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Keeping a packet of paracetamol handy in the cabinet might seem the safest and most convenient way to tackle pain. After all, it’s free from the stomach damaging side-effects of other painkillers, such as aspirin and ibuprofen. However, evidence is mounting to show that not only does paracetamol cause this kind of damage after all, […]
A US company that makes an experimental drug for treating the often deadly Ebola virus said Monday it has sent all its available supplies to West Africa. Some 961 people have died from the hemorrhagic fever in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Guinea and Nigeria since March during the largest Ebola outbreak in history. “In responding to
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This is the largest outbreak of Ebola in history, but it isn’t the first. The Ebola virus was first diagnosed in humans in 1976 in the Democratic Republic of Congo, when it infected 318 people. And most recently, 57 people in 2012, according to WHO. A team of Médecins sans Frontières (MSF) have been accused
Next time you think about cheering somebody up when they are upset, perhaps it might be best to just leave them alone. Trying to make somebody smile when they are miserable could actually make them feel worse, a study has found. If you force a friend to grin when they are in a bad mood
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Sleep is a real issue, particularly when you’re a student. If you’re in secondary school, you probably stay up super late doing homework only to wake up super early to go to school on time. In college, you have less of a structured schedule, but you’ve got to contend with loud roommates, a 24/7 social
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Eating any type of fish just once a week increases brain health, a study has revealed. Just one fillet – grilled or baked – boosts grey matter, regardless of how much omega-3 fatty acid it contains. Experts have previously said the anti-oxidant effect of omega-3 fatty acids – found in high amounts in fish, seeds,
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The reasons why the Ebola outbreak in West Africa has grown so large, and why it is happening now, may have to do with the travel patterns of bats across Africa and recent weather patterns in the region, as well as other factors, according to a researcher who worked in the region. The outbreak began
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For most people, ice cream is all about flavour. But for Spanish physicist Manuel Linares, it’s the colour that counts. Linares has created an ice cream that changes colour as it’s eaten. The fruity confection, called Xamaleón — as in, chameleon — starts out as a periwinkle blue and gradually morphs into hues of purple
The news over the past couple of weeks in Nigeria has all been about the Ebola Virus and the epidemic in West Africa that has seen 1-2 cases already found in Nigeria. Ebola is one of the scariest diseases in the world for 3 main reasons. 1. It’s highly contagious, 2. It kills within 2-14
You have a temperature and no appetite. Your head is aching and your throat is sore. It may appear as though a common cold is lurking, but unbeknownst to you the vicious Ebola virus has started to attack your immune system. The virus destroys the same cells as those targeted by HIV, though the Ebola
