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Cancer teen's dream is for history trip

Cancer patient Samantha France dreams of going to Europe on a school trip as part of her history studies.

Give my son the gift of sight

Three-year-old Denon Andrew is losing his sight.

First Africans to get drug

ASpanish priest became the first European to die of the Ebola virus yesterday, as the World Health Organisation authorised the use of experimental drugs to fight it.

First Ebola, now hunger

NZ begins Ebola checks on travellers

New Zealand border officials intend screening anyone arriving from West African countries afflicted by the deadly Ebola virus, which has claimed almost 1000 lives since March.

Jack Tame: Conversation switches from the four Bs to Ebola

The guys who hang off Madison Ave in East Harlem are not what most people would describe as news-and-current affairs junkies.

Tobin shows signs of recovery

Tobin Chisnall has opened his eyes and tried to pull out his feeding tube, the first sign of improvement from the little boy in almost a week.

Ebola serum 'reverses' disease

An experimental serum treatment on two US missionaries has raised hopes of an effective treatment for the disease after doctors reported a "miraculous" improvement in the health of one of those who contracted the disease.

Emirates alone in Ebola shutdown as top carriers keep flying

Now insulin pump is the new black

An American beauty queen has become a figurehead for diabetes sufferers after winning Miss Idaho contest while wearing her insulin pump.

Asthma inhalers can stunt growth - study

Asthma inhalers can stunt the growth of children, UK research suggests.

Scientists sacked amid fears over flu virus lab research

Senior American scientists have been abruptly dismissed from a US Government advisory board on dangerous biological agents.

Lab mixes up potent flu strain

A US government laboratory mistakenly mixed a common flu strain with a dangerous and deadly type of bird flu and shipped it to another lab.

Chickenpox: The parties to avoid

Scientist blasted over superflu

Senior scientists have criticised an American university for allowing research on a pandemic strain of flu virus that escapes the human immune system.

Scientist creates deadly flu

A controversial scientist has deliberately created a pandemic strain of flu that can evade the human immune system.

The shortest route to God

If you're in a hurry to meet your maker, a religious pilgrimage may be the most direct route.

Husky a diabetic's best friend

When Vicki Parry's highly trained Siberian husky nudges forcefully into her leg, she knows it's time to do a diabetes test of her blood-sugar level.