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Good evening , THU 21 Aug 2014    U.S. aid workers who survived Ebola leave Atlanta hospital Lack of leadership hurts Ebola fight in West Africa: MSF U.S. to tighten restrictions on common opioid painkillers WHO says 70 die from illness in Congo, denies Ebola link Ebola response of MSF and 'boiling frog' WHO under scrutiny Africa tightens Ebola travel curbs as affected countries face food shortages Knee replacement may go poorly for people who think life isn't fair Asthma attack rates similar for black and white kids FDA approves use of Eliquis to treat leg, lung clots Fewer U.S. youth using sunscreen new study finds U.S. aid workers who survived Ebola leave Atlanta hospital August 21, 2014 04:03 PM ET ATLANTA, (Reuters) - Appearing thin but smiling, a Texas doctor who weeks ago entered an Atlanta hospital in a full-body biohazard suit to be treated for Ebola said on Thursday he was "thrilled to be alive" as doctors declared him virus-free and safe for release. Full Article Lack of leadership hurts Ebola fight in West Africa: MSF August 21, 2014 04:52 PM ET GENEVA (Reuters) - Efforts to curb the deadly Ebola epidemic that swept across four West African states are being undermined by a lack of leadership and emergency management skills, the international head of Medecins sans Frontieres (MSF) said on Thursday. Full Article U.S. to tighten restrictions on common opioid painkillers August 21, 2014 05:02 PM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government is tightening restrictions on hydrocodone, an opioid painkiller contained in Vicodin and other addictive drugs. Full Article WHO says 70 die from illness in Congo, denies Ebola link August 21, 2014 01:41 PM ET KINSHASA/DAKAR (Reuters) - At least 70 people have died in northern Democratic Republic of Congo from an outbreak of hemorrhagic gastroenteritis, the World Health Organization said on Thursday, denying that the illness was Ebola. Full Article Ebola response of MSF and 'boiling frog' WHO under scrutiny August 21, 2014 01:46 PM ET DAKAR (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A decade ago, scientists would have laughed at the idea of Ebola as a public health emergency of international concern. Today, they are shocked at the glaring gaps the deadly virus has exposed in the global response to the current outbreak. Full Article Africa tightens Ebola travel curbs as affected countries face food shortages August 21, 2014 04:33 PM ET MONROVIA (Reuters) - African countries tightened travel curbs on Thursday in an effort to contain the Ebola outbreak, ignoring World Health Organization warnings that such measures could heighten shortages of food and basic supplies in affected areas. Full Article Knee replacement may go poorly for people who think life isn't fair August 21, 2014 04:29 PM ET NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – People who tend to blame others for their suffering and think setbacks in their lives are irreparable tend to report more pain after knee replacement surgery, according to a new study. Full Article Asthma attack rates similar for black and white kids August 21, 2014 03:58 PM ET NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A new analysis of U.S. childhood asthma statistics finds racial differences persist in the proportions of African American and white children who develop asthma, but success in managing the disease is becoming more equal. Full Article FDA approves use of Eliquis to treat leg, lung clots August 21, 2014 02:49 PM ET (Reuters) - Bristol-Myers Squibb Co and Pfizer Inc on Thursday said U.S. regulators have approved an expanded use for their Eliquis blood clot preventer, to treat blood clots in the legs and lungs. Full Article Fewer U.S. youth using sunscreen new study finds August 21, 2014 11:57 AM ET ATLANTA (Reuters) - Fewer U.S. teenagers are using sunscreen, even as skin cancer rates increase, a study found. Full Article

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