Ebola

New York: An antidepressant and a heart drug approved for use in humans may also help treat the deadly Ebola disease, a new study in mice suggests. Researchers screened about 2,600 compounds for their ability to hinder Ebola's activity,…
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Toronto: A potential mechanism to combat diseases caused by haemorrhagic fever viruses such as Ebola has been discovered, scientists say. These diseases present a dramatic risk to human health as they often spread quickly and kill a high…
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United Nations:  Terror wrought by the feared Islamic State, Ebola crisis, Syrian civil war, Gaza war and unrest in Ukraine posed significant challenges for the United Nations in 2014, a year that ended with a message of harmony from India…
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Toronto : In a study that holds promise for developing new drugs against the deadly Ebola virus, a team led by Sachdev Sidhu from the University of Toronto has reported a possible therapy that could help treat patients infected with Sudan…
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London :  Nigeria Thursday confirmed its first Ebola death outside Lagos, a doctor in the oil hub of Port Harcourt, BBC reported. He becomes the sixth fatality in Nigeria, Africa's most populous country. The doctor had treated a…
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New Delhi :  A visit by a 12-member team of Indian parliamentarians to South Africa has been cancelled against the backdrop of the rising cases of Ebola. Officials, however, denied the deadly virus was the reason for cancelling the trip.…
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