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Child mortality rates, generally, are the highest in low and middle income countries, which also tend to be the countries with the highest rates of intimate partner violence. A new analysis about the association between the two recommends that understanding intimate partner violence within such…

A recent study shows that microplastics, shorn from human products and carried by global trade winds, are now accumulating ubiquitously worldwide. Found trapped within the arctic snows, our tap water, the atmosphere, and our bodies, a tiny sniff of a spring breeze could result in thousands of…

Public safety officials are urging citizens to post pictures of vacations or time away from home after they return home. Studies have shown that many burglars use Twitter and Facebook just to see where they can find a potentially vacant home. These burglars include neighbors, old friends, and…

Santa Rosa in Sonoma County has experienced a long lasting growing predicament of homelessness. The growing number of encampments in the county evoke shantytown “Hoovervilles.” With a sixteen percent increase in the state’s homeless population, California is reported to have the largest number of…

California’s waterways including beaches, streams, and rivers are contaminated with fecal bacteria that exceed state limits. Fecal bacteria in waterways is typically related to issues in sewer systems and septic tanks. However, water quality officials state that there is evidence that the source of…

Children who have brain malformations and had half their brain removed at a very young age can grow up to be able to walk, talk, read, and do everyday tasks. About 20 percent of them go on to find a job as adults. New research published in the journal Cell Reports suggests that this happens because…

TEPCO is planning to dump radioactive water enough to fill 400 swimming pools into the Pacific ocean. Although it is reported to have been “treated”, neighboring countries are not happy with this plan of action. Many fishermen are also worried about fish being affected and posing as a health…

The Chernobyl Nuclear Reactor has finally been put away for good. For years on end radioactive debris has been flying out from Chernobyl, but after 33 years and more than $100 million, the issue has been solved. The radioactive contamination was so bad that people could not live there. If people…

A tropical parasite called Angiostrongylus cantonensis is being transmitted from the feces of rats and snails to humans in Hawaii.It’s larvae can travel to the brain causing a condition known as eosinophilic meningitis.Rat lungworm disease is difficult to test and no cure,other than simply waiting…

This is an excellent article that provides readers with tips on disaster preparedness ,especially hurricanes,and the significance of having a bag with all the necessary items prepared at all times.The list of advice includes turning on the news,stocking up on nonperishable edibles,preparing a first…

According to an analysis of the recent earthquakes in Southern California by seismologists,another earthquake is expected to hit Southern California in the next 2 weeks.This third earthquake is expected to be of a larger magnitude and bring more destruction relative to the prior ones. To read…

After being infected with Vibrio vulnificus, a man from Tennessee passed away last Sunday. While the term "flesh-eating bacteria" may sound mythical or unrealistic, these organisms are present in everyday life and its important to know where you can find them. To read more information, click here.…

The World Health Organization has declared that the outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo is not an international health emergency. Declaring a state of emergency would require actions such as border control, as well as travel and trade restrictions, which could ultimately provide…

The United States' disaster preparedness has been improving in recent years as a nation. However, it's ability to successfully combat health disease outbreaks requires improvements. Out of all states, Massachusetts has had the strongest and most consistent disaster preparedness system, based on an…