2015年1月16日 星期五

2015-01-17 South Africa Health


AsiaOne
   
'Trapped' no more: Man 'lives again' after 12-year virtual coma   
AsiaOne
His parents had almost given up on him, bringing him home - from the hospital - to die. But with their care and attention, South African Martin Pistorius survived despite being "trapped in his body" for 12 years. Communicating with the National Public Radio ...

South Africa's 'ghost boy' tells of waking from coma but finding himself trapped   Telegraph.co.uk
Man who had locked-in syndrome: 'I cannot even express to you how much I ...   Irish Independent
Imagine Being Trapped Inside Your Own Body for 12 Years - With Only Barney ...   AllAfrica.com
International Business Times UK   
Mirror.co.uk   
The Times (subscription)   
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eNCA
   
Two die of H7N9 bird flu in China's Fujian - Xinhua   
eNCA
File: China has had a problem with bird flu for several years, and new infections tend to crop up in the winter months. Photo: AFP. SHANGHAI - Two people in China's coastal Fujian province have died of H7N9 avian flu, the state-run Xinhua news agency ...

2 die from human H7N9 in E China   GlobalPost

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Africa Young Voices
   
'We Found 244 Ebola Patients Through House-to-House Searches'   
AllAfrica.com
Sierra Leone's National Ebola Response Center (NERC) has launched phase two of an operation designed to curb the spread of Ebola in the western part of the country. Ebola Deeply's Aruna Turay met with retired Major Palo Conteh, who heads the NERC, ...

NERC CEO Urges Citizens to make use of 117   Sierra Leone News Hunters
Sierra Leone News: As Ebola figures drop…Another Western Area Surge begins ...   Sierra Leone Times

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Heritage
   
Only 10 Ebola cases in ETUs   
The New Dawn Liberia
Liberia's quest to reduce Ebola cases here to zero is said to be witnessing some positive signs as it currently has only 10 confirmed cases at all of its treatment centers nationwide, while reporting zero cases in the past 7days. "...there are only 10 confirmed ...

No New Ebola Cases in 12 Counties   The Inquirer
Liberia Aims to Eradicate Ebola in Late February   Prensa Latina
12 counties reporting zero Ebola cases - Nyenswah discloses - Thursday, 15 ...   Heritage
AllAfrica.com   
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Nanotechnology application in fabric could reduce the need for heating   
The New Age Online
A metallic textile could be so efficient at keeping us warm it may banish the need for indoor heating entirely -- or significantly reduce it, according to new research out of Stanford University in the US. Embedded with metallic nanowires, the fabric keeps a ...


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Christianity Daily
   
Avian Flu Outbreak Feared. Taiwan Kills 160000 Birds   
Christianity Daily
Taiwan's ongoing battle with avian flu has led to the slaughter of around 160,000 birds, according to the AFP. This figure is expected to increase as Taiwan's Bureau of Animal and Plant Health Inspection and Quarantine reported on Tuesday that 47 more ...

Avian flu, including new strain, continues to plague Taiwan   CIDRAP
Third new bird flu virus strain detected in Taiwan   The New Age Online
More geese culled in wake of avian flu outbreak   Focus Taiwan News Channel

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BizNews
   
Obama heads for clash with Big Sugar over call to eat less of the sweet stuff   
BizNews
It's not rocket nutritional science any longer that sugar is one of the main drivers of the obesity epidemic sweeping many parts of the world. Not surprisingly, that's a message sugar industries around the world don't like to hear, especially not all the science that ...

Obama Push for Healthy Diet Heading to Conflict Over Sugar Limit   Businessweek

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PRI
   
Ebola is leaving a new generation of orphans   
PRI
Haja likes to help people. She is just 17, but she is already working in one of Sierra Leone's Ebola orphanages, helping children whose families have been killed by the disease to adapt. And sadly for Haja, she is well-qualified for the work.
Meet the children orphaned by Ebola   BBC News
Over Three Thousand Orphans to Be Sponsored in Schools   AllAfrica.com
Ebola affects 3231 Liberian children   The New Dawn Liberia

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Waterbury Republican American
   
Food allergies are on the rise: What you need to know   
IdahoOnYourSide.com
While being diagnosed with a food allergy is not the worst thing in the world to hear, it certainly is a life-altering discovery. As many as 15 million Americans have food allergies including six million children. Food Allergy Research and Education officials say ...

Risk factors for anaphylaxis   Health24

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Yibada (English Edition)
   
China Reports Over 100000 New Cases of HIV/AIDS in 2014   
Yibada (English Edition)
Based on data released on Thursday, Wang Guoqiang, vice head of the National Health and Family Planning Commission, informed the media that about 104,000 new HIV/AIDS infections were recorded throughout China in 2014. Zuma Press. Volunteers ...

China reports sharp rise in HIV cases   Financial Times
Kids at centre of China's new HIV frontline   The Australian
China reports over 100000 new HIV/AIDS infections in 2014   Xinhua
Daily Mail   
Houston Chronicle   
Health24   
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