en-za-hotdailynews: 2015-04-20 South Africa Health

UPDATE 1-WHO leadership admits failings over Ebola, promises reform
Reuters
(Adds details, quotes). By Tom Miles. GENEVA, April 19 (Reuters) - The World Health Organization has admitted serious failings in its handling of the Ebola crisis and pledged reforms to enable it to do better next time, its leadership said in a statement seen by ...

Ebola: World Health Organization admits failings in tackling crisis   CBC.ca
Ebola outbreak: we simply could not cope, admits World Health Organisation   The Guardian

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Newsweek

Twitter and Big Data Could Predict Emergency Room Rush Hours
Newsweek
New research says Twitter data can help hospitals anticipate surges in emergency room visits. Jim Young/REUTERS. Filed Under: Tech & Science, Twitter, health. Just about everyone follows someone on social media who likes to complain about aches and ...

Twitter may help hospitals anticipate a spike in asthma attacks   The New Age Online

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The Inquisitr

Second-Hand Smoke: Are Your Plants Passive Smokers?
The Inquisitr
As if smokers don't go through enough of a guilt-trip, research has shown that your plants can become passive smokers and suffer nicotine poisoning too. Polite smokers, who head out into the garden or onto their balcony to enjoy a smoke, might be doing ...

Warning: Smoking can damage your plants   Independent Online

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South China Morning Post (subscription)

Does knuckle cracking cause arthritis?
South China Morning Post (subscription)
Pop quiz: does knuckle cracking cause arthritis? Scientists have calculated that the amount of force at work when you crack your knuckles has enough energy to cause damage to hard surfaces, yet studies show that the habit does not appear to cause ...

Snap, crackle, pop: Study reveals secret behind knuckle-cracking   News24
What makes knuckles crack?   Independent Online
MRIs reveal secrets of knuckle cracking   Columbus Dispatch
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3News NZ

Liberian Ebola workers demand hazard pay
3News NZ
Seven hundred Liberian Ebola workers have taken to the streets of the capital Monrovia to demand promised hazard pay. "We took risks so we deserve our benefits," demonstrators chanted as the protest began on Friday, when they disrupted a ceremony ...

Photo by Kayla Ruble/VICE News   VICE News
700 Liberian Ebola workers protest for hazard pay   Arab News

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CTV News

Throat cancer could soon be detected on your breath
CTV News
Thanks to new technology being developed by Swiss scientists and already tested on patients, blowing into a portable apparatus equipped with sensors will allow for the detection of certain cancers of the head and neck, such as throat and mouth. Scientists ...

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The Sun Daily

Eight essential nutrients for the aging brain
The Sun Daily
An editor of a food sciences journal highlights eight nutrients studies say are essential for brain health. AFP RELAXNEWS. WARDING off cognitive decline as we age could be a question of getting enough of eight nutrients that Linda Milo Ohr, contributing ...

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Times LIVE

HIV breakthrough 'imminent', says Medicine Nobel Laureate
Times LIVE
French virologist and 2008 Medicine Nobel Laureate Francoise Barre-Sinoussi (R), businessman and Sidaction President Pierre Berge (C) and Jean-Francois Delfraissy, President of the French National Agency against AIDS (ANRS) leave after a meeting ...

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