October 24, 2015 Builder loses all four limbs to life-threatening flesh-eating bug A builder from England who initially thought he had the flu was hospitalized and given a zero percent chance of survival by doctors after he contracted a mysterious flesh-eating bug.
October 23, 2015 Tattooing may be ancient, but safety questions remain Tattoo health and safety regulations tend to focus on short-term risks like infections, but little is actually known about the long-term risks of living with ink under your skin, according to a new review in The Lancet.
October 23, 2015 Doctors pluck worm from boy’s eye by luring it with basil leaves A 17-year-old Peruvian boy can see more clearly after doctors plucked a worm that had burrowed into his eye by luring it with basil leaves, Central European News (CEN) reported.
February 5, 2015 High school student died from flesh-eating bacteria following dental procedure A Maine high school student who died in February after undergoing a routine dental procedure was killed by a rare flesh-eating bacteria
November 20, 2014 Flu Vaccine Helps Prevent H1N1 Contagion In 2009, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) declared the appearance of H1N1 — popularly known as swine flu — a national health emergency. The health emergency was declared over in June 2010, but the H1N1 virus may still spread just like any seasonal flu. Severe cases of H1N1 have resulted in hospitalization and death, but the illness is treatable and preventable with a flu vaccine.
