The United States Get a “D” for Preterm Births
The United States Get a “D” for Preterm Births

The premature birth rates in the United States reach a “D” grade and 18 other states like District of Columbia and Puerto Rico get only failing grades. No states received an “A,” and only Vermont got a “B.” 23 other states were ranked at “D” grade during the first annual “Premature Birth Report Card” of March of Dimes, which was released on...

The United States Get a “D” for Preterm Births
 
 

Woman Attacked by Diving Pelican
Debbie Shoemaker was swimming in the Gulf of Mexico when a pelican appeared all of a sudden and attacked her. Her visits to Treasure Islands became every year’s ritual. She used to visit this place and swim in the Gulf of Mexico, but she never witnessed anything similar to the incident which happened Thursday. The pelican,...

Woman Attacked by Diving Pelican

US Hospitals Are Not Prepared To Deal With a Terrorist Attack
US hospitals are not prepared to deal with a big event, such as a disaster or a terrorist attack, according to findings released Monday from a House oversight committee. The survey included seven major cities and the hospitals were inspected on Tuesday, March 25 at 4:30 p.m., local time.    The 34 hospitals surveyed in New York...

US Hospitals Are Not Prepared To Deal With a Terrorist Attack

U.S. Scientists Alarmed by Air Pollution Rates
The American Lung Association’s State of the Air reported yesterday the rates of air pollution in different cities of the U.S. between 2004 and 2006, according to Atlanta Journal Constitution. The researchers have based their study on three categories of air quality: short-term and year round particle pollution, the last one...

U.S. Scientists Alarmed by Air Pollution Rates

Bush’s Take on Climate Changes
On Wednesday president Bush gave the year 2025 as deadline for halting the growth of greenhouse-gas emissions. According to Mr.Bush, new technologies are "the key" for resolving the soon-to-be delicate issue of climate change. One of the more specific aspects the president went into was this: power plant emissions should peak...

Bush’s Take on Climate Changes

Pesticide Spraying Not Linked to Illnesses
California's health experts have found no provable link between the sprayed pesticides meant to kill moth and the reported illnesses experienced by Central Coast residents. The spraying occurred last fall, and hundreds of people in Santa Cruz and Monterey county reported afterwards breathing problems, allergic reactions and a metallic...

Pesticide Spraying Not Linked to Illnesses

WHO: Millions Affected by Disease, Hunger Caused by Global Warming
The World Health Organization has said on Monday that global warming has already contributed to an increase in the incidence of diseases and has increased poverty in some areas. Soon, millions may die of these problems. The announcement was made on World Health Day, which commemorates each year the founding of the World Health...

WHO: Millions Affected by Disease, Hunger Caused by Global Warming

Brazil Battles Deadly Dengue Fever
Brazil is fighting relentlessly against the outbreak of dengue fever in the country, a sometimes deadly mosquito-borne disease that has infected at least 55,000 people in the country this year. Dozens have died, half of them being children under 13.A Brazilian company has developed a new bioinsecticide which targets the mosquitoes which...

Brazil Battles Deadly Dengue Fever

AP Drugs-in-Tap-Water Report Prompts April Hearings
As you probably found out, a recent five-month Associated Press investigation brought to the light the fact that the water of about 41 million Americans contains a vast array of pharmaceuticals such as antibiotics, anti-convulsants, mood stabilizers and sex hormones.The concentration of the pharmaceuticals is below the levels of a...

AP Drugs-in-Tap-Water Report Prompts April Hearings

Bacteria Are Common in Snow
A new study reveals that it is very likely that most of the snowflakes are formed around bacteria which act as cloud condensation nuclei (CCN). This means that the bacteria, as most particles of biological origin, attract water and are surfaces on which moisture condensates to form droplets."Bacteria are by far the most active ice...

Bacteria Are Common in Snow

India Tries to Contain Bird Flu Outbreak
An outbreak of avian influenza in India's eastern state of West Bengal was spreading Friday, with 300 poultry dying over the previous 24 hours, taking the total toll to over 61,000, officials said. Efforts were on to contain the outbreak and more than 11,000 birds had been culled by rapid action teams in the northern districts...

India Tries to Contain Bird Flu Outbreak
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