Pneumonia Outbreak in China Could Be SARS-Like Disease
Hong Kong medical experts believe that the viral pneumonia outbreak in the central Chinese city of Wuhan may be a result of a new kind of coronavirus, similar to that which causes severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), a viral respiratory illness that killed hundreds in 2003. Wuhan’s health commission has confirmed that seven of the 59 patients are very ill, … Continue reading
Flesh-Eating Ulcer ‘Epidemic’ in Australia a Mystery
Doctors in Australia have called for urgent research into why a flesh-eating ulcer has become a “worsening epidemic” in the state of Victoria. Local cases of Buruli ulcer, a skin disease most commonly found in Africa, have surged by 400% in the last four years, experts say. Infections have also become more severe and spread to new areas. Doctors do … Continue reading
Terrifying ‘Bleeding Eye Fever’ Spreading in East Africa
A new disease that allegedly leaves up to 40 percent of those affected dead is feared to be spreading across South Sudan and Uganda, with dozens of new cases registered in recent months. A girl in Uganda’s Nakaseke district reportedly died on Monday following three other deaths last December in South Sudan from “bleeding eye fever,” a highly contagious virus … Continue reading
The Brain Can Detect Disease in Others Even Before it Breaks Out
The human brain is much better than previously thought at discovering and avoiding disease, a new study led by researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden reports. Our sense of vision and smell alone are enough to make us aware that someone has a disease even before it breaks out. And not only aware – we also act upon the information … Continue reading
Terrifying Scientific Report Tells What Could End it All
It felt like 2017 couldn’t get much worse. But scientists have now warned that humanity is on the verge of being wiped off the face of the Earth. The Future of Humanity Institute (FHI), which is part of the Faculty of Philosophy at Oxford University, has advised world leaders to join together and put the brakes on an imminent global … Continue reading
Apollo Astronauts Experiencing Higher Rates of Cardiovascular-Related Deaths From Space Radiation
Members of the successful Apollo space program are experiencing higher rates of cardiovascular problems that are thought to be caused by their exposure to deep space radiation, according to a Florida State University researcher. In a new paper in Scientific Reports, FSU Dean of the College of Human Sciences and Professor Michael Delp explains that the men who traveled into … Continue reading
