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Pretense and Defense of Our Skin in the Game

David Katz, M.D. | Posted 05.15.2013 | Healthy Living
Read More: Healthy Living Health News, Ecosystems, Public Health, Pandemic, Earth, Wildlife Conservation, Outbreak, Dr. Steve Osofsky, Avian Flu, Emerging Diseases, Health, Dr. David Katz, Zoonoses, Coronavirus, New York Times, Envrionment, Climate Change, Influenza, Pandemics, Pandemic Preparedness, Contagion, Healthy Living News
David Katz, M.D.

The world is ever smaller. Flu strains incubating in China can be in New York or LA or DC in the span of a day. This is a world in which an incurable bacterial disease, spread by a tiny insect native to Asia, decimates the citrus crop in Florida.

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Which Way Will This Bird Flu Fly?

Steve Zack | Posted 05.15.2013 | Green
Read More: Bar-Tailed Godwit, Zoonotic, Migratory Birds, Arctic Alaska, h5n1, h7n9, Avian Flu, Dunlin, Virus, Zoonoses, Green News
Steve Zack

How and where will the new bird flu fly? Will it grow or be contained? History offers different outcomes, yet we do know for certain that zoonotic diseases will continue to emerge.

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13 Animal-to-Human Diseases Kill 2.2 Million People Each Year

Posted 07.07.2012 | Green
Read More: Video, Zoonoses Diseases, Zoonoses Report, Zoonoses Poverty, Zoonoses, Zoonoses Hotspots, Animal to Human Disease, Green News

Jeanna Bryner, LiveScience Managing Editor Diseases that can be transmitted between animals and humans, such as bird flu and tuberculosi...

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Lynne Peeples

Disease-Carrying Ticks, 'Kissing Bugs' Soar As Climate Changes

HuffingtonPost.com | Lynne Peeples | Posted 04.05.2012 | Green
Read More: Cdc, Global Warming. Ticks, Infectious Diseases, Chagas, Chikungunia, West Nile Virus, Lyme Disease, Zoonoses, Climate Change, The Infection Loop, Children's Health, Global Warming, Green News

Part of a series investigating the complex links between human, animal and environmental health: The Infection Loop. Darren Collins doesn't know li...

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Lynne Peeples

Upward-Tick In Tick Infections: Discovery Of New Disease Highlights Another Risk Of Environmental Change

HuffingtonPost.com | Lynne Peeples | Posted 10.04.2011 | Green
Read More: West Nile Virus, Agriculture, Ecosystems, Birds, Bats, Science, The Infection Loop, Landscape Change, Infectious Diseases, Environmental Change, Lyme Disease, Disease, Health, Biodiversity, Zoonoses, Climate Change, Global Warming, Mayo Clinic, Green News

If the rising risks of Lyme disease, Anaplasmosis or Babesiosis weren't reasons enough to take extra precautions while outdoors this summer -- and to ...

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The Health Benefits of Furry Four-Legged Friends

Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D. | Posted 08.01.2011 | Los Angeles
Read More: Zoonoses, Dr. Braunstein, Pets, Cedars Sinai, Pet Ownership, Health, Health Benefits, Elderly, Elderly Exercise, Exercise, Dogs, Los Angeles News
Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D.

Pets bring a special companionship and joy to the lives of their owners. But our furry, four-legged friends can offer even more boons, keeping us active and involved in the world and boosting our health.

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Get Fido His Own Bed

Dr. Michael J. Breus | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Bedroom and Sleep Environment, Sleep Hygiene, Sleep and Pets, Sleep, Sleep Health, Zoonoses Diseases, Pets, Health, Share Bed With Pets, Animals, Zoonoses, Healthy Living News
Dr. Michael J. Breus

Creating a comfortable and ideal sleep environment is important for anyone trying to get a good night's sleep. If you share your bed with your pet, however, you may want to reconsider.

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