“Kawasaki? I thought that was a motorcycle.” This was my mother’s response when I told her my topic for this week’s article. She is not
Author: Katharina Schwan
The Asian longhorned beetle (Anoplophora glabripennis) was first introduced in North America in the mid 1990’s. It spread rapidly throughout the continent, causing widespread destruction
Zimbabwe’s water and wastewater infrastructure is in a serious form of disrepair, requiring immediate maintenance if outbreaks of waterborne illnesses such as cholera and
We all remember Michele Bachmann’s insidious comments from last September, in which she insinuated that the HPV vaccine had potential ties to mental retardation. Since
Every year on March 24, the Stop TB Partnership encourages us to observe World TB Day, a day designed to raise awareness and knowledge of
New research suggests that certain cancer drugs may control the lethal Ebola virus. On February 29, a new study investigating the effects of two leukemia
Police sentenced the man responsible for spreading the rumor of a new SARS outbreak in northern China during the previous week to two years
Researchers have mapped the genome of the Tasmanian devil and the fatal tumorous cancer that threatens to decimate the already endangered species. Since the disease
A Nipah virus (NiV) outbreak in northern Bangladesh has caused widespread panic throughout the country, with many residents deserting their homes for fear of contacting
In the city of Concepción, Chile the inmates at El Manzano prison are under close observation after two died, and ten started displaying symptoms of