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August 14, 2018
Experts: Hail Damage Worse, but Climate Role Uncertain

Cost of hailstorm damage will rise as growing population builds more homes, offices and factories, climate and weather experts say

August 14, 2018
Congo Deploys Experimental Ebola Treatment as Cases Rise

Forty-two people are believed to have died from the hemorrhagic fever in Congo's 10th Ebola outbreak since the disease was discovered in the 1970s
August 14, 2018
Ebola Outbreak in Eastern DR Congo Potentially More Dangerous Than West African Epidemic

Areas in conflict-ridden North Kivu are conducive for spreading Ebola because they are off limits to health workers
August 14, 2018
Ebola Death Toll in DRC at 41 as New Drug in Use

The outbreak is the country's 10th since 1976, when the disease was first identified in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) near the Ebola River, a tributary of the Congo
August 13, 2018
People Unburden Stress with Beasts of Burden

Animal-assisted therapy is a growing field that uses animals to help people recover from or better cope with health problems, such as heart disease, cancer and mental health disorders. While the most common therapy animal is dogs, the use of other creatures is on the rise. More from Faith Lapidus.
August 13, 2018
Multi-gene Test May Find Risk for Heart Disease and More

Researchers now report a new way to measure millions of small genetic variations that add up to cause harm, letting them calculate someone’s inherited risk for the most common form of heart disease and four other serious disorders
August 13, 2018
Calls for Action on Toxics White House Called 'PR Nightmare'

EPA testing from 2013 to 2015 found significant amounts of PFAS in public water supplies in 33 US states
August 12, 2018
UN Stepping Up Ebola Screening of Refugees Fleeing DR Congo

But WHO not recommending restrictions on the movement of people from Ebola-affected DR Congo
August 12, 2018
NASA Sends Parker Solar Probe to ‘Go Touch the Sun’

The probe’s coolest high-tech wonders will allow it to make the first of its 24 close fly-bys in November
August 12, 2018
Eco-Friendly Soccer Club Aims to Inspire Others to Make Meaningful Choices

Talk about going green. One British soccer team has made it its goal to become the first professional sports team in the world to be certified carbon neutral. It's an official designation recently awarded to the team by the Secretary in charge of Climate Change at the United Nations. But that's not all. The team may also be the world's first 100 percent vegan football club. VOA Correspondent Mariama Diallo has more.
August 12, 2018
Abundance of Seahorses in Northeastern Greece Thrills Divers, Scientists

There's an abundance of seahorses in a remote gulf off the coast of northeastern Greece … and scientists are not exactly sure why. Although seahorses exist in Greece's seas, scientists say it's unusual to find a stable and continued presence for a protected species ravaged by overfishing throughout the Mediterranean Sea. Local divers are enthralled by the elegant creatures and are going to great lengths to document their presence and advocate for their protection. VOA's Julie Taboh has more.
August 11, 2018
Confusion Reigns in Italy Over Child Vaccinations

Government appears set on rolling back previous administration's requirements

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Science & Health

Wednesday 15 August 2018

Experts: Hail Damage Worse, but Climate Role Uncertain

Congo Deploys Experimental Ebola Treatment as Cases Rise

Ebola Outbreak in Eastern DR Congo Potentially More Dangerous Than West African Epidemic

Ebola Death Toll in DRC at 41 as New Drug in Use

People Unburden Stress with Beasts of Burden

Multi-gene Test May Find Risk for Heart Disease and More

Calls for Action on Toxics White House Called 'PR Nightmare'

UN Stepping Up Ebola Screening of Refugees Fleeing DR Congo

NASA Sends Parker Solar Probe to ‘Go Touch the Sun’

Eco-Friendly Soccer Club Aims to Inspire Others to Make Meaningful Choices

Abundance of Seahorses in Northeastern Greece Thrills Divers, Scientists

Confusion Reigns in Italy Over Child Vaccinations

More Health News

Experts: Hail Damage Worse, but Climate Role Uncertain

Congo Deploys Experimental Ebola Treatment as Cases Rise

Ebola Outbreak in Eastern DR Congo Potentially More Dangerous Than West African Epidemic

Ebola Death Toll in DRC at 41 as New Drug in Use

Multi-gene Test May Find Risk for Heart Disease and More

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