WHO: Ebola vaccine could be ready by year-end

Posted on Wednesday, September 24, 2014


WHO: Ebola vaccine could be ready by year-end

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The World Health Organization says a vaccine might be available in large enough quantities by the end of the year to help control West Africa's Ebola outbreak.

First-ever home conception device: The Stork

Screenshot: Stork OTC Instructional Video (youtube.com/watch?v=qBN9FyTrQ6s)Recently released in Europe and Canada and landing now in US pharmacies for over-the-counter sales, the Stork is a drug-free device that aids in conception.



As risks multiply, NGOs reassess security in Middle East

By Isabel Coles ARBIL Iraq (Reuters) - Aid agencies are tightening security measures in the Middle East and increasingly outsourcing work to local organizations to limit their exposure to multiplying risks across the region. Most if not all international NGOs had already stopped sending expatriate staff into Syria by the time footage emerged 10 days ago of a British aid worker being beheaded by Islamic State militants who control around one third of the country. ...

India-Africa trade summit postponed due to Ebola outbreak

A U.N. convoy of soldiers passes a screen displaying a message on Ebola on a street in AbidjanBy Nita Bhalla NEW DELHI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - An event aimed at promoting trade and investment between India and Africa has been postponed due to concerns over the deadly Ebola outbreak, India's foreign affairs ministry said on Wednesday. The worst Ebola outbreak on record has killed more than 2,800 people in West Africa. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned that between 550,000 and 1.4 million might be infected in the region by January. The India-Africa Forum Summit (IAFS) was due to take place on the outskirts of New Delhi on Dec. ...



India's Modi asks Pepsi, Coke to blend fruit juices in fizzy drinks

India's Prime Minister Modi gestures after giving a speech at his lecture meeting hosted by Nikkei Inc. and Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) in TokyoNEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said multinational cola giants PepsiCo and Coca-Cola should help augment fruit sales for Indian farmers by adding fresh fruit juices to their fizzy drinks. "Millions of people buy Pepsi and Coke. I have asked these companies if they can put five per cent natural juice in their drinks," Modi said on Wednesday in southern state of Karnataka. "If they can, then our farmers will make a lot of money. ...







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