2014年8月23日 星期六

2014-08-24 Malaysia Health

  The Malay Mail Online   
Ebola: Bolivia patient isolated  The Malay Mail Online
Residents, who are in an Ebola quarantine area, complain to a security officer as they wait for their relatives to bring them food and essentials, in West Point, Monrovia August 23, 2014. — Reuters picLA PAZ, Aug 24 — Authorities said yesterday they were ...

Bolivia patient isolated for Ebola check   9news.com.au
Bolivia unveils Ebola detection, response plan for airports   Shanghai Daily (subscription)

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  Reuters   
Briton in Sierra Leone tests positive for Ebola: London  Business Standard
A British national in Sierra Leone has tested positive for Ebola, the Department of Health in London has said, the first person from the country to have contracted the virus in a recent, devastating outbreak. Officials in London added yesterday that they were ...

British national contracts Ebola in Sierra Leone   Reuters
British citizen living in Sierra Leone tests positive for Ebola   Fox News Latino
Briton with Ebola could be flown to UK for treatment   Telegraph.co.uk
Aljazeera.com   
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  The Malay Mail Online   
Learning better after a good night's sleep  The Malay Mail Online
In the learning process, it's best to sleep on it. — AFP picMONTREAL, Aug 24 — Amid mounting evidence of the important relationship between sleep and motor learning, researchers at the University of Montreal have identified areas of the brain that are ...

Why do we learn better on a good night's sleep?   Free Malaysia Today
Good night's sleep key to learn new skills   Khaleej Times
Neuroscientists Discover Why Effective Motor Learning Requires Ample Sleep   Big Think
Science Codex   
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  Thanh Nien Daily   
Vietnam monitors 83 passengers against Ebola, reporting no infections  Xinhua
HANOI, Aug. 22 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam has monitored 83 passengers entering Vietnam from areas with the Ebola virus disease, but reported no infections so far, said a Vietnamese official on Friday. Tran Dac Phu, head of the General Department of Preventive ...

Vietnam closely observes people coming from Ebola-hit regions   SGGP
Nigerians in Vietnam have no signs of Ebola   The Star Online
Vietnam releases 2 Nigerians isolated for Ebola tests   News24
VietNamNet Bridge   
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  Channel News Asia   
Better communication needed to guard against new health threats: Gan  Channel News Asia
Health Minister Gan Kim Yong said while much progress has been made in Singapore's healthcare over the last five decades, communication must be improved to guard against new threats like SARS, MERS-CoV and more recently, Ebola. PHOTOS; VIDEOS.
Health Minister urges Singaporeans to draw inspiration from health-care pioneers   The Straits Times

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  CTV News   
Fitness game apps may not lead to long-term success: study  CTV News
An increasingly sedentary lifestyle in which people can't put down their mobile devices has led app developers to believe there could be a pot of gold in motivating people to exercise by means of gamified fitness, though researchers says the gaming aspect ...

Gamification ever-present in fitness apps, but is it effective?   The Malay Mail Online
Effectiveness of Exercise Apps Doubted by scientists   Chinatopix
Fitness app games no substitute for actual exercise Study   Jagran Post
IANS   
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  WEAR   
Study links sleep to teenage obesity  WEAR
A new study in the Journal of Pediatrics found that teenagers who don't get enough sleep are at a 20% higher risk of obesity than those who sleep more than eight hours. Researchers found that these teens got fatigued during the day, which can often lead to ...

New research finds link between sleep, obesity in teenagers   KETV Omaha
Teens Missing Out On Sleep Are 20% More Likely To Be Obese By 21; Getting 9 ...   Medical Daily
Sleepless teens may pile on the pounds, study shows   The Malaysian Insider
Prothom Alo (English)   
Hindustan Times   
The Sun Daily   
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  Daily Mail   
The double life of one of Australia's top surgeons: How a highly paid doctor with ...  Daily Mail
A neurosurgeon who was known to be addicted to cocaine and linked to the death of two prostitutes was allowed to continue practicing precise surgeries, ruining the lives of some of his trusting patients as he spiralled downhill. Dr Suresh Nair was eventually ...

Malaysian neurosurgeon in Sydney linked to prostitutes' deaths, says report   The Malaysian Insider
Hospital ignored warning on cocaine-addicted doctor Suresh Nair   Sydney Morning Herald
Cocaine-addict surgeon linked to sex workers' deaths, continued to operate on ...   ABC Online

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  Chron.com   
Test drug stops Marburg virus in monkeys  Science News (blog)
Using a tiny piece of RNA, scientists have stopped a close cousin of the Ebola virus in a test on monkeys. The target, Marburg virus, causes hemorrhagic fever with mortality rates often on a par with Ebola. Scientists exposed 21 rhesus macaque monkeys to ...

Study Suggests RNAi Drug Has Potential in Ebola Treatment   Wall Street Journal (blog)
Tekmira Rises On Positive Study Results For Marburg Virus   Bidness Etc (blog)
Drug For Ebola-Like Virus Promising In Monkeys   Huffington Post
Boston.com   
ValueWalk   
Pharmacy Times   
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  Houston Chronicle   
Study: Children with condition have too many brain synapses  Houston Chronicle
Dr. David Sulzer, a neurobiologist at Columbia University Medical Center in New York, led a study published Thursday showing that autistic children's brains have an oversupply of synapses at a time when most children are pruning synapses. By Pam Belluck ...

Excessive Neuron Connections Identified in Autistic Children   News on Wellness
A cure for autism?   Daily Digest
In Autism, Poor 'Pruning' of Neurons Leads to Excess Synapses   PsychCentral.com
New Vision   
Chinatopix   
RTE.ie   
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