Thousands of people have been placed under quarantine in a town in northwest China after a man died of pneumonic plague and 11 others were confirmed infected with the deadly lung infection. picked by kakana 4 months ago

And you thought you hated going to the dentist! This elephant went through quite an ordeal to have the second of two infected tusks removed. picked by Browntrout 3 years ago

Scott's newest novel, Infected comes out April 1st. It is a science-fiction/horror blend. You can download it for free for the next few days. It is in pdf format. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

Does science fiction really cease to be science fiction if you can't understand the science? I'm reminded of Arthur C. Clarke's famous quote: Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. picked by Bornbad 4 months ago

An 11-year-old boy forced two pre-school-aged girls to have sex with him, infected them with sexually transmitted diseases, but will not be prosecuted by West Australian authorities. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Jamba Juice warns customers of hepatitis risk. The company will cover certain medical expenses related to the diagnosis and treatment of hepatitis A in customers of a store where an infected woman worked. Well that's good caused I'm thirsty! picked by misswinkle 2 years ago

Which is excessively bad news considering how terrible the Icelandic financial crisis has been and continues to be. Such news will only make things worse especially since fishing is 40% of their export earnings and counts for 8% of the work force. picked by bernardblack 12 months ago

Now that consumers are getting a handle on spam and infected junk mail, they have a new problem to worry about. Malicious code embedded in many web pages will quietly download programs to your computer. Google ran a couple billion pages through a filter and over 4.5 million tripped the alarm. picked by BrownTrout 3 years ago

A gay gang that allegedly raped victims lured on the internet, drugged them and infected them with the AIDS virus has shocked the Netherlands and raised questions over its liberal sex culture. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Young man fell sick after he was deliberately infected with HIV by his homosexual partner. However, the accused says he is not guilty picked by maxriter 3 years ago

Tuberculosis sufferers in Khayelitsha, Cape Town, were found to be selling samples of their sputum to healthy people to pass off as their own in a scam to gain medical grants.

An investigation identified people with TB charging R50-100 (£4.10-£8.20) for saliva samples contained in bottles stolen from health clinics. picked by Bingo 2 months ago

Bird flu may have infected an Indonesian woman's brain before it killed her yesterday, marking the 150th fatality caused by the virus worldwide since late 2003. picked by robfouryqr 3 years ago

Forget what's number one at the box office this week. The most exciting new film features the intricate workings of the body, filmed by scientists using ground-breaking technology. picked by AutumnLotus 12 months ago

Texas A&M University is under review this week by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for failing to report that a researcher was accidentally infected with brucella, a bioweapon agent being studied on campus. picked by VooDooPeacock 3 years ago

HIV-infected babies given antiretroviral drugs in the first weeks of life were four times more likely to survive than those left untreated, raising hopes that more young lives can be saved. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

In a breakthrough that could potentially lead to a cure for HIV infection, scientists have discovered a way to remove the virus from infected cells, a study released Thursday said. picked by mariusz712 2 years ago

The first cases of novel influenza A (H1N1), commonly called swine flu because of its swine origin, were detected in April 2009. Because the virus is spread similar in a similar way to regular seasonal influenza through the coughs and sneezes of infected people, swine flu has changed the face of the Earth. Here are ten images that will show you how. picked by bornbad 6 months ago

Students at a St. Louis high school go for HIV testing after an infected individual tells school officials they might have been exposed. picked by JoshSF49 1 year ago

Pictures of the last days of a man infected with HIV. Alone and with his family. Besides, the man is on drugs (the possible cause of infection) picked by maxriter 2 years ago

To test his theory, and to see whether he can translate it into therapeutic pay dirt, Dr. Pritchard is recruiting clinical trial participants willing to be infected with 10 hookworms each in hopes of banishing their allergies and asthma. picked by Magellan 1 year ago