Health

Ebola response: EU scales up aid with planes, material aid and research support

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A 'Purpose in Life' May Extend Yours

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UN refines Ebola response amid efforts to bring outbreak under control by 1 December

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Head of the UN Mission for Ebola Emergency Response (UNMEER), Anthony Banbury, visits a site...

Americans' Fears of Ebola May Be Fading, Poll Finds

Americans' fears about Ebola seem to be waning somewhat, though many still believe the virus is a public health threat to the United States, according to a new HealthDay/Harris Poll.

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Increasing Supply of Ebola-specific Personal Protective Equipment for U.S. Hospitals

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CDC personnel are assembling personal protective equipment (PPE) kits with product from the Strategic...

Diversity Outbred mice better predict potential human responses to chemical exposures

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Because each mouse is genetically different, each responds uniquely to benzene exposure.

“Ageing well” must be a global priority

A major new Series on health and ageing, warns that unless health systems find effective strategies to address the problems faced by an ageing world population, the growing burden of chronic disease will greatly affect the quality of life of older...

Ebola: UN says experimental vaccine trials in West Africa could begin by January

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Clinical trials of this candidate Ebola vaccine will take place in the US, Germany, Gabon...

UN warns of economic hardship in Ebola-hit countries as World Bank agrees finance package

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General Community Health Volunteers (GCHVs), who conduct contact tracing, active case finding...

Lower Doses of Rheumatoid Arthritis Drugs May Work for Some

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