In Warm Climates, Pools Breed West Nile

" Swampy swimming pools all over the country — a legacy of the foreclosure crisis — are becoming breeding grounds for disease-carrying mosquitoes. The problem is particularly acute in warm climates like Florida and California, where officials are concerned about the...

Sexual Abuse Of Children Mustn't Be Ignored In Arab Societies

"Arab societies generally tend to brush under the carpet incidents of sexual harassment of children, particularly if the delinquent is a close relative, says a visiting psychiatrist. But ignoring an incident can only aggravate the problem, says Dr Mamoun Obaid, from Belfast...

U.S. Bans Sale of iPods to North Korea

"WASHINGTON (AP) - The Bush administration wants North Korea's attention, so like a scolding parent it's trying to make it tougher for that country's eccentric leader to buy iPods, plasma televisions and Segway electric scooters. The U.S. government's first-ever effort to use...

Viagra may aggravate severe apnea

"Viagra (sildenafil) taken at bedtime may worsen breathing problems in patients with severe obstructive sleep apnea, results of a study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine suggest. Obstructive sleep apnea is a common problem that occurs when the soft tissues at the...