Health
EPA acts to protect children from lead-based paint hazards in eight Northern Calif. communities
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced settlements with construction companies in Calif. that were not EPA-certified to handle lead-based paint safely before or during renovations in older housing and schools. The lead-based paint Renovation, Repair and Painting rule requires companies to be properly trained and certified before working in pre-1978 homes and schools. The rule is designed to prevent children from coming into contact with hazardous lead dust.
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NIH begins early human clinical trial of VSV Ebola vaccine
Human testing of a second investigational Ebola vaccine candidate is under way at the National Institutes of Health’s Clinical Center in Bethesda, Maryland.
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Red Cross: Ebola Outbreak Could be Contained in 4 to 6 Months
killed more than 4,500 people in West Africa could be contained within four to six months if the right steps are followed.
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Tall, Heavy 1-Year-Olds May Be at Risk for Obesity Later, Study Finds
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Gene May Help Shield Hispanic Women From Breast Cancer, Study Says
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Clinical Status of Ebola Patient at the NIH Clinical Center
The NIH has received countless inquiries and expressions of support for Ms. Nina Pham, the Texas nurse who was admitted to the NIH Clinical Center Special Clinical Studies Unit on Thursday, October 16, with Ebola virus disease.
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As Ebola response accelerates, UN health agency prepares for arrival of trial vaccines
In early October 2014, with the help of the US Navy, a new mobile laboratory opened at Island Clinic, one of the WHO-supported Ebola Treatment Units (ETU) in Monrovia, Liberia.
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Ebola no longer ‘localized emergency,’ UN health officials tell regional summit in Cuba
A team of 165 Cuban medical doctors and nurses have arrived in Sierra Leone to support the Ebola response efforts.
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Shaking up cell biology
A volume rendering of mitochondria
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Ebola or Not? Rapid Test for the Virus Not Here Yet
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Human Rights
Fostering a More Humane World: The 28th Eurasian Economic Summi
Conscience, Hope, and Action: Keys to Global Peace and Sustainability
Ringing FOWPAL’s Peace Bell for the World:Nobel Peace Prize Laureates’ Visions and Actions
Protecting the World’s Cultural Diversity for a Sustainable Future
Puppet Show I International Friendship Day 2020