Brazil Suspects Leprosy Spreads through Armadillos
By Rodrigo de Oliveira Andrade [SÃO PAULO] Hunting and eating armadillos can mean a greater risk of getting sick with leprosy, an infectious disease that affects the nervous system. This …
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New York’s Gas Rush Poses Environmental Threat
by Abrahm Lustgarten Dec. 17, 2014, 10:35 a.m. EST Update, Dec. 17, 2014: New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has announced a ban on fracking in the state, citing both environmental and …
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The Best Time to Water Your Plants During a Heatwave
Alastair Culham, University of Reading shutterstock. When the warmer weather strikes, our gardens and outdoor spaces become a perfect oasis for rest and relaxation. But as nice as the hot …
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Love Affair on a college campus is legitimate and not an act of indiscipline
By Hemant Batra | Policy & Business Lawyer | Kaden Boriss | Goeman Bind HTO In a recent judgment, the Kerala High Court (the highest court of one of the …
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Q&A: “The big threat is that drug resistance is moving to India”
By Tania Rabesandratana Just a month after Paraguay got its malaria-free certificate from the World Health Organization, a new book takes stock of the prospects for eliminating the disease around …
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Undercooked: An Expensive Push to Save Lives and Protect the Planet Falls Short
By Sara Morrison For many decades, it was one of the globe’s most underappreciated health menaces: household pollution in developing countries, much of it smoke from cooking fires. The dangerous …
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Coke has promised ‘less sugar’, but less is still too much
By Rosemary Stanton, Nutritionist & Visiting Fellow, UNSWMany new products contain artificial sweeteners, which come with their own set of problems. from www.shutterstock.com At last count, 28 countries and seven …
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Sex differences give wrong message, gender experts say
By Anita Makri Studies on how men and women differ in their brain biology get too much attention and are used wrongly to draw conclusions about aptitudes for science, according …
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“I Just Want to Tell My Son I Love Him”
by Kavitha Surana July 2, 3:12 p.m. EDT Parents held in immigration detention without their kids say the phones barely work and they still don’t know when they will see their …
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Why this Football Tournament should be called the Men’s World Cup
Jayne Caudwell, Bournemouth University The globalisation of football means it can now be found in most parts of the world. It is celebrated as the national sport in many countries. …
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