Despite crushing defeats in Iraq and Syria, Islamic State’s propaganda mouthpiece urged lone-wolf attackers to unleash biological warfare on the West, including dissemination of viruses from feces and droppings of rats. A propaganda video released by a pro-Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS) propaganda mouthpiece had threatened to use the “silent destructive weapon” on Western countries, […]
A New Jersey father who contracted a flesh-eating bacteria while crabbing on the July 4 weekend might need to have his limbs amputated, but he hasn’t lost the will to live, his family says. Angel Perez, 60, of Millville was fishing for crabs when his family said he contracted Vibrio necrotizing fasciitis, a potentially deadly […]
Washington: Turns out, viruses with slower impact tend to alter the human body’s response to vaccines and pathogens alike. A research conducted at the University of California has shown that low levels of cytomegalovirus (CMV) have a significant impact on microbe and immune cell populations and how the immune system responds to the influenza vaccine. […]
LOGAN, Utah — West Nile Virus has been confirmed in Logan. According to a post on the city’s Facebook page, Logan City Mosquito Abatement has been notified by the Utah State Public Health Laboratory that one recent mosquito sample tested positive West Nile Virus. The mosquito trap where West Nile was confirmed was located in […]
A Sandy Springs hospital patient went into cardiac arrest after being injected with an unknown pink substance by one of his visitors, police confirmed. Sandy Springs police told Channel 2 Action News the patient was on the 6th floor of Northside Hospital July 27. Police said someone used a syringe to inject a 50-year-old man […]
Governor Dannel P. Malloy and state public health officials are advising Connecticut residents to be aware of a rapid build-up of West Nile virus activity within the state, as recent tests show that infected mosquitoes are increasing at levels higher than normal for this time of year. The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station has detected West […]
HARTFORD, CT — Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and state public health officials are advising Connecticut residents to be aware of a rapid build-up of West Nile virus (WNV) activity within the state as recent tests show that infected mosquitoes are rising at levels higher than normal for this time of year, state officials announced in […]
On Monday, the FDA issued a warning to seven companies that market products using laser or radio frequencies to help women “rejuvenate” their vaginas. The therapies, often involving probes, are sold to women on the promise that they will tighten and refresh vaginas into what is thought to be their most natural, beautiful state. The […]
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Some states are seeing an uptick in hand, foot, and mouth disease, a common viral illness that usually affects younger children, but adults can contract it, too. >> Read more trending news The contagious disease is popping up just before kids are set to go back to school. Doctors in several states are reporting cases […]
