In TIME GOES BY - Posted 3 weeks ago

[EDITORIAL NOTE: Coming up is the final weekend (at last!) before the presidential election next Tuesday. Perhaps, in anticipation, you have a final b...

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In H5N1 - Posted 6 weeks ago

I'm dealing with some technical problems in posting new materials. Until they're resolved, posting may be a little light. But this item deserves your ...

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In H5N1 - Posted 6 weeks ago

Via allAfrica.com, a report from The Times of Zambia: Zambia: It's Not Ebola! Excerpt:The woman from Zambia who died in South Africa from a mysterious...

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In H5N1 - Posted 6 weeks ago

Via The Star in Toronto, a Reuters report: Deadly dozen diseases seen due to climate change. Excerpt: A deadly dozen diseases ranging from avian f...

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In H5N1 - Posted 17 weeks ago

Via The Independent: World warned over killer flu pandemic . Excerpts:The world is failing to guard against the inevitable spread of a devastating flu...

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In CNN Paging Dr. Gupta - Posted 23 weeks ago

By Dr. Sanjay GuptaChief Medical CorrespondentThis week, I am in Cameroon investigating a piece for the CNN documentary Planet in Peril. I am wr...

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In Doctor Weighs In - Posted 29 weeks ago

By Dov Michaeli MD, Ph.DOne of the more fascinating aspects of evolution is the continuous battle of the species; one species trying to fend off the a...

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In Doctor Weighs In - Posted 34 weeks ago

By Dov Michaeli MD, Ph.D The aspirin story The discovery of aspirin is a fascinating story (to me, at least). In 1853 the French chemist Charles Frede...

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In Doctor Weighs In - Posted 34 weeks ago

By Dov Michaeli MD, Ph.D While researching yesterday s blog ( The Anatomy of an Exotic epidemic: When Science and Politics Collide ), my interes...

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In Medgadget - Posted 39 weeks ago

A detailed map that provides the first scientific evidence of the main sources of emerging diseases across the world has been published in the journal...

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