HEALTH & MEDICINE

Naked beachgoers in three Canary Islands panicked with the arrival of a migrant boat from Africa at the Gran Canaria beach. It wasn't so much the island being a stepping stone from people escaping from the continent's poverty but the fact that some of the 19 migrants have complained of Ebola-like symptoms.

Latest hoax claims that Doritos bags are infected by Ebola virus. The prank emerged on 4chan and slowly spread on Reddit, Twitter and Facebook, but Frito Lay quickly debunked the rumour.

Newborn babies die due to multiple organ failure as their mother was in too much pain to open the tower and let in medical personnel.

A Michael Jackson clone will soon be a reality.

World's first invisible hearing aid comes in a very small size, lightweight design and powered by a nano-battery.

A new, cheap and quick diagnostic technique to detect two ebola strains has been invented by a Harvard team.

Nutek has recalled 10 brands of its baby wipes as complaints of bacterial infection were reported.

To make sure that Australia would continue to remain free from the Ebola virus, Canberra has ordered its embassies overseas to stop processing the visa applications in countries hit by the deadly virus.

The two Dallas nurses diagnosed with Ebola are both responding well to medications.

The WHO targets to release an Ebola blood serum within two weeks.

Canadian biopharmaceuticals firm Tekmira has started manufacturing in small numbers its TKM-Ebola drug.

Canada's conducting practice drills of its Ebola rapid response teams to see how well and organized the country's reaction would be in case it reports its first infection case.

An outbreak of the Ebola virus in the U.S. in deemed unlikely unless it mutates.

Joan Rivers was due to brain damage after her heart had been sedated with propofol.

The CDC may need to rework some of its guidelines after the dreaded west African Ebola virus has successfully infected its second American victim right inside the U.S. homeland.

Canada has started the human clinical trials of the vaccine it developed against Ebola.

Two technology giants have upped the game insofar as retaining their employees are concerned. Apple and Facebook are offering their female workers up to $20,000 to have their eggs frozen so they could keep their engagement with their companies while tapping science to ensure they could still bear children when they decide to later.

China has developed a vaccine that could potentially save and cure Ebola-stricken patients.

Chris Brown's twitter followers called him an idiot for remark over ebola crisis.

Russia said it is ready to produce three Ebola vaccines in the next six months.

A new UV light robot that can destroy Ebola viruses in just two minutes has spread to 250 hospitals but needs to be propagated better.

Kim Walsh visits the doctor to check for her stomach cramps, but she is told that she is pregnant, and delivers two hours later.

Research by experts shows that the teenage brain's memory-related areas get affected by sugary drinks.

The first suspected Ebola patient in Australia is 57 years old, and had put herself at risk by volunteering to serve in Sierra Leone.

Human trials will start on cancer-fighting berry found only in Queensland after researchers from the QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute in Brisbane finished an eight-year study on the fruit.

The Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine in North Carolina has a possible hope for men who are suffering from congenital abnormalities on their penises or underwent trauma on their private parts. The hope comes in the form of male genitals grown in laboratories.

Ebola has claimed thousands of lives in West Africa. The disease has now travelled to the U.S. after doctors in Texas confirmed the diagnosis. Here are few tips to prevent contracting the disease.

Nestle Fitness launched a campaign to remind women to have regular check-ups to help prevent breast cancer. By hiding a secret camera in the female model's bra, the company discovered that males too are "checking out" the model's mammary glands by way of stares or hidden glances.

According to a new Cancer Research UK analysis, 46 per cent of cancers are detected at an advanced stage.