October 27, 2015 US requests production plans for Ebola drug ZMapp U.S. health officials have asked three advanced biology laboratories to submit plans for producing the experimental Ebola drug ZMapp, which ran out after it was given to a handful of medical workers who contracted the disease in West Africa, government and lab officials said on Friday.
October 27, 2015 Man who caught listeria-related meningitis sues Blue Bell A man is suing Blue Bell, saying he contracted listeria-related meningitis after eating ice cream produced by the company.
October 27, 2015 30 babies placed under home isolation as California grapples with measles outbreak Thirty babies have been placed under home isolation in Alameda County after possible exposure to measles, as California grapples with the outbreak that originated at Disneyland, the LA Times reported.
October 27, 2015 WHO warns of 'shadow zones,' hidden cases in Ebola outbreak The scale of the world's worst Ebola outbreak has been concealed by families hiding infected loved ones in their homes and the existence of "shadow zones" that medics cannot enter, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday.
October 27, 2015 Mexico bans poultry, egg imports from bird flu-hit Iowa Mexico, the biggest buyer of U.S. chicken, has halted imports of live birds and eggs from the U.S. state of Iowa due to an outbreak of deadly bird flu there, the Mexican government said on Tuesday.
October 27, 2015 More evidence links inactivity to diabetes and heart disease People who are inactive for hours on end each day may face an increased risk of diabetes and heart disease even if they also get regular exercise, a U.S. study confirms.
October 27, 2015 Cuban doctor arrives in Geneva for Ebola treatment A Cuban doctor who contracted Ebola in Sierra Leone arrived in Switzerland for treatment and was able to walk off the transport plane, a Geneva medical official said Friday.
October 27, 2015 Texas hospital could face probe over handling of Ebola patient as records released The Dallas hospital where the first Ebola patient in the United States spent his final days could be investigated by the state's health department after records show that his temperature reached 103 degrees when he first arrived at the hospital, only to be sent home with a prescription for antibiotics and Tylenol.Â
October 27, 2015 End 'panic' measures undermining fight against Ebola: Ghana Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama on Monday called for the easing of restrictions on West African nations fighting Ebola, saying "panic" measures had led to isolation and undermined the battle against the disease.
October 27, 2015 New Sri Lankan health minister vows to help kidney patients Sri Lanka's new health minister said a mystery kidney disease that has ravaged farmers in part of the country for two decades will be given top priority under the newly elected government.