2014年12月18日 星期四

2014-12-19 Tanzania Health


BBC News
   
EU court rules obesity can be considered a disability   
The Seattle Times
By classifying obesity as a disability in certain conditions, the court raised the prospect of EU employers being obligated to make available larger desks, wider doorways and closer parking spaces to accommodate those whose weight limits their mobility.
European Court of Justice rules obesity can be a disability if it impairs ability to ...   ABC Online
Obesity can be disability: EU court   Times of India
Obesity May Be a Disability, Court Says   New York Times
The Chosun Ilbo   
Los Angeles Times   
NEWS.com.au   
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Washington Post
   
UK-Funded Ebola Hospital Built In Jungle   
Sky News
The site was carved out of thick jungle in Sierra Leone to make a "pop-up" Ebola clinic with a 200-strong staff. 02:34, UK, Friday 19 December 2014. Ebola Treatment Unit. Once fully operational, there will be around 200 staff at the ETU. Share on Twitter ...

Tragedy, as Ebola kills 11th doctor in Sierra Leone   Irish Independent
In Sierra Leone, the ghosts of war haunt an Ebola graveyard   Washington Post
Ebola: A wake-up call for leaders   BusinessDay
Reuters   
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CTV News
   
Global life expectancy rises by about six years, study finds   
CTV News
(PARIS-AFP) - People around the world lived on average to a ripe old age of 71.5 in 2013, up from 65.3 in 1990, a study said Thursday, noting the gains came despite big increases in liver cancer and chronic kidney deaths. Global life expectancy rose by 5.8 ...

Life expectancy up by six years, study finds   The Globe and Mail
People live six years longer as world makes progress tackling deadly diseases   BDlive
Global life expectancy six years longer than in 1990, study finds   ABC Online
BusinessDay   
Wall Street Journal   
The Week Magazine   
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NPR (blog)
   
6 Things You Should Know About Cuban Cigars   
NPR (blog)
Cuban cigars come with so much mystic and soon you'll be able to legally bring back $100 worth. Here are some facts you should know. 1. Cuban cigars are expensive, even in Cuba. As NPR's Tom Gjelten tweeted, the new permission to bring back $100 ...

With thaw between US and Cuba, Canada's lucrative corner of cigar sales may ...   Edmonton Journal
Could Cuban cigars finally be in hand for US smokers?   MarketWatch

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A Man Who Lost Both Arms 40 Years Ago Is Making History As The First Person ...   
Business Insider Australia
Les Baugh lost both his arms in an electrical accident 40 years ago. But thanks to Johns Hopkins University's Applied Physics Laboratory (APL), the Colorado man is now able to wear and control two robotic limbs simply by thinking about them, the research ...


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Malay Mail Online
   
Study finds possible connection between air pollution and autism   
Malay Mail Online
Midwife Sofie Laaftman (left) checks Christina Singelman's pregnancy progress at Mama Mia, a pregnancy care clinic in Stockholm. — AFP picNEW YORK, Dec 19 — Children whose mothers were exposed to high levels of fine particulate pollution in late ...

Autism Linked to Pollution Levels, Study Finds   NBC Southern California
Study links air pollution to autism   Channel 2 News
Link Between Air Pollution and Autism   WUWM
dailyRx   
WNYT   
Boston Globe   
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Scientific American
   
The Dark Corners of Our DNA Hold Clues about Disease   
Scientific American
The so-called “streetlight effect” has often fettered scientists who study complex hereditary diseases. The term refers to an old joke about a drunk searching for his lost keys under a streetlight. A cop asks, "Are you sure this is where you lost them?" The drunk ...

'Deep learning' computers cast new light on DNA   CBC.ca
Computer taught how to read human genome   Toronto Star
This man is trying to build Google Maps for the genome   Fusion
Scientific Computing   
Yahoo Malaysia News (blog)   
The Globe and Mail   
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cleveland.com
   
Flu widespread in Virginia   
Richmond.com
Flu has reached the widespread level in Virginia, according to the Virginia Department of Health's weekly flu surveillance report released Thursday. Widespread is the highest level and is based on flu outbreaks or increases in outpatient visits for flulike illness ...

Ohio Department of Health urges flu vaccine   WLWT Cincinnati
Colorado in grip of widespread flu outbreak, with Weld County hit hard   The Denver Post
CDC reports widespread flu cases in Georgia   NBC26.tv
9NEWS.com   
Doctors Lounge   
wtkr.com   
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TIME
   
Common Cold Can Be Warded Off With A Hug, Study Finds   
Headlines & Global News
Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University found that the common cold could be warded off by receiving regular hugs. (Photo : Flickr Commons). The best way to ward off the common cold could be by getting a hug, according a new study. Researchers ...

Hugs can help ward off stress, infection, study shows   The Malaysian Insider
Hug More Often to Relieve Stress; Fight Infections   International Business Times, India Edition
Here's How Hugs Can Prevent the Flu   TIME
Mic   
Yahoo Canada Shine On   
HealthCanal.com   
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USA TODAY
   
Derby the dog runs miles with 3D printed prosthetics   
USA TODAY
Derby the dog was born with deformed front legs. Tara Anderson, who agreed to foster him, also works in project management at 3D Systems, a company based in Rock Hill, S.C.. "I had to try and help this dog," Anderson said. She got Derby a cart, but it ...

Derby the dog runs for first time thanks to 3-D-printed legs   Today.com
Disabled dog runs with help of 3D-printed prosthetics   W*USA 9
PHOTOS: Dog named Derby runs for first time thanks to 3-D-printed legs   abc7news.com
Visual News   
Viral Global News   
KTAR.com   
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