Researches are hard at work trying to look for means of containing the highly contagious and deadly Ebola virus, using tools of microbiology that are at their disposal to try and mimic the virus and come up with a potential cure.
Obesity and weight gain are normally associated with diabetes and cardiovascular diseases, but studies are showing that these factors can also significantly increase the risk of developing cancer.
The death of famous comedian Robin Williams has many people questioning whether the incident would be able to shine some much-needed light on mental illnesses like depression and bipolar disorder.
An alleged cure for the ebola virus that was previously tested on monkeys has infected missionaries eliciting a positive response and taking a turn for the better.
An erroneous twitter post, supposedly from Yahoo News, claimed that there is an ongoing Ebola outbreak in Atlanta. Yahoo has retracted the information, saying it was an unauthorized tweet.