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Don’t Drink Raw Date-Palm Sap in Bangladesh

msharpe febrero 3, 2014 No hay comentarios

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…

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The Chikungunya Virus is in the Caribbean

rstjohn enero 11, 2014 No hay comentarios

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…

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“Cannibal Sandwiches” CAN BE BAD FOR YOU!

msharpe diciembre 26, 2013 No hay comentarios

“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…

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Want a Good Tip? Don’t Drink Unpasteurized Milk

msharpe diciembre 24, 2013 No hay comentarios

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…

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Some Good News About the Deadly H7N9 Avian Flu Virus

rstjohn diciembre 19, 2013 No hay comentarios

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…

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How Safe Is Bottled Water?

msharpe diciembre 9, 2013 No hay comentarios

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…

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Return of H7N9 bird flu strain in China

rstjohn diciembre 3, 2013 No hay comentarios

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…

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Malaria drug resistance in Southeast Asia

rstjohn noviembre 15, 2013 No hay comentarios

Malaria drug resistance in Southeast Asia Nearly all the germs that infect us try to get around the treatments we use to defeat them. To battle the antibiotic, some bacteria…

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Return of the H7N9 flu virus

rstjohn noviembre 7, 2013 No hay comentarios

Return of the H7N9 flu virus Looks like the H7N9 avian flu virus might return in China. After the H7N9 influenza strain that caused many deaths in China disappeared over the…

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The Hajj and MERS coronavirus — not gone yet!

rstjohn septiembre 12, 2013 No hay comentarios

The Hajj and MERS coronavirus — not gone yet! The Hajj pilgrimage is fast approaching next month in October (approximately 13th through 18th). This event is the largest gathering of people in the…

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