2014年9月19日 星期五

2014-09-20 Malaysia Health

  Irish Independent   
Lock-down order in Sierra Leone as ebola toll soars  Irish Independent
An empty street is seen at the start of a three-day national lockdown in Freetown. Sierra Leone began a three-day lockdown on Friday in an effort to halt the spread of the Ebola virus, as President Ernest Bai Koroma urged residents to comply with the ...

Sierra Leone imposes three-day lockdown in bid to halt Ebola   Los Angeles Times
The West ignores the stories of Africans in the middle of the Ebola outbreak   Washington Post
Slow response to Ebola crisis exemplifies Africa's perennial low-priority status   Dallas Morning News (blog)
Nigerian Tribune   
Channel News Asia   
NPR (blog)   
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  Dallas Morning News (blog)   
Don't deploy our troops for Ebola  Dallas Morning News (blog)
Liberian Red Cross health workers, wearing protective suits, carry the body of a 18-old-month baby, victim of the Ebola virus on September 12, 2014 in a district of Monrovia. The tropical virus, transmitted through contact with infected bodily fluids, has killed ...

Hot Zones Without Borders   Wall Street Journal
Ebola worst-case scenario: Over half a million people infected   RT
Ebola could infect 500000 by end of January, according to CDC projection   Washington Post
Business Recorder   
Chicago Tribune   
Daily Beast   
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  Nigerian Tribune   
'Because of Ebola, I now go everywhere with hand sanitiser'  Nigerian Tribune
With the recent outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in Nigeria, everyone has been taking precautionary measures to stay healthy and free from the deadly disease. To some observers, an Ebola infection is a distant threat, while others insist that necessary ...

'How AU Can Intervene To Roll Back Ebola'   The Guardian Nigeria
World Health Organization commends Nigeria over Ebola   Premium Times
Travellers advised of health risks   Royal Gazette
Bernews   
AllAfrica.com   
Sin Chew Jit Poh   
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Haj pilgrims died of heart failure, not MERS-CoV – Jamil Khir  The Borneo Post
GURUN: Two Malaysians died in the Holy land this haj season due to heart failure and not because of MERS-CoV, said Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Seri Jamil Khir Baharom Jamil Khir. He said both of them were men, one aged 56 and ...


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  Medical Xpress   
Pneumonia bacteria make holes in the heart  Science AAAS
The bacterium that causes pneumonia (Streptococcus pneumoniae) is now believed to be responsible for causing microlesions in heart tissue as well. As reported by The Scientist, when researchers performed autopsies on mice and monkeys with high levels ...

Scientists Spot How Bacterial Pneumonia Damages the Heart   Philly.com
How pneumonia bacteria can compromise heart health   Medical Xpress
Pneumonia-Causing Bacteria Poke Holes in Heart   malaysiandigest.com

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  TheHealthSite   
WHO Says Travel Bans Have Complicated Ebola Fight  Bernama
NAIROBI, Sept 19 (BERNAMA-NNN-Xinhua) -- Travel bans to Ebola-hit West African countries have undermined the fight against the pandemic that has claimed 2,500 lives, a World Health Organisation (WHO) official said. WHO Regional Director for Africa, ...

We must join fight against deadly ebola   The Australian
Latest Ebola News:Travel bans complicated Ebola fight   TheHealthSite
WHO Welcomes United States Support   The News
Vibe Ghana   
Sin Chew Jit Poh   
Xinhua   
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  BBC News   
villagers murder ebola aid workers  The Australian
A TEAM of health workers, journalists and officials were murdered in Guinea by villagers who believed they were spreading ebola. They had been on a mission to educate people about the virus. Nine were reported to have been found dead in a village latrine ...

The fear and hopelessness behind the deadly attack on Ebola workers in Guinea   Washington Post
Members of Ebola fact-finding mission killed in Guinea   Fox News Latino
Ebola outbreak: Guinea team found killed   BBC News
CNN   
NDTV   
Voice of America   
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Debunking the myth that bras cause breast cancer  Hamilton Spectator
It seems almost preposterous that a study like this one had to be conducted. But apparently the belief that wearing a bra for long periods of time can cause breast cancer persists, and it turns out the issue hadn't really been studied in scientific fashion.
Why it's ok to sleep in a bra   MyDaily UK
Breast Cancer Advice: 8 Tips For Choosing The Best Bra Following A Mastectomy   Huffington Post UK
Decorate a bra for breast cancer event by Sept. 26   Corvallis Gazette Times
Shanghaiist   
The Raw Food World News   
Bernama   
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  Zambia Daily Mail   
Women should demand condoms too  Zambia Daily Mail
I don't know why it has been viewed as taboo for a woman to suggest using condoms when it is alright with a man. A woman, just like a man has rights to do what is best for her body. Women who may suggest using condoms to their spouses may be viewed ...

Condoms are too small for Ugandan men   Metro
Uganda's Men Protest: Our Condoms Are Too Small   Vocativ
Fight Against AIDS in Uganda Affected by “Too Small” Condoms   Counsel & Heal
Independent Online   
Times of India   
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  WJLA   
Preventative antibiotics given to some Georgetown University students after ...  WJLA
WASHINGTON (WJLA) – Sadness continues to wash over the Georgetown University community, even as students learn what type of meningitis killed a classmate. Continue reading. Georgetown University nursing student Andrea Jaime, who died of bacterial ...

Georgetown University: Sophomore Andrea Jaime confirmed positive for ...   Outbreak News Today
New worries about Meningitis B after Georgetown student dies   New York's PIX11 / WPIX-TV
Georgetown student died of bacterial meningitis   MiamiHerald.com
In The Capital   
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