2014年10月17日 星期五

2014-10-18 U.K. Health

  BBC News   
Ebola crisis: WHO accused of 'failure' in early response  BBC News
Poor communication and incompetent staff meant the World Health Organization failed to react swiftly Ebola outbreak in Africa, reports say. An internal document said those involved "failed to see some fairly plain writing on the wall", according to the ...

Zimbabwe should take Ebola seriously   NewsDay
4 Mistakes That Made Ebola Worse: Dallas Hospital, CDC, WHO, Airlines Add ...   International Business Times
Ebola - the global response: Promises, promises – but still just a trickle of real help   The Independent
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  Reuters   
Obama names Ebola 'czar;' death toll rises in West Africa  Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama appointed a former White House adviser as U.S. Ebola "czar" on Friday as the global death toll from the disease that has ravaged three West African countries rose to more than 4,500. Amid growing ...

White House names Ebola czar as it steps up response   Los Angeles Times
Ebola 'Czar' Knows Washington, but Not Medicine   ABC News
Before Ebola, New Czar Handled Political Crises   New York Times
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  BBC News   
Ebola crisis: Alert in US expands to Ohio  BBC News
Health officials in the US believe a nurse infected with Ebola may have been sick and contagious for four days - and took two flights - before diagnosis. They believe Amber Vinson may have become ill as early as last Friday, when she flew from Dallas to Ohio.
Waste From Ebola Poses Challenge to Hospitals   New York Times
Contact tracing for Ebola patients, those possibly exposed, widens   Fox News
CDC to Issue New Guidelines for Health Workers Dealing With Ebola   Wall Street Journal
Financial Express   
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  Wall Street Journal   
UK's Cameron Calls on Europe to Step Up Ebola Fight  Wall Street Journal
The RFA Argus hospital ship leaving England on Friday en route to Sierra Leone to treat Ebola patients. Agence France-Presse/Getty Images. LONDON–U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron has called on other European countries to step up efforts to combat ...

Hundreds of NHS medics volunteer to work in Sierra Leone as Ebola spreads   The Guardian
Ebola Survivors Say They Are Being 'Shunned' as Lepers   NDTV
Soccer-African players in Europe feel Ebola backlash   Reuters Africa
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  Belfast Telegraph   
Warning to dentists over items for sale on websites  Herald Scotland
DENTISTS have been warned about the potential danger of buying and using counterfeit and unapproved dental equipment. DENTISTS have been warned about the potential danger of buying and using counterfeit and unapproved dental equipment. Custom ...

Dentists warned of counterfeit equipment following huge haul   The Guardian
Huge fake dental equipment haul   BBC News
Dentists warned on counterfeit gear   Asian Image

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Cancer test waiting time in England would be one week by 2020, Labour pledges  BBC News
The Labour Party is to pledge that by 2020 no-one in England will wait more than a week for cancer tests and results if it wins the next election. The party said the £750m cost would be covered by a levy on tobacco firms. Labour leader Ed Miliband said it was ...

Tobacco firms to fund cancer pledge   Belfast Telegraph
Labour Pledges One-Week Cancer Diagnosis   Sky News
Ed Miliband cancer pledge: No one will wait longer than week for tests and results   Mirror.co.uk
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Ebola screening extended to Manchester and Birmingham airports  BBC News
Passenger screening for Ebola is to be extended to Manchester and Birmingham airports, Public Health England says. Staff at the two airports will begin checking passengers from at-risk countries after it is introduced at Gatwick and Eurostar next week.
Ebola outbreak: Britain to screen passengers at Birmingham and Manchester ...   Times of India
Britain to expand screening for Ebola beyond London   GlobalPost
Ebola screening set to start at Manchester Airport, public health chief says   Manchester Evening News

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  The Star Online   
Amgen to join Gates Foundation in effort to produce Ebola drug  Los Angeles Times
Amgen Inc. said it would work with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and other groups to come up with an alternative production method for ZMapp, the promising experimental drug to treat Ebola whose supply ran out in August. lRelated Ebola: What are ...

Amgen Working On Production of Ebola Treatment   San Fernando Valley Business Journal
Holly Springs plant on short-list to produce anti-Ebola drug   News & Observer
US requests production plans for Ebola drug ZMapp   Daily Mail
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Ebola: Meet the crew on board RFA Argus  BBC News
The Royal Navy medical ship RFA Argus has left Britain for Sierra Leone, carrying three Merlin helicopters and a crew of around 380. The supply ship will act as an offshore base as the troops set up Ebola treatment centres in Sierra Leone. Those on board ...

Ebola crisis: Royal Navy ship loaded with medicine leaves for Sierra Leone   Mirror.co.uk
British sailors bid farewell as they leave for Sierra Leone in 'floating hospital' ship   Daily Mail
UN gets tough on Ebola shirkers   The Guardian
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  International Business Times UK   
HIV prevention pill is at hand, but will it be left untaken?  The Guardian
Microscope image of the HIV virus. The drug PrEP, for the foreseeable future, will be confined to wealthy countries such as the US and Britain. Photograph: Geostock/Getty Images. Sarah Boseley, health editor. Friday 17 October 2014 12.06 EDT ...

This New HIV Prevention Drug Could Soon Be Available To Those At Risk Of ...   Huffington Post UK
'Wonder drug' which Truvada can reduce HIV risk by 92% could be offered on NHS   Daily Mail
Study shows PrEP highly protective against HIV for gay men   KaleidoScot
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