You Can Contract Fatal Bacteria Just By Sniffing
James St. John, a lead researcher on the study. Image: EurekaAlert Everything is dangerous. Sitting too much is bad, washing machines are infestation sites for E. coli and now the simple act of sniffing can infect you with a bacteria that has a 50 per cent chance of killing you. We’ve long known about the bacteria, which is called Burkholderia pseudomallei and leads to a disease called melioidosis found in southeast Asia and Australia. But until this week’s findings, published in the journal I..>> view originalYour Daily Coffee Intake Could Be Making You Deaf, Says Science
What's that doctor? Oh I sure do love a latte, yes (Photo by Amanda Mills via)Coffee's nice, isn't it? Smells like the house creaking awake sometime after sunrise on one of those postcard-perfect mornings. Smells like the full English breakfast your dad used to make on a Sunday. Or, hey, maybe it smells like the creeping sense of anxiety that sets in with the realization you're about 40 minutes away from missing that deadline. Perhaps it smells like the stale tar at the back of your throat rem..>> view originalAIDS epidemic no longer a public health issue in Australia, scientists say
AIDS epidemic no longer a public health issue in Australia, scientists say Posted July 10, 2016 16:09:19 The nation's top scientists have declared "the end of AIDS" as a public health issue, as Australia joins the ranks of a select few countries which have successfully beaten the epidemic. Key points:Number of AIDS-related deaths in Australia so low it is not recordedAt peak in 1990s, about 1,000 Australians died each yearEnd of AIDS is not the end of HIV, experts sa..>> view originalFake medical practitioners perform cosmetic surgeries in Sydney flats and hotel rooms
Video will begin in 5 seconds. 'She used my skin for practice' Helena Chen's cosmetic surgery went awfully wrong when she hired a "backyard" surgeon. PT2M10S 620 349 The skin around Helena Chen's eyes is scarred, swollen and bruised.Her left eye is now larger than the right and she will have to wait months before she knows if she has been permanently damaged after she had double eyelid surgery in March. Helena Chen's eyelids have been left sc..>> view originalDEA to consider rescheduling marijuana — for the fourth time
Ned MilenkovichOn April 4, 2016, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) wrote a letter to several U.S. Senators signaling its plan to decide whether marijuana should be reclassified under federal law in “the first half of 2016.” The DEA letter came in response to a 2015 letter drafted by Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and seven other Democratic senators asserting that the federal government should provide for research into marijuana’s medical benefits. The DEA, in its response letter, ..>> view original'staggering' number of Australians losing limbs to diabetes
Calls to address 'staggering' number of Australians losing limbs to diabetes Updated July 10, 2016 14:22:22 What began as a pin-hole sized lesion on the bottom of Alan Tillotson's foot quickly turned into a nasty infection, leading to the amputation of his leg. Key points:Estimated 4,400 diabetes-related amputations in Australia each year100,000 diagnosed with diabetes in past year alone, says Diabetes Australia CEONo formal reporting system in place, but many hospit..>> view originalNational Diabetes Week from July 10-16 raises awareness of diabetes
ZOE Gregory, 6, doesn’t go more than two hours without checking her blood sugar levels, even in the middle of the night.The Port Melbourne grade one student has been subjected to twice-daily insulin injections since she was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in March and has her finger pricked up to 12 times day.Mum Jennifer said Zoe’s diagnosis had been a huge shock to the whole family.“We’re past the shock a bit now but we’re still trying to handle (the diabetes),” Mrs Gregory said.Mrs Gregory sai..>> view original
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