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American Doctor Sick With Ebola Now Fighting For His Life

Sat, 2014-08-02 17:46 — Kathy Gilbeaux

When Dr. Kent Brantly finished his residency in Texas two years ago, he and his family immediately moved to West Africa to help people there.  JPS Health Network/AP

npr.org - by Lauren Silverman - July 29, 2014

. . . Brantly says he isn't sure how he got infected. He's certain he didn't violate any safety guidelines.

Samaritan's Purse is working with the World Health Organization and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to identify the source of contamination at the ward, says the group's spokesperson, Melissa Strickland.

Brantly was working with nearly two dozen Ebola patients, but Strickland says he followed strict protocols. He covered every inch of his body before entering the Ebola ward in a protective suit. "It would take at least 30 minutes to get that suit on properly," she says.

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Documentation on Ebola cases - Rhiza Labs Forum

Sat, 2014-08-02 17:21 — Kathy Gilbeaux

fluboard.rhizalabs.com

Ebola Case Scheduled For Transfer To Emory In Atlanta
http://fluboard.rhizalabs.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=11894

Transfers Out of West Africa Due To Ebola
http://fluboard.rhizalabs.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=11901

2 Suspect Ebola Cases In Nigeria
http://fluboard.rhizalabs.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=11903

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CDC - Avoid Nonessential Travel to Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone

Thu, 2014-07-31 20:51 — Kathy Gilbeaux

cdc.gov - July 31, 2014

CDC urges all US residents to avoid nonessential travel to Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone because of an unprecedented outbreak of Ebola.

http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/notices

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WHO launches $100 million plan as Ebola death toll tops 700

Thu, 2014-07-31 13:05 — JSole

The World Health Organization is launching a $100 million response plan to combat an "unprecedented" outbreak of Ebola in West Africa that has killed 729 people out of 1,323 infected since February.

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Americans More Skeptical of Climate Change than Others in Global Survey

Mon, 2014-07-28 22:20 — Kathy Gilbeaux

      

The sun rises over an oil field over the Monterey Shale formation where gas and oil is extracted using hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, on March 24, 2014 near Lost Hills, California.  David McNew, Getty Images

cbsnews.com - by Michael Roppolo - July 23, 2014

A new international survey shows that Americans are more divided and doubtful about climate change than people in other leading countries, even as the scientific evidence supporting it keeps piling up.

Ipsos-MORI, one of the largest market research companies in Great Britain, released its new Global Trends 2014 survey covering data from 200 questions with over 16,000 interviewees in 20 countries. . .

. . . When asked if they agreed with the statement, "The climate change we are currently seeing is largely the result of human activity," just 54 percent of Americans surveyed said yes. Although this number indicates a majority, the United States still ranked last among 20 countries in the poll.

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How to Prevent Diseases of Aging

Fri, 2014-07-25 21:43 — Kathy Gilbeaux

By 2050, the number of people aged over 60 years is projected to be five times that in 1950 (credit: Luigi Fontana, Brian K. Kennedy, and and Valter D. Longo/Nature)

submitted by Luis Kun

kurzweilai.net - July 24, 2014

By 2050, the number of people over the age of 80 will triple globally, which could come at great cost to individuals and economies.

Unfortunately, medicine focuses almost entirely on fighting chronic diseases in a piecemeal fashion as symptoms develop, researchers writing in the journal Nature say. Instead, more efforts should be directed to promoting interventions that have the potential to prevent multiple chronic diseases and extend healthy lifespans.

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Nature - Medical research: Treat ageing

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NHL Warns Hockey’s Future Threatened by Climate Change

Thu, 2014-07-24 16:59 — Kathy Gilbeaux

             

Young and old hockey stars reach for the puck in a game of shinny on a frozen pond in Palgrave, something the NHL worries may become less possible as the climate changes.  Jim Wilkes / TORONTO STAR

Hockey is taking steps to reduce its carbon footprint, for good reason: more than other pro sports, it depends on cold weather and clean water.

thestar.com - by Kevin McGran - July 23, 2014

There’s a lot to be worried about when it comes to global warming and climate change: Rising sea levels, killer heat waves, extreme storms, to a name a few.

Now comes word it might affect hockey.

So if the doomsayers haven’t gotten your attention about the dangers of rising temperatures, Canada, then maybe the NHL’s warning that it will affect the future of the sport will.

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The International Energy Efficiency Scorecard

Mon, 2014-07-21 18:57 — Kathy Gilbeaux

      

aceee.org

The International Energy Efficiency Scorecard ranks the world's largest economies on their energy efficiency policies and programs. The rankings include Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Russia, South Korea, Spain, the United Kingdom, the United States, and the European Union.

Thirty-one different energy efficiency indicators have been analyzed for each economy ranked in the report. The rankings are determined by scoring out of 100 possible points. Points can be earned in four different categories, including buildings, industry, transportation, and national effort, which measures overall or cross-cutting indicators of energy use at the national level.

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Stephen Palumbi: The Hidden Toxins in the Fish We Eat -- and How to Stop Them

Sun, 2014-07-20 17:42 — Kathy Gilbeaux

ted.com - Filmed April 2010

There's a tight link between the ocean's health and ours, says marine biologist Stephen Palumbi. He shows how toxins at the bottom of the ocean food chain find their way into our bodies, with a shocking story of toxic contamination from a Japanese fish market. His work points a way forward for saving the oceans' health — and humanity's.

http://www.ted.com/talks/stephen_palumbi_following_the_mercury_trail#t-923173

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Five Questions for Jeffrey Sachs On Decarbonizing the Economy

Thu, 2014-07-17 21:16 — Kathy Gilbeaux

CLICK HERE - The Deep Decarbonization Pathways Project (DDPP)

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e360.yale.edu - July 15, 2014

Thirty scientific institutions from 15 countries last week released a report for the United Nations outlining how the world’s major carbon dioxide-emitting nations can slash those emissions by mid-century. Called the Deep Decarbonization Pathways Project, the initiative aims to provide government leaders with a plan of action in advance of a UN climate summit in September and climate negotiations in Paris in late 2015. Yale Environment 360 asked Jeffrey Sachs, director of Columbia University’s Earth Institute and a key player in the decarbonization project, five questions about the initiative and the prospects for global action on the climate front.

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