2015年5月27日 星期三

2015-05-28 Singapore Health


ABC News
   
Pentagon Sent Live Anthrax Samples to Labs in 9 States and 1 in South Korea   
ABC News
And we begin with that developing story tonight, the Pentagon acknowledging a major mistake. Sending live anthrax from a facility in Utah. They sent samples to nine states, one even sent overseas to South Korea. They thought that the samples, the spores, ...

US military accidentally shipped live anthrax to labs   BBC News
Live Anthrax Spores Shipped to Laboratories   New York Times
Pentagon says 'live anthrax' inadvertently shipped across US   Fox News

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The Guardian Nigeria
   
Part Two: The Future of Health Security   
Diplomatic Courier
Even with the strengthening of the response, the reason that a few dozen cases continue to exist is because a few months ago people with signs and symptoms weren't isolated, says Dr. Goosby, so now it's just a matter of the virus which got out into the ...

After Ebola, WHO Launches New Outbreak Workforce   TheTyee.ca
WHO shake-up approved after Ebola debacle   Sky News Australia
Days 5 to 7 of the World Health Assembly: highlights for the European Region   World Health Organization

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The Guardian
   
Five espressos worth of caffeine could be damaging to health, warns EU   
The Guardian
A 60ml espresso provides around 80mg of caffeine while a 200ml cup of filter coffee has around 90mg, according to the EFSA. Photograph: Alamy. Press Association. Wednesday 27 May 2015 16.00 EDT Last modified on Wednesday 27 May 2015 20.22 EDT.
Five espressos worth of caffeine could damage health, warns EU   Irish Times
More than four espressos a day can harm health: EU   The Nation
​No more than 4 coffees a day! EU sets new (lax) caffeine guidelines   RT

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Denver Business Journal
   
UPDATE 2-GlobeImmune Hep B drug fails mid-stage study, shares plunge   
Reuters
... * Company developing drug with Gilead Sciences. * Hepatitis B affects 400 mln people worldwide. * Shares fall as much as 60 pct to record low (Adds background, analyst comment; updates shares). By Amrutha Penumudi. May 27 (Reuters) - Drug ...

GS-4774 for HBV fails to meet primary endpoint in phase 2 trial   Healio
Gilead Sciences: Does Hepatitis-B Trial Failure Mean More M&A?   Barron's (blog)

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AsiaOne
   
Malaysia back to square one in dengue research   
The Star Online
The plan to release genetically altered male Aedes mosquitoes so that they cannot breed with wild females has proven too costly and impractical. Another plan for a dengue vaccine by a pharmaceutical company which was slated to be marketed next month ...

Doctors advise people to adopt malaria preventive measures   The Nation
Gene-editing that changes sex of mosquitoes could halt spread of deadly ...   Science Recorder
Scientists render mosquitoes harmless   Maine News Online

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Quartz
   
For months after recovery, Ebola is essentially an STD   
Quartz
Though 35 new cases of Ebola have been reported last week in Ghana and Sierra Leone, the worst of the epidemic is over. Survivors, who become immune to the virus, have been a precious resource in helping treat patients, both by donating blood and ...

Ebola Survivors need to use Condoms forever   Biotechin.Asia

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The News International
   
Researchers oppose unvalidated gene panel tests for cancer links   
The News International
A group of international researchers is making the case that genetic tests that look for multiple hereditary genes suspected of being linked to breast cancer should not be offered until they are proven to be valid and useful in clinical practice. Such tests, made ...


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Live Trading News
   
Simplicity part of Mediterranean Diet's appeal   
Tallahassee.com
For those of you who have missed a blog or two, this is No. 2 in a series of five of the best diets/eating plans for better overall health and weight loss — in my opinion anyway. In this series I will review some of my favorite eating plans that are well supported by ...

Extra Virgin Olive Oil In Diet Help Keep The Mind Sharp   Live Trading News
Mediterranean Diet Proven to Make You Smarter? Tips for a Healthy Brain ...   Mstarz

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Fox News
   
Mexico working hard to prevent new outbreaks of bird flu -official   
Reuters
MEXICO CITY May 27 Mexico is working hard to prevent outbreaks of a bird flu epidemic that has stricken the U.S. poultry and egg industry in recent months, a senior Mexican agriculture ministry official said on Wednesday. The official, who spoke on condition ...

Mexico working hard to prevent new outbreaks of bird flu   Channel News Asia
Bird flu could be as deadly as the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic   Telegraph.co.uk

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Bustle
   
Stressed Out Wives Make Their Husband's Blood Pressure Rise, New Study ...   
Bustle
With one in three adults suffering from high blood pressure, stress is a big problem in the United States. We may not be the most stressed-out country in the world (that honor goes to Nigeria), but we definitely have a hard time relaxing, and it takes a toll on us ...

Stressed out wives may make men's blood pressure rise   Business Insider

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