Papaya leaf 'dengue cure' not proven The Star | I REFER to "Doc: Papaya leaves can cure dengue" (The Star, Aug 31). This article may drive many patients to try this unproven treatment to the detriment of their health. | The strategy currently adopted to combat dengue infection is early diagnosis and appropriate supportive treatment. | The study...
This week in Haaretz / 1958 / Prostitution plagues Rothschild Boulevard Ha'aretz | Life on Tel Aviv's Rothschild Boulevard hasn't been especially easy in recent weeks. Public areas have been divided up into tent encampments housing thousands of people, and the street has become a symbol to some for Israel's societal woes. | It se...
Cowboys plagued by injuries at cornerback, offensive line Tulsa World IRVING, Texas - The Dallas Cowboys' two biggest areas of concern going into the opener - cornerback and offensive line - just became more of a problem. | Starting cornerback Terence Newman didn't practice Wednesday and likely won't play Sunday at the...
Monster Energy Outbreak Tour release fall 2011 tour dates The Examiner | Yesterday (August 7) Monster Energy and Idol Roc have announced tour dates and the bands who will touring on the fall 2011 Monster Energy Outbreak Tour. The American metalcore band Of Mice & Men will headline the tour and Iwrestledabearonce, I ...
Hollywood Grind: Plague, Plague, Go Away IMDb | Steven Soderbergh's Contagion considers what might happen if a highly-contagious deadly virus began to spread in today's ultra-connected modern world. It taps into a primal fear: the unstoppable disease that can infect and kill millions, without an...
Fruit flies may offer a way to eliminate dengue fever Star Tribune | The war against dengue fever has enlisted a tiny new ally: a cunning bacterium that inoculates mosquitoes against the virus that causes the debilitating disease. | The dengue vir...
Dengue fever breakthrough in Australia The Hindu Researchers in Australia have found a possible way of blocking mosquitoes from infecting humans with dengue fever, according to an article published Thursday. | The new technique c...
Upsurge of dengue worries Philippine health officials m&c; | Manila - Health officials on Saturday expressed concern over an upsurge of dengue cases in the Philippine capital that has killed 70 people in the first eight months of the year....
Stray cat 'army' battles west China rodent plague Herald Tribune | BEIJING - Stray cats rounded up in a remote west China city are being used to catch rodents that have infested surrounding pasture lands. | Some 150 strays - dubbed by Chinese me...
Famine-stricken Somalia hit by cholera epidemic San Fransisco Chronicle | Nairobi, Kenya -- | A cholera epidemic is sweeping across Somalia, the United Nations said Friday, as thousands of starving people flee famine zones and pack into crowded camps i...
UN says cholera epidemic in Somalia Herald Tribune | GENEVA - World Health Organization officials said Friday that famine-hit Somalia faces a cholera epidemic as dirty water and poor sanitation are leading to an increase in outbrea...
Kiwifruit disease outbreak spreading NZ Herald | Kiwifruit disease Psa V is taking a firmer grip and its spread more aggressive than expected, the industry reported today. | Seeka Kiwifruit Industries said the disease had conti...
Immunisation rush after measles outbreak NZ Herald | A measles outbreak in the upper half of the North Island has led to a spike in the number of children being vaccinated against the highly contagious virus. | Ministry of Health v...
Parents send sick pupils to school London Evening Standard Only around one in 10 parents would keep their child off school if they had measles or chicken pox, a new survey suggests. | Research on 3,000 parents... (photo: WN / ratnakar)
Fruit flies may offer a way to eliminate dengue fever Star Tribune | The war against dengue fever has enlisted a tiny new ally: a cunning bacterium that inoculates mosquitoes against the virus that causes the debilita... (photo: Public Domain)
