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Polio resurfaces in Mali from Ebola-hit Guinea: WHO

By Tom Miles GENEVA (Reuters) – Cases of a crippling vaccine-derived polio virus could spread in Ebola-ravaged Guinea and in Mali after a Guinean toddler traveled to Mali and became the country’s first polio case in more than four years, the World Health Organization said on Monday. Two cases were reported in Ukraine last week.. Preliminary tests showed the 19-month-old was paralyzed on July 20, seven days before being brought

Glowing in the dark, GMO chickens shed light on bird flu fight

British scientists say they have genetically modified chickens in a bid to block bird flu and that early experiments show promise for fighting off the disease that has devastated the U.S. poultry and egg industries. Health regulators around the world have yet to approve any animals bred as genetically modified organisms (GMOs) for use in food because of long-standing safety and environmental concerns. Bird flu has become a global concern

New film aims to capture 'Human' experience

They are fighters, victims, murderers and survivors whose anonymous yet deeply personal interviews form the backbone of a new film from French photographer Yann Arthus-Bertrand that seeks to capture our experience on Earth. In the opening moments of “Human” — which premieres Saturday at both the Venice Film Festival and the United Nations in New York — a convicted killer on Death Row in the United States explains how he