Parasites

War Against Tree Bug Prompts Unlikely Alliances

AP | VERONICA ZARAGOVIA | Posted 05.07.2012

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SPEARFISH CANYON, S.D. (AP) — Joe Shark's Native American heritage taught him to be leery of the timber industry on the South Dakota reservation whe...

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Prehistoric, Dinosaur-Biting Fleas Were HOW Big?

Posted 05.03.2012

Read More: Giant Fleas, Oregon State University, Video, Pseudopulex Magnus, Parasites, Biology, Pseudopulex Jurassicus, Science, Dinosaurs, Science News, Fossils, Pseudopulex, Fleas, Science News

By: Jeanna Bryner, LiveScience Managing Editor Published: 05/03/2012 08:22 AM EDT on LiveScience Paleo-pests about 10 times bigger than today's fl...

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Lynne Peeples

Don't Let The Poop Dry: Why You Should Scoop Fido's Feces While It's Still Fresh

HuffingtonPost.com | Lynne Peeples | Posted 12.13.2011

Read More: Video, Parasites, Infectious Diseases, Water Pollution, Poop, Roundworms, The Infection Loop, Giardia, Dog Poop, E. Coli, Dogs, Green News

Once a week, Dwight Farias-Rios visits Max's yard to clean up after him. The owner of Call of Doodie, a pet waste removal service in New Jersey, is ty...

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Biting Street Art Targets Bed Bugs

Posted 12.26.2011

Read More: Social-Art, Bed Bugs, Hipster Trap, Parasites, Street Art, Bed Bugs New York, Hunter Fine, Insects, Bed Bug Infestation, New York City Bedbugs, Bed Bug Hotel, New York City, Arts News

It's fairly well known that New York has been invaded by bed bugs for some time now. The nearly microscopic blood-suckers have descended upon the city...

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Catherine Pearson

A Sex Parasite Most Common In Women Over 40?

HuffingtonPost.com | Catherine Pearson | Posted 09.11.2011

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A sex parasite that causes one of the most common sexually transmitted infections is nearly twice as prevalent in women 50 and older, according to new...

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Rule AND Ruin

Paula Gordon | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Debt Peonage, Plutocrats, Tea-Bangers, Parasites, Richard Nixon, Vandals, Republicans, Kleptocrats, Capitalists, Wrecking Crew, Igmfy, Igmiwy, Politics News
Paula Gordon

We're fighting off a killer infestation. Two, actually. The first is in our solarium and threatens the life of a long-suffering plant. The second is...

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They're Parasites

Robert S. McElvaine | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Tom Wolfe, Goldman Sachs, Financial Crisis, Sen. Carl Levin, Parasites, Wall Street, Bonfire of the Vanities, Marketism, George W. Bush, Business News
Robert S. McElvaine

While "pirates," "banksters," "roaches," and "leeches" are all apt words to describe the arrogant Wall Streeters we saw testifying this week, there is a more accurate scientific term -- it is time to call a parasite a parasite.

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Africa Water Project Captures Difficulty Of Global Struggle

Joseph B. Treaster | Posted 05.25.2011

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Joseph B. Treaster

Strong leadership is missing. A few members of Congress have been working on the water problem and Matt Damon, the actor, has made it his cause. But the issue is not getting traction.

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Parasite Diets Warned Against As Weight Loss Strategy In Hong Kong

BusinessWeek | Posted 11.17.2011

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Hong Kong health officials warned residents against ingesting intestinal worms as a weight-loss remedy after Web sites were found to be promoting so-c...

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Kids' Book About Parasites Full Of Gross-Out Fun

Boing Boing | Cory Doctorow | Posted 05.25.2011

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The publishers of "What's Eating You?: Parasites -- The Inside Story" were kind enough to send me a copy of this science picture book for young reader...

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Time to Just Say No to Giant Corporate "Parasites" -- and Recognize Them for What They Are

Robert Creamer | Posted 05.25.2011

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Robert Creamer

The corporate parasites are the loudest defenders of "free markets" and the most vociferous opponents of "government takeovers," when in fact they exist by feeding off the taxpayers.

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Is Your Town Swimming Pool Crawling With Parasites?

nytimes.com | Sarah Arnquist | Posted 11.17.2011

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A swimming pool can offer relief from summer heat, but swimmers should know what they are jumping into. It could be a soup of nasty parasites....

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Madonna, Africa and Child Mortality

Jim Luce | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Hiv, United Nations, Malaria, Thought Leaders, Tb, Global Citizens, Sonia Ehrlich Sachs, Raising Malawi, Jim Luce, U.N. Millennium Development Goals, Respiratory Illness, Earth Institute, African Children, Infant Mortality, Africa, Madonna, Parasites, Malawi, Public Health, Mathew Luce, Parenting, Jeffry Sachs, Haiti, David Banda, Columbia University, Diarrhea, Mercy, Millennium Villages, N.Y.U. Medical School, Orphans International Worldwide, Dried Mopane Worms, World News
Jim Luce

The deaths of African children are all about food, water and cooking stoves. There is usually no public health system in place to address this tragic litany of otherwise very approachable issues.

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