September 11, 2009 — Residents on the outskirts of the eastern Indian city of Ranchi are living in fear due to three possibly rabid hyenas that have attacked at least a dozen people.
June 5, 2009 — A new lethal virus that causes bleeding like Ebola has been identified months after it killed four people in southern Africa. “This one is really, really aggressive,” wrote Dr. Ian Lipkin of Columbia University.
May 29, 2009 — Smoke from more than a hundred illicit fires burning to clear forest or fields on Sumatra brought a pall of smoke that forced officials to close schools and advise people to remain indoors.
May 22, 2009 — Being exposed to polluted air for only a few days appears to cause damage to human DNA that could reduce a person’s ability to fight off cancer.
May 1, 2009
Deadly strain of wine flu emerges in Mexico-U.S. with threat to become pandemic.
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Deadly strain of wine flu emerges in Mexico-U.S. with threat to become pandemic.
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Swine Flu Mutation Found in Hospitalized Brazilian - June 19, 2009
New Deadly Virus From Southern Africa Identified - June 5, 2009
Illegal Indonesian Fires Create Choking Smoke - May 29, 2009
Even Brief Exposure to Air Pollution May Damage DNA - May 22, 2009
Global Flu Pandemic Possibly Emerging - May 1, 2009
Congo Ebola Outbreak Possibly Brought On by Monkeys - January 9, 2009
Bird Flu Reappears in Asia and Middle East - December 26, 2009
Explosive Cholera Epidemic Threatens Southern Africa - December 5, 2008
21st-Century Plague Possibly Emerging - November 28, 2008
The Raccoon Flu Can Spread to Other Mammals - November 7, 2008
Arctic Bioprospecting Rush to Find Cures - September 12, 2008
Rabies from Vampire Bats Kills Dozens of Indigenous Venezuelans - August 15, 2008
China Launches Olympic Effort to Fight Disease - May 9, 2008
Viral Outbreak Kills 20 Children in Eastern China - May 3, 2008
Natural Clay Can Help Heal "Superbug" Infections - April 11, 2008
New Deadly Virus From Southern Africa Identified - June 5, 2009
Illegal Indonesian Fires Create Choking Smoke - May 29, 2009
Even Brief Exposure to Air Pollution May Damage DNA - May 22, 2009
Global Flu Pandemic Possibly Emerging - May 1, 2009
Congo Ebola Outbreak Possibly Brought On by Monkeys - January 9, 2009
Bird Flu Reappears in Asia and Middle East - December 26, 2009
Explosive Cholera Epidemic Threatens Southern Africa - December 5, 2008
21st-Century Plague Possibly Emerging - November 28, 2008
The Raccoon Flu Can Spread to Other Mammals - November 7, 2008
Arctic Bioprospecting Rush to Find Cures - September 12, 2008
Rabies from Vampire Bats Kills Dozens of Indigenous Venezuelans - August 15, 2008
China Launches Olympic Effort to Fight Disease - May 9, 2008
Viral Outbreak Kills 20 Children in Eastern China - May 3, 2008
Natural Clay Can Help Heal "Superbug" Infections - April 11, 2008
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Ozone Hole Alert
Crash Landings
Drought Migrations
Cyclone Anja
India Quake Damage
Simian Justice
Gulf Swirls: Image
Temperature Extremes
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