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, were described as "an extremely promising development" by Margaret Chan, WHO Director-General, during a press conference. According to her, the new vaccine was achieved thanks to the efforts of countless researchers around the world who ran up against the time to develop immunization therapies when the epidemic was at its peak. Scientists, doctors and pharmaceutical companies have teamed up to develop the vaccine, and what it would take about a decade to show results was ready within a year. Merck's VSV-ZEBOV vaccine and NewLink Genetics vaccine can now be used to to end the worst outbreak of ebola ever recorded in West Africa, which killed approximately 11,300 people since the first case was registered in December 2013. The charity Médecins Sans Frontières, which is leading the fight against the disease, now works to get the vaccine distributed in countries like Sierra Leone and Liberia, where several health professionals are working to contain the ebola epidemic.


Dental braces - the new fashion that affects the health of your teeth

Dental braces - the new fashion that affects the health of your teeth

They are the latest fashion in dental adornment, but there is nothing of beautiful in the harm they can bring to your smile. Dental grids are metal ornaments developed in 1980 by hip-hop artists. These grids, also called grills or grillz, are removable and placed on the front teeth. They are made of gold, silver or metal inlaid with precious stones and can cost from 20 to thousands of dollars, depending on the work done in their making.

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Endurance athletes may be more prone to acid erosion and caries

Endurance athletes may be more prone to acid erosion and caries

Although the salivary pH level of athletes and non-athletes was similar during rest, athletes presented an increased risk of dental erosion by the decrease of salivary flow rates, besides the significant decrease of salivary pH during the activity. In addition, the scientists concluded that there was a significant correlation between athlete training time and the likelihood of developing caries.

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