🇺🇸 United States
Catnip lotion matches Deet in repelling mosquitoes, study shows
A common herb that makes cats go wild may also keep mosquitoes away just as well as the gold standard chemical
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🇺🇸 United States
Air Pollution Linked to Childhood Obesity Through Impulse Control
Babies who breathe in more of a common neurotoxin during their first year of life are more likely to struggle
🇺🇬 Uganda
WHO Approves First Test for Rare Bundibugyo Virus
The World Health Organization has placed the first molecular test for the Bundibugyo virus on its Emergency Us
🇺🇸 United States
Sitting 30 Minutes Straight Raises Cancer Death Risk, Study Finds
A new study has found that sitting for more than 30 minutes without getting up is linked to a higher risk of d
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Many Over 40s With Obesity Have Normal Cholesterol and Blood Pressure
A surprising new study has found that many people over the age of 40 who are classified as obese have choleste
🇪🇺 European Union
EU-Approved Pesticide Linked to Brain Development Risks
A pesticide currently approved for use across the European Union has been linked to potential effects on brain
🇫🇷 France
France Confirms First Ebola Case in Doctor Returning from DRC
France has recorded its first ever case of Ebola. The patient is a doctor who recently returned from the Democ
🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
At 84, a Congolese doctor still fights Ebola on the front lines
The oldest person on the front lines of the Democratic Republic of the Congo's latest Ebola outbreak is not a
🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
A Machine in a Mining Town That Cut Ebola Diagnosis From Days to One Hour
In a makeshift laboratory at the Mongbwalu general referral hospital, deep in a mining settlement in northeast
🇿🇦 South Africa
South Africa Rolls Out Twice-Yearly HIV Prevention Injection
South Africa has become one of the first countries in the world to offer a new HIV prevention injection that w
🇺🇬 Uganda
Scientists Challenge Fear of Bats in Ebola Research
For years, bats have been blamed as the natural reservoir for Ebola virus. But a scientist working in Uganda n
🇺🇸 United States
Wildfire Smoke Creates Toxic Ozone Far Downwind, NASA Study Finds
Wildfire smoke does more than choke the air with ash and soot. A new NASA funded study reveals it also trigger
🇺🇸 United States
Scientists link deforestation patterns to future Ebola outbreaks
A growing body of research suggests that the next Ebola outbreak may be forecast not by a patient's fever, but
🌍 Botswana
Botswana First Nation to Reach Gold Tier for Ending HIV Transmission to Babies
Botswana has become the first country in the world to reach Gold Tier status for eliminating mother-to-child t
🇺🇸 United States
Vermont bans paraquat, first US state to act on Parkinson's link
Vermont has become the first state in the United States to ban the weedkiller paraquat, a highly toxic herbici
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Paratroopers Drop Onto Remote UK Island for Hantavirus Hunt
British paratroopers parachuted onto the United Kingdom's most remote inhabited island not for a war exercise
🇺🇸 United States
Hantavirus Detected on a Cruise Ship: What Scientists Are Watching
A cruise ship sailing in international waters became the unexpected setting for a hantavirus case, a type of r
