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Fake Ebola cures hit internet, causing two deaths already

Aug 17, 2014

The World Health Organization (WHO) is not only trying to battle the Ebola virus outbreak in Africa, but now has to combat the many rumors floating around that certain products can cure the virus. Currently, th...

Ebola outbreak makes USA Basketball cancel Senegal trip

Platonium

Aug 16, 2014

Health

USA Basketball had plans to go to Senegal later this month before the FIBA World Cup, but the current Ebola outbreak has put a stop to those plans. The team was supposed to go to Senegal on August 27 to hold...

Facebook bringing free internet to Zambia

Platonium

Jul 31, 2014

Innovation

In one of its first steps towards providing internet access to the world, Facebook is soon to be an internet provider to the African country Zambia. The internet service will go through a new app called Inte...

African Ebola is Round the Corner, Just a Plane Ride Away From US

Abby Smith

Jul 29, 2014

Health

The world can no longer remain oblivious to the Ebola epidemic in Western Africa. As the number deaths surge the world remains in its ostrich like attitude thinking that it is insulated from the Ebola outbreak ...

GSK applies for world’s first Malaria Vaccine for regulatory approval

Abby Smith

Jul 24, 2014

Health

Africa - The regulatory approval of world’s first vaccine against malaria in children has been applied by GlaxoSmithKline (NASDAQ:GSK) on Thursday. This will be evaluated by European Medicine Agency (EMA) in as...

New mouse sized Sengi Species with genetic link to Elephants discovered in Africa

Platonium

Jun 30, 2014

Innovation

Humans are mammals and they rule upon all other animals. Well this is something which even a primary class student can explain. However a new discovery has underlined the fact that so much is unknown and waitin...

New species of round eared Sengis Mouse with Elephant genes discovered

Platonium

Jun 29, 2014

Innovation

A new species of elephant shrew, or round-eared segni, called the Macroscelides micus has been discovered in the Namib desert by a group of researchers at the California Academy of Sciences. Humans are mamma...

Ebola Outbreak in West Africa worst ever, says WHO

Ally Stackhouse

Jun 27, 2014

Health, World

The Ebola outbreak in West Africa has reached alarming proportions and the WHO has hinted that drastic action needs to be done to control the epidemic. More than 600 cases have been reported since March. ‘WHO’ ...

Ebola Epidemic is out of control in West Africa, says WHO Doctors

Platonium

Jun 23, 2014

Health

WHO, West Africa - The Ebola virus is currently running rampant through Africa, relief workers on the ground have said. The World Health Organization (WHO) has already reported 567 cases and 350 deaths since ep...

WHO reports five more deaths in Sierra Leone due to Ebola

Ally Stackhouse

May 28, 2014

Health

The Ebola epidemic in Africa is slowly spreading and 5 new deaths have been reported in Sierra Leone. It is the first deaths related to the dreaded disease in the country. The new deaths have been confir...

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