Health

Limiting Malpractice Claims May Not Curb Costly Medical Tests

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Ebola: from local outbreak to global epidemic

What started as an Ebola outbreak in West Africa has evolved into a world-wide threat, with the first European case having been reported in Spain. MEPs labelled the outbreak "a global security challenge" in a resolution adopted on 18 September and...

Education International joins fight against Ebola

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Medicare Subsidy Helps Breast Cancer Patients Afford Treatment

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Study casts doubt on plans to scale up preterm birth treatment in low resource settings

A study by a National Institutes of Health research network calls into question plans to increase access to steroid treatment for pregnant women in low resource settings at high risk for preterm birth. The study concluded that the treatment — a...

CDC Monitoring 76 Hospital Workers in Dallas for Ebola Exposure

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CDC Monitoring 76 Hospital Workers in Dallas for Ebola Exposure

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Risks From Epidural, Spinal Anesthesia Very Low, Study Says

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Another Study Links Mediterranean Diet to Better Heart Health

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Handwashing one important tool in the Ebola fight – UNICEF

As the world celebrates the seventh Global Handwashing Day, UNICEF said the fight against Ebola further underscores the practice of handwashing in disease prevention.