Medical
Melbourne girl, eight, dies as Australia's 'horror' flu season continues
There have been 13,000 flu cases in Victoria so far this year - almost double the number that had been confirmed this time last year. "Do not underestimate how serious an illness influenza can be". The premier, Daniel Andrews, extended his condolences to her family and said medical staff were working hard to tackle the particularly bad flu season. [Full Article...]
Air strike 'kills 12 civilians' in Yemen
Saudi Arabia has accused Iran of supporting and arming the Houthis, fuelling a sectarian war in Yemen. It is the second death this week of a coalition fighter pilot. All the passengers were killed in the strike, reported Saba news agency, which is run by the Houthi rebels. Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, seen by the United States as the network's most risky branch, has exploited years of co... [Full Article...]
'Serious lack' of antibiotics in development to address resistance
As of now, the report titled, Antibacterial agents in clinical development, says about 51 new antibiotics are being developed to possibly treat antibiotic-resistant pathogens. The other 9 work only against S aureus and Clostridium difficile . None target vancomycin-resistant enterococci or fluoroquinolone-resistant Salmonella , both listed by the World Health Organization as high-priority path... [Full Article...]
Man posing with rattlesnake escapes death after he is bitten twice
Pratt says he's learned his lesson, and will not play with rattlesnakes to again. The rattler bit Pratt two times, once on the face and once on his neck. "I know not to be playing around with snakes no more", he said. The Banner Poison and Drug Information Center says there have been 87 reported snake bites in the state so far this year, including 16 in August and 17 so far in September - a peak... [Full Article...]
Ousmane Dembele: Barcelona forward faces four month injury lay-off
It was Deulofeu who replaced Dembele and the Spaniard figures to start against Eibar on Tuesday. Eibar have started the new season with two wins and two defeats in the Primera Division and are now down in 13th place with six points. In France, Mario Balotelli - who struck twice against Monaco last weekend and also scored in the midweek Europa League win at Zulte-Waregem - grabbed the only g... [Full Article...]
Another night of violence in St. Louis
Carlson will be among several faith leaders speaking at the service scheduled for Tuesday afternoon at Kiener Plaza in downtown St. Louis. Police in bulletproof vests ordered protesters off the mayor's lawn and eventually had to use tear gas to disperse that unruly crowd. [Full Article...]
BTS is back with new album, music video for 'DNA'
BTS , also known as Bangtan Boys or Beyond The Scene, is a South Korean boy band. Meanwhile, the lead track " DNA " swept iTunes' top songs charts in 29 countries, namely Norway, Sweden, Hungary, Brazil, Chile and Thailand. 26. Meanwhile in Korea, " DNA " was dethroned by IU's new single "Autumn Morning", which remained on top of all seven local music charts including Melon, Genie and Bugs. [Full Article...]
IPhone 8 beats iPhone X in early benchmark tests
You'll obviously need to already own a pretty great device in mint condition, and technically, you're looking at a limited 18-month lease here. If you don't have one of the eligible phones mentioned above, you might still be able to get a deal on the iPhone 8 from Sprint . [Full Article...]