Dementia study questions advice on taking vitamins
Taking folic acid supplements and vitamins do not seem to cut the risk of developing dementia, say Dutch researchers
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Liberia will not extend the State of Emergency
The decision after the progress Liberia have gained fighting the outbreak. Liberia will fight against the virus until it will be finally eradicated from the country
Since March of this year, our nation has been stricken by an unprecedented…
Ebola outbreak: MSF to start West Africa clinical trials
Clinical trials to try to find an effective treatment for Ebola patients are to start in West Africa next month.
The medical charity Medicins Sans Frontieres, which has been helping lead the fight against the virus, says three of its…
Ebola outbreak: MSF says new Liberia tactics needed
New rapid response tactics are needed to defeat the Ebola virus in Liberia, according to the charity Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF).
More than 6,600 people have been infected in the country, but figures suggest the number of new infections…
Ebola, positive patient in Belfast
Test results due on Belfast hospital patient. The patient has been isolated at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast.
BBC.COM - The Public Health Agency (PHA) has said it is waiting for results of an Ebola test for a patient in a Belfast…
Ebola: The world needs humanitarian workers in West Africa
Kenema, Sierra Leone October 2014. The International Federation opened its first Ebola treatment centre in Kenema, in September. It has a capacity of 60 beds and currently has approximately 120 national and 20 international staff. More…
Ebola crisis: UK appeal raises £10m in five days - DEC
An appeal to help people affected by the Ebola crisis in West Africa has raised more than £10m in its first five days, organisers have said.
The Disasters Emergency Committee said the "milestone" was reached after the UK government matched…
Ebola: Are cases levelling off?
We may be entering a new phase of the Ebola epidemic in West Africa.
There is growing - but certainly guarded - talk within the World Health Organization that the overall number of new cases is levelling off.
Officials have told me they…
Fears that Ebola crisis will set back malaria fight
A leading malaria control expert has said efforts to contain the disease may be jeopardised by the Ebola crisis
Dr Fatoumata Nafo-Traoré, who heads the Roll Back Malaria (RBM) Partnership, said after visiting west Africa: "Understandably,…
Nigeria is free of Ebola transmission
The end of an Ebola virus disease outbreak in a country can be declared once 42 days have passed and no new cases have been detected
The Ebola virus was introduced into Nigeria on 20 July 2014 when an infected Liberian man arrived by…