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Dengue Fever

Dengue Cases May Be Four Times Higher Than Previously Thought

AP | MARIA CHENG | Posted 04.08.2013 | Healthy Living

LONDON — There may be nearly four times as many people infected with the tropical disease dengue globally than was previously believed, accordin...

Dog Ears Music: Near Miss Day (Swoooh!) Playlist

The Everlasting Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin | Posted 05.22.2013 | Entertainment
The Everlasting Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin

This week our playlist includes music by The Asteroids Galaxy Tour, Laura Veirs, Elliott Smith, David Bowie, Bobby Womack, Mimicking Birds and more.

Dog Ears Music: Let It Snow Playlist

The Everlasting Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin | Posted 02.20.2013 | Entertainment
The Everlasting Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin

This week our playlist includes music by Bernard Herrmann & The Symphony Orchestra, Snoop Dogg, Barth, Ron Sexsmith, Wayne Newton, Rogue Wave and more.

Facebook Serendipity, a Christmas Album and More, Much More

Michael Sigman | Posted 12.13.2012 | Fifty
Michael Sigman

I recently Facebook-friended Josh Mills, who reciprocated right away -- because, I assumed, he remembered me fondly from many years ago when we were both music journalists.

Puerto Rico Declares Dengue Epidemic

AP | Posted 12.09.2012 | Healthy Living

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Puerto Rico's health department has declared a dengue epidemic. Health Secretary Lorenzo Gonzalez says at least six peo...

A Step Forward in the Fight Against Dengue

Dr. Orin Levine | Posted 11.12.2012 | Impact
Dr. Orin Levine

The world is anxious for a dengue vaccine. It is estimated that 40 percent of the global population is at risk, and in too many countries, dengue fever is common and frequently causes outbreaks.

Big Setback For Dengue Fever Vaccine

Reuters | Posted 11.11.2012 | Healthy Living

* Overall efficacy 30.2 pct, statistically insignificant * Vaccine fails to stop dengue type 2 in Thai study * Does show...

The Twin Janus Faces of Genetic Engineering

Carl Pope | Posted 09.10.2012 | Green
Carl Pope

We need a much broader campaign against an entire agricultural policy and patent system that gives industry enormous incentives to increase our risks and misuse genetic engineering.

World's First Dengue Fever Vaccine May Be Coming Soon

Reuters | Posted 08.06.2012 | Healthy Living

June 6 (Reuters) - Sanofi hopes to launch the world's first dengue fever vaccine in early 2015, putting it around five years ahead of rival shots ag...

Coal Smoke and Planetary Fever: As the Climate Changes, a Deadly Disease Is on the Rise

Daphne Wysham | Posted 04.24.2012 | Green
Daphne Wysham

I recently returned to my childhood home in India for a final walk down memory lane. But in ways unexpected, it brought home to me how our planetary fever is inflicting a deadly fever on those least to blame for it.

Lynne Peeples

More Than Meets The Eye: Hurricane Irene's Health Risks Likely To Linger

HuffingtonPost.com | Lynne Peeples | Posted 10.27.2011 | Green

Hurricane Irene's powerful one-two punch of high winds and heavy rainfall will undoubtedly result in dangerous airborne debris, fallen trees and flash...

Lynne Peeples

Surprising New Dengue Weapon: Vaccinating Mosquitoes With Bacteria To Protect People

HuffingtonPost.com | Lynne Peeples | Posted 10.24.2011 | Green

Dengue fever is on the rise around the world. As traditional folk dancers teach prevention in India, hospitals in the Philippines desperately add beds...

Climate Change Hits Home

Wendy Gordon | Posted 10.10.2011 | Green
Wendy Gordon

How prepared is your state for the challenges to health and the environment being caused by climate change?

Brazil's Garbage Becomes an Olympic Challenge

Eric Ehrmann | Posted 10.09.2011 | World
Eric Ehrmann

With the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Rio Olympics putting the world's 5th largest economy in the global spotlight waste collection and disposal is a problem the land of the samba can't dance around.

6,000 Genetically Modified Mosquitoes Released Into The Forest To Fight Dengue Fever

AP | JULIA ZAPPEI | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Malaysia released about 6,000 genetically modified mosquitoes into a forest in the first experiment of its kind in Asia...

Genetically Modified Mosquitoes Could Fight Dengue Fever In Malaysia

AP | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green

PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia — Malaysia could be the first country in Asia to use genetically modified mosquitoes to battle a rise in dengue fever, gover...

Don't Let Dengue Fever Take a Bite Out of Your Key West Vacation

Amber DeGrace | Posted 05.25.2011 | Travel
Amber DeGrace

Be wary of the mosquitoes but don't let them scare you off because you'll be missing out on a bounty full of beauty and many friendly island characters.

Doctor Planet: The Bill That Does More for Health than Health Care Legislation

Glenn Hurowitz | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Glenn Hurowitz

This post was co-authored by Dr. Rahul Rajkumar, a physician at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. As oil and gas continue to spew out of a brok...

Green News Report: July 1, 2010 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app! IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: BP Disaster n...

Climate Change Drives Dengue Fever Re-Emergence in U.S.

Scott Dodd | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Scott Dodd

A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirms that for the first time in more than 65 years, dengue fever has returned to the continental United States.

DK Matai | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
DK Matai

Editor's Note: This post has been removed from the Huffington Post....

Wiping out Dengue Fever in Haiti -- And Everywhere Else

Josh Ruxin | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Josh Ruxin

For the first time ever, there's suddenly promising news that we might be able to break dengue fever's hold on humankind --which is especially exciting now, given the disease's prevalence in Haiti.

Dengue Fever Still a Risk for Cubans and Tourists

Yoani Sanchez | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Yoani Sanchez

The most striking aspect of the presence of this disease among us is the official failure to report the number of infected or to mention the word "dengue" in the new media.

Dengue Fever Epidemic Hits South Americans

miamiherald.com | By JOHN ENDERS | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

SANTA CRUZ, Bolivia -- While the world continues to be on alert for a potential swine flu pandemic, South Americans have been suffering for months fro...

Dengue Fever Spreading, Worsening In Latin America

Inter Press Service | Marcela Valente | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

BUENOS AIRES, Apr 21 (Tierramérica) - The population's susceptibility to suffering more severe forms of dengue is worrying health experts, as the e...