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Click to View in Browser 09/26/2014 WHO sees small-scale use of experimental Ebola vaccines in January GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday it expected to begin small-scale use of two experimental Ebola vaccines in West Africa early next year and in the meantime, transfusions of survivors' blood may offer the best hope of treatment. Money talks: Obamacare initiative makes headway in Republican states HARRISBURG Pennsylvania (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's plan to extend health coverage to millions of poor Americans remains highly contentious, yet it is gaining momentum among several initially reluctant states where financial pragmatism is trumping ideology. You're more likely to try again if the setback was your fault NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – If at first you don't succeed, and you think you can control the outcome next time, you're more likely to persist, suggests a new study. Texas meat packer recalls beef products for possible E.coli CHICAGO (Reuters) - A Texas meat processing plant has recalled 23,100 pounds of beef trimmings products for possible contamination with the E.coli bacteria, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced late Thursday. Time might be 'essential ingredient' in healthier eating: study NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who spend more time preparing and cooking meals are more likely to have healthier diets, says a new study. AstraZeneca says expanded use of lung cancer drug backed by EU agency LONDON (Reuters) - European regulators have recommended wider use of AstraZeneca's IRESSA treatment for lung cancer, the British pharmaceutical company said on Friday. World must do more to battle Ebola in West Africa: Obama NEW YORK/FREETOWN (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday called on more nations to help fight the world's worst outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus, saying hundreds of thousands of lives were at stake. European agency collects data on experimental Ebola treatments LONDON (Reuters) - The European Medicines Agency said on Friday it had started collecting data from pharmaceutical companies trialing experimental medicines to treat Ebola in a bid to speed up the process to find an approved cure for the virus. 'Collateral' death toll expected to soar in Africa's Ebola crisis LONDON, Sept 26 (Reuters) - Deaths from infectious diseases like malaria, diarrhoea and pneumonia are likely to soar in West African countries where a vast outbreak of Ebola has crushed health systems and killed nurses and doctors. Health benefits of parkrun stretch well beyond the physical LONDON (Reuters) - The thousands of Britons who take to their local green space each week for a mass five kilometer parkrun can expect to reap health benefits well beyond losing a few pounds and lowering their blood pressure. Related Video Lush farms sprout amid Manila's concrete sprawl Israeli firm looks to keep solar power generators running at night The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day. Register Today   A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today   » MORE NEWSLETTERS

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