3 from FDNY who worked at ground zero die in 1 day

Posted on Thursday, September 25, 2014


3 from FDNY who worked at ground zero die in 1 day

NEW YORK (AP) — Three retired firefighters who worked at ground zero have died on the same day from cancer, an illness that many fear might be connected to toxic World Trade Center dust released on Sept. 11, fire officials said Thursday.

Senators: Widen Medicaid program for frail seniors

WASHINGTON (AP) — More than a dozen U.S. senators from both parties are calling on the Obama administration to broaden a Medicaid program for the nation's frailest seniors, calling it a proven alternative to pricier nursing home care as states seek to limit long-term medical costs.

World must do more to battle Ebola in West Africa: Obama

Video grab of health workers surrounding an Ebola patient who escaped from quarantine from Monrovia's Elwa hospital, in the centre of PaynesvilleBy Michelle Nichols and Umaru Fofana NEW YORK/FREETOWN (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday called on more nations to help fight the world's worst outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus, saying hundreds of thousands of lives were at stake. The warning came shortly after the World Health Organisation gave a rare hint of optimism in the West African crisis, announcing that the spread of the disease in Guinea appeared to have stabilised. Sierra Leone put three more districts -- home to over a million people and major mining operations -- under indefinite quarantine. ...



Volunteers use 3D printers to create inexpensive prosthetics

GRIGFFIN2By Daniel Gaitan NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - An online organization of more than 1,500 volunteers is using 3D printers to produce prosthetic hands or fingers for people around the world who need them. This Sunday, the group, called e-NABLE, will come together at the Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore to further their goals of designing, printing and distributing their inexpensive plastic prostheses, in advance of an upcoming U.S. Food and Drug Administration public forum on 3D printing of medical devices. ...



Memory complaints may signal 12-year dementia risk: study

By Kathryn Doyle NEW YORK - Many people over age 60 complain of memory changes, and those who do are more likely to develop cognitive impairment or dementia about nine to 12 years later, according to a new study. “There’s a fair amount of literature (showing) that if someone has a true subjective memory complaint, they are at higher risk, that’s a part of what we were able to find,” said lead author Richard J. Kryscio of the University of Kentucky in Lexington. “But we were able to attach a time to it as well,” Kryscio told Reuters Health by phone. ...

UNAIDS appoints Victoria Beckham goodwill ambassador

Victoria Beckham speaks during a news conference at the U.N. headquarters in New YorkBy Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations program on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) on Thursday named fashion designer and former Spice Girl Victoria Beckham a goodwill ambassador. Beckham, who said she was inspired to help after a "life-changing" visit to HIV clinics in South Africa, will focus on working toward ensuring that all children are born free from HIV and that children and women who are living with and affected by HIV have access to medicines and care, UNAIDS said. ...



Senators: Widen Medicaid program for frail seniors

WASHINGTON (AP) — More than a dozen U.S. senators from both parties are calling on the Obama administration to broaden a Medicaid program for the nation's frailest seniors, calling it a proven alternative to pricier nursing home care as states seek to limit long-term medical costs.





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