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Don’t Drink Raw Date-Palm Sap in Bangladesh

msharpe Februar 3, 2014 Keine Kommentare

Don’t Drink Raw Date-Palm Sap in Bangladesh In Bangladesh, raw date palm sap is collected during the cold season from mid-October to mid-March. Date palm sap harvesters (gachhis) shave one…

The Chikungunya Virus is in the Caribbean

rstjohn Januar 11, 2014 Keine Kommentare

The Chikungunya Virus is in the Caribbean For the first time, an outbreak of the virus that causes chikungunya fever has been reported in the western hemisphere, this time from…

Tips to Stay Safe at the Winter Olympics

msharpe Januar 9, 2014 Keine Kommentare

Tips to Stay Safe at the Winter Olympics Here are some tips for travelling to Sochi and Russia for the Winter Olympics. Make sure your childhood vaccinations are up-to-date. Also vaccination…

Warning for all Bandipur Forest Trekkers

rstjohn Januar 7, 2014 Keine Kommentare

Warning for all Bandipur Forest Trekkers Risk of Kyasanur Forest Disease If you are going trekking in the Bandipur Forest in Karnataka State in India, better be sure to have plenty…

“Cannibal Sandwiches” CAN BE BAD FOR YOU!

msharpe Dezember 26, 2013 Keine Kommentare

“Cannibal Sandwiches” CAN BE BAD FOR YOU! Earlier this year in January, health authorities in Wisconsin received reports of seriously ill persons who were infected with the type of E.coli bacteria…

Want a Good Tip? Don’t Drink Unpasteurized Milk

msharpe Dezember 24, 2013 Keine Kommentare

Want a Good Tip? Don’t Drink Unpasteurized Milk Researchers at the Minnesota Department of Health have just published a study in the Emerging Infectious Diseases Journal that found that consuming…

Some Good News About the Deadly H7N9 Avian Flu Virus

rstjohn Dezember 19, 2013 Keine Kommentare

Some Good News About the Deadly H7N9 Avian Flu Virus So, after the lull this past summer in transmission of the H7N9 flu virus in China, new cases have started to…

The Dangers of Reporting Rape Abroad

msharpe Dezember 18, 2013 Keine Kommentare

The Dangers of Reporting Rape Abroad A 19 year old Somali woman was handed a suspended six-month jail sentence for defamation and lying by a Somali court in Mogadishu after she…

How Safe Is Bottled Water?

msharpe Dezember 9, 2013 Keine Kommentare

How Safe Is Bottled Water? In many countries around the world, water from the tap is perfectly safe to drink, although sometimes a change in water can cause mild gastrointestinal upset…

Return of H7N9 bird flu strain in China

rstjohn Dezember 3, 2013 Keine Kommentare

Return of H7N9 bird flu strain in China The first human case of avian influenza H7N9 in Hong Kong has just been reported. She is hospitalized and in critical condition. The…