Hair loss is typically considered the domain of aging men, but this equal-opportunity condition — which has many causes — can affect virtually anyone. Alopecia is the medical term for hair loss, and it doesn’t only happen on the scalp.…
Nolan Anderson was playing on the beach at Krabi in southern Thailand as his dad worked out nearby when he was pounced on by the pack of animals One of the wild dogs on the beach in Thailand (Image: ViralPress)…
A man has been placed in quarantine after displaying symptoms of the killer illness. Australia has said that passengers arriving from Wuhan City, China will be screened for symptoms of Coronavirus. There are fears the deadly Coronavirus has spread to…
Humans are bombarded by digital media 24 Is that a problem? There’s a lot of talk about digital media. Increasing screen time has created worries about media’s impacts on democracy, addiction, depression, relationships, learning, health, privacy and much more. The…
The hotel’s residents were sleeping when a pressurised pipe burst and sprayed scalding hot water into a downstairs cellar which reportedly did not have windows or an emergency exit Five people including a child died when they were “boiled alive”…
The koala bear is one of 20 species facing extinction and now a heartbreaking image of the tiny marsupial so desperate for water licking the road has emerged A koala licking rainwater off a road in New South Wales (Image:…
One-fifth of U.S. teen girls reported experiencing major depression in 2017. We’re in the middle of a teen mental health crisis — and girls are at its epicenter. Since 2010, depression, self-harm and suicide rates have increased among teen boys.…
Police have arrested two men over the gun attack in the Irish capital which is being linked to spiralling gang violence in the city The shooting happened yesterday morning (Image: PA) One of the victims of a brutal shooting “died…
Our ancestors of yore were plagued by recurrent bouts of malaria, deadly tuberculosis infections, constant syphilis outbreaks and bacteria-laced wounds that never healed. But armed with vaccines and antibiotics, modern-day humans can now avoid or be treated for these and…
Passengers have their temperature checked at Hong Kong international airport in 2015 as part of preventive measures against the spread of Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS). As an outbreak of a new virus in China spreads to other countries, U.S.…
Tributes have been made to 20-year-old Cameron Blair, a Cork Institute of Technology student who collapsed and died after being stabbed in the neck while at a house party in the Irish city The 20-year-old was fatally stabbed on Thursday…
The number of deaths from sepsis worldwide is much higher than previously thought, with an estimated 20% of people dying from the life-threatening condition, according to a new study. The study, published today (Jan. 16) in the journal The Lancet,…