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Officials: Zika found in South Beach; spraying not practical
MIAMI (AP) — South Beach has been identified as a second site of Zika transmission by mosquitoes on the U.S. mainland, and containing it there will be difficult because high-rise buildings and strong winds make it impractical to spray the neighborhood from the air, officials said Friday.
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Officials: Zika found in South Beach; spraying not practical
MIAMI (AP) — South Beach has been identified as a second site of Zika transmission by mosquitoes on the U.S. mainland, and containing it there will be difficult because high-rise buildings and strong winds make it impractical to spray the neighborhood from the air, officials said Friday.
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Hospice teams may be overlooking teenaged family members
By Randi Belisomo (Reuters Health) – Teens with dying parents don’t benefit as much from hospice services as older members of the family do, a new study suggests. Most of the surveyed adolescents with a parent in hospice had zero or limited contact with staff, researchers reported in the Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing.…
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ResMed seeks patent injunction on Fisher & Paykel Healthcare
ResMed Inc said on Thursday it has filed legal action to stop the alleged infringement of its patented technology by New Zealand-based medical device manufacturer Fisher & Paykel Healthcare. ResMed said in a statement it filed legal action with the U.S. International Trade Commission and the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California…
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Montreal concert aims to end AIDS, malaria and TB
US R&B star Usher and Canadian indie rock groups Metric and Half Moon Run will headline a free concert in Montreal next month aimed at ending AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis. Advocacy group Global Citizen, the concert sponsor, said the September 17 show would be held at the city's Bell Centre a day after an international…
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Exclusive: ‘I just want to go home’, says first Chibok schoolgirl rescued from Boko Haram
By Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani ABUJA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The first of more than 200 abducted Chibok schoolgirls to be rescued from Boko Haram after two years in captivity in northeast Nigeria said on Tuesday in her first interview that she just wants to go home. Amina Ali and her four-month-old baby were rescued in…
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4 Exaggerated Claims about Skincare Ingredients
Ingredients are obviously core when it comes to skincare, but the trick is separating the reality from exaggeration to really know what we’re getting in a purchase. #1 Hypoallergenic It’s great to not have products that cause allergic reactions. However, it’s important to remember that there are no guidelines, ingredient restrictions, tests, or regulations to…
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Your guide to a Traditional Korean Massage
By Garden Retreat Spa A traditional Korean massage NYC, includes techniques from Asian massages with more involvement of the thumb, elbow and fingertip pressure. Korean massages use different techniques from shiatsu and reflexology to Japanese practices. Like most massages, Korean massages facilitate to relieve stress within the muscles and nervous system. Here is a short…
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Undermining China: towns sink after mines close
By David Stanway HELIN, China (Reuters) – Deep in the coal heartlands of northern Shanxi province, people in Helin village are fighting a losing battle as the ground beneath them crumbles: patching up cracks, rebuilding walls and filling in sinkholes caused by decades of coal mining. Around 100 pits in Helin – buried in the…
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Venezuelans cross reopened border to Colombia for food, medicine
By Anggy Polanco SAN ANTONIO, Venezuela (Reuters) – Thousands of Venezuelans were welcomed to Colombia by a military band early on Saturday morning as the two countries' borders were officially reopened after being closed by Venezuela a year ago. Some people had traveled across Venezuela to queue overnight hoping to cross to buy food and…