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Drug Cures Ebola in Monkeys, Human Tests are Planned Next
An experimental Ebola drug shows promise for fighting the disease after it cured monkeys that were already sick with fever from the virus. The...
After 2-Year Campaign, Lowe’s Falls in Line With Bee-Lovers
Environmentalists are praising the Lowe’s hardware chain for making a commitment to eliminate neonicotinoid pesticides –a leading contributor to global bee declines – from...
Positive Breakthrough: New Antibiotic Discovered in Soil May Solve…
A serious threat to global public health is the increasing resistance to current drugs by the bacteria and viruses that cause infections, such as...
New Device to Cut Down Drug Testing in Animals: Heart-on-a-chip
A new device that simulates the human heart will spare some animals from medical drug testing.
The new heart-on-a-chip developed by researchers at UC Berkeley,...
Massive World Response Cuts Ebola Cases to Just Five In Liberia
Liberia is dealing with just five remaining cases of Ebola, the United Nations World Health Organization announced on Saturday -- the clearest sign yet...
A Decade After Asian Tsunami, New Forests Protect the Coast
The tsunami that struck Indonesia in 2004 obliterated vast areas of Aceh province. But villagers there are using an innovative microcredit scheme to restore...
11 World Cup Stars, Like Ronaldo and Neymar, Make Ebola Safety Video
Doctors have inspired top international football players to join together to promote and raise awareness of simple preventative measures in the fight against Ebola.
The "11 against...
New Version of “Do They Know It’s Christmas” Raises Million for Ebola
30 years ago, Bob Geldof organized the first charity supergroup (Band Aid) to record "Do They Know It’s Christmas?" -- a highly successful song...
Nigeria Declared Ebola-Free; ‘Spectacular Success’
Nigeria is now free of the Ebola virus, the World Health Organization officially declared on Monday.
The most populous country in Africa reported 20 cases...
Governments Can Learn From Firestone Tires How to Stop Ebola In Africa
When it comes to Ebola, the rubber met the road at the Firestone rubber plantation in Harbel, Liberia.
Harbel is a company town made up...
From Multitude of Promising Ebola Drugs, Human Trials Start
While the American media continues ramping up fears about the Ebola outbreak, scientists around the world are moving swiftly to bring a multitude of...
The Guinean City That Overcame Ebola
Elsewhere in Guinea the Ebola virus continues to spread, but in Telimele, a town of 300,000 located 160 miles (270 km) north of the...
Gates Foundation Pledges Ebola Cash
The Gates Foundation is committing $50 million to help step up efforts to tackle the deadly virus in the affected countries.
This comes on top...
Hospital Releases Two Americans After ‘Miraculous’ Ebola Recovery
Appearing thin but smiling, a doctor who weeks ago entered an Atlanta hospital in a full-body biohazard suit to be treated for Ebola said...
Strangers Donate to Buy Full Set of Teeth for Young Alabama Man
A 25 year-old Alabama man caught a virus two years ago that not only caused congestive heart failure and led to multiple surgeries including...
Massive Blast of Measles Vaccine Wipes Out Cancer
Diagnosed with a likely-fatal cancer, a woman near death was abruptly cured by an injection of measles vaccine so potent that it equaled ten million regular doses.
Stacy Erholtz...
India and Southeast Asia Are Now Officially Polio-Free
Older Americans remember when, in the 1940s and 50's, polio crippled about 35,000 people each year. After Jonas Salk developed the polio vaccine, the...
Early Treatment Is Found to Cure 2nd Baby of HIV
When scientists made the stunning announcement last year that a baby born with H.I.V. had apparently been cured through aggressive drug treatment just 30...
Simple Pine Branches Can Filter Out 99% of Bacteria Producing Clean Water
If you’ve run out of drinking water during a lakeside camping trip, there’s a simple solution: Break off a branch from the nearest pine...
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