2014年10月22日 星期三

2014-10-23 Singapore Health

  New York Times   
Ebola death toll rises to almost 4900  Sin Chew Jit Poh
Geneva (AFP) -- The number of people with Ebola is set to hit 10,000 in West Africa, the World Health Organization said, as the scramble to find a cure gathered pace. The UN's public health body said 9,936 people in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone -- the ...

Ebola treatment likely in 2 weeks?   Times of India
Keeping Pakistan Ebola free   The Nation
US tightens Ebola monitoring for West African visitors   The Star Online
Irish Independent   
USA TODAY   
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  The Malaysian Insider   
Doctors who helped paralysed man walk seek new patients  The Malaysian Insider
Darius Fidyka from Poland attends a news conference about the medical procedure he undertook, at the University Hospital in Wroclaw. A team of doctors who helped paralysed patient Fidyka get back on his feet by transplanting cells from his nasal cavity into ...

Doctors who helped paralysed man get back on his feet seek new patients   AsiaOne
Pioneering treatment was 'last chance to walk again'   thenews.pl

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  AsiaOne   
Malaysia athlete may have used banned substance to minimise pain  AsiaOne
Wushu exponent Tai Cheau Xuen was stripped of her gold medal at the Asian Games in Incheon last month after she tested positive for the stimulant sibutramine. Print. KUALA LUMPUR - Dexamethasone. That is the banned substance that a national athlete ...

Substance has properties to aid rehabilitation   The Star Online

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  Newsweek   
Texas nurse Nina Pham's dog, Bentley, tests negative for Ebola  Los Angeles Times
Texas nurse Nina Pham's dog, Bentley, has tested negative for the Ebola virus, Dallas officials announced Wednesday. The 1-year-old Cavalier King Charles spaniel was put into quarantine last week after Pham contracted the disease. Pham, 26, was ...

Bentley the Dog May Provide Answers About Ebola   NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
Dallas nurse's dog tests negative for Ebola   Houston Chronicle
'Bentley' the dog tests negative for Ebola   Outbreak News Today
U-T San Diego   
The Republican - masslive.com   
ModernHealthcare.com (blog)   
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In-flight medical calls spike on Ebola fears  Reuters
ORLANDO, Fla. Oct 22 (Reuters) - As a doctor who advises flight crews about medical issues that crop up in the air, Paulo Alves has heard a lot about Ebola lately. Alves' company, MedAir, has received a spike in calls reflecting overblown fears of Ebola, ...


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  TheHealthSite   
Latest Ebola News: Japan announces bulk production of experimental Ebola ...  TheHealthSite
Identifying the urgent need to contain Ebola outbreak, Japan responded to the international emergency by offering its anti-influenza drug Avigan to treat the deadly Ebola virus disease with WHO's request in the month of September. On September 19, a ...


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  The Independent   
Researchers develop device to diagnose Ebola within 15 minutes  domain-B
A new device similar to a simple pregnancy home-test could allow doctors to diagnose a patient with suspected Ebola in under 15 minutes AFP reported, citing its French developers . The technique had been validated in trials at a high-security lab and ...

Ebola crisis: New 15-minute test kits could soon be sent to West Africa   The Independent
French scientists devise instant test for Ebola   The Korea Herald
French scientists devise fast-track test for ebola   The Times (subscription)
Financial Express   
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  TODAYonline   
Ebola crisis shows up weakness in American culture  TODAYonline
The Ebola crisis has aroused its own flavour of fear — a fear you feel when the things that are supposed to keep you safe — such as national borders and national authorities — seem porous and ineffective. Photo: REUTERS. Health workers carry the body of ...

Ebola overreaction due to more than just virus   Chron.com
Brooks: The quality of fear   Longview News-Journal

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  The News   
Guinea offers US$10000 to families of health workers killed by Ebola  The Sun Daily
CONAKRY: The families of every Guinean health worker who has died in the Ebola outbreak will be compensated for their loss with US$10,000 (7,800 euros), the government said Wednesday. A total of 42 families are currently eligible for the payout, said ...

Guinea's Conde replaces security, energy ministers   Reuters Africa
Guinea offers $10k to families of those killed by Ebola   Emirates 24/7
Guinea President Calls on Retired Doctors to Help Fight Ebola   Voice of America

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Vegan croissants, gluten-free pasta: Europe wakes up to fussy eating  GlobalPost
Once firmly entrenched in their traditional gastronomy, consumers in gourmet havens like France and Italy are slowly starting to demand gluten-, dairy- and meat-free diets as environmental and health concerns kick in. No-allergen pasta, vegan croissants, ...


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