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10:08 13/08/2014WHO panel says unproven drugs are ethical as Ebola death toll tops 1,000The first two doses of an experimental serum created to treat Ebola went to American missionaries, CNN reported.
18:50 12/08/2014Cats decoded: DNA of cats could shed light on diseases such as AIDSCinnamon, Boris and Sylvester have become heroes in the scientific community. The cats have given up a small part of their genetic material to help researchers, for the first time, sequence the...
17:55 12/08/2014Spanish priest with Ebola dies in hospitalA Spanish priest who contracted ebola while working in Liberia has died in hospital, health authorities in Madrid have confirmed, according to Sky News.
10:03 12/08/2014Liberia to receive Zmapp drug to treat Ebola virusLiberia will receive an untested experimental drug, Zmapp, to treat people infected with Ebola, the BBC reported, citing the Liberian government.
19:02 11/08/2014Report: Ebola outbreak probably started with 2-year-old in GuineaThe worst outbreak of Ebola, which has killed 961 people and triggered an international public health emergency, may have started with a 2-year-old patient in a village in Guinea, CNN reported.
10:06 09/08/2014Ebola outbreak: Nigeria declares national emergencyWHO says 961 people have died from Ebola in West Africa this year, two of them in Nigeria.
10:36 08/08/2014No Ebola cases in Armenia – Health MinistrySpecialists warn citizens against traveling to those West African countries where the virus has spread.
18:46 07/08/2014Dieting does make us depressed - even though we're healthierDieting can in fact make you miserable and more at risk of depression, a study claims.
14:36 07/08/2014Soldiers wounded in Azerbaijani commando raids in satisfactory conditionThe seven servicemen wounded in the commando raids made by Azerbaijani forces recently have undergone surgery and are now in satisfactory condition, head of the Central Military Hospital of the...
10:05 07/08/2014Liberia declares state of emergency over Ebola virusThe Ebola outbreak has also hit Guinea, Sierra Leone and Nigeria, killing more than 930 people.
18:37 06/08/2014Daily aspirin 'cuts bowel and stomach cancer deaths'Taking aspirin every day can reduce the chance of developing or dying from bowel and stomach cancers, a review of all available evidence suggests, the BBC reports.
19:38 05/08/2014Experimental Ebola drug given to 'improving' US aid workersUS aid workers who contracted Ebola in Liberia appear to be improving after receiving an experimental drug, officials have said, the BBC reported.
12:21 05/08/2014New research shows babies born to older mothers are healthierThe offspring of older women are also more likely to have better emotional well-being as the likelihood of conflict between parent and child was found to decrease as the maternal age increased.
10:07 04/08/2014US to send 50 experts to fight EbolaA senior US health official said the outbreak was out of control but insisted it could be stopped.
16:13 02/08/2014Ebola outbreak 'moving faster than efforts to control it'This week, Awa Faye added a new feature to her restaurant on a crowded street in Sierra Leone's hilly capital of Freetown: a sign that instructs all patrons to wash their hands in the buckets of...
13:15 02/08/2014'Love hormone' could help people with autism cope better in social situationsA blast of the so-called love hormone could help people with autism interact better in social situations, The Daily Mail reported.
15:08 01/08/2014Drugs that target cancer without harming healthy could be a reality in 20 yearsA landmark project to map 100,000 complete DNA code sequences is set to transform treatment of cancer and rare diseases, meaning chemotherapy could be obsolete within a generation, The Daily Mail...
12:49 01/08/2014From 1 to 7 August is World Breastfeeding WeekWorld Breastfeeding Week (WBW) is an annual celebration which is being held every year from 1 to 7 August in more than 120 countries.
12:04 01/08/2014Ebola outbreak tops 700 deaths in W. AfricaThe death toll from the worst recorded Ebola outbreak in history surpassed 700 in West Africa as security forces went house-to-house in Sierra Leone's capital Thursday looking for patients and others...
15:03 31/07/2014Eating nuts may help to combat type 2 diabetesAlthough nuts can be high in calories, trial participants did not gain weight