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Solution to antibiotic resistance could be in your kitchen sponge

June 24, 2019 Researchers from the New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) have discovered bacteriophages, viruses that infect bacteria, living in their kitchen sponges.

Somalia and UN begin cholera vaccination drive targeting 650,000 people

June 23, 2019 Somali and UN agencies on Saturday started a week-long immunization campaign, using oral cholera vaccines in high-risk districts to prevent recurring cholera outbreaks in the country.

Red Cross gives Venezuela hospitals mosquito nets to battle malaria

June 23, 2019 The Red Cross will distribute mosquito nets to hospitals in Venezuela to counter the spread of malaria.

Encephalitis killed at least 161 children in India's Bihar

June 22, 2019 At least 161 children have died due to encephalitis in India\'s eastern state of Bihar, the state-run broadcaster All India Radio (AIR) said.

First mind-controlled robotic arm without brain implants created

June 20, 2019 A team of researchers from Carnegie Mellon University, in collaboration with the University of Minnesota, has made a breakthrough in the field of noninvasive robotic device control.

Research links fracking to higher radon levels in Ohio homes

June 19, 2019 A new study at The University of Toledo connects the proximity of fracking to higher household concentrations of radon gas, the second leading cause of lung cancer in the U.S.

Euthanasia law takes effect in Australia's Victoria state

June 19, 2019 Voluntary euthanasia became legal in the Australian state of Victoria, with the government saying it had extensive safeguards to prevent the process being misused while allowing people a compassionate choice over how they die.

No new Ebola cases in Uganda but more than 300,000 flee Congo, possibly infected

June 19, 2019 Uganda has not recorded any new case of Ebola since last week, the ministry of health has said, dismissing rumors of an outbreak in Mbarara district in western Uganda.

UK: Investigation underway into cases of listeria linked to sandwiches

June 19, 2019 On 14 June 2019, Public Health England, the Food Standards Agency (FSA) and the NHS confirmed that, following a retrospective analysis of Listeria cases, an additional 3 cases including 2 deaths were linked to this outbreak.

Free University of Brussels reveals new IVF technique that doubles chance of pregnancy

June 19, 2019 A team of researchers from the Free University of Brussels (VUB) has developed a technique which doubles the chances of becoming pregnant via in vitro fertilisation (IVF).

India sends high-level team to Bihar as over 100 kids die of encephalitis

June 18, 2019 The Indian government has sent a high level multi-disciplinary team to Muzaffarpur district of the eastern state of Bihar to support the state government in epidemiology research, as the death toll of kids dying due to Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) crossed the 100-mark.

Areas of Honduras under state of emergency due to dengue outbreak

June 17, 2019 mosquitoThe Health Department of Honduras has declared the state of emergency in 12 provinces due to the rise of dengue cases, a disease that is affecting on Saturday over 10,000 Hondurans with an increasing death toll.