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Second Carmat artificial heart patient 'never felt so good': newspaper

The second patient to receive an artificial heart made by French firm Carmat is leading a normal life including physical exercise, eight months after his transplant, the 69-year-old man told weekly Le Journal du Dimanche in an interview. Carmat is conducting trials of its heart device that is designed as a permanent implant that can extend the life of patients without them having to wait for a human heart donor.

Sierra Leone's Kailahun district records first Ebola case in months

By Umaru Fofana FREETOWN (Reuters) – Sierra Leone’s eastern district of Kailahun, once a hotbed of Ebola, has recorded its first case in nearly four months, threatening progress made to stamp out the disease, officials said on Saturday. A 9-month-old boy tested positive for Ebola after dying in Kailahun, the district on Guinea’s border that recorded Sierra Leone’s first Ebola case last May and was for months the epicentre of

Listeria fear spreads as Blue Bell closes Oklahoma ice cream plant

By Jim Forsyth SAN ANTONIO, Texas (Reuters) – U.S. health officials have warned consumers against eating any products from a Blue Bell Creameries’ Oklahoma ice cream plant, which has temporarily closed because of possible Listeriosis contamination. On Saturday the Texas grocery chain H-E-B, which is one of the largest retailers of Blue Bell ice cream, announced it was pulling all of the company’s products from its shelves indefinitely in the

The First Salad Of Spring

Every other Thursday, Elizabeth Stark from Brooklyn Supper will help you make salads you actually want to eat. Related: How to pack a jar salad for work or an easy lunch (Photo: Elizabeth Stark) Related: Delicious salads for the reluctant salad eater Food writers talk about vegetables like they’re a stable thing, but the truth is that good fresh food is a moving target — it’s a bit different every time you