Zika outbreak fuelled by mosquito control failure, says WHO boss BBC News The spread of Zika is the price being paid for a massive policy failure on mosquito control, says World Health Organization leader Margaret Chan. | Speaking at the agency's annual World Health Assembly, Dr Chan said experts had "dropped the ball" in the 1970s with regards to getting a handle on dise...
CDC won't slow Palo Alto youth suicide epidemic Contra Costa Times What is the CDC report likely to recommend? The same reassuring-sounding but ineffectual measures that it proposed in 2014 for Northern Virginia -- the site of an epidemic the mirror-image of Palo Alto's -- which have already been put into place and ...
Should I be worried about heroin epidemic? The Morning Call Q: There is a lot in the news about a heroin epidemic and children dying because of it. How can I tell if my teenager could be doing anything like this? And if he isn't, what can I do to prevent it? | A: There is a heroin epidemic and the threat is v...
Troy Wolverton: Ransomware, latest cybercrime epidemic, earns crooks money The Columbus Dispatch A computer scam making the rounds could cost you hundreds of dollars or the ability to access your most precious pictures and sensitive files. | It’s called ransomware. It’s a type of malware that locks up computers or computer files and ...
