Typhoon season is in full swing in Southeast Asia, bringing with it destruction and misery that stays well after the storms have passed. Hundreds of people are killed every year at this time of the year from flooding, landslides and deadly diseases. This year’s casualty numbers are some of the highest in recent memory. Residents […]
Tuberculosis has long been a scourge for humanity since ancient times. Today, a third of the world’s population is believed to be infected with the causative organism Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Tubercolosis (TB) is a particularly deadly disease, killing millions of people every year. Those in developing countries are especially vulnerable because of poor sanitary conditions and […]
Malnutrition in Africa continues to spiral out of control despite the sustained efforts of relief organizations. In the Horn of Africa, particularly Somalia, it could not get any worse. According to the United Nations, some 13.3 million people, many of them children, are near-death from starvation. Not getting enough food and nutrients will lead to […]
Benzodiazepines and antidepressants raise the risk of a serious vehicular accident among elderly drivers by up to five times, a new study shows. That level of risk is equal to the risk of driving with a blood alcohol level at the legal limit. Another class of psychoactive medications, opioid analgesics, were associated with a moderate […]
The U.S. budget deficit will be $4 trillion less within 12 years if President Barack Obama’s plan comes to fruition. In a speech today at Georgetown University, Obama unveiled his revamped plan to bring down the budget deficit through a series of tax hikes and spending cuts. “We have to live within our means, […]
A staph infection scare has sparked in the United States after a study revealed that as much as a quarter of the meat products in groceries and supermarkets in five cities is tainted with drug-resistant bacteria. “For the first time, we know how much of our meat and poultry is contaminated with antibiotic-resistant Staph, […]
Organic food labeled and packaged as such brings about the belief in shoppers that these products are tastier and healthier than regular food items, a new survey reveals. To test the perception of 144 people regarding organic food, a graduate student researcher at Cornell University asked them to rate yogurt, cookies and potato chips […]
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