TV news coverage of a crisis struggles to fill 24 hours a day with “information”, notwithstanding the fact that the actual flow of new information … Don’t watch TV coverage of Covid-19!Read more
Disease
Posted inDisease / Evolution / Human / ToMl
Humans co-evolved with immune-related diseases — and it’s still happening
Some of the same mutations allowing humans to fend off deadly infections also make us more prone to certain inflammatory and autoimmune diseases, such as … Humans co-evolved with immune-related diseases — and it’s still happeningRead more
Posted inDisease / Medicine / ToMl
If the ‘antibiotic apocalypse’ happens, it’ll be because our politicians let it
An antibiotic apocalypse is coming. It threatens to reverse medical practice by 100 years by making life-saving operations impossible and turning routine infections into killers … If the ‘antibiotic apocalypse’ happens, it’ll be because our politicians let itRead more
Posted inDisease / Human right / ToMl / USA Empire / Yemen
World’s Worst Humanitarian Disaster
“An absolute shame on humanity.” That’s how the international aid organization CARE is describing the deepening humanitarian crisis in Yemen. The number of cholera cases … World’s Worst Humanitarian DisasterRead more
Posted inDisease / News / USA Empire / Yemen
Yemen’s cholera outbreak now the worst in history as millionth case looms
The cholera epidemic in Yemen has become the largest and fastest-spreading outbreak of the disease in modern history, with a million cases expected by the … Yemen’s cholera outbreak now the worst in history as millionth case loomsRead more
Posted inDisease / News / Yemen
Cholera count reaches 500 000 in Yemen
The total number of suspected cholera cases in Yemen this year hit the half a million mark on Sunday, and nearly 2000 people have died … Cholera count reaches 500 000 in YemenRead more
Posted inDisease / India / ToMl
TB’s hidden links
Three years ago, 29-year-old Brihaspati Pandey came to New Delhi from Basti, Uttar Pradesh, to attend a two-day meeting on tuberculosis (TB) . Pandey was … TB’s hidden linksRead more
Posted inClimate Disaster / Disease / Permafrost / ToMl
There are diseases hidden in ice, and they are waking up
Throughout history, humans have existed side-by-side with bacteria and viruses. From the bubonic plague to smallpox, we have evolved to resist them, and in response … There are diseases hidden in ice, and they are waking upRead more
Posted inDisease / News
Deadly new wheat disease threatens Europe’s crops
An infection that struck wheat crops in Sicily last year is a new and unusually devastating strain of fungus, researchers say — and its spores … Deadly new wheat disease threatens Europe’s cropsRead more
Posted inChemical / Disease / ToMl
Health impact of endocrine-disrupting chemicals
Breast cancer researchers from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have developed a novel approach for identifying how chemicals in the environment—called … Health impact of endocrine-disrupting chemicalsRead more