Liberia releases last Ebola patient

Liberia has released its last Ebola patient and begun its countdown to being declared Ebola free.
"I am one of the happiest human beings today on earth because it was not easy going through this situation and coming out alive," 58-year old English teacher Beatrice Yardolo told the AP news agency after her release.
She kept thanking God and the health workers at the Chinese-run Ebola treatment centre in the Paynesville district of Monrovia, where she was admitted on February 18.
Her release came as the World Health Organisation (WHO) announced that Liberia had gone a week without reporting any new cases of Ebola - for the first time since last May.

BREAKING NEWS: Man's death leads to discovery of new virus

 The CDC has discovered a new virus that may have contributed to a Kansas man's death, the agency announced Friday.Named the Bourbon virus after the county where the patient lived, the virus is likely spread by tick or insect bites, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says.

A 50-year-old man suffered multiple tick bites in the spring of 2014 while working outside on his property, the CDC said in an article published in the agency's "Infectious Diseases" journal.

The man fell ill over the next two days, went to a doctor on the third day, was hospitalized and died of a heart attack 11 days after becoming sick, the CDC said.

Ebola crisis: Experimental vaccine 'shipped to Liberia'

The first batch of an experimental vaccine against Ebola is on its way to Liberia.

The shipment will be the first potentially preventative medicine to reach one of the hardest hit countries.But experts say that, with Ebola cases falling, it may be difficult to establish whether the jab offers any protection against the virus.It has been produced by British company GlaxoSmithKline and the US National Institutes of Health.

GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) said a plane carrying some 300 initial doses of the vaccine was expected to arrive in Monrovia on Friday.The company hopes the first volunteer will be immunised in the next few weeks.

HEALTH: The worms that invade your brain

Once you consume them, they can move throughout your body -- your eyes, your tissues and most commonly your brain. They leave doctors puzzled in their wake as they migrate and settle to feed on the body they're invading; a classic parasite, but this one can get into your head.

"It had moved from one side of the brain to the other ... very few things move in the brain," says Dr. Effrossyni Gkrania-Klotsas about a British man found to have a tapeworm moving inside his brain in 2013. This form of tapeworm had never been seen before in the United Kingdom.

The patient, who was of Chinese descent, had recently visited China, which along with South Korea, Japan and Thailand, has more regular occurrences of the parasite known as Spirometra erinaceieuropaei.

Leading vaccines for Ebola show real promise

The leading vaccines for Ebola will soon be tested in healthy volunteers in Africa, according to the World Health Organization.

At a press conference Friday, Marie-Paule Kieny, who leads the WHO Ebola vaccine work, suggested there has been real promise offered from initial tests of two of the vaccines being studied. One comes from Merck and NewLink and the other is licensed by GlaxoSmithKline.

Both vaccines have "an acceptable safety profile" meaning there are no adverse affects that would keep it from being tested in a broader population.

UK first Ebola case "critical"

A nurse who is being treated for Ebola in a London hospital after contracting the disease while volunteering in Sierra Leone is now in critical condition, the hospital said Saturday.

Pauline Cafferkey, 39, of Glasgow is the first person to have been diagnosed with the virus on UK soil.

The Royal Free Hospital said her condition "has gradually deteriorated over the past two days and is now critical."

The hospital said Wednesday that Cafferkey had decided to have blood plasma treatment -- using plasma from Ebola survivors -- and to take an experimental antiviral drug.

Ebola Infected Doctor Arrives in The United States

A surgeon diagnosed with Ebola in his native Sierra Leone arrived Saturday afternoon in the United States, where he will undergo treatment at Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha.
Doctors judge him to be in "extremely critical condition," the center said in a statement dated Saturday. While the statement did not identify the patient, the family of Dr. Martin Salia has previously said he is the patient.
Salia, who is a legal permanent resident of the United States, is married to a U.S. citizen, his relatives said.

5 WAYS TO SNOWY WHITE TEETH

Whenever you’re talking to people and meeting new ones, the first thing you probably notice about them is their teeth. They also do the same about you! There’s something about a smile that we find attractive and it can certainly provide value in social interactions and dating, letting people know you care about detail.

It doesn’t matter if you’re single or married, old or young – most men have the desire to get pearly white teeth. Now, it’s not everyone that would feel at ease going to the dentist and paying a lot of money to get this taken care of, and if you don’t want to do that then you’d be glad to know there are other solutions. The dentist might provide........

New H10N8 bird flu 'not imminent global threat'

The latest type of bird flu detected in China, H10N8, does not pose an imminent global threat, say researchers.

There have been three reported cases and two deaths since December 2013.UK Medical Research Council scientists analysed the molecular structure of the virus to show it did not share the characteristics of previous pandemics.Instead they argued resources should be focused on other flu viruses that are emerging or are already present in South East Asia.

There are a number of bird flus that are making the jump from animals to humans.

The phenomenon is most notable in China, where there is a large population that culturally lives closely with birds, such as live poultry markets.
H7N9 emerged in March last year and there were more than a hundred cases in the first month. There is also the longstanding threat of H5N1 influenza, which kills nearly two in three people infected.

7 Everyday Habits For Glowing, Younger-Looking Skin

You've heard it a million times before: To prevent wrinkles and sun damage, you need to wear sunscreen every day. And if you want to minimize existing lines, use a retinoid cream — just about every dermatologist on Earth will prescribe you one. These two products make up the gold standard of skin care.

Still, they're not the only pieces of the puzzle. Celebrities have long attributed their perfect skin to drinking tons of water and a healthy diet. And yes, those things help, too. But there are countless healthy habits you can adopt for better looking skin from head to toe. You may be surprised by just how easy it is to make these switches — and you'll see results fast, too.

Shocking Ingredients Of Beer

We choose what to eat very carefully but we rarely give the same attention to what we drink in terms of our health. By law, foods and nonalcoholic drinks should have their ingredients listed and the FDA monitors this. Beer however, belongs in neither category and the alcohol industry has been lobbying for years against labeling ingredients on the beers. Some do it to hide recipes while others do it to hide the harmful ingredients used. 

5 Sure Home Remedies For Pimples

Pimples or zits are a common skin problem among adolescents and adults. They are caused when the sebaceous glands (oil glands) on the skin get infected with bacteria and swell up with puss.

Pimples usually occur on the face, back and shoulders and can be quite an unpleasant sight. However, you can use these easy home remedies to treat pimples.

E-cigarettes 'help smokers to quit'

Smokers who use e-cigarettes to quit are more likely to succeed than those who use willpower alone or buy nicotine replacement therapies, such as patches or gum, a study suggests.

The survey of nearly 6,000 smokers found a fifth had quit with the aid of e-cigarettes.That was 60% higher than those who did not use the devices, the study said.The University College London team said they were "cautiously positive" about the role e-cigarettes could play.E-cigarette use has shot up in recent years.Action on Smoking and Health estimate there are more than 2m people using them - triple the number from two years ago.

Why Marijuana Should Be Legal Everywhere

A Gallup poll released on Tuesday reveals that for the first time in history, People are more in favor of legalizing marijuana than criminalizing it. 2013 has markedly been a successful year for marijuana legalization, with Colorado and Washington both passing laws to decriminalize the drug. Now, 58 percent of the worlds population are in favor allowing the plant to be legal.

With the majority of Americans agreeing that marijuana should be legalized, we've gathered up eight reasons why those who are still on the fence about the natural plant should possibly reconsider their feelings.

Mers: The mystery virus with no known cure

Middle East Respiratory Syndrome is a viral respiratory illness. Since first reported in Saudi Arabia in 2012, there have been scores of cases around the world.

Should we be worried?

Mers is a type of coronavirus. Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses, which includes the common cold and Sars (severe acute respiratory syndrome). The new virus is not Sars.

Saudi Arabia says more than 100 people infected with Mers have died since an outbreak began in 2012.

Cases have also been confirmed in Jordan,.........

10 Foods You Should Never Keep In The Fridge

Chances are you've mistakenly been storing some of these foods in your fridge, when you should really being keeping them out on your counter or in your pantry. Here are 10 foods you shouldn't store in your fridge:

5 Things Nurses Want You To Know But Can’t Ever Tell You

1. We cry at home for you.

Nurses might seem like we have it all together while we are working hard to take care of you, but the truth is that sometimes after a particularly heavy shift, we cry our freaking eyes out over your/your families pain. Sometimes the stress of taking care of you while you are very critically ill is not only mentally, but also physically exhausting. We spend twelve hours at a time running around to get all of the supplies we need for your various tests, procedures, medications, and therapies, but really wish we could spend more time just holding your hand. Lots of people tell us “We don’t know how you can be a nurse! I could never do what you do.” Well, the thing is, we have all those same feelings too.

4 Amazing Things You Had No Idea You Could Do With Your Breath

The average person breathes in and out up to 23,040 times per day, but most of us do so inefficiently, taking short, shallow chest breaths while subconsciously contracting our abs, says Jane Pernotto Ehrman, a behavioral health specialist at the Cleveland Clinic Center for Lifestyle Medicine. Even though we're all born breathing from our bellies, by the time we hit adolescence, stress has crept in, and a natural response to stress—tightening up—restricts our breathing. But you can teach yourself how to breathe easier and reap serious physiological benefits in the process.