Antibiotic resistance is becoming a deadly issue worldwide, as serious infections are becoming immune to common treatments, making them extremely difficult to manage. The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday that the problem is […]
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The Pentagon Just Got Busted Outsourcing Sensitive Programming Work To Russia
Recent reports indicate that Russian computer programmers were hired to help write computer software for critical military communications for the United States. The Russians proceeded to write the systems so that they could infect the […]
FDA Approves First Of Its Kind Cancer Fighting Treatment And It’s A Virus
The first instance of a virus-based cancer treatment within the United States was approved by the FDA this week, raising researchers’ hopes that similar cancer-fighting methods will soon follow. The genetically engineered herpes virus known […]
GlaxoSmithKline Releases Polio Virus Into Belgian River
In a display of corporate negligence, it was revealed that GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) dumped 12 gallons of live polio virus into a river in Belgium on September 2nd. The announcement was made by Belgium’s Institute of […]
Highly Contagious Fish Virus Now Spreading Across Europe
While Canada struggles with an influx of goldfish, in Europe koi and carp, relatives of the goldfish, are under serious threat from a disease experts say is spreading rapidly. Carp Edema Virus, known commonly as […]
Anxiety Running High As South Korea Confirms 9 MERS Deaths And 100 New Cases
South Korean health officials said on Wednesday that more than 100 people are now confirmed to have been infected with the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) virus. The number of officially confirmed cases is now […]
MERS Virus Outbreak Continues To Worsen As 6 Now Dead In South Korea
The picture in South Korea, the country hardest hit by the deadly Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, continued to worsen this weekend. South Korea reported its sixth death from MERS on Monday, and said it has […]
Deadly MERS Virus Spreading Fast In South Korea, 700 People Now Isolated
The deadly Middle East Respiratory Syndrome continues to rapidly spread across the world on Monday, as South Korean health officials quarantined nearly 700 people in an effort to stop the spread of the deadly virus […]