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3+ hour, 32+ min ago  (126+ words) CNA Ebola outbreak is 'fastest growing ever' as 600 die Health officials say the outbreak is spreading faster than the response effort, with authorities calling for US$1. 4 billion in funding to contain the virus and expand emergency operations. More than 400 dead…...

7+ hour, 13+ min ago  (1421+ words) Act now or pay a much higher price later." The Ebola outbreak in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has yet to reach its peak, but treatment centres are already at saturation point, with health officials warning that…...

3+ hour, 36+ min ago  (239+ words) GENEVA: The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has now claimed 600 lives, figures published by the World Health Organization showed Thursday " only three days after the figure topped 500. Updated numbers issued by the UN health agency showed there…...

4+ hour, 2+ min ago  (275+ words) EDMONTON " Alberta's measles outbreak appears to be fading, with no new cases, no known contagious cases and no hospitalizations reported in the province. Provincial data updated Tuesday show all 317 confirmed measles cases reported in Alberta this year are no longer…...

3+ hour, 16+ min ago  (577+ words) Dalbavancin has been utilized for long-term suppressive antibiotic therapy for complicated gram-positive infections in certain patients with limited treatment options. Dalbavancin is a lipoglycopeptide, and like other glycopeptides it inhibits bacterial cell wall synthesis in gram-positive organisms by binding to…...

3+ hour, 25+ min ago  (524+ words) A Meta-affiliated data center under construction in Cheyenne, Wyoming, is at the center of growing controversy after local officials traced industrial wastewater containing a rare multidrug-resistant bacterium to the facility. According to local reporting, the discovery prompted Cheyenne's Board of…...

3+ hour, 23+ min ago  (402+ words) York life sciences business Aptamer has announced it has started developing a potential diagnostic test for Ebola. The company, which develops synthetic binders for the life sciences industry, is working on a potential rapid diagnostic test for the highly infectious…...

6+ hour, 39+ min ago  (620+ words) (NEXSTAR) " While authorities are working to determine what is behind the spread of a parasite capable of causing "explosive" diarrhea, there are already nearly two dozen ongoing foodborne outbreak investigations in the U. S. , impacting nearly every state. It's not uncommon for…...

5+ hour, 27+ min ago  (175+ words) LEDGER " Last week, the Toe River Health District concluded its investigation into the foodborne illness outbreak associated with El Ranchero at 203 Locust Ave. in Spruce Pine. According to a release, thanks to rapid public health action and the restaurant's cooperation…...