(Alternative Names -V. cholerae; Vibrio) Definition of Cholera: Cholera is an infection of the small intestine that causes a large amount of watery diarrhea. Causes, incidence, and risk factors: Cholera is caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae. The bacteria releases a toxin that causes increased release of water in the intestines, which produces severe [...]
Read the rest of this story »There is still no evidence mobile phones harm human health, says a major safety review for the UK’s Health Protection Agency (HPA). Scientists looked at hundreds of studies of mobile exposure and found no conclusive links to cancer risk, brain function or infertility. However, they said monitoring should continue because little was known about [...]
Read the rest of this story »Horrific crimes, such as the Anders Breivik case, illustrate the misconceptions the public has about mental illness, a leading expert says. Professor Simon Wessely, of King’s College London, said the simplest responses to mass killings were that the perpetrators “must be mad”. But he said the way Breivik carried out the killings suggested otherwise. He [...]
Read the rest of this story »Pretty actress and television personality, Jocelyn Dumas has refuted seemingly growing allegations that she is a snob and that she is not accommodating of her fans. Showbiz celebrities owe their rise to fame to their talents, hard work and most especially their fans. Experts have said it will be suicidal for showbiz persons to ignore [...]
Read the rest of this story »The entire world faces a very grim future, with its children being killed in hordes annually, as a result of increasingly poor and denigrating sanitation and the lack of access to good clean drinking water. Currently globally, 1.4 million children die every year from preventable diarrhoea and poor sanitation-related diseases alone. A new report [...]
Read the rest of this story »The Food and Drugs Board (FDB) has impounded and destroyed over two hundred and fifty (250) cartons of decomposed fish at the Kaase dumping site, a suburb of Kumasi in the Ashanti Region. According to the board, it received credible reports from some residents of the area that the culprit, Gladys Mbeah had in stock [...]
Read the rest of this story »Is tithing commanded by God outside the levetical temple? When evaluating this controversial topic, I suggest that discussants try to keep an open mind. Don’t simply rely on developing an understanding of only one side of tithing. I suggest this, because most arguments are often emotive and highly polarized. To determine whether they address those [...]
Read the rest of this story »Oracle’s claim that Google violated several of its patents and copyrights goes to trial in a San Francisco court on Monday. It is one of the biggest such tech lawsuits to date. Oracle is claiming about $1bn (£630m) in compensation. The Java developer claims Google’s Android system infringes intellectual property rights relating to the programming [...]
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