The Spring 2015 Melanoma Education Foundation Newsletter is now available online. From the MEF website: “In most cases, melanoma is easy to self-detect at an early stage while it is […]
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Eastham Town Meeting enthusiastically approved $85 million for the second phase of the once-controversial town water project. Vigorous applause followed the vote. Eastham Selectmen Chair Linda Burt said will extend […]
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Bloodsucking parasites beware, the TickBot is in town. Researchers tested a tick-killing robot at Nickerson State Park in Brewster Tuesday and demonstrated it at the Cape Cod Cooperative Extension Service. […]
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The Americas region has become the first in the world to be declared free of endemic transmission of rubella, a contagious viral disease that can cause multiple birth defects as […]
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The figure above is a bar chart showing that in 2013, 12.5% of adults overall who were prescribed medication by a doctor or other health professional did not take their […]
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Research performed at a wastewater treatment facility in Calgary, Canada, might one day help develop better processes for removing contaminants, save billions in infrastructure upgrades, prevent toxic effluent from entering […]
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Modern American life is full of synthetic chemicals – medicines, cosmetics, soaps and shampoos, household cleaners, non-stick cookware, and stain-resistant furniture. Most of us don’t give much thought to where […]
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The measles virus is known to cast a deadly shadow upon children by temporarily suppressing their immune systems. While this vulnerability was previously thought to have lasted a month or […]
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A measles outbreak linked to Disneyland has exposed gaps in immunization against the highly infectious disease. All told this year, 169 people in 20 states and the District of Columbia […]
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