en-na-hotdailynews: 2014-12-11 Namibia Health

Sierra Leone area to hold 2-week Ebola 'lockdown'
IBNLive
Freetown: Health workers sent to Sierra Leone to investigate an alarming spike in deaths from Ebola have uncovered a grim scene piles of bodies, overwhelmed medical personnel and exhausted burial teams. The World Health Organisation says the health ...

Ebola death toll climbs to 6388 as S.Leone cases soar   The Sun Daily
Ebola: Virus still 'running ahead of us', says WHO   Nigerian Tribune
Sierra Leone diamond zone hit by largely hidden Ebola outbreak   Reuters Africa

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Time names courageous Ebola fighters 'Person of the Year' for 2014
South China Morning Post (subscription)
Time magazine has named as its ”Person of the Year 2014” the healthcare workers treating the Ebola epidemic, which has killed more than 6,300 people worldwide. The haemorrhagic fever mushroomed from an outbreak into an epidemic in Liberia, Guinea ...

Ebola health workers awarded Time magazine's 'Person of the Year'   Deutsche Welle
'Time' magazine honours the doctors combating Ebola   Irish Independent
UTMB researcher in group named as Time's Person of Year   Chron.com
BBC News
NECN
Grand Forks Herald
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Toronto-led international research team makes stem-cell breakthrough
The Globe and Mail
A Toronto-led team has mapped the process of making a stem cell for the first time, opening new opportunities for future stem-cell research. In the process, they discovered that a kind of stem cell they had previously believed was useless is, in fact, easier to ...

Researchers discover new class of stem cells   Los Angeles Times
Roadmap of skin cells' transformation into stem cells by Canadian-led ...   National Post
Calgary scientists look to banish baldness with stem cells   CBC.ca
Hamilton Spectator
GlobalPost
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Studies Find Shorter Treatments Could Save Breast Cancer Patients Stress ...
Diabetes Insider
A handful of new studies suggest that many breast cancer patients may be receiving radiation therapy much longer than necessary. Yes, radiation therapy is effective, but the new studies indicate that short term radiation may be just as effective as long term.
Do Breast Cancer Patients Receive Radiation for Too Long?   NBCNews.com
Health: Breast Cancer Patients Getting Too Much Radiation   CBS Local
Many breast cancer patients getting wrong radiation: study   New York Daily News
Morning Vertical
Newsworks.org
The Utah People's Post
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New Food Compound Might Control Weight Gain
Live Science
Researchers have developed a new compound that may help reduce people's appetite and prevent weight gain, according to a new study. In the study of 60 people, those who sprinkled a powder containing this compound on their food every day were less ...

Natural food ingredient makes you eat less (but tastes foul)   New Zealand Herald
Scientists find natural food ingredient makes you eat less - but it tastes 'foul'   The Independent
Food ingredient 'prevents weight gain'   Laboratory Talk
Yahoo News UK
Mirror.co.uk
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HCPLive

SABCS: Novel Breast Cancer Drugs Show Promise in Early Trials
HCPLive
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 10, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Two preliminary studies into medications under development may offer some hope for women with advanced breast cancer. The findings are scheduled for presentation Wednesday at the annual San ...

Pembrolizumab for TNBC   Targeted Oncology
Merck advancing breast cancer drug Keytruda to mid-stage   SFGate
Pembrolizumab Elicits Antitumor Responses in TNBC   OncLive
Healio
Design & Trend
Science Codex
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Lipstick and nail polish linked to lower IQ in babies
The Australian (blog)
PREGNANT women exposed to chemicals found in household products could be putting their baby's intellectual development at risk, a study has found. The children of mothers who had the most contact with phthalates, which are found in common products ...

Prenatal exposure to common chemicals linked to lower IQ   CTV News
Exposure to These 2 Common Chemicals in Pregnancy Could Tank Your Baby's ...   Healthline
Moms' exposure to chemicals tied to kids' IQ   Columbus Dispatch
Frontline Desk
ITV News
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Avian flu detected at two more farms in BC as outbreak continues to spread
The Globe and Mail
Birds at two more farms in southwestern British Columbia have tested positive for avian influenza, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency said Wednesday — underscoring the difficulty facing officials attempting to contain the virus.The outbreak began last ...

Avian flu outbreak spreads to two more Fraser Valley farms   CTV News
Avian flu spreading in Fraser Valley with infected birds found on two more farms   The Province
Two More Farms Confirmed to Have Bird Flu   KelownaNow
Sarnia Observer
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Potato extract may help fight obesity
Free press journal
Toronto : A simple potato extract may limit weight gain from a diet that is high in fat and refined carbohydrates, according to a new study, reports PTI. Scientists at McGill University in Canada fed mice an obesity-inducing diet for 10 weeks. The mice that started ...

Were you always advised against eating potatoes? Now, control obesity with its ...   Hindustan Times
Potatoes may actually help keep your weight under control   Business Standard
Potato Extract May Control Obesity by Preventing Weight Gain   Science World Report

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