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Popular Mechanics
February 4, 2009
Andrew Moseman |
Could a Designer Virus Turn You Into a Monster? In this week's episode of Fringe, a virus turns a man into a monster. Here from experts how much scientific truth and fiction is in this storyline.   |
American Family Physician
August 15, 2003 |
West Nile Virus What is West Nile virus?... How do people get infected with West Nile virus?... What are the symptoms of West Nile virus infection?... Who is at risk for infection with West Nile virus?... Is there a treatment for West Nile virus infection?... etc. |
AskMen.com
Dustin Driver |
Most Contagious Diseases Super-contagious diseases spread like wildfire. The best way to battle any of these nasty bugs is to avoid them altogether. Keep your eyes open for these most-unwanted diseases, and stay healthy. |
Popular Mechanics
January 21, 2009
Andrew Moseman |
Cells Skirt Reality and Supersize on Fringe: Hollywood Fact vs Fiction Parasites were back on the TV show Fringe, after making a factually-challenged appearance in an earlier episode. |
PC World
November 17, 2000
Kim Zetter |
Three Minutes With 'Doctor Owl,' Virus Writer A young virus writer describes his motivation and denies responsibility, while dreaming of creating a 'new breed' of undetectable virus... |
Popular Mechanics
December 4, 2009
Allie Townsend |
Can Parasites Heal as Well as Harm? Fringe Fact vs Fiction To sort through TV's "Fringe" theory of using "parasites as medicine," PM talks to molecular parasitologist Peter Hotez to get the real story on worms. |
AskMen.com
Jacob Franek |
Avian Influenza 101 Here is everything you need to now about avian influenza so that you can better protect yourself. |
Science News
October 19, 2002
Janet Raloff |
West Nile Worries Are No Reason to Give Up Breast-feeding The case of the youngest person in the United States thought to have been infected with West Nile Virus -- a newborn -- almost certainly resulted from transmission of the virus in breast milk. Still, the new findings don't warrant changing current breast-feeding guidelines. |
BusinessWeek
February 9, 2004
Catherine Arnst |
What You Need To Know About Avian Flu The current avian flu outbreak in Asia is the fifth since 1997 to infect humans. This has raised a red flag for infectious disease experts, who fear the strain could mutate and spark a devastating flu pandemic. |
Wired
April 24, 2007
Evan Ratliff |
The Plague Fighters: Stopping the Next Pandemic Before It Begins Many of the world's most horrifying diseases were caused by animal viruses that made the jump to humans. Now a UCLA scientist thinks he can stop the next pandemic before it even starts. |
AskMen.com
Jacob Franek |
4 Future Plagues What future plagues await us? Let's have a look. |
Popular Mechanics
March 2006
Jeff Wise |
Fighting Fire With Fire By recreating an extinct virus that killed as many as 50 million people, scientists race to defeat avian flu before it evolves into a deadlier form. |
Chemistry World
September 1, 2014
Maria Burke |
Experimental Ebola drug 'impressive' in animal trials In the hunt for a treatment for Ebola, a new study has shown that monkeys given the experimental drug ZMapp all survived infection with the virus. |
AskMen.com
Kristen Armstrong |
The Common Cold Some common-cold causes, and some preventions and cures for the upcoming season. |
PC World
June 13, 2002
Sam Costello |
First JPEG Virus Identified McAfee studies lab virus that could change the way digital infections spread -- and are contained. |
Scientific American
July 2009
Christine Soares |
Could Animal Surveillance Have Seen Swine Flu Coming? The surveillance of animals for new flu viruses has lagged behind preparations for the human pandemics that can be caused by the bugs |
Salon.com
August 9, 2001
Dan Dinello |
Virus horror! In a new era of movies like the Farrelly brothers' "Osmosis Jones," we die from bugs, not bombs... |
Popular Mechanics
February 25, 2010
Scott Pierce |
The Crazies' Franken-Virus Toxins: How Scared Should We Be? The movie never clearly specifies how the disease spreads, and wrings some dramatic tension from that ambiguity, so prospective viewers beware of spoilers below. |
Popular Mechanics
September 2006
Ben Harder |
Seeking Immunity Pathogens like West Nile virus show no respect for borders. But a new class of vaccines may soon keep them in check. |
Popular Mechanics
November 12, 2008
Kate Schweitzer |
Scientists Say Fringe Parasites are Far From Realistic Is the wormlike parasite seen in last week's episode of the popular TV show Fringe a true possibility? Scientists weigh in on the question. |
Popular Mechanics
November 13, 2009
Allie Townsend |
Is Fringe's Ritalin-Inspired Mind Control Cocktail Possible? The Fringe episode "Of Human Action" deals with mind control on a much higher level than hypnosis. |
BusinessWeek
March 22, 2004
Stephen H. Wildstrom |
Toughing Out The Junk-Mail Virus An insidious strain swipes e-addresses from your PC -- to spam your friends |
BusinessWeek
May 23, 2005 |
Don't Get Bugged This Summer An infectious-disease pro tells how to protect yourself from harmful bites. |
American Family Physician
August 15, 2003
Huhn et al. |
West Nile Virus in the United States: An Update on an Emerging Infectious Disease West Nile virus is a mosquito-borne flavivirus and human neuropathogen. Since the virus was recognized in New York City in 1999, it has spread rapidly across the United States, with human disease documented in 39 states and the District of Columbia. |
Science News
March 4, 2006 |
West Nile Virus This Web site from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention examines the spread of West Nile virus across the United States, complete with up-to-date maps showing which states are hardest hit. |
Chemistry World
August 31, 2011
Hayley Birch |
Smallpox vaccine virus puts cancer in its sights The results of a human cancer therapy trial show for the first time that tumors can be targeted and infected by engineered viruses, without damage to surrounding tissues. |
HHMI Bulletin
February 2011 |
Viral Outbreak: The Science of Emerging Disease Almost 200 high school students from across the Washington, D.C., area learned firsthand how scientists study the emergence and spread of these and other deadly viruses in December at the 2010 Holiday Lectures on Science. |
PC World
October 13, 2000
Kim Zetter |
How It Works: Viruses They're the "common cold" for computers; we'll show you how they operate and how to protect your PC... |
Unix Insider
January 2001
Sandra Henry-Stocker |
Understanding viruses What exactly is a virus, how does it work, and how can you protect your system from one? The author explains the difference between viruses and worms, and why keeping up with and preventing them is so difficult... |
American Family Physician
February 1, 2007 |
Parvovirus B19: What You Should Know A patient guide: What is parvovirus B19?... What should I do if my child has fifth disease?... What should I do if I have a parvovirus B19 infection?... |
Chemistry World
November 25, 2008
James Urquhart |
Virus revealed by flipping lipid A drug that flags up virus-infected cells for destruction by the body's own immune system could lead to new, broad-spectrum anti-viral treatments, say US scientists. |
The Motley Fool
March 16, 2006
Rich Duprey |
Avian Flu Ruffling Feathers Roche Pharmaceuticals boosts anti-flu drug production to quiet calls for generics. While the situation bears watching for now, it's not necessarily something for investors to get their feathers ruffled about. |
PC World
December 2000
Kim Zetter |
Computer Viruses: The Next Generation What will be the next virulent outbreak? No one knows, except that it's guaranteed to be more lethal than ever... |
AskMen.com
August 1, 2001
Justin Becker |
Keep Your Computer Virus-Free Call the doctor and head for the hospital: you've just been infected by a computer virus that's erasing your entire hard drive, as you speak. It's time to protect yourself before this happens, and take the necessary steps to make your computer virus-free... |
Fast Company
Sarah Kessler |
Why There Is No Available Ebola Vaccine Ebola has the unprofitable qualities of being both relatively rare and infecting a mostly poor population. No pharma company wanted to foot the bill for human trials and production. |
PC World
November 14, 2000
Kim Zetter |
Three Minutes With Fred Cohen, Virus Trends Tracker Originator of 'virus' term holds forth on benevolent viruses, liability, and avoiding dangerous code while surfing... |
InternetNews
April 1, 2004
Sharon Gaudin |
Study: Virus Attacks Up But Infections Hold Steady Last year more -- and more dangerous -- viruses raced across the Internet than ever, according to a new study. But there was a glimmer of good news. |
Chemistry World
August 20, 2014
Maria Burke |
Doctors turn to experimental Ebola treatments The emergency use of an experimental medicine is highly unusual, but the WHO has declared the Ebola outbreak a public health emergency of international concern. |
Popular Mechanics
September 10, 2008
Kate Schweitzer |
From LSD Brain to Dead Autopilot, Fringe Premiere Skirts Reality J.J. Abrams moved beyond the sci-fi-bending universe of Lost -- the Large Hadron Collider, time travel and all -- and set out to create Fringe, the new X-Files-esque show that debuted last night on Fox. |
Chemistry World
June 12, 2015
Christopher Barnard |
Drawing order from disorder to unravel Ebola's lethality The virulence of Ebola virus strains appears to be innately linked to the degree of disorder in proteins that form their nucleocapsids. |
Chemistry World
December 3, 2014
Maria Burke |
Ebola vaccine passes first safety hurdle The vaccine was developed collaboratively by scientists at the NIH's National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, and at Okairos, a biotechnology company acquired by GlaxoSmithKline. |
Popular Mechanics
February 1, 2010
Allie Townsend |
Fringe's Killer Biological Weapon is Rooted in Fact Toxin expert Dale Johnson explains whether a chemical weapon can be designed to target those with specific genetic traits, as seen on the new episode of Fringe. |
Chemistry World
August 5, 2015
Emma Stoye |
Vaccine raises hopes of an end to Ebola A Phase III trial for a candidate Ebola vaccine has shown extremely encouraging results in Guinea, demonstrating complete protection for all those who were vaccinated. |
Chemistry World
November 25, 2015
Philippa Matthews |
'Superballs' can block infection by Ebola virus Molecular 'superballs' have been created that can stop viruses infecting cells. |
Searcher
June 2006
Eva C. Perkins |
Is the Price of Cheap Chicken Bird Flu? Information professionals are faced with a situation in which our skills are called upon to soothe the public with reassuring data about the avian flu. |
BusinessWeek
March 14, 2005
John Carey |
Tysabri's Painful Lessons Biogen's sudden withdrawal of the multiple sclerosis drug illustrates the dangers of trying to alter the immune system's workings |
InternetNews
April 6, 2007
Andy Patrizio |
First 'Real' iPod Virus Rears Its Head Podloso virus does no damage, and only affects iPods with Linux. |
Chemistry World
November 2, 2010
Hayley Birch |
Nanoparticle detector promises fast virus identification The technique, developed by US researchers, can discriminate between different viruses and is sensitive enough to detect the presence of a single virus particle. |
BusinessWeek
November 24, 2003
John Carey |
Barring The Door Against AIDS A new generation of drugs focuses on keeping the virus from entering cells. |
BusinessWeek
October 11, 2004 |
Bird Flu In Thailand: New Fears The death of a 26-year-old Bangkok woman is raising fears that the deadly avian flu may be "learning" how to spread among people -- a step towards a potentially devastating epidemic. |
