en-ug-hotdailynews: 2015-04-15 Uganda Health

Tapping Watson's computing power for health
Marketplace.org
Apple, IBM, Medtronic and Johnson & Johnson have announced plans to enter the world of personalized medicine in a joint partnership. by Dan Gorenstein. Tuesday, April 14, 2015 - 14:00. Story. There is a new push into the potentially lucrative world of ...

An Apple Watch A Day And IBM To Keep Doctor Away? IBM AAPL JNJ   Investor's Business Daily
IBM creates Watson Health to analyse medical data   TODAYonline
Apple is using data to keep watch on global health   The Times (subscription)
CBS News
World Tech Today
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ECOWAS pledges to provide comprehensive health care services
spyghana.com
Governments of the 15 ECOWAS member- states have declared their commitment to provide comprehensive health services to vulnerable populations in West Africa. Heads of State The governments took the decision at the end of a meeting in Senegal ...

ECOWAS member states declare support for vulnerable populations   GhanaWeb
Ramaphosa highlights improvement against denialism of AIDS   The New Age Online
Champions come together to announce strengthened efforts for an AIDS-free ...   Newstime Africa
New Vision
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Massachusetts General Unveils Smartphone Device for Diagnosing Cancer
Medgadget.com (blog)
A team from Massachusetts General Hospital has developed new technology that converts a smartphone into a tool for cancer diagnosis. The approach, called D3 (digital diffraction diagnosis), consists of a dongle that sits on top of the phone's camera and ...

New smartphone tool could help diagnose cancer   New York Daily News
Just clip this gadget to your smartphone and it could spot cancer in 2 minutes   Komando
Using a Smartphone to Diagnose Cancer   Chinatopix
Times of India
Khaleej Times
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CBC.ca

Rita Wilson reveals breast cancer battle, mastectomy surgery
CBC.ca
Rita Wilson is recovering after undergoing a bilateral mastectomy for breast cancer. The 58-year-old actress and singer, who had been appearing in Larry David's play Fish in the Dark on Broadway, will return May 5, according to her publicist, Heidi Schaeffer.
Inside Rita Wilson's Breast Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment   People Magazine
Rita Wilson, wife of Tom Hanks, undergoes double mastectomy   The Star Online
Rita Wilson undergoes double mastectomy for breast cancer   Business Standard
Morning News USA
OCRegister
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This kid is all grown up now
NEWS.com.au
HE is one of the most famous faces (and memes) on the internet. Now the 'Success Kid' is raising money to help pay for his father's kidney transplant. Sammy Griner, 8, became an internet sensation in 2011 after a photo of him standing on the beach, ...

Sammy Griner with his father, Justin, who needs a kidney transplant. Source ...   Herald Sun
Boy behind the 'Success Kid' meme is trying to get his dad a kidney   New York Daily News
Boy from 'Success Kid' meme turns to Internet to help his dad find new kidney   Today.com
Mashable
Huffington Post Canada
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Immune system link to Alzheimer's disease: US study
Bangkok Post
WASHINGTON - The immune system may play a part in Alzheimer's disease, US researchers have discovered, in a breakthrough which could lead to the development of new treatments for the most common form of dementia. Alzheimer's disease is the most ...

Study probes new Alzheimer's cause   Belfast Telegraph
Alzheimer's breakthrough raises hopes of drug to reverse symptoms   The Times (subscription)
Report: Your brain is aging   Santa Fe New Mexican
American Register
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Study Finds Popular Pain Reliever May Dull Your Emotions
CBS Local
COLUMBUS, OH (CBS) — Acetaminophen is one of the most popular pain relievers in America, but a new study has discovered a new side effect. Ohio State University researchers found acetaminophen not only dulls your pain, but it also reduces your ...

Acetaminophen Could Dampen Emotions   Science Times
Study: Common pain reliever may dull joy as well   WDAM-TV
Acetaminophen: dulls emotional positivity as well as pain, study finds   Times Gazette
BlissTree
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Good Housekeeping (blog)
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A simple breath test could be used to detect stomach cancer
Irish Examiner
Scientists believe they can test whether people are likely to have stomach cancer by analysing their breath. A simple breath test could be used to detect stomach cancer. Stomach cancer, also known as gastric cancer, is a relatively uncommon cancer that ...

Study: Breath tests could help doctors predict stomach cancer   The Week Magazine
Breath test 'could give clues to stomach cancer risk'   BBC News
Breath test for stomach cancer   Daily Mail

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Sierra Leone: Schools Reopen as Ebola Outbreak Subsides
New York Times
Children in Sierra Leone returned to school on Tuesday after staying home for nine months because of the Ebola outbreak. More than 8,000 schools were reopening, although attendance at many was poor amid some skepticism that the crisis was over.
Doctor returns home after Ebola battle   Stuff.co.nz
Schools reopen to news of post-Ebola football windfall   Sierra Express Media
Ebola continues to pose a global threat – says WHO   Sierra Leone Times
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Hundreds of Passengers on 2 Different Cruise Ships Reportedly Sickened
ABC News
The CDC is investigating why so many felt sick aboard Royal Caribbean and Celebrity cruise ships. 1:11 | 04/14/15. Share. Title. Description. Share From. Share With. Facebook. Tweet. </> Embed. Email. <br/><a href="http://abcnews.go.com/video">More ...

Second cruise ship with sick passengers docks in San Diego   OCRegister
From the rerun files: norovirus hits cruise ships   Barfblog (blog)
SECOND Royal Carribean cruise ship infected with norovirus docks in San Diego   Daily Mail
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