Virus outbreak reveals gaps in U.S. biological defene
On Sept. 23, nearly three weeks after Mayor Rudolph Giuliani announced that New York was being attacked by a mosquito-borne virus often found in the southern United States, senior federal health
On Sept. 23, nearly three weeks after Mayor Rudolph Giuliani announced that New York was being attacked by a mosquito-borne virus often found in the southern United States, senior federal health
About 30 years ago, a group of economists at the College of Mexico saw some grim hand-writing on the wall. If trends continued, Mexico's population would nearly triple from 51 million to 148 million
The death toll from several days of punishing rains and mudslides across Mexico rose to 139 on Wednesday as tens of thousands were flooded out of their homes. Forecasters said more rain could be
AIDS fell from the list of the leading 15 causes of death in the United States in 1998, a year that also saw a record high in life expectancy - nearly 77 years - and favourable trends in more than a
A virulent strain of flu has reached the West Coast from Alaskan cruise ships, threatening to start the U.S. flu season early. Officials are urging people to get shots against the disease, the
Women and men over 50 - and some younger people as well - should take advantage of the tests that can detect colon cancer while it is still curable, perhaps even before it has become
An 18-year-old Arizona man with a rare metabolic disease has died while taking part in a gene therapy experiment, becoming the first person to die in a growing field of research that seeks to cure
At least 25 people were killed in Southern Japan on Friday by a typhoon with winds of up to 144 kilometers per hour. The National Police Agency said 12 people died when high waves overwhelmed a
The Justice Department filed a mammoth civil lawsuit Wednesday against the major tobacco companies, alleging that cigarette smoking cossts the federal governemnt billions of dollars annually in
Alarmed by what the Clinton administration views as a growing threat of biological terrorism to the country's food supply, the U.S. Agriculture Department is seeking money to turn the Plum Island