Wednesday, September 30, 2015

Pestilence

My Way News - New NYC Legionnaires' disease outbreak kills 1, sickens 12
My Way News reports: "A new Legionnaires' disease cluster discovered in the Bronx has killed one person and sickened 12 others just a month after the largest outbreak of the disease in New York City history, health officials said Wednesday."

My Way News - UN: HIV patients should start treatment immediately
My Way News reports: "The World Health Organization has revised its HIV guidelines to recommend that anyone who tests positive for the virus that causes AIDS should be treated immediately. That guidance fits with what is already recommended in many developed nations, including the United States. "

My Way News - Bill Gates and UN say malaria could be eradicated by 2040
My Way News reports: "Malaria could be wiped out by 2040, despite the lack of an effective vaccine, previous failed attempts to eradicate the disease and drug resistance problems, the United Nations and Microsoft founder Bill Gates said in a report released on Monday [...] About 500,000 children are killed by malaria every year and it's unknown whether cases are going up or down in the worst-hit countries."

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