Roman Empire 'raised HIV threat'

"  The spread of the Roman Empire through Europe could help explain why those living in its former colonies are more vulnerable to HIV. The claim, by French researchers, is that people once ruled by Rome...

Climate Threat: Thawing Tundra Releases Infected Corpses

" Yards and yards of clear plastic sheeting line the cellar floor, dwarfing the corpse: headless, frail, supine. The young bony arms — covered in fine black powder from centuries of immobility in the frozen...

Vaccine rule stokes fears over autism

Children in New Jersey's public schools and day cares must get two new vaccines by September, state health authorities recommended Monday over objections by parents who fear that immunizations can cause...

Ribblehead Viaduct open to walkers

"Dent - Cumbria England.Hundreds of people took advantage of the first opportunity to explore the  Ribblehead Viaduct by foot while the Settle-Carlisle railway line, which runs along it, was closed for repairs. The experience was not for the fainthearted, given that the...

Tiny "Designer Microbes" - A Greater Terror WMD

It has been five years since the first of the Anthrax terror scares where all of us were made aware of the effectiveness of bioterrorism.Since then, a new technology has made it easier to genetically modify microbes and even create new ones from scratch. One doesn't even need...

Experts: Smallpox could be sent in mail

WASHINGTON -- The anthrax letter attacks in 2001 are not the first time an infectious agent has been spread through the mail. A recent article in a scientific journal describes two outbreaks of smallpox in 1901...

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