For species dependent on monsoon flooding in desert southwest, mosquitoes...
The American southwest is typically a dry and dusty desert, yet during the summer torrential rains can spawn, streets flood and ponds suddenly appear, making prime breeding habitat for mosquitoes.In...
View ArticleNew study shows Dad's unhealthy behaviors may be bad for baby too
New scientific research suggests that a father's health can have an impact on infants — that it's no longer just the mother whose lifestyle choices can negatively affect the health of a child.A new...
View ArticleSpain's conservative leader looking to roll back legalization of abortion
A liberalized abortion law in Spain could soon be amended, making the procedure once again criminal.In 2006. Spain’s socialist government changed the law, allowing any woman to get an abortion up until...
View ArticleNew York schools piloting program to offer Plan B, birth control pills to...
A pilot program in New York City has been providing Plan B, sometimes called the morning after pill, as well as other contraceptives to students in a handful of city high schools.Connecting Adolescents...
View ArticleGroup: America's obesity problem is hurting national security
Obesity is a widely recognized public health crisis.But it could it also be a threat to national security. Some 27 percent of Americans aged 17 to 24 are too fat to serve in the United States military....
View ArticleSouth Korea takes steps to reduce suicides on Seoul bridge
South Korea has the highest suicide rate among countries in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.That may have something to do with the intense pressure on Koreans to succeed at...
View ArticleIndian state embarks on initiative to deworm school children
Some visitors have arrived at a public school in the village of Deoli, in the western Indian state of Rajasthan.They gather in a classroom with a group of first- through fifth-graders and give each...
View ArticleMedical volunteers learn from mistakes made in rush to Haiti
Shortly after a massive earthquake struck Haiti in January 2010, Andy and Jennifer Day found themselves at their Indiana home, watching a telethon.“It showed this panel of all these big celebrities,”...
View ArticleNorthern Ireland sees first abortion clinic open
On the eighth floor of a glass plated Belfast office, next to a dentist and a solicitor, sits the first abortion clinic to operate on the island of Ireland.It will be the most heavily regulated...
View ArticleChinese food blogger shines a light on country's suspect food safety system
China’s Communist Party Congress is coming into its final stretch, culminating later this week in the announcement of the party’s new leaders.The Chinese are following the proceedings with varying...
View ArticleFrance considers big tax hike on key ingredient in Nutella
So-called “fat tax” measures and bans on junk foods are common these days.New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, for example, banned the sale of soda cups larger than 16 ounces.In France, there is a...
View ArticlePediatrician group advises doctors pre-write prescriptions for emergency...
The American Academy of Pediatrics on Tuesday recommended doctors write just-in-case prescriptions for Plan B, the morning after pill, for teenage girls, regardless of their plans for sexual behavior....
View ArticleCancer's New Battleground: In India, a simple test of vinegar makes all the...
By Joanne SilbernerEditor's note: This story is part of a special series on Cancer's New Battleground: The Developing World. View more stories and multimedia from this series at...
View ArticleEthiopia moving to address doctor shortage; critics say corners being cut
The pediatrics wing of St. Paul’s Hospital in Addis Ababa is a busy place. Nervous parents move in and out, waiting for their kids to be seen.There aren’t a lot of doctors here, but there is one group...
View ArticleNYU and other universities looking to shorten medical school to three years
New York University along with a group of other universities will offer to a select group of students the option of completing medical school in three years instead of fourArt Caplan, director of...
View ArticleCDC says flu outbreak widespread, too early to determine severity
Hospitals across the nation are filling up and reports of deaths relating to complications of the flu are mounting.In Boston, the flu outbreak has been so severe, Mayor Thomas Menino has declared a...
View ArticleNew Coca-Cola ad represents same happy approach, but with very different message
Coca-Cola has been a corporate powerhouse for more than 125 years, playing to a market they created.But their latest campaign, to address obesity, has consumers scratching their heads on whether the...
View ArticleRural Irish leaders pushing to loosen country's drunken driving laws, citing...
Mary Wards is a legendary pub in the rural West of Ireland.It doesn’t look like much from the outside, but this three room, one-story building is famous for singing sessions, accordion playing and the...
View ArticleIn Bulgaria, vulture a critical part of local economy, sanitation infrastructure
Walking along the craggy gorges of the Arda River, Petar Kalaidzhiev shows off the Eastern Rhodope Nature Reserve, otherwise known as the vulture center.“We will go up the stairs through the forest, we...
View ArticleBloomberg's New York sugary drink ban blocked in court
A judge this week struck down a New York City ban on the sale of sugar-filled sodas and coffees that had been a signature issue for Mayor Michael Bloomberg.The ban would have limited the size of sugary...
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