that vaccines cause autism. Two-thirds of those surveyed say unvaccinated children should be barred from child-care ...

Dobbs: In defense of parents who don't vaccinate   The Denver Post
No measles case in Madison County   STLtoday.com
How Fraud Underlies Anti-Vaccine Claims   Huffington Post
KENS 5 TV   
WISN Milwaukee   
KVNF Public Radio   
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Fox News
   
HIV becoming less deadly for African Americans   
Los Angeles Times
Death rates of African Americans living with HIV dropped 28% between 2008 and 2012, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. lRelated Caltech researchers help 'bridge the gap' for HIV antibodies · Space · Caltech ...

HIV/AIDS Awareness luncheon held Friday   WOAI
Celebrating Black Voices' One Year Anniversary for NBHAAD   AIDS.gov blog (blog)
HIV death rate for blacks improves, but still lags other groups   ModernHealthcare.com (blog)
Fox News   
Frost Illustrated   
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Mirror.co.uk
   
Many States Still in Flu's Grip, But Some Areas Report Declines   
Philly.com
FRIDAY, Feb. 6, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- While levels of flu remain high throughout parts of the United States, some areas are reporting declines, government health officials reported Friday. "We have seen a national peak in influenza, but we are still seeing ...

Next winter's flu vaccine may not be effective, concedes researcher   The Guardian
State reports continuing drop in Ohio flu hospitalizations   Charlotte Observer
'Useless' flu vaccine given to millions in the UK   Telegraph.co.uk
Harborough Mail   
Bath Chronicle   
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