The Centre for Health Protection says a 37-year-old man tested positive on Wednesday for a rare case of the Herpes B virus in humans. The centre says initial investigations show the man was wounded by wild monkeys, who are natural carriers of the virus, and he is now in a critical condition in intensive care…
Avian influenza or bird flu usually occurs among wild aquatic birds worldwide and can infect domestic poultry. Cases of human infection caused by exposure to infected animals are rare and sporadic…
Video game publisher Atari has bought the rights to Rollercoaster Tycoon 3 from developer Frontier for $7m. (To be clear, Rollercoaster Tycoon 3 itself is worth much less – around a fiver on Steam.) The deal means Atari will be considered the game’s publisher going forward…
The UN Human Rights Council will consider a draft resolution on Friday calling for an arms embargo on Israel, citing the “plausible risk of genocide in Gaza”. If the draft…
New research points to a clear origin for humanity’s love of farm-raised chicken eggs. Archaeologists say they’ve found evidence showing that humans in Central Asia began to raise the forebears of modern chickens for their eggs as early as 400 BCE. The reliable supply of eggs also helped the bird become a widely…Read more…
An article published in the Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering describes a possible strategy for promoting selective inhibition of multidrug-resistant bacteria, which are increasingly abundant owing to the indiscriminate use of antibiotics and are therefore a major human health hazard…
The leader of the humanitarian group World Central Kitchen accused Israel of systematically targeting its Gaza workers in a deadly strike after a military spokesperson said the IDF wrongly identified the convoy as hostile targets. CBS News’ Holly Williams and Nancy Cordes report…