HIV & AIDS
Viruses skip species by changing rapidly
While it may be that some Americans doubt we're related to chimps and other primates, viruses recognize the similarities in our cells.
Oct 22, 2012
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Dangerous selfies aren't just foolish. We need to treat them like a public health hazard, say researchers
Selfies have been called everything from an artform to narcissistic and a sign of a dysfunctional society.
Mar 3, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Precautions for hantavirus urged when opening, cleaning hunting camps
As people head out to deer camps or cabins this fall, they may want to take some precautions to safeguard themselves against a potentially fatal virus that sickened nine and killed three in California's Yosemite National ...
Oct 10, 2012
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Gabon bans tourists from seeing gorillas over coronavirus fears
Gabon, a forest-covered haven for gorillas and chimpanzees, will stop allowing tourists to see its great apes fearing that humans could give the novel coronavirus to the animals, the country's forest agency said Monday.
Mar 16, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
10,000 Yosemite tourists could face deadly virus
Some 10,000 visitors to California's Yosemite National Park could have been exposed to a deadly virus that kills one in three victims and cannot be treated, officials said Friday.
Sep 1, 2012
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Namibians warned not to use elephant dung to ward off virus
Namibia's health minister on Tuesday warned against the use of elephant dung, traditionally steamed and inhaled as a cure for the flu, to ward off the coronavirus.
Aug 18, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Pathogen research could aid prediction, response to anthrax and other epidemic diseases
Better prediction of the emergence, spread and evolution of the environmentally transmitted pathogen that causes anthrax is the focus of a National Science Foundation award to the University at Albany, State University of ...
Jan 15, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Child aged five among new UK virus victims
Britain on Saturday reported a record 708 daily deaths from COVID-19, including a five-year-old child, who is thought to be the country's youngest victim.
Apr 4, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Why some doctors are prescribing a day in the park or a walk on the beach for good health
Taking a walk on a wooded path, spending an afternoon in a public park, harvesting your backyard garden and even looking at beautiful pictures of Hawaii can all make us feel good. Certainly, for many of us, it's beneficial ...
May 1, 2019
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Health
Make exercise a family affair. Your kids will thank you.
(HealthDay)—While recommendations call for adults to exercise for 30 minutes a day, kids need double that amount—yes, 60 minutes of physical play a day.
Jun 28, 2018
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