HELO - Health and Lifestyle Oracle

HELO – HEALTH AND LIFESTYLE ORACLE:
HELO WEARABLE HEALTH TECHNOLOGY.

The HELO smart wrist band is a sleek, revolutionary, health and fitness bracelet.  Created by and sold exclusively by Wor(l)d Global Network, it is powered by Toshiba’s cutting edge, state-of-the-art advanced chipset for wearable technology.

This is the first fitness band to combine the science of active sensors and incorporate them with the beneficial health effects of natural mineral stones.

Coupled with real time health monitoring, it provides the wearer with continuous health status feedback, 24-7-365.

The world has now entered the future of comprehensive wearable health technology.

Who is it for?  The entire family.

WHY IS IT NAMED “HELO”?

HELO stands for Health & Lifestyle Oracle (‘HELO’)

HEALTH AND FITNESS MONITORING FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY

The HELO smart wrist band monitors not only heart rate, steps taken, calories burned, distance covered and sleep quality, but, offers many more total health parameters such as:

• ECG/EKG (Electro-cardiogram)

• Blood Pressure

• Mood Sensor

• Fatigue Sensor

• Remote monitoring of other people’s vital signs

• Germanium semi-conductor stone plates

• Anti-oxidizing Himalayan Salt stone plates

• Provides emergency SOS GPS location for everyone in your family

• A Panic button, with GPS location coordinates

• ECG/EKG (Electro-cardiogram)

This allows you to monitor your entire family’s health, 24-7-365…at your fingertips, right from your own wrist.

Watch this two minute video to see how the HELO empowers you to have more control over your health, your life and the life of your loved ones.

VITAL SIGNS MONITORING

The HELO Wristband Offers Continuous Monitoring of:

*Blood Pressure Rate

*Heart Rate (arrhythmias)

*Breath Rate (respirations)

*ECG/EKG (Electro-cardiogram)

*Respirations (breaths) Per Minute

*Blood Oxygen Levels

*Blood Temperature


HELO EKG AND HELO VITALS:
HELO EKG Testing.
The HELO smart watch is capable of performing advanced vital sign detection. The HELO can check your….Blood Pressure, Heart Rate, Breathe Rate, Mood and Energy Levels, Heart Check, and an ECG (commonly know as EKG or Electrocardiograph).


Blood Pressure:
HELO Monitors your Blood Pressure.
Thanks to its Toshiba ApP Lite processor, the HELO wristband can perform Blood Pressure measurements with ease. Light sensors illuminate the skin measuring differences in light absorption. HELO uses this data to calculate your Blood Pressure measurement. The more measurements HELO wristband performs, the more accurate it becomes.


ECG.
HELO ECG (Electrocardiogram) Measurements:
The HELO health monitor can perform advanced measurements not normally seen on wearable technology. The HELO performs an ECG (Electrocardiogram) test by a combination of sensors, real-time heart-rate, and blood pressure readings. When HELO is done analyzing your current heart input, the test measurements and your status are displayed on the HELO App. The test can be repeated or you can store the information for later comparison or review by your personal physician.



Heart Rate:
HELO Measures your Heart Rate.
The HELO health monitor measures your heart rate in beats per minute. Once the measurement is completed, HELO displays the information on the HELO App and allows you to choose to repeat the test or store the results to compare at a later date.

Breath Rate:
HELO Measures your Breathing.
The HELO wristband can measure your breathing in breaths per minute, and with all of its features enabled it’s powerful enough to actually notify a loved one automatically if breathing levels drop down below a predefined level!  WOW!  When the HELO wristband is finished performing the breathing test, it displays the breathing test results on the HELO App. You can repeat the test or choose to save the results for future comparison or for your doctor to review.


Mood and Energy:
HELO Measures your Mood and Sleep.
The HELO health monitor uses its Toshiba ApP Lite processor to calculate sensor data while using a technically advanced algorithm to measure your mood and energy. Once the HELO health monitor has finished its mood and energy calculations, the results are displayed on the HELO App. You can preform the test again or save the results to compare at a later date.


Heart Check:
HELO Performs Heart Checks.
The HELO wristband performs a heart check by using a combination of your heart rate, blood pressure, and ECG results. Once the test is complete the HELO wristband transmits the information via Bluetooth to the HELO App on your smartphone or tablet. The results are displayed on the App at which time the HELO App will point out any potential problems that may need to be addressed. You can run the test again or save the results for your review by your health provider.

FITNESS AND HEALTH PARAMETERS MEASURED:
• Sleep Quality Pattern
• Calories Burned
• Mood Analysis (emotions)
• Fatigue/Energy Analysis
• Stress Levels
• Number of Steps Taken
• Distance Walked


THE SCIENCE BEHIND THE INTEGRATED TECHNOLOGY
Research studies show that different minerals can have healing effects upon the body.  Each mineral was specially chosen because of its proven, medically verifiable effects upon the human body.

Here is the well-documented science behind the effects of these minerals.

POSITIVE ION CHARGES EMITTED BY ELECTRONICS – EMFS

Most people in today’s hectic world are surrounded by modern-day electronics. …smart phones, computers, computer monitors, routers, modems, televisions, electronic devices, UV rays, power lines, and more.

These electronic devices generate EMFs (electro-magnetic fields) which continuously bombard our bodies with positive ions.

Positive ions oxidize the body’s cells, causing mysterious body aches, headaches, muscle stiffness, accelerate aging, slow down our metabolic (life) cycle, and make us more susceptible to dis-eases and a general, sometimes unexplainable, stressed, run-down, no-energy feeling.

When a negative ion replaces a positive ion, it creates a ‘positive gap’.

The negative ions emitted by the HELO’s natural mineral stones replace the positive ions emitted by surrounding electronic equipment, thus reducing this continual oxidative load on the body’s cells.

The resulting ionic transfer has an anti-oxidizing effect on the body, helping the body to relax, maintain its ionic balance, relax muscles, and reduce pain.


WHAT POWERS THE HELO?
Toshiba’s ApP Lite Technology

This state of the art health wristband incorporates Toshiba’s ApP Lite™ (Application Processor Lite) advanced chipset technology from Toshiba Corporation’s Storage & Electronic Devices Solutions Company (“Toshiba”).



Hypo-Allergenic Silicon Wristband

Removable Titanium plates are integrally positioned into the HELO’s patented hypo-allergenic silicon band.  The patented clip-on plate system contains slots for its natural mineral stone plates.  Simply place your stone plates in whichever slot is the most comfortable for you.


HELO STONES

Each stone has a different health purpose

99% pure Germanium Stone.
Himalayan Salt Stone


ENHANCING WITH MINERALS

MAKING THE HELO EVEN BETTER:
The HELO wristband is one of the only health monitors on the market to give the customer the ability to add components to the HELO wristband that can give you amazing benefits to your lifestyle. Even the HELO wristband itself is made of materials to encourage good health, not the other way around.

The HELO Wristband:
The HELO wristband is made from a Hypoallergenic silicon rubber. The Hypoallergenic nature of the silicon prevents rashes or irritations while still maintaining a comfortable feel.

The HELO Mineral Plates

Discover the power of having the same natural minerals and elements that our body is comprised of; right on the HELO wristband.

HELO Himalayan Salt Plates.

HELO Himalayan Salt Plates are designed to increase the health benefits of the HELO wristband. Himalayan Salt contains the same 84 natural minerals and elements found in the human body. Our skin tries to absorb everything it comes in contact with, so why not try to have something good on it.

HELO Germanium Plates
Discover how Enhancing with Minerals can Benefit Your Life

PROVEN SCIENCE BEHIND THE PROPERTIES OF NATURAL STONES

Germanium:
Germanium is commonly used as a semiconductor.  It is used in integrated electronic circuitry and transistors.  Some Germanium compounds are anti-bacterial.  They are toxic to bacteria, but harmless to mammals.  The HELO uses Germanium to facilitate the transfer of ionic charges.

Pink Himalayan Salt:
Pink Himalayan salt is primarily sodium chloride.  It also contains the same 84 minerals and elements which are naturally found in the human body.

Working on the same principle as a Himalayan salt lamp works, Pink Himalayan salt crystals neutralize and purify the body from positive ionic discharges released by electronic devices.

This positive to negative ion displacement helps to create mood boosting effects to dispel depression and low energy.


IMPROVED BLOOD CIRCULATION:
HELO’s wearable stone technology improves blood circulation by increasing the oxygen level in your blood.

The Far Infrared Rays (FIR) activate water molecules in the body’s cells, thus enhancing oxygen distribution in the blood stream.  Improved oxygenated blood circulation helps the body to relax.

Higher blood oxygenation promotes healing.  This leads to a more restful and better quality of sleep.

BUILT-IN PANIC BUTTON FOR PEACE OF MIND:
If you or your loved one are having health issues, or feel you are in a dangerous situation…possibly alone, out jogging, stranded, whether you are hiking, climbing a mountaintop, or simply have a flat tire, the HELO smart band wearer can simply press the HELO’s panic button. (twice)

Using SMS technology, coupled with Google Maps downloaded to your Smart phone, the HELO will automatically notify your loved ones to let them know you need immediate assistance.

Notification is by phone call and by an SMS message.  (SMS is the abbreviation for “Short Message Service”, also known as a text message).

PROTECT YOUR LOVED ONES.
HELO SOS and GUARDIAN Feature

HELO Wearable Technology Keeps Your Family Safe

The HELO wristband has the power to send an emergency SMS text message to your friends and family in the event of an emergency. The SMS text message includes the GPS location of the person in trouble. Add up to 3 people to the emergency contact list. Some advanced features require a paired smartphone or tablet with active data connection and subscription service.

Check out this Video of the Emergency Feature in Action >>>> http://helonigeria.helo.life/info


GPS POSITION:
Via the Toshiba ApP Lite™ chipset technology, the exact GPS coordinates of your location are provided to your loved one via Blue Tooth technology from your HELO to your phone, and from your phone to the cell phone tower.

Once received by your loved one, he or she can then give the exact GPS coordinates to law enforcement, emergency medical teams (EMTs) or call a close neighbor to immediately come check on you or your loved one.

HELO APP FOR SMART PHONE:
Once you purchase and receive you HELO smart band, download the HELO app from the Google Play Store on your smart phone (Android or ioS) to be able to monitor your own major health parameters, or the health status of a loved one.

Receive continuous feedback and data presentation in real time. not only to monitor your own health, but for:


Aging Parents:
Monitor aging parents or an elderly relative who lives alone, whether they live across the street, or across the country.

Mentally Challenged:
Monitor a loved one who is mentally challenged with Alzheimer’s, dementia, a child with Down’s Syndrome, or others with cognitive mental health challenges. You will be able to view not only their vital signs, but via BlueTooth technology, the HELO also provides you with your loved one’s GPS coordinate location, should they become confused, lost, or unable to find their way home.  All they need to do is push their Panic Button (twice). The smart band alerts whichever primary emergency contact(s) you specify via SMS and an e-mail with your exact GPS location.

Child Health
Monitor your child’s health in real time, whether you are at home or at work.

Your Partner/Spouse’s Health
Monitor your spouse’s health.

Your Health
Monitor your own vital signs. (heart rate, breathing rate, number of steps taken, etc.)

The HELO technology wrist band promotes health, fitness, and peace of mind, for you, and your family.



HELO HEALTH & LIFESTYLE ORACLE AVAILABILITY

The HELO is not available in stores.

It is only sold online, by Wor(l)d Global Network distributors.

ONE FOR YOU

Purchase a single HELO smart wristband for your own personal health and fitness monitoring.

FAMILY PLAN

Purchase a HELO smart wristband Family Plan and start monitoring the health and fitness of your entire family.

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MINERAL WATER POT

WATER PURIFICATION MINERAL WATER POT
This unique Mineral Pot promotes health and youthfulness through water.
Mineral Water Pot provides clean, pure water with added benefits of Far-Infrared Ray ( FIR ).This unique filtration system imitates the natural mineral spring water, eliminates contaminants in water.
How does FIR activated water function in our body? Water that has been purified is activated by FIR entitle from bio-ceramic beads incorporated in the unit. Bio-ceramics is a material treated to emit FIR.This has a special effect on water molecules and infissesa form of energy found to be vital for living things.
The human body is 70% water, an essential nutrient that helps transport nutrients and waste products in and out of cells and is necessary for all body function of digestion, absorption, circulation and excretion. As a rule, eight (8-oz) glasses a day should be taken to replace water lost daily through breathing , sweat, and other activities. Hence the need for clean, pure and mineralized water.
THIS MINERAL WATER POT HAS HIGH ENERGY AND BIO-MAGNETIC 8 STEPS FILTRATION SYSTEM :
1. CERAMIC FILTER:
The Ceramic Filter is made from a highly compressed ceramic diatomic substance. It is highly resistance to heat as tested by professionals.
The Ceramic Filter Diamotor is 0.2 micro diameter of bacteria; which is 0.5-1.0 micron. Its function is to filter all dirts, sand particles and bacteria to ensure that your water is free from any harmful disease such as Typhoid, Cholera and Dysentery.
2. ACTIVATED CARDON:
Removes Chlorine, THMS, Organic Chemicals, unpleasant odor and color. The end result is pure crystal mineral water.
3. SILICA SAND:
Removes acidic components from the water and therapy brings about a PH balance.
4. ZEOLITE:
Removes heavy metals such as lead, mercury, gold, and silver. Heavy metals can accumulate in our bodies, high level of heavy metal lead of a wide range of terminal illness.
5. MINERAL SAND:
Release mineral, adjust the PH of the water to mild alkaline which helps restore the PH balance of the body fluid.
6. BIOCHEMICAL BALL:
Increase Oxygen and Minerals for our body need.
7. MINERAL STONE:
This andosite contains various nourishing minerals such as Potassium, Sodium, Calcium and Magnesium and other micro elements which are essential for good health.
8. M AGNETIC WATER TAP:
The earth’s magnetic field, generally promotes vitality for the human body. To exploit this essence, the outlet tap of the water system is fitted with magnets in line with the latest water technology. Magnetized water has free moving hexagonal structured water molecules in harmony with body fluid. Just like mineral spring water.
It promotes health and vitality and impacts many therapeutic properties.

HEALTH IS WEALTH

Apple chief Tim Cook: I'm proud to be gay

Apple chief Tim Cook: 'I'm proud to be gay'

Mr Cook said he made his announcement to try to help people struggling with their identity

Apple chief executive Tim Cook has publicly acknowledged his sexuality, saying that he is "proud to be gay".

Mr Cook made his announcement to try to help people struggling with their identity, he wrote in a Bloomberg article.

He has been open about his sexuality, but has also tried to maintain a basic level of privacy until now, he said.

This week Mr Cook challenged his home state of Alabama to ensure the rights of gay and transgender people.

"I don't consider myself an activist, but I realize how much I've benefited from the sacrifice of others," he wrote.

"So if hearing that the CEO [chief executive] of Apple is gay can help someone struggling to come to terms with who he or she is, or bring comfort to anyone who feels alone, or inspire people to insist on their equality, then it's worth the trade-off with my own privacy," he added.

Mr Cook said that he had been open about his sexuality with many people, including colleagues at Apple, but that it still "wasn't an easy choice" to publicly announce his sexual orientation.

Terror "Wi-Fi signal" delays flight

'Terror' wi-fi signal leaves LA-London flight grounded
By Zoe Kleinman

Wi-fi networks appear when detected by mobile devices.

A wi-fi signal named "Al-Quida Free Terror Nettwork" (sic) has resulted in a long delay for passengers on a plane at Los Angeles airport.

A passenger alerted American Airlines cabin crew when his smartphone identified the network as one available nearby and police were notified.

After an investigation lasting several hours, police at the airport said no crime had been committed.

The flight from LA to London on Sunday was eventually rescheduled for Monday.

Many broadband subscribers re-name their home wi-fi network to personalise it.

When a device comes within range of the network, its name will appear on a list of potentially available wi-fi connections.

While some use their family name or the name of their house, others take a more satirical approach.

'Sometimes it's funny'
"It can be a kooky way of saying you support a local football team or you want to bait your neighbour who supports the opposing team," said Stuart Miles of tech review site Pocket Lint.

"Some people use it as advertising. It's an unwritten code of spreading a message that you're allowed to do - but obviously sometimes it's funny and sometimes it's not."

In a discussion about favourite wi-fi names on community site Reddit, users admitted to using titles like "FBI Surveillance Van", "ISIS HQ" and names that sounded like computer viruses to alarm passers-by.

The acronym LAN (Local Area Network) - the name given to a network linking a small group of computers in a home or business hub - has also been the subject of puns.

'Get off my LAN', 'the promised LAN' and 'WuTangLAN', a homage to US rappers Wu-Tang Clan, are popular choices.

Bale nominated for Ballon d'Or

Bale nominated for Ballon d'Or

                                     Gareth Bale scored 22 goals for Real Madrid last season

Wales forward Gareth Bale is the only player from the home nations on the 23-man shortlist for the Fifa 2014 men's world footballer of the year award.

Bale, 25, scored 22 goals for Real Madrid last season, as the La Liga side won the Champions League.

Five Premier League players in Thibaut Courtois, Diego Costa, Angel Di Maria, Eden Hazard and Yaya Toure have also been nominated for the Ballon d'Or.

Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo will be looking to retain the award.

Barcelona forward Lionel Messi, who has won the award three times in the last four years, is also on the shortlist, alongside team-mate Neymar.

The 23 shortlist will be reduced to three in December before the winners are announced on 12 January, 2015 in Zurich.

There is no place for Barcelona striker Luis Suarez, who played a crucial role in helping Uruguay qualify for the last 16 in Brazil but was suspended from all football-related activity for four months for biting Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini.

In terms of Premier League clubs, Chelsea have the most players on the list with three - Courtois, Costa and Hazard, with Manchester United (Di Maria) and Manchester City (Toure) each supplying one.

Real Madrid and Bayern Munich players dominate the list, with each club supplying six players.

World Cup winners Germany have the most players nominated with six, with Spain and Argentina three apiece and France and Belgium two each.

Wales, Portugal, Sweden, Brazil, Netherlands, Colombia and Ivory Coast each have one of their players in contention.

Carlo Ancelotti, who guided Real Madrid to the Champions League, Super Cup and Copa del Rey last season, has been nominated for the coach of the year award.

Chelsea's Jose Mourinho, Manchester City's Manuel Pellegrini and Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal, who guided Netherlands to the third place in the World Cup, are also on the 10-man list for the coach award, alongside World Cup winning coach Joachim Low.

Fifa world men's player of the year shortlist: Gareth Bale (Wales, Real Madrid), Karim Benzema (France, Real Madrid), Diego Costa (Spain, Chelsea), Thibaut Courtois (Belgium, Chelsea), Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal, Real Madrid), Angel Di Maria (Argentina, Manchester United), Mario Gotze (Germany, Bayern Munich), Eden Hazard (Belgium, Chelsea), Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Sweden, Paris St-Germain), Andres Iniesta (Spain, Barcelona), Toni Kroos (Germany, Real Madrid), Philipp Lahm (Germany, Bayern Munich), Javier Mascherano (Argentina, Barcelona), Lionel Messi (Argentina, Barcelona), Thomas Muller (Germany, Bayern Munich), Manuel Neuer (Germany, Bayern Munich), Neymar (Brazil, Barcelona), Paul Pogba (France, Juventus), Sergio Ramos (Spain, Real Madrid), Arjen Robben (Netherlands, Bayern Munich), James Rodriguez (Colombia, Real Madrid), Bastian Schweinsteiger (Germany, Bayern Munich), Yaya Toure (Ivory Coast, Manchester City).

Fifa coach of the year shortlist: Carlo Ancelotti (Real Madrid), Antonio Conte (Juventus/Italy national team), Pep Guardiola (Bayern Munich), Jurgen Klinsmann (USA national team), Joachim Low (Germany national team), Jose Mourinho (Chelsea), Manuel Pellegrini (Manchester City), Alejandro Sabella (Argentina national team), Diego Simeone (Atletico Madrid), Louis van Gaal (Netherlands national team/Manchester United).

10 Commandments smashed by "Agents of Devil"

Agents: Man says devil made him do it; 10 Commandments smashed
By Ben Brumfield

The damaged remains of a Ten Commandments monument are gathered on the Oklahoma State Capitol grounds.

Though he told authorities that the devil made him do it, Satanists disapproved, after a man allegedly shattered a stone copy of the Ten Commandments last week.

The man is accused of running his car on Friday into a controversial 6-foot-tall granite tablet of the Biblical edicts erected near Oklahoma City's Capitol, CNN affiliate KFOR reported.

He then left his car standing, along with the monument, which -- as photos showed -- was smashed asunder through the second commandment: "Thou shalt not take the Name of the Lord thy God in vain."

He walked into the Federal Building on foot, where he made threats against President Obama and the federal government, KFOR reported, citing U.S. Secret Service agents.

The man told the agents that the devil made him wreck the religious monument, which was placed at the capital in late 2012.

He also said that he was mentally ill and had stopped taking his medication. He has been detained at a mental health facility for evaluation.

Condemnation of the destruction came quickly from two sources that have railed against the monument -- the ACLU of Oklahoma and the Satanic Temple.

The ACLU filed suit last year against the presence of the monument on state property, and on Friday, said that it would keep fighting for its removal, because it feels it it violates the Constitution.

But organization was also "outraged at this apparent act of vandalism."

"The Ten Commandments constitute a strong foundation in our clients' deeply held religious beliefs," the Oklahoma ACLU said in a statement.

The Satanic Temple has demanded to have a monument of its own erected next to the Judeo-Christian one.

And it still wants it, but "only alongside the 10 Commandments," it said in a statement posted by KFOR.

"If our monument stands at the state Capitol, we want it to compliment and contrast the Ten Commandments, with both standing unmolested as a testament to American religious freedom and tolerance."

The Satanists could well have that wish fulfilled, but only in part.

Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin has vowed to have the Ten Commandments monument rebuilt.

Ebola: U.S envoy condemns Ebola response

Ebola: Visiting envoy Samantha Power condemns response

Health workers in Guinea, which is Samantha Power's first stop

The US ambassador to the UN has begun a visit to the three nations worst hit by the Ebola outbreak, criticising the level of international support so far.

Samantha Power has landed in Guinea and will visit Sierra Leone and Liberia.

She told NBC some nations who offered backing "haven't taken responsibility yet" in supplying aid and doctors.

More than 10,000 people have contracted the Ebola virus, with 4,922 deaths, according to the World Health Organization's latest figures.

All but 27 of the cases have occurred inside Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea.

'Getting lapped'

Ms Power told NBC as she boarded her plane: "The international response to Ebola needs to be taken to a wholly different scale than it is right now."

She said: "You have countries at the UN where I work every day who are signing on to resolutions and praising the good work that the US and the UK and others are doing, but they themselves haven't taken the responsibility yet to send docs, to send beds, to send the reasonable amount of money."

                             Samantha Power has been critical of the international response

Ms Power told NBC the "mere fact of going as a member of the president's cabinet [shows] that we shouldn't be afraid", adding that her five-year-old son was "obsessed" with Ebola.

She will visit national Ebola coordination centres and meet US and UN workers, although it was not clear whether she would meet survivors of the outbreak.

Ms Power last week said the international community "isn't just losing the race to Ebola. We are getting lapped", and even praised Cuba - under a US embargo for decades - for its supply of doctors to Sierra Leone.

The Pentagon announced that a new commander, Maj Gen Gary Volesky, had taken over the US military mission to fight Ebola in West Africa.

It said that troops from the US 101st Division who arrived in Liberia 38 days ago had established two new laboratories and that a 25-bed hospital should be operational in the capital Monrovia by November.

The US has pledged 4,000 troops to build hospitals and to train health workers in West Africa, some 600 of whom have already arrived.

'Frightening'

However, new rules in some parts of the US on quarantining returning health workers have drawn criticism.

Strict quarantine rules were imposed after a US doctor tested positive for Ebola on his return to New York

A nurse put into isolation on her return from treating patients in Sierra Leone expressed anger at the way she was dealt with at Newark airport.

Kaci Hickox, of medical charity Doctors Without Borders, said the experience was frightening, and described seeing a "frenzy of disorganisation, fear and most frightening, quarantine".

She said she was kept in isolation at the airport terminal for seven hours and given only a cereal bar to eat.

New York, New Jersey and Illinois have imposed stricter quarantine rules than those at the federal level.

In the three states, anyone who has had contact with Ebola victims in West Africa now faces a mandatory 21-day quarantine period.

The White House said the states' stricter rules could put off aid workers and others travelling to West Africa to help mitigate the crisis at its source.

Although Ms Hickox tested negative in a preliminary test for the virus, she will remain under quarantine for three weeks and continue to be monitored by health officials.

The stricter measures were put in place in New York and New Jersey after a doctor, Craig Spencer, tested positive for the virus on his return from Guinea last week.

US President Barack Obama said in his weekly radio and online address that Americans had "to be guided by the facts - not fear".


Ebola virus disease (EVD)
• Symptoms include high fever, bleeding and central nervous system damage

• Spread by body fluids, such as blood and saliva

• Fatality rate can reach 90% - but current outbreak has mortality rate of about 70%

• No proven vaccine or cure

• Fruit bats, a delicacy for some West Africans, are considered to be virus's natural host