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Click to View in Browser 10/2/2014 Dallas Ebola patient vomited outside apartment on way to hospital DALLAS (Reuters) - Two days after he was sent home from a Dallas hospital, the man who is the first person to be diagnosed with Ebola in the United States was seen vomiting on the ground outside an apartment complex as he was bundled into an ambulance. Exclusive: U.S. nears solution for safe disposal of Ebola waste WASHINGTON/CHICAGO (Reuters) - The United States is days away from settling the critical question of how hospitals should handle and dispose of medical waste from Ebola patients, a government official said on Wednesday. Ebola stabilizing in Liberia, doomsday forecasts wrong - president DAKAR (Reuters) - Liberia's President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf says the Ebola crisis is stabilizing in her country and new data will soon prove that warnings from U.S. and U.N. experts of tens of thousands of cases were "simply wrong". Cuban doctors, nurses head to West Africa to help in Ebola fight HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuban President Raul Castro has dispatched the first group of 165 Cuban doctors and nurses to West Africa to help combat an outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus, official media reported on Thursday. Emirates president says Ebola hits Asian demand for Africa flights DUBAI (Reuters) - The president of Emirates airlines [EMIRA.UL] said on Thursday that demand for flights to Africa from Asia has fallen due to concerns over the Ebola virus. Pay attention to pollution to combat asthma symptoms: case study NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - For a 38-year old professor who cycled to work every day, asthma symptoms tended to be worst in midmorning and early afternoon on weekdays, but improved noticeably on weekends. Eli Lilly to drop development of lupus drug (Reuters) - Eli Lilly and Co said it would discontinue the development of its lupus drug as the treatment was not found to be effective enough in two late-stage trials. UK must channel aid to fight FGM in Sierra Leone: lawmakers LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Britain must set up a program to tackle female genital mutilation in Sierra Leone, where the practice is seen as a prerequisite for marriage and even used as a political tool, a parliamentary committee said. Ariad Pharma's lung cancer drug gets breakthrough therapy status (Reuters) - Ariad Pharmaceuticals Inc said its experimental lung cancer drug was granted "breakthrough therapy" status by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, sending the company's shares up as much as 13 percent. Silicon Valley takes benefits 'arms race' to health care SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - High salaries and free food aren't enough any more in Silicon Valley, where maturing companies are competing for talent with creative health care and "wellness" programs that use gadgets to promote good behavior. Related Video Gelatine "bump" label could change food packaging industry New copper-based fabric promises germ-free hospital environment 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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