Ebola quarantine eased as thousands remain blocked in Zaire
Government lowers the Bandundu Kikwit quarantine to cover only Kikwit city while others may travel toward Kinshasa. Thousands at roadblocks face shortages of water and shelter. WHO and experts warn against broad quarantines and urge public information and more medical support for Kikwit.
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Mbankana
Zaire
Kinshasa
Kikwit
Bandundu
Lonyangela Bopenda Bo-Nkuma
World Health Organization
Philippe Stroot
Geneva
Jean-Jacques Muyembe Tamfum
Bob Wanepoel
Muyembe
Girls Survive Month Lost in Amazon Jungle
Two Wapishiana sisters Betina Domingo and Bernadette survived 31 days in the Amazon forest after their uncle died. They foraged for berries and fish, evaded jaguars and snakes, and endured dysentery and malaria before miners found them near Georgetown. The rescue sparked nationwide praise as the government named them heroines.
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Bettina Domingo
Bernadette
Vibert de Souza
Indian Affairs
Apoteri
St. Joseph's Mercy Hospital
Bettina
Guyana Airways Corp
Chili peppers may aid healing peptic ulcers study
A Singapore National University Hospital team reports capsaicin from chili peppers may protect gut lining and boost blood flow after injury. Experts caution results are early, with animal and healthy-subject tests. not a treatment recommendation.
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Jin Y. Kang
National University Hospital
Singapore
Kang
Peter Holzer
University of Graz
Austria
Holzer
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