Year: 2014

A doctor said to be "extremely ill" after being infected with Ebola in Sierra Leone was being treated in the United States on Sunday, while the world's most powerful economies vowed to "extinguish" the deadly epidemic. Martin Salia, a US resident who was infected with the deadly hemorrhagic fever while treating patients in his home country, was flown to Nebraska for treatment. Ebola has killed more than 5,100 people, mostly in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, since the outbreak began earlier this year. Mali was also scrambling to prevent a new outbreak of the disease that has killed three people in the desert nation, despite hopeful signs elsewhere in Africa.

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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The pitch for health care coverage is being made at nail salons, pizzerias, mosques and even bars.

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The Diabetes Prevention Program study actually showed that lifestyle changes like weight loss, healthy eating, and sufficient exercise can reduce …
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By Thomas Escritt AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Dutch authorities on Sunday banned the transport of poultry throughout the Netherlands after finding a strain of bird flu that can jump the species barrier to humans at a farm in the middle of the country. “This highly pathogenic variant of avian influenza is very dangerous for bird life,” the government said in a statement. “The disease can be transmitted from animals to humans.” The disease was first identified at a battery poultry farm with 150,000 hens in the village of Hekendorp late on Saturday. Authorities are currently destroying the birds. …
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AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Dutch authorities said on Sunday they had identified a “highly pathogenic” strain of bird flu at a farm in the central area of the Netherlands and announced a temporary ban on all transport to and from poultry farms across the country. In a statement, the government said the variant was fatal for chickens and that it was capable of jumping the species barrier to humans. …
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The second sign-up season under President Barack Obama's health overhaul opened, with hopes that this time consumers will have a positive experience. Obama says about a half-million people logged into the federal government's website on Saturday, the first day of open enrollment.

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The outgoing piano teacher began her weight loss journey 18 months ago when the bathroom … Healthy food choices and exercise have paid off.
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… and indeed counterproductive to maintaining a healthy diet and weight. … high fat road to weight loss was 'the Atkins diet' which was condemned by …
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