Parasites

Why is my Cat Scratching?

Pet Owners Often Misdiagnose Food Allergies as Flea Bites If your cat seems itchy, is constantly biting and scratching their skin, or breaks out in red, flaky irritations, the cause could be the food they are fed, not fleas....

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Neural Stem Cells In Mice Affected By Gene Associated With Longevity

A gene associated with longevity in roundworms and humans has been shown to affect the function of stem cells that generate new neurons in the adult brain, according to researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine....

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Rare Ebola-like virus poses new threat to Afghan troops

U.S. military officials sent a medical team to a remote outpost in southern Afghanistan this week to take blood samples from members of an Army unit after a soldier in the unit died from an Ebola-like virus. Dr. Jim Radike, an...

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TroperTales: Cool Clear Water

This Troper drinks from clear water streams based off of the benthic macroinvertabrates (lil' bug thingys) that reside in the water in the Pacific Northwest, because there are many bugs that can't survive in anything but the...

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"Spring Hill Mobile Home Park" in Chapel Hill, North Carolina - was rated: 6

This is a nice, very shady campground for an overnight. If it wasn't for cable, there's nothing to do but hike. Also, there is absolutely no sign indicating it's existence. At the beginning of very narrow Old Greensboro Road,...

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Chemical Free Lice Remedies

C Going back to school means more possibilities for your child to bring home colds and other germs. When lice strike your household, it can be a battle to rid your family’s hair of them. Although there are products designed to...

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Malaria vaccine strategy aims for eradication

Source: Nature 6 November 2009 | EN Malaria vaccine candidates that aim to eradicate the parasite worldwide rather than just control the disease are to receive more investment from a leading initiative. The PATH Malaria Vaccine...

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Study shows neural stem cells in mice affected by gene associated with longevity

A gene associated with longevity in roundworms and humans has been shown to affect the function of stem cells that generate new neurons in the adult brain, according to researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine....

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Organic Food Sales Increasing 20% Annually Last 20 Years

Jamie Hale-- Organic Food & Spirituality Rudolf Steiner’s brilliance was recognized when he was a youngster. Organic Versus Conventional Steiner laid the groundwork for what is now called organic farming, but J.J. Rodale is...

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Study points to new uses, unexpected side effects of already existing drugs

'This approach uncovered interactions between drugs and targets that we never could have predicted simply by looking at the chemical structures,' said senior study author Bryan Roth, M.D., Ph.D., professor of pharmacology and...

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Head Lice , Fleas , Ticks , Worms