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Ebola vaccine will not be ready until March, WHO says
Two vaccines that give preliminary indications of providing effective and reliable immunization
against the deadly Ebola virus ravaging West Africa will not be ready for...
Chronic diseases are major health threats in Latin America
Cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and hypertension have become the main threats for human health
in Latin America, Ecuador's health minister said in an interview with Efe.
Authorities confirm 1st Ebola case diagnosed in U.S.
A patient at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas tested positive for Ebola, becoming the
first person to be diagnosed with the often-deadly virus in the United States,...
Scientists look to fill gaps in radiation exposure from first atom bomb tests in New Mexico
The team is particularly interested in filling in gaps when it comes to Native American and Hispanic
populations and any links to fallout radiation exposure and food and water...
Guyana signs agreement with China to reduce maternal mortality
The government of Guyana signed a five-year agreement with China's National Health and Family
Planning Commission to reduce maternal mortality in the South American country,...
Latino heart surgeon Pedro del Nido performs pint-size miracles saving children in the womb
by Hillary Vaughn
For Hispanic Heritage Month we highlight one extraordinary Latino who beat the odds, performing
what his patients call miracles.
Chikungunya virus spreads from Caribbean across Latin America
While the disease, called chikungunya, usually is not fatal, the epidemic has overwhelmed hospitals,
cut economic productivity and caused its sufferers days of pain and misery.
Deadly Chikungunya virus kills three in Puerto Rico; more deaths feared
There have been more than 2,000 confirmed cases of Chikungunya in Puerto Rico, though health
officials suspect the actual number is higher, pointing out that the symptoms are...
Agriculture experts warn of food shortages in Puerto Rico, lack of farmland
Based on the U.S. Department of Agriculture's 2012 census, the amount of farm land in Puerto Rico

2. expanded to 584,988 acres but only 433,563 acres were under cultivation.
Second Spanish priest to contract Ebola in West Africa has died
A Spanish priest who was diagnosed with the Ebola virus while working in Sierra Leone has died at
a Madrid hospital, becoming the second Spanish missionary to fall victim to...
Honduran twins joined at the chest die
The conjoined twins linked at the chest and born in Honduras on Aug. 31 died Wednesday after
heart problems from which they were suffering worsened, one of the doctors treating...
Hoping to fight dengue naturally, Brazilian scientists release mosquitoes loaded with blocking
bacteria
Brazilian researchers have freed a batch of mosquitoes infected with a dengue-blocking bacteria
they hope can combat the tropical disease naturally.
Ebola could infect more than a million, U.S. warns
More than a million people could be infected with the Ebola virus by January unless greater efforts
are made to contain the disease in West Africa, the U.S. Centers for Disease...
Second Spanish priest diagnosed with Ebola flown to Madrid; country out of experimental drug
Brother Manuel GarcÃa Viejo is the medical director of the San Juan de Dios Hospital in the city of
Lunsar in Sierra Leone.
Caribbean health authorities urge caution on decriminalizing pot
The executive director of the Caribbean Public Health Agency, known as CARPHA, urged regional
countries to proceed with caution as they contemplate the decriminalization of...