The unusual weather phenomenon,

While the nation's attention is focused on the caste killings in Jehanabad, a silent but deadlier killer is striking terror in Bihar. Kala azar, the 'black fever' which was relegated to the bottom drawer of government priorities, is back. Experts fear it

a strain of influenza, originating from Sydney in Australia, is being blamed for causing chaos in London's health care system. The Sydney flu bug has been sweeping southern parts of Britain

Yes. The disease is spreading fast. Yet there is little scientific data to devise a strategy to deal with it

Environmental changes have led to the emergence of kala azar in new areas

Ostrich policy and bad science. In Bihar, embankments built by government to prevent floods have been counter productive

Although Canada's west coast is known for disputes over the Pacific salmon, wild salmon in the north Atlantic Ocean and farm-raised salmon have been making headlines. The salmon population in the

a frozen corpse and preserved samples from victims of the 1918 flu epidemic that killed up to 40 million people worldwide show the virus resembled the common swine flu. Tissue

the effectiveness of the healthcare deli

A STRAIN of influenza emanating from Sydney, Australia, is being blamed for causing chaos in London's health care system and delaying thousands of Britons from returning to work. The Sydney flu bug

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