Dengue fever cases jump
Singapore is waging was on mosquitoes after a jump in the number of dengue fever cases and the deaths of three people in June and July. A mix of hot weather and regular downpours is being blamed for
International Herald Tribune (Bangkok)
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Africa tests engineered food crops
A barbed-wire fence encloses a field full of vegetables, and security guards protect the perimeter of what is clearly not an ordinary garden. At harvest time, this well-guarded produce, instead of
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West Nile leaves some paralyzed
The West Nile virus apparently has caused six people in Mississippi and Louisiana to develop polio-like paralysis, heightening concern about the rapidly spreading virus, according to U.S. health
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Euro coins are linked to allergies
One-and two-euro coins release traces of the metal nickel at levels between 240 and 320 times higher than European Union norms, greatly increasing the risk of allergic reaction in nickel-sensitive
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Bad judgement in Zambia
It is tragic that Zambia rejects donations of U.S. corn simply because much of it has been genetically modified. Whatever hypothetical risk may exist in genetically modified crops is trivial beside
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China's looming catastrophe
China took some halting steps forward this month in its belated efforts to catch up with a widening HIV-AIDS epidemic. Health officials raised their estimate of number of Chinese infected with the
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By choking information, China worsens AIDS crisis
AIDS epidemics thrive when accurate information is in short supply. This is especially true in China, where the number of HIV cases has grown sharply since the first reported AIDS victim in 1985.
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Youth at risk from pollution
A report released by a Washington environmental group says that children in California are at greater risk of contracting cancer from inhaling toxic air pollutants than adults.
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Pollution report omits warming data
For the first time in six years, the annual federal report on air pollution trends does not have a section on global warming, although President George W. Bush has said that slowing the growth of
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Food from clones nears market
Milk from cloned cows and meat from the offspring of cloned cows and pigs could show up on grocery shelves as early as next year under the plans of livestock breeders who are already raising scores