An illustration of Clostridium perfringens bacteria. This bacterium is one cause of myonecrosis, a “flesh-eating” infection that destroys muscle tissue. Seven people in San Diego have died in recent months from a “flesh eating” infection tied to use of black…
People with obesity, high blood sugar, high blood pressure or high cholesterol are often advised to eat less and move more, but our new research suggests there is now another simple tool to fight off these diseases: restricting your eating…
WARNING – DISTRESSING CONTENT: Detectives in Omsk, Russia, were alerted when the boy fled his home and told his neighbour about the abuse he received from his stepfather Sergey Kazakov A ‘sadistic’ IT company boss has been accused of forcing’…
WARNING – GRAPHIC IMAGES Karina Iskalieva, six, suffered from severe burns to 30% of her body after she ran into the cook at a kindergarten in the Kazakhstani city of Aktau A little girl was rushed to hospital with horrific…
The delicious scent of baking bread wafting out from the open doors of a nearby bakery can act like a time portal, instantly sweeping you from a busy street in New York to a tiny cafe in Paris that you…
Flu season is here, and it’s off to a strange start. The first unusual thing about this year’s flu season is how early it arrived. There are now 12 U.S. states reporting high levels of flu activity (mostly in the…
Julie Yacoub, who has dyed her hair before, was rushed to hospital by her mum after a severe allergic reaction caused her face to balloon which meant she was unable to see Julie Yacoub suffered a severe allergic reaction after…
Valentino Mondragon died after he fell from his mother and onto the floor at a hospital in the Argentinian city of Gualeguaychu, three hours north of Buenos Aires The baby died at Sanatorio Pronto in Gualeguaychu, Argentina (Image: Google Streetview)…
The baby has been given the name Diego Antonio by hospital staff after security guards hear his distressed cries and found him wrapped in blankets in a cardboard box The poor baby had only just been born when it was…
An American biotech company has launched clinical trials in Colombia to test a new therapy designed to reverse the aging process, and in turn, treat age-related diseases, according to news reports. But to steal a sip from this purported fountain…
