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Trials of novel therapy device expanded to include dengue
Aethlon Medical Inc. has entered into an agreement with Qualtran that would expand human clinical studies of its investigational therapy device to include patients with dengue infection, according to a press release.
Obama: Ebola a top national security priority
President Barack Obama, addressing the United Nations on Thursday, said the Ebola outbreak in West Africa is a top national security priority and he called for a global effort to combat the disease.
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WHO: Ebola case count could surpass 20,000 by November
The WHO Ebola Response Team predicts the number of Ebola cases throughout Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone to exceed 20,000 by Nov. 2 if there are no changes in control measures for the outbreak, according to a report in The New England Journal of Medicine.
UN launches mission to combat Ebola
The U.N. General Assembly and the U.N. Security Council have approved resolutions to create the U.N. Mission for Ebola Emergency Response to contain the Ebola outbreak in West Africa.
Handling, sale of diseased cow carcasses led to 2010 anthrax outbreak in Bhutan
A 2010 outbreak of Bacillus anthracis among humans was traced to grazing farm animals in the Himalayan nation of Bhutan in South Asia, according recent study findings.
Obama pledges additional support against Ebola outbreak
President Barack Obama announced a major increase in support of those fighting the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, pledging to supply additional health care workers, community care kits, medical supplies, materials to build field hospitals and up to 3,000 military personnel.
Little difference in percentage of positive Lyme tests between labs
Rates of positive Lyme disease test results were similar between a university laboratory, a commercial laboratory and two laboratories that specialize in Lyme disease testing, according to researchers from Columbia University.
WHO prioritizes two vaccines for consideration as Ebola treatments
WHO and the International Severe Acute Respiratory and Emerging Infection Consortium announced today that whole-blood therapies and convalescent serum can be used to treat Ebola.
Two US cases of PADH reported after artesunate therapy
There have been 20 cases of postartemisinin delayed hemolysis since 2012, including two cases identified in the United States, according to a report in MMWR.
Top 15 developments of 2014 Ebola outbreak
The Ebola outbreak in West Africa is a rapidly evolving crisis that poses numerous challenges to health care workers, government officials and the public.
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