uk-hotdailynews: 2014-08-06 U.K. Health

Ebola outbreak death toll tops 930 as WHO emergency meeting convenes  CBC.ca
Deaths from Ebola stand at 932 in four West African countries, the World Health Organization says Wednesday as it holds an emergency meeting to decide whether to declare the outbreak a global health emergency. A total of 108 new cases and 45 deaths ...

West African healthcare systems reel as Ebola toll hits 932   Reuters
Ebola outbreak: nurse who treated first victim in Nigeria dies   The Guardian
Everything You Need to Know About the Ebola Outbreak and Why Everyone Is ...   E! Online
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The Guardian

Daily Aspirin May Help Prevent Cancer, Study Shows  WebMD
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 6, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Taking aspirin every day appears to reduce the odds of developing and dying from colon, stomach or esophageal cancer, a new study suggests. Based on a review of available studies, researchers ...

Popping an aspirin everyday for 10 years can reduce cancer cases: Study   Times of India
The Health Benefits Of Aspirin May Outweigh The Risks   Forbes
Scientific review finds aspirin significantly cuts cancer rates   Fox News
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Vancouver Sun

Tobacco-derived 'plantibodies' enter the fight against Ebola  The Globe and Mail
Drugmakers' use of the tobacco plant as a fast and cheap way to produce novel biotechnology treatments is gaining global attention because of its role in an experimental Ebola therapy. The treatment, which had been tested only in lab animals before being ...

Ebola Tobacco Drug Joins Duckweed in Plant War on Disease   Businessweek
Well Known Ebola Experts Ask For Releasing Experimental Drug to Africans   The Westside Story
Serum hard to mass-produce   New Zealand Herald
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Nursing Times

Ministers indicate that NHS staff face more pay restraint next year  Nursing Times
The government has indicated it expects to take the “same approach” to deciding pay increases for NHS staff in 2015-16 as it did this year. Continue reading - simply register below. It only takes two minutes to do and you'll immediately have access to our ...

An aspirin a day can help beat cancer   Telegraph.co.uk

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Worcester News

Centralised stroke services can save lives, research suggests  Worcester News
CENTRALISED stroke services such as that introduced in Worcestershire last July can save more lives and reduce the amount of time patients spend in hospital, a national study has suggested. British Medical Journal (BMJ) research released this week ...

How can closing stroke units improve survival rates?   The Guardian
Specialised NHS stroke services 'save lives'   WebMD.Boots.com
Experts recommend centralization of stroke care   Delhi Daily News
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National Post

The Down syndrome surrogacy case gets worse, with allegations that the father ...  Washington Post
The already-complex saga of the infant twins carried by a Thai surrogate woman for an Australian family got even stranger after reports emerged that the father of the since-separated twins is a convicted sex offender. Australian child welfare authorities began ...

Australian parents who left baby with Down's syndrome with Thai surrogate say ...   National Post
Baby Gammy: New child sex abuse details revealed regarding Bunbury man in ...   Perth Now
Parents in limbo because of baby Gammy row   Sydney Morning Herald
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Playing some video games can benefit child development says new study Play.tm
A new study has indicated that playing a small amount of video games every day can have a positive effect on child development. The study was carried out by Dr Andrew Przybylski at Oxford University and involved 5000 young people aged between 10 and ...

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