Health & Safety

Health & Safety

Dixie Classic Director: Fair Rides Are Safe

8:22pm September 30, 2014

The Dixie Classic Fair begins Friday in Winston-Salem. It's known throughout the region for its food, exhibits, shows – and of course, its rides. But after an incident last year at another North Carolina fair, safety may be a concern for fairgoers.

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Victoria Ruiz (left), a postdoctoral fellow in immunology, works with Brianna Delgado, a high school student that she mentors, at the Blaser Lab, inside NYU's Langone Medical Center in New York, NY.

Too Few University Jobs For America's Young Scientists

8:21pm September 30, 2014

by Richard Harris

So, you want to be a science professor? Good luck. Highly educated, relatively low-paid postdoctoral fellows may drive U.S. biomedical research, but they're training for jobs that don't exist.

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Preventing Worker Burnout Can Boost The Bottom Line

6:46pm September 30, 2014

by Yuki Noguchi

Weary employees could need more than just time off to re-energize. Some employers have ditched the time cards, let workers set their own schedules or allow them to rotate jobs to prevent burnout.

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CDC Announces First Case Of Ebola Diagnosed In U.S.

6:46pm September 30, 2014

by Richard Harris

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the man traveled from Liberia and fell ill in Dallas. He is now in strict isolation at a hospital in the city.

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What We Don't Know About Heart Disease Can Kill Us

5:15pm September 30, 2014

by Nancy Shute

People in the United Kingdom failed big time when they took a poll on risk factors for heart disease. Think you're more up to speed? Try our quickie quiz and find out.

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4 Years Of Lessons Learned About Drugmakers' Payments To Doctors

5:15pm September 30, 2014

American doctors received at least $1.4 billion in payments from drug companies last year. What did the companies get for their money?

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Boys show off their four-legged friends at a rabies vaccination drive set up by the Serengeti Health Initiative in the Bariadi District of Tanzania.

Doggone It, The World Can Wipe Out Rabies

3:31pm September 30, 2014

by Nsikan Akpan

Rabies kills tens of thousands of people each year. Now scientists are hoping to mount a final siege against the virus globally. The trick? Getting all of our four-legged friends in for a shot.

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Database Flaws Cloud Sunshine On Industry Payments To Doctors

3:09pm September 30, 2014

by Charles Ornstein

A federal website set to go live Tuesday will disclose drug and device companies' ties to doctors. The release marks a milestone, but could be misleading for patients checking up on their doctors.

European Activists Say They Don't Want Any U.S. 'Chlorine Chicken'

1:46pm September 30, 2014

by Susanna Capelouto

Most U.S. poultry is bathed in a little chlorine on the way to your plate. But that treatment is banned in Europe. Now "chlorinated chickens" are a sticking point in a trans-Atlantic trade deal.

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Liberian physician Martha Zarway continues work in a temporary clinic while her original facility is disinfected.

Martha Zarway Of Monrovia: 'I'm A Doctor, So We Can't Run Away'

1:46pm September 30, 2014

by Ofeibea Quist-Arcton

The Liberian physician, who operates a clinic in the capital, perseveres in the wake of a colleague's death, possibly from Ebola. She and her staff continue to treat patients.

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