Experimental Ebola drug ZMapp cures 100 percent of lab monkeys

By Sharon Begley NEW YORK (Reuters) - The experimental Ebola drug ZMapp cured all 18 of the lab monkeys infected with the deadly virus, including those suffering the fever and hemorrhaging characteristic of the disease and just hours from death, scientists reported on Friday. No other experimental Ebola therapy has ever shown success in primates when given that long after infection; ZMapp, produced by San Diego-based Mapp Biopharmaceutical, has never been scientifically tested in people, and the current study was the first in primates. The success is therefore a "monumental achievement," virologist Thomas Geisbert of the University of Texas Medical Branch wrote in a commentary on the paper, published online in Nature.

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Karena sabu-sabu, suami sering pukuli istri

MERDEKA.COM. Sabu-sabu sering menjadi pemicu hancurnya rumah tangga. Narkotika itu ditengarai bisa membuat suami menjadi beringas dan memukuli istri.Penganiayaan akibat pengaruh narkoba ini kerap dialami Irma Juliana Nasution (29), warga Jalan Pasar VII Tembung, Percut Sei Tuan, Deli Serdang, Sumut. Ibu tiga anak ini menduga IL (34), sang suami, dipengaruhi sabu-sabu sehingga bertindak di luar batas.Tak tahan lagi dengan penganiayaan itu, Irma melaporkan IL ke Polsek Percut Sei Tuan. ...

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Saudi king warns of terrorism threat to U.S., Europe

Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah said terrorism would soon spread to Europe and the United States unless it is quickly dealt with in the Middle East, the Saudi state news agency reported late on Friday. "I ask you to convey this message to your leaders... Terrorism at this time is an evil force that must be fought with wisdom and speed," said King Abdullah. "And if neglected I'm sure after a month it will arrive in Europe and a month after that in America." The world's top oil exporter shares an 800-km (500-mile) border with Iraq, where Islamic State militants and other Sunni Islamist groups have seized towns and cities. Britain raised its terrorism alert on Friday and Prime Minister David Cameron said Islamic State posed the greatest ever security risk to the country.

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Saudi king warns of terrorism threat to U.S., Europe

Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah said terrorism would soon spread to Europe and the United States unless it is quickly dealt with in the Middle East, the Saudi state news agency reported late on Friday. "I ask you to convey this message to your leaders... Terrorism at this time is an evil force that must be fought with wisdom and speed," said King Abdullah. "And if neglected I'm sure after a month it will arrive in Europe and a month after that in America." The world's top oil exporter shares an 800-km (500-mile) border with Iraq, where Islamic State militants and other Sunni Islamist groups have seized towns and cities. Britain raised its terrorism alert on Friday and Prime Minister David Cameron said Islamic State posed the greatest ever security risk to the country.

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Saudi king warns of terrorism threat to U.S., Europe

Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah said terrorism would soon spread to Europe and the United States unless it is quickly dealt with in the Middle East, the Saudi state news agency reported late on Friday. "I ask you to convey this message to your leaders... Terrorism at this time is an evil force that must be fought with wisdom and speed," said King Abdullah. "And if neglected I'm sure after a month it will arrive in Europe and a month after that in America." The world's top oil exporter shares an 800-km (500-mile) border with Iraq, where Islamic State militants and other Sunni Islamist groups have seized towns and cities. Britain raised its terrorism alert on Friday and Prime Minister David Cameron said Islamic State posed the greatest ever security risk to the country.

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China tells journalists to learn 'Marxist news values'

China ordered its journalists on Saturday to learn "Marxist news values" and uphold the principles of news as prescribed by the ruling Communist Party, the latest step in President Xi Jinping's crackdown on the media. The guidelines by the All China Journalists' Association, published by state news agency Xinhua, are aimed at both traditional and online media and are another sign of Xi's politically conservative agenda. The association said journalists "must learn to master Marxist news values". In July, the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television said China would toughen curbs on journalists disclosing state and commercial secrets. Read More http://ift.tt/1u8Pc05

Gunfire heard in Lesotho, diplomats report apparent coup attempt

MASERU (Reuters) - Military units in Lesotho surrounded government and police buildings and gunfire was heard in the small mountainous southern African kingdom on Saturday, in what diplomats said appeared to be an attempted coup. "Military police have surrounded State House and there are reports of gunfire," said one diplomat from the capital Maseru, who asked not to be named. ... Read More http://ift.tt/1pstFAL