An outbreak of H7N9 avian (bird) flu was reported March 17 in Mississippi, USA. This variety of bird influenza has not been seen in the US since 2017. [1] According to the World Health Organization (WHO), humans who have gotten this virus in the past have become severely ill. Since 2013, 1568 people have been infected in China, with 616 of them dying of...
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A miracle of biochemical interactions, working in a synchronicity that amazes—this is the human body. The human body consists of over 30,000,000,000,000 (30 trillion) cells. Biochemical cycles—directed by proteins built through RNA transcribed/decoded from DNA—run our bodies so that we can eat, drink, run, walk, think and make merry. It happens every...
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The Advent of Public Health During the first half of the 1800s, something extraordinary happened. Carried along trade routes and with the movement of troops, the world truly unified, but not in a good way. Bacteria, viruses, and parasites traveled easily and frequently, bringing successive epidemics of plague, yellow fever, and cholera across...
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In the United States, four out of ten people will have cancer in their lifetimes. [1] Worldwide, the figures are a little better, “about 1 in 5 people develop cancer in their lifetime, approximately 1 in 9 men and 1 in 12 women die from the disease.” As the American Cancer Society notes, lifestyle, environmental factors and family history can...
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Did you know that London taxi drivers take a test called the “Knowledge Exam” in order to obtain a license to drive a taxi? It’s been a requirement for London taxi drivers since 1865. According to the official website: “London’s taxi service is the best in the world, in part because our cab drivers know the quickest...
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