Ireland stumbles on international health service rankings
Latest rankings show Irish healthcare has fallen behind Macedonia, Estonia, Italy and Slovakia (Source: The Irish Times - Health)
Source: The Irish Times - Health - January 27, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Skeleton Found In Mysterious Greek Tomb That Dates Back To Reign Of Alexander The Great
Archaeologists in Greece may be one step closer to solving the mystery of an elaborate tomb that dates back to the 4th Century B.C. and the reign of Alexander the Great.
The three-chamber tomb was discovered last August in Amphipolis, a region in the northeastern part of the country, and is believed to be the largest of its kind ever discovered in Greece.
Now archaeologists say that fragments of human bones found in the tomb's innermost chamber may help reveal who was buried inside.
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Fragments of bone and glass discovered in a burial vault beneath the floor of the tomb's innermost chamb...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - November 14, 2014 Category: Science Source Type: news
Ebola ruled out in death of Briton in Macedonia
SKOPJE (Reuters) - Macedonia on Saturday ruled out the Ebola virus as the cause of death of a British man in the Balkan country on Thursday. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 11, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Friend of British 'Ebola victim' in Macedonia claims he was joking about virus
Colin Jaffray, 58, is potentially the first British victim of the Ebola outbreak that has killed thousands in West Africa and has spread to North America and Europe. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - October 11, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Ebola Fears Spread as Spanish Nurse Worsens, British Man TestedEbola Fears Spread as Spanish Nurse Worsens, British Man Tested
Fears that the Ebola outbreak will spread globally rose on Thursday with the deteriorating health of an infected Spanish nurse, a British man who died in Macedonia being tested for the virus and more demands by U.S. lawmakers for travel bans. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - October 10, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news
Alcohol, not Ebola, possible cause of Briton's death in Macedonia
SKOPJE (Reuters) - Doctors in Macedonia have "serious indications" that alcohol, not Ebola, may have killed a British man visiting the Balkan country, a senior health official said on Friday. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 10, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Ebola screening test: questionnaire explained
We look at how the checks will work as new screening measures are being introduced at major aiports as part of efforts to protect against the spread of Ebola (Source: The Telegraph : Health Advice)
Source: The Telegraph : Health Advice - October 10, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: heathrow ebola first briton macedonia questionnaire screening Britain gatwick have you got ebola? symptoms Source Type: news
Ebola screening test: questionnaire explained
We look at how the checks will work as new screening measures are being introduced at major aiports as part of efforts to protect against the spread of Ebola (Source: Telegraph Health)
Source: Telegraph Health - October 10, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: heathrow ebola first briton macedonia questionnaire screening Britain gatwick have you got ebola? symptoms Source Type: news
Britain to Screen for Ebola Amid Possible New Cases in Europe
Britain said it would introduce measures at airports and rail terminals to screen passengers from affected countries as concerns over Ebola grew in Europe. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - October 10, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: By STEPHEN CASTLE Tags: Gatwick Airport (London) Great Britain Eurostar Ebola Virus Macedonia Heathrow Airport (London, England) Prague (Czech Republic) World Health Organization Source Type: news
Britain to Screen for Ebola Amid Possible New Cases in Europe
Britain said it would introduce measures at airports and rail terminals to screen passengers from affected countries as concerns over Ebola grew in Europe. (Source: NYT)
Source: NYT - October 10, 2014 Category: American Health Authors: By STEPHEN CASTLE Tags: Gatwick Airport (London) Great Britain Eurostar Ebola Virus Macedonia Heathrow Airport (London, England) Prague (Czech Republic) World Health Organization Source Type: news
British man dead in suspected Ebola case in Macedonia
The unnamed man is the first British victim of the Ebola outbreak that has killed thousands in West Africa and has spread to North America and Europe. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - October 9, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Ebola fears spread as Spanish nurse worsens, British man tested
(Reuters) - Fears that the Ebola outbreak will spread globally rose on Thursday with the deteriorating health of an infected Spanish nurse, a British man who died in Macedonia being tested for the virus and more demands by U.S. lawmakers for travel bans. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 9, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
UK announces Ebola screening plans
Arrivals to the UK from areas hit by Ebola face "enhanced screening" as officials investigate if the death of a British man in Macedonia is connected to the virus. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - October 9, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Macedonia checking for Ebola after Briton dies, hotel sealed off
SKOPJE (Reuters) - Macedonia said it was checking for the Ebola virus in a British man who died within hours of being admitted to hospital in the capital Skopje on Thursday. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 9, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Ebola suspected in death of Briton in Macedonia: source
SKOPJE (Reuters) - A British man suspected of contracting the Ebola virus has died in Macedonia, a senior Macedonian government official said on Thursday, a further sign that the disease is spreading in Europe. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 9, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
