Charissa Echavez

WHO Clarification: Moderate Consumption of Processed Meat is Okay

Medicine & Technology Nov 02, 2015

Because of the various reactions from netizens, the WHO issued a clarification statement regarding its previous report on the causal relationship of processed meat and cancer.

Oregon Teen in Hospital for Bubonic Plague

Nov 02, 2015

Health officials affirmed that a 16-year-old girl from Oregon contracted bubonic plague last Friday, Oct. 30.

Google "Who's Down" App Shows Who's Ready To Hang Out

Nov 02, 2015

The latest app "Who's Down" allows you to view who among your friends are available to hang out.

Antibiotic Resistant Lyme disease

Nov 02, 2015

A new strain of bacteria of the Lyme family is not responsive to the regular antibiotics.

Warning: Vultures in Africa on the Verge of Extinction

Nov 01, 2015

The carnivorous birds in Africa are facing the verge of extinction. Without vultures around, pests and scavengers will also increase, thus endangering also the health of people and their livestocks.

Scientists Found 3500-year-old Warrior Plus Trove of Treasures

Nov 01, 2015

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WHO: More than 3.7 Billion People in the World Have Herpes

Nov 01, 2015

An estimated 3.7 billion people in the world under 50 are contaminated with the infectious herpes virus according to the latest findings of the World Health Organization.

China Bids Farewell to One-child Policy

Oct 30, 2015

After more than three decades, China finally decided to bid farewell to its one-child policy. Now, families can have two children according to a report by Xinhua News Agency.

Tuberculosis Kills Thousands Daily

Oct 30, 2015

Tuberculosis, declared as a curable and treatable infection, is killing an "unacceptably high" number of individuals per day close at hand with HIV/AIDS according to the World Health Organization's report last Wednesday.

Nintendo Pushed Back Release Date of First Mobile Game

Oct 29, 2015

Tatsumi Kimishima, Nintendo's successor after the death of the previous CEO early this year, pushed back the release date and announced that launching of Miitomo will commence on March 2016.

E-cigarettes No Longer Allowed for Checked Baggages

Oct 29, 2015

A new policy now prohibits battery-operated devices like e-cigarettes on checked baggage.

NASA Captures Black Hole Flares, Ejection of Corona

Oct 28, 2015

Scientists are starting to learn that these massive X-ray beams are a result of coronas escaping from the black hole speeding at 20 percent the speed of light.

What Love Hormone Oxytocin Can Do For Autism

Oct 28, 2015

In a recent study by researchers from Australia, the team found a miracle drug for autism, the love hormone, oxytocin.

Personal Care and Cosmetic Products Contain Cancer-causing Ingredient

Oct 28, 2015

The chemical known as parabens, commonly used as a preservative for personal care and cosmetic products can reportedly contribute to developing breast cancer.