en_il-hotdailynews: 2014-12-24 Israel Health

Terrorism Fears May Shorten Your Life, Study Finds
U.S. News & World Report
TUESDAY, Dec. 23, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Long-term fear of terrorists may damage your heart and increase your risk for an early death, a new study from Israel suggests. Conducted by researchers from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, the study ...

Fear of terrorism increases resting heart rate and death risk   Economic Times
Study: Terror-related stress increases heart-attack risk   Haaretz
Chronic exposure to terror threat increases risk of natural death, says Hebrew U ...   Jerusalem Post

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Why Even A 12-Month Ban On Blood Donations From Gay Men Makes No Sense
Huffington Post
The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday ended the lifetime ban on blood donations from men who have sex with men. But the agency said it would continue to bar donations by men who have had a sexual encounter with another man in the previous ...

US set to end ban on blood donations from gay men   Irish Independent
FDA: Gay Men Should Be Able to Donate Blood   WXIX
FDA considers lifting ban on blood donations from gay men   WDBJ7
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Las Vegas Review-Journal
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Persecuted Flocks Prepare For Christmas
Daily Caller
As Christmas approaches on Thursday for the majority of Christians, persecuted communities continue to demonstrate their survival and resilience. In a letter released on Sunday, Pope Francis called the hardships that face Christians in the Middle East “a ...

Francis' Gift to Catholics   New York Times
Blunt words from Pope Francis   Chicago Tribune
Why the Pope rocked in 2014   NEWS.com.au
Toronto Star
Irish Times
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Man went on boozing night out with friends – woke up in France
LidTime.com (blog)
It was the bad luck of the man who faced the police as he had entered into other country without passport – after a boozing night out. Advertisement. According to the report, the 48 year old, Shawn Smith, explained that he was on night out with friends when ...

International HangoverMan Without Passport Woke Up In France After Getting ...   Pulse.com.gh
British dad goes out drinking for Christmas, wakes up in France   Death and Taxes
Worcester man on duty-free trip gets stuck in Paris because he doesn't have a ...   Daily Mail

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Doctors biggest earners in Israel's public sector
The Times of Israel
Doctors at Assaf Harofeh Hospital at an emergency meeting at the hospital on January 19, 2014. Doctors went on a two-hour strike at hospitals across the country, following multiple violent attacks on doctors at the hands of patients or their relatives. (Photo ...

Government employees earn 75% more than Israeli average; senior doctors ...   Jerusalem Post

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E-reading at night can leave you sleepless
Times of India
WASHINGTON: Use of a light-emitting electronic device such as e-books in the hours before bedtime can adversely impact sleep, overall health, alertness and the circadian clock, a new study has found. Researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) ...

Twist in the plot as study reveals ebook health risks   Irish Examiner
E-readers may not make good bedtime reading   ConsumerAffairs
Here's why reading an e-book at night could damaging your health   Metro
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First conviction in Sierra Leone under Ebola laws
Zee News
A village chief has become the first person in Sierra Leone to be jailed under laws aimed at preventing the spread of the Ebola virus, court officials and lawyers said Tuesday. Amadu Kargbo was sentenced to six months in jail by a court in the southwestern ...

Dear Diary: Today I tackled Ebola in Sierra Leone   The Globe and Mail
Christmas Lockdown Feels Too Familiar to Ebola Pioneer   Businessweek
After Ebola, UN must prepare for next deadly outbreak, Ban says   Nigerian Tribune
The Daily Star
Huffington Post
Reuters
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Public hospitals hit by ARV shortage
Zimbabwe Independent
MORE than half a million people living with HIV and Aids are in danger as public hospitals countrywide are experiencing shortages of second line anti-retroviral (ARVs) drugs. Elias Mambo. Ministry of Health sources said public health institutions, especially ...

MoF Budget Cut to Hit Healthcare   The New Indian Express
Government hints at 17% healthcare cut   The Asian Age
Govt slashes health budget, already one of the world's lowest   Zee News
India Today
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New Study of the Brain Reveals Smartphone Use Changes It
Science Times
Ever think your electronics may change the way your brain functions? Well as it so happens a new study shows that smartphone usage leaves a mark on the part of your brain that processes touch, although it actually makes you smarter. Swiss researchers ...

Study reveals that use of Smartphone can change our Brains   Frontline Desk
Smartphone usage leads to different brain activity: Study   OurWindsor.ca
Smartphone use changes our brains: study   CTV News
New York Daily News
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Promising Results for Precursor of Ebola Vaccine in Small Study
Doctors Lounge
A precursor of the experimental Ebola vaccine that U.S. officials are preparing to test in West Africa has produced a safe and potent immune response in Africans. The findings have been published online Dec. 22 in The Lancet. TUESDAY, Dec. 23, 2014 ...

African Ebola vaccine trial shows modest immune response   CIDRAP
Experimental Ebola, Marburg Vaccines Effective in Trials   Voice of America
Experimental Ebola vaccines safe, immunogenic   Xinhua
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The Guardian Nigeria
Times of India
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