By: JL Francis
One billion people are affected worldwide.The problem lurks in the warmth and moisture of tropical soil.What's the culprit?It's an intestinal parasite commonly known as the hookworm. These worms have two common species. Before the Rockefeller Sanitary Commission had it under control, Necator...
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By: Robert Williscroft
One of the finer things in life is a glass of great wine drunk from a sparkling crystal goblet - or is it?Joseph H. Graziano is a toxicologist at Columbia University's College of physicians and Surgeons. As reported in Science News, he and internist...
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By: Elizabeth Wordsmith
Do you have chronic muscle tenderness unrelieved by common over-the-counter medications? Do you have soreness and sensitivity similar to flu achiness,or skin that is sensitive to even light pressure? Do you have pain in your upper and lower body regions? Do you have difficulty...
By: Christine G.
You hurt all the time. You sleep all night and sometimes during the day, but you never feel rested. You may have headaches and gut problems. Some days are not too bad, but others are hellish. Sometimes you are so hypersensitive that a simple thing...
Will Science and Technology Conquer Water Related Diseases
By: Martha Borsuk
You have to wonder about this subject. I am sure everyone has thought about it. The fact of the matter is what are we going to do about it? We are to blame for allot of our water-related problems we need knowledge. Think about this...
Will Science and Technology Conquer Water Related Diseases
By: Kodjo Adadevoh
Water related diseases affect all aspects of water use, most importantly, drinking water and water for bathing and sanitary purposes. As a result, it is really difficult to imagine how microbes can be totally eradicated from water used in developing countries.It is equally puzzling...
Will Science and Technology Conquer Water Related Diseases
By: Morris Kiema Kilunda
The war on water borne diseases is not a factor of science and technology entirely. It is a function of behavior change. It is about maintainable and sustainable high levels of sanitation. It is being able to bring water related diseases under control. This milestone...
Could the AIDS Virus be Viewed as a Natural way to Stabilize Population Growth
By: Eric Lannak
Nature sends waves of lethal flu strains at us, keeps us pinned down in our lifespan with heart disease and Alzheimer's, and insinuates illnesses like MS and diabetes into our numbers. Nature devastates us with floods, famine, drought, and earthquakes. Could the AIDs virus be...
Will Science and Technology Conquer Water Related Diseases
By: Steve Lussing
For people living in developed nations, universal access to clean water and disposal of waste water are integral and well-managed components of a comprehensive public works infrastructure. Because of their transparency we tend to take these luxuries for granted and we can easily forget that...
By: Alicia M Prater PhD
Stem cells are important in natural development and occur as two types: embryonic and adult. In general, embryonic stem cells have the potential of becoming any cell in the human body, whereas adult stem cells are specialized to become a certain type of tissue, though...
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