Hospital water samples positive for Legionella
Hong Kong Standard (press release) Water samples at St Paul's Hospital tested positive for Legionella bacteria, the Department of Health has revealed. The Centre for Health Protection announced earlier that a 68-year-old man, who was in St Paul's, suffered from Legionnaires' disease ... |
TIME |
7-year-old Indiana Girl Dies After Being Diagnosed With Flu, Scarlet Fever and Strep Throat
TIME A first-grader from Columbus, Indiana, has died after being diagnosed with a combination of the flu, scarlet fever and strep throat, according to local media reports. Savanna Jessie, a 7-year-old first grader at Columbus Signature Academy's Lincoln ... Seven-year-old girl dies from flu after returning from hospital Girl, 7, dies of the flu just hours after she was sent home from hospital 7-year-old dies after being diagnosed with flu |
Gizmodo |
A New Report Links Cellphone Radiation to Cancer in Rats, but It's No Smoking Gun
Gizmodo On Friday, the National Toxicology Program (NTP), a division of the Department of Health and Human Services, threw fresh kindling onto the smoldering debate over whether cellphones are harmful to our health. It released two draft reports on its ... Cancer Risk From Cellphone Radiation Is Small, Studies Show Cellphone radiation linked to tumours in male rats Statement from Jeffrey Shuren, MD, JD, director of the FDA's Center for Devices and Radiological Health on the ... |
ABC News |
Everyday noises may cause increased risk of heart disease, experts say
ABC News The jackhammer outside the window, the honking horns -- for many of us, loud noise can be a source of stress or a frequent annoyance. Heavy road traffic, loud office conversations, live music concerts, noise from construction sites or even loud ... Noise pollution linked to increased risk of heart disease |
MIT Technology Review |
A biotech CEO explains why he injected himself with a DIY herpes treatment on Facebook Live
MIT Technology Review Aaron Traywick, CEO of Ascendance Biomedical, injects himself with an untested herpes treatment at BDYHAX, a biohacking conference in Austin, Texas, on February 4. Ford Fisher | Facebook Live video. Aaron Traywick took to the stage at a biohacking ... This Biohacker Just Injected Himself With A DIY Herpes Treatment Aaron Traywick Injects Himself With Experimental Gene Therapy Biohacker Injects DIY Herpes Vaccine on Facebook Live |