Archive: 14/05/2014

US experts urge focus on ethics in brain research (Update)

Ethics must be considered early and often as the field of modern neuroscience forges ahead, to avoid repeating a dark period in history when lobotomies were common, experts said Wednesday.

May 14, 2014

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Uganda's president urged to veto 'flawed' HIV law

Rights groups are urging Uganda's president to veto a new measure that they say hurts the fight against HIV and AIDS in the country.

May 14, 2014

Eight dead, hundreds ill from 'tainted water' in Philippines

Health officials are testing for cholera and other diseases after eight people died and hundreds more fell ill in a remote area in the Philippines, possibly from contaminated water, authorities said Wednesday.

May 14, 2014

Netherlands reports first case of MERS virus

A first case of the dangerous Middle East Respiratory Virus (MERS) has been detected in the Netherlands, in a man who had travelled to Saudi Arabia, authorities said Wednesday.

May 14, 2014

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UN warns countries to bolster fight against MERS virus (Update)

The UN health agency Wednesday warned countries to bolster their guard against the MERS virus, which has killed 152 people in Saudi Arabia and is causing alarm as it spreads elsewhere.

May 14, 2014

Understanding the 1918 flu pandemic can aid in better infectious disease response

The 1918 Flu Pandemic infected over 500 million people, killing at least 50 million. Now, a researcher at the University of Missouri has analyzed the pandemic in two remote regions of North America, finding that despite their ...

May 14, 2014

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On the track of the deadly parasite Leishmania

Leishmaniasis is one of the most underreported and insufficiently monitored diseases in the world. According to the WHO more than 300.000 people are infected annually with the most severe form of this disease - kala-azar. ...

May 14, 2014