Archive: 02/10/2014
Researchers develop the first neurophysiological model of how humans sense wetness
Human sensitivity to wetness plays a role in many aspects of daily life. Whether feeling humidity, sweat or a damp towel, we often encounter stimuli that feel wet. Though it seems simple, feeling that something is wet is ...
Oct 2, 2014
Ebola death toll passes 3,300: WHO
The death toll in the world's worst-ever Ebola epidemic has now soared past 3,300, with the virus killing almost half of the more than 7,000 people it has infected, according to World Health Organization figures released ...
Oct 2, 2014
Pakistan set to record highest number of polio cases: officials
Health officials in Pakistan on Thursday said the country was set to break its record for the highest number of polio cases in a year, as Islamist militants continue to prevent vaccination efforts.
Oct 2, 2014
Five people contract Ebola every hour in S.Leone: charity
Five people are being infected with Ebola every hour in Sierra Leone and demand for treatment beds is far outstripping supply, the Save the Children charity warned on Thursday.
Oct 2, 2014
US hunts contacts of seriously ill Ebola patient
US health officials scoured the Dallas area Wednesday for people—including schoolchildren—who came in contact with a Liberian man who was diagnosed with Ebola, as it emerged a hospital mix-up saw him initially turned ...
Oct 2, 2014
Australia lifts Ebola donation to $16 million
Australia more than doubled its donation to the fight against Ebola in West Africa to 18 million Australian dollars ($16 million) on Thursday, but resisted demands to send personnel.
Oct 2, 2014
New drug achieves significant additional cholesterol-lowering in people with inherited high cholesterol on statins
Evolocumab, an injected form of a new class of drugs called PCSK9 inhibitors[1], is highly effective at reducing low-density lipoprotein (LDL) or "bad cholesterol" levels with few side effects in people with familial hypercholesterolaemia ...
Oct 2, 2014