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Ovarian reserve tests fail to predict fertility, NIH-funded study suggests

Hormones linked to onset of menopause not associated with chances of conception.

Tests that estimate ovarian reserve, or the number of a woman’s remaining eggs, before menopause, do not appear to predict short-term chances of conception, according to a National Institutes of Health-funded study of women with no history of infertility.

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Durable end to the HIV/AIDS pandemic likely will require an HIV vaccine

Despite remarkable gains in the treatment and prevention of HIV infection, development of an effective HIV vaccine likely will be necessary to achieve a durable end to the HIV/AIDS pandemic, according to a new commentary from Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health.

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DNA damage caused by cancer treatment reversed by ZATT protein

An international team led by scientists at the National Institutes of Health is the first to discover a new way that cells fix an important and dangerous type of DNA damage known as a DNA-protein crosslink (DPC).

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WHO provides 1.2 million antibiotics to fight plague in Madagascar

WHO has delivered nearly 1.2 million doses of antibiotics and released US$1.5 million dollars in emergency funds to fight plague in Madagascar.

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World’s second largest oral cholera vaccination campaign kicks off at Rohingya camps in Bangladesh

Joint press release from World Health Organization and UNICEF

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A child receives an oral cholera vaccination as part of a cholera immunization campaign near Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, to protect newly arrived Rohingya and host communities from the life-threatening diarrheal disease.

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Creating a healthy workplace improves mental wellbeing and productivity – UN

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World Mental Health Day is marked on 10 October each year, with this year looking at mental health in the work place.

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Monoclonal antibodies against Zika show promise in monkey study

Further development toward clinical evaluation is warranted.

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Zika virus particles (red) shown in African green monkey kidney cells.

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Americans in rural areas more likely to die by suicide

Suicide rates for rural counties consistently higher than urban counties from 2001-2015

Statement by Panos Moumtzis, the Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Syria Crisis on the recent escalation of violence in SyriaRural counties consistently had higher suicide rates than metropolitan counties from 2001-2015, according to data released in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, on October 5.

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Health & Environmental Organizations Warn EPA They Plan To SUE Over Delayed Smog Cleanup

EPA misses ozone designation deadline

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Matthew Elliot of the California Nurses Association rallied outside the EPA's hearing in Sacramento, CA, on February 2, 2015.

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Multiple research approaches are key to pandemic preparedness, NIAID officials say

Preparedness in the face of major disease outbreaks can save thousands of lives: Rapid deployment of effective diagnostics, treatments, and vaccines may even stop the disease from potentially exploding into a pandemic.