Ebola Virus Transmission Stops in Sierra Leone
The World Health Organization (WHO) declared Saturday that Ebola virus transmission has been stopped in Sierra Leone. Forty-two days, that is two Ebola virus incubation cycles, have now passed since…
Soccer Star Cristiano Ronaldo Asks You to Donate Blood
Blood is an essential component for life, but many people do not think about it until the need is critical. Each year 234 million major operations are performed worldwide, many…
Gadre Signs Chef Vikas Khanna as Brand Ambassador
Gadre Marine Export, a Surimi producer in India, has roped in Indian chef Vikas Khanna as its brand ambassador. Gadre Marine Export was originally a processing and packaging unit of…
Afghan Opium Crop Cultivation Declines – UN Survey
Opium poppy cultivation in Afghanistan decreased 19 per cent in 2015, compared to the previous year, according to the latest Afghanistan Opium Survey figures released Wednesday by the Afghan Ministry…
NATO Tests Telemedicine at Conflict in Eastern Ukraine
The 28-nation treaty organization is developing a telemedicine system to improve access to healthcare during emergency situations. Working with Avera Health’s telemedicine center in South Dakota, NATO (North Atlantic Treaty…
Clinical Trial of Ebola Vaccine Regimen in Sierra Leone
Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) announced Friday the start of a safety and immunogenicity clinical trial in Sierra Leone of a preventive Ebola vaccine regimen in development at its Janssen…