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02/24/2018 / By Jhoanna Robinson

Controversy among scientists as “horsepox recipe” becomes public knowledge, raising fears terrorists will “hack” the virus to kill millions

A controversial paper, which was published in an issue of the journal PLOS ONE and which documents how to make a virus, has sparked public outcry in the scientific community. This bug, which is non-threatening to humans, is genetically similar to smallpox — a disease which killed at least 300 million people in the 20th century. […]

01/24/2018 / By Frances Bloomfield

Quarantine: Experts warn the live flu virus is infectious in the air around sick people – it can spread through breathing (no sneezing required)

Covering your mouth when coughing and sneezing may actually do little to stop the flu. Simply breathing out is more than enough for people with influenza to spread the disease. This is what a research team from the University of Maryland uncovered in their alarming study, recently published in the Proceedings of the National Academy […]

07/17/2017 / By Frances Bloomfield

SHOCKING: Only three percent of general practitioners in the U.K. have had Lyme disease training

The vast majority of general practitioners in the United Kingdom are ill-equipped to handle Lyme disease. So much so that, according to Lyme Disease UK, a mere three percent of general practitioners have completed the free online course on Lyme disease being offered by the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP). Taking into account the […]

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