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Parasite Defined
An organisms that lives on or in other organisms, from which it obtains nutrients
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Creaky, leaky and by no means safe
Published July 5, 2008, 2:14 am, Telegraph-Journal
In spots, Saint John's drinking water swirls through wooden pipes - pieces of an antiquated, patch-work water treatment system that offers the same level of safety it did a century ago.
Deadly malaria cases on the rise
Published July 5, 2008, 1:32 am, Windsor Star
LONDON - An increase in Britons travelling to malaria-infested countries has steadily increased the number of imported cases of the disease over the past 20 years, researchers said on Friday.
DEP orders upheld in Emlenton water issue
Published July 4, 2008, 8:23 pm, The Derrick
A court also issues an injunction that prohibits the bottling plant from operating. The state's Commonwealth Court has issued an order backing a recent action taken by the Department of Environmental Protection against Emlenton Water Bottling Co. and Emlenton Water Co.
DHS Inspector General issues recommendation on reporting procedures of immigrant detainee deaths
Published July 4, 2008, 6:42 pm, News-Medical-Net
The Immigration and Customs Enforcement bureau should promptly report all deaths of immigrants held at federal detention centers in the U.S. to the Department of Homeland Security, as well as to state authorities where required by law, according to recommendations in a report released Tuesday by the DHS Office of Inspector General, the New York Times reports.
UC Davis researcher of malaria wins Gates award
Published July 4, 2008, 1:27 pm, The Daily Democrat
Win Surachetpong, a graduate student researcher and doctoral candidate in the malaria research lab of Shirley Luckhart at UC Davis has just been awarded a Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation health travel award to present his research in Bangkok, Thailand.
Ban on drinking tap water lifted
Published July 4, 2008, 8:02 am, BBC News
A ban on drinking tap water hit by a sickness bug, which at its height affected more than 250,000 customers, is lifted.
Looking hard for the song you'll hear all summer long
Published July 4, 2008, 1:45 am, San Jose Mercury News
In the beginning, there was the convertible. And the wind in your hair and the sun on your face. And it was good - very good.
Precautions are urged at pools
Published July 3, 2008, 11:39 pm, Deseret Morning News
Utah health officials have confirmed 12 cases of cryptosporidium this year, but only one is swimming pool-related.
Duhaney River, Marcus Garvey Drive among areas targeted
Published July 3, 2008, 11:30 pm, The Jamaica Observer
MAYOR of Kingston Desmond McKenzie has requested approximately $4 million from the health ministry to clean the Duhaney River as well as five other sites in the corporate area, including Marcus Garvey Drive, that have been identified as breeding sites for the Anopheles mosquitoes which cause malaria.
Deadliest malaria cases on rise in UK: study
Published July 3, 2008, 5:45 pm, Reuters
LONDON (Reuters) - An increase in Britons traveling to malaria-infested countries has steadily increased the number of imported cases of the disease over the past 20 years, researchers said on Friday.
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- Scientist at Work - David Pritchard - Scientist Studies Whether Hookworms Can Protect Against Allergies - NYTimes.com
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- Idea Lab - The Worm Turns - Curing Diseases With Parasites? - Idea Lab - NYTimes.com: Weinstock had his hypothesis: after a long coevolution, the human immune system came to depend on the worms for proper functioning. When cleaner conditions and new medicines evicted the worms from our bodies, the immune system went out of kilter.
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