Tropical Bugs Found in Texas Increasing the Spread of Chagas Disease
Recent cases of triatominae bug bites in Texas have health officials looking at how this tropical bug is spreading in the United States. Typically, these bloodsucking insects known as kissing bugs, which are more...
Kids with Pets Have Fewer Allergies While Adults with Pets Live Longer, Study Shows
New findings reported in the Journal of the American Medical Association confirm the old adage that a dog really is “man’s best friend.” There are many healthy benefits of pet ownership for people of...
Innovative Mosquito Repellent Offers New Tool in Fight Against Disease
Mosquitoes find their targets by sniffing out a variety of chemicals and bacteria on human skin. Researcher Ulrich Bernier discovered that some chemicals found on the skin in low concentrations make human scent undetectable...
Dwindling Freshwater Resources Make Desalination Attractive
Around the United States, cities facing current or pending freshwater deficits are looking toward saltwater to meet their needs. Currently, the largest desalination plant in the world is in Saudi Arabia and is estimated...
BPA Found in Fetal Blood – Universal Exposure Exceeds Previous Estimates
Scientists in California recently documented evidence of fetal exposure to bisphenol A (BPA). All samples of umbilical cord blood tested in their study contained BPA in one form or another. Further, several of the...
Fighting for Freshwater Rights: Will Florida Sue Georgia?
The oystermen working the waters of the Apalachicola Bay in Florida are having a hard time making their living with the declining flow of freshwater to the region. Without the flow of freshwater, the...
More Humans To Be Exposed to Rabies, CDC Says
The Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that “Every year, it is estimated that 40,000 persons receive a rabies prevention treatment called post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) due to a potential exposure to rabies.”...
The Rim Fire Smoke Spreads and Raises Asthma Symptoms Across Region
The Rim Fire has now become the 4th largest wildfire in California state history, scorching over 200,000 acres of wilderness including over 40,000 acres in Yosemite National Park since it began on August 17th....
Zachary Reyna’s Case Raises Awareness of Great Need for Organ Donation
On August 24th, Zachary Reyna, often pictured in his All Star baseball uniform, passed away after battling an amoebic infection. For family, friends and others monitoring this case, his passing seemed irreconcilable with the...
A Career as A Midwife May Be the Prescription for Improving Maternal Health
Recent report states that midwife services may increase maternal health outcomes and lower costs for Medicaid funded births.