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AskMen.com
Jacob Franek |
4 Future Plagues What future plagues await us? Let's have a look.   |
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 8, 2010
Erin McCarthy |
How to Stop a Daybreakers-Style Vampire Epidemic As far-fetched as the "disease" may be, there are certain steps doctors, scientists and officials always take when analyzing an outbreak. |
Salon.com
June 28, 2002
Patrick Smith |
Ask the pilot Do pilots sweat bullets during wind-whipped landings? And why are those darn windows so small? |
American Family Physician
September 1, 2006
Gregory Juckett |
Avian Influenza: Preparing for a Pandemic Preparing for a new influenza pandemic involves increasing global influenza surveillance and developing practical strategies for containing outbreaks at the source. |
BusinessWeek
September 19, 2005
Catherine Arnst |
A Hot Zone In The Heartland Little could be done to contain a deadly avian flu outbreak. Right now, the U.S. has no national pandemic preparedness plan, either for treating large numbers of patients or for dealing with the resulting economic and social disruptions. |
Popular Mechanics
August 7, 2009
Michael Belfiore |
The Truth About Airplane Turbulence If you're like some of the 26 injured passengers on Continental Airlines Flight 128 last Monday (or the two people on Delta Airlines Flight 2871 last Tuesday) and you're not buckled in during turbulence, you could meet the ceiling with unpleasant results. |
Salon.com
August 2, 2002
Patrick Smith |
Ask the pilot Can it really get too hot to fly? And what was it like to be in the air on Sept. 11? |
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. |
American Journal of Nursing
July 2007
Victoria J. Davey |
Questions and Answers on Pandemic Influenza Striking a balance between risk and preparedness. |
American Family Physician
October 1, 2003
Lo Re & Gluckman |
Fever in the Returned Traveler With the rising popularity of international travel to exotic locations, family physicians are encountering more febrile patients who recently have visited tropical countries. |
Popular Mechanics
February 13, 2009
Joe Pappalardo |
Dash-8 Q400 Crash: Profile of a Doomed Plane It has been two years since a fatality has been reported on board a U.S. flight. Here is a look at the questionable safety record of the Dash-8 Q400, which has been flying with Continental for just one year. |
AskMen.com
Jacob Franek |
Avian Influenza 101 Here is everything you need to now about avian influenza so that you can better protect yourself. |
Salon.com
July 18, 2002
Patrick Smith |
Ask the pilot Do airlines cut down the flow of oxygen in the cabin to save fuel? Can wind shear rip off a plane's wing? |
The Family Room
Ann Douglas |
Sick Kids and Daycare: When to Send Them to Daycare and When to Keep Them Home Symptoms, transmission, infectious period, etc. for: chickenpox, common cold, pink eye, ear infection, fever, gastroenteritis, impetigo, red measles, head lice, whopping cough, rubella, scarlet fever, and strep throat. |
Science News
July 2, 2005
Ivars Peterson |
Air Transport Central At times, the international air transport system seems poised on the brink of failure. Indirectly, the same system also plays a role in the transmission of deadly diseases, such as influenza and, most recently, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). |
Reason
August 2003
Declan McCullagh |
Something's in the Air Liberties in the face of SARS and other infectious diseases |
Chemistry World
January 17, 2011
James Urquhart |
BSE pathogens passed on by air It was generally thought that prions were not transmitted by air, but now scientists have confirmed an airborne route to infection. |
BusinessWeek
May 23, 2005 |
Don't Get Bugged This Summer An infectious-disease pro tells how to protect yourself from harmful bites. |
Wired
January 2006
Thomas Goetz |
The Battle to Stop Bird Flu The Bird Flu pandemic has hit New Mexico. Inside the Los Alamos weapons lab, massive computer simulations are unleashing disease and tracking its course, 6 billion people at a time. |
Salon.com
October 9, 2001
Suzy Hansen |
Plague fears A bioterrorism expert talks about the wicked ways of anthrax and the even deadlier potential scourge of smallpox... |
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. |
Salon.com
October 16, 2001
J.B. Orenstein |
An epidemic of fear hits the E.R. All it takes are a couple of news reports and a few spores of panic to contaminate the sick bay... |
AboutSafety
September 11, 2001 |
Tuberculosis (TB) TB is a potentially severe contagious disease that is spread from person to person via the air. The TB germs may spray into the air if a person with TB disease of the lungs or throat coughs, speaks or sneezes... |
American Family Physician
July 15, 2003
Sur et al. |
Vaccinations in Pregnancy Routine vaccines that generally are safe to administer during pregnancy include diphtheria, tetanus, influenza, and hepatitis B. Other vaccines, such as meningococcal and rabies, may be considered. |
Salon.com
October 20, 2000
Elliott Neal Hester |
When passengers rage She hated my guts and ached to put me in a headlock, but I swear I never meant to send her to Barbados... |
Salon.com
September 27, 2002
Patrick Smith |
Ask the pilot How could a pilot not be trained for fog landings? And how is "Jet Smarter" author Diana Fairechild like Ralph Nader with a tray of peanuts? |
Salon.com
June 30, 2000
Elliott Neal Hester |
The ferret in first class It's a zoo up there! You never know what hairy critter you might meet on your next flight. |
Salon.com
September 22, 2000
Elliott Neal Hester |
Wham! Bam! Rocky times in the skies Turbulence strikes while I'm in the lavatory, and I become a virtual Peter Pan. |
Science News
July 27, 2002 |
TimeLine: July 23, 1932 Drop of oil atomized into 100,000,000 particles... "Dumb design" slows coming of truly modern automobile... Yale experiments show virus diseases carried through air... |
National Defense
July 2007
Sandra I. Erwin |
Research Reveals New Methods to Track Toxic Agents Aboard Airliners Passengers who release hazardous materials or pathogens inside airline cabins could be easily identified by a combination of advanced sensors and airflow-tracking technology. |
American Family Physician
September 15, 2003 |
Respiratory Infections During Pregnancy What is a viral respiratory infection?... What if I am exposed to a viral respiratory infection while I am pregnant?... What should I do if I am exposed to chickenpox?... What should I do if I am exposed to fifth disease?... etc. |
Salon.com
July 31, 2000
Elliott Neal Hester |
Coping after the Concorde disaster Consoling odds: Your chances of dying in a domestic plane crash are still less than one in a million. |
AskMen.com
Dustin Driver |
Travel Diseases: Africa The allure of a safari through the Serengeti or a trek up Kilimanjaro may inspire you to strike out for the heart of Africa, but before you go there are a few things you should know: like, the huge continent is teeming with bug-borne, water-borne and human-borne diseases. |
Fast Company
August 2003
Alison Overholt |
Leading Through SARS First came the rumor: A killer virus was sweeping through Hong Kong. Panic soon followed. Marjorie Yang, CEO of textiles conglomerate the Esquel Group, faced her toughest test: to manage a global organization from ground zero of SARS. |
AskMen.com
Steve Richer |
How To: Get A Private Pilot's License We are at a point now where human flight is open to just about everyone, even the likes of flyboys Tom Cruise and John Travolta. Accordingly, it's become painless for someone to get their private pilot's license. |
Salon.com
November 3, 2000
Elliott Neal Hester |
When pigs fly A smuggled swine raises a ruckus on a cross-country flight... |
BusinessWeek
October 27, 2003
Shari & Balfour |
SARS: The Sequel? Across Asia, governments and companies are getting ready. |
BusinessWeek
August 6, 2007
Stanley Holmes |
Better Living At 30,000 Feet Boeing hopes fliers will flock to bigger windows, cleaner air, and redesigned cabins. |
Salon.com
October 16, 2001
Dennis Riches |
Get rid of first class! Putting an end to preferential treatment for the jet set will help thwart hijackers and save the environment... |
Pharmaceutical Executive
October 1, 2014
Lee Jones |
Our Body's Secret Weapon -- The Human Microbiome New research on the role of microbes in fighting disease is transforming the way medicine views bacteria. |
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. |
American Family Physician
October 15, 2005 |
Respiratory Infections During Pregnancy An informational patient hand-out for expectant mothers and the risks involved with these infections. |
Chemistry World
September 16, 2015
Patrick Walter |
A shot in the arm It's heartening news that an Ebola vaccine has delivered outstanding results and that a malaria one shows early promise. |
HBS Working Knowledge
August 31, 2011
Julia Hanna |
Improving Fairness in Flight Delays Airlines and the FAA don't like flight delays any more than passengers, but what's to be done? Researchers propose a "fairness" system that could save travelers time and service providers millions of dollars annually. |
Popular Mechanics
December 2009
Jeff Wise |
How Plane Crash Forensics Lead to Safer Aviation After each plane crash, investigators study the wreckage, analyze flight data and examine clues regarding flight conditions. Once they have determined a cause, they often help create recommendations that prevent the problem from recurring. |
Salon.com
December 14, 2000
Elliott Neal Hester |
Common cattle Every now and then, flight attendants must fly with the unwashed masses. It sucks... |
Popular Mechanics
August 2008
Glenn Harlan Reynolds |
As Diseases Make Comeback, Why Aren't All Kids Vaccinated? The measles, whooping cough and even polio have returned. Why? Because of a new breed of vaccine deniers who are ignoring campaigns for awareness, and ultimately might live shorter lives. |
Bio-IT World
May 9, 2003
Kevin Davies |
Coalition Forces and the Fog of War Coalition forces take on the microbe menace. No sooner had the SARS threat been identified than forces from the bio-IT coalition came together to repel the enemy. |
Salon.com
September 6, 2002
Patrick Smith |
Ask the pilot What are the 10 worst airline crashes of all time? |
